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 Slabsides, John Burrough's Cabin, April 30 



The trip led by Dr. Clyde Fisher, to Slabsides, the cabin 

 where John Burroughs did much of his work, west of West Park 

 station, on the West Shore Railroad, on Sunday, April 30, was 

 very fine. In the morning, the party inspected the cabin and 

 climbed Julian's Point, from which there was a good view. 

 There were about 25 on the trip and all signed in the register 

 book at the cabin, under the head of the Torrey Botanical Club. 



The afternoon gave us the red letter find, however. On the 

 walk in the woods not more than a mile from the Burroughs 

 place, and near Black Creek, a colony of Walking Fern was 

 found. Nearby, on a boulder, there was a still more luxuriant 

 colony. Dr. Fisher said that he had not known of the occurrence 

 there, and that it was new to him in the flora near Slabsides. 

 The hills there seem to be of red sandstone, with limestone 

 boulders and outcrops. It was on two of these boulders that the 

 fern was growing. 



Many spring flowers, including Amelanchier, were in bloom. 

 The only drawback was the unpleasant activity of the black 

 flies, especially on low grounds. In the afternoon some of the 

 party drove over to Riverby, and Julian Burroughs allowed us 

 to enter the bark study. All thoroughly enjoyed the trip. 



John W. Thompson, Jr. 



At Camp Thendara with the Green Mountain Club, 

 Field Trip of May 13-14 



Members of the Torrey Club joined with members of the 

 Green Mountain Club in making a bird census under the leader- 

 ship of Mr. Warren Eaton. This was the tenth census made by 

 the Green Mountain Club at this season. Altogether 62 species 

 of birds were seen. An interesting fact was that a migration wave 

 of warblers came into the valley below the camp during the 

 morning, with scores of black-throated blue, chestnut-sided, 

 redstarts, and other species. Of plants, the dainty fringed poly- 

 gala was abundant in the woods; by the marsh grew blue and 

 white violets and dwarf gingseng and in drier localities the downy 

 yellow and dog violets were abundant. One plant of the showy 

 orchid was found in blossom and a single plant of the larger 

 yellow lady's slipper, not yet in blossom. Mr. Atwood noted 



