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and Caloplaca aurantiaca, the last making a conspicuous orange 

 band across a boulder, with its brightly colored disk apothecia 

 and thalli. Several other crustose species were seen. Three of 

 the Rock Tripes, Gyrophora dilleuii and muhlenbergii and 

 Umbilicaria pustnlata were common. 



On the descent from the mountain one large spreading plant 

 of Juniperns communis var depressa a plant much more com- 

 mon in the northern part of the state than in our region was 

 found. 



Another interesting botanical feature was the swamp filled 

 with red spruce, Picea rubra, (rare in this latitude) in Fahne- 

 stock Park, south of the county highway. It was mixed with 

 Rhododendron maximum, which is much less common east of 

 the Hudson than west of it. Pitcher plants were also found in 

 this swamp. 



This is a very interesting region, and would reward study 

 at other times of the year, especially the spruce swamp, which 

 might yield other unusual species if explored in summer. The 

 Park can only be reached conveniently by automobile, via the 

 Albany Post Road, to McKeel Corner, 13 miles north of Peeks- 

 kill, then six miles east on the county road to Carmel. 



Raymond H. Torrey 



