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vanica but no trace of the plant could be found at this late date. 

 This site also furnishes a splendid picnic place, overlooking the 

 lake and valley, but the view this time was dull with haze. The 

 wood extending north from here is rich in a variety of woodland 

 plants, but little remained besides the woody things, mosses, 

 and Christmas ferns. With the kind permission of the Boyce 

 Thompson Institute we continued through their arboretum. 

 Here three more plants were observed in bloom : in a low spot 

 near the reservoir a low-growing form of Bidens; then following 

 one of the paths through a little ravine, a few plants of Lobelia 

 inflata still bearing half opened flowers at the top; and later 

 Hamamelis virginiana on the bank above Sprain Road. This 

 concluded the botanical part of the trip. The route is pleasant 

 to follow at any time of year, and in late November it was in- 

 teresting to see how much of the fall flora could be recognized 

 in the dry and withered state. The unusually late blooming of 

 the four species mentioned was a real surprise. 



Harold H. Clum 



