progressions from water to land, from rhizoids to roots, from 

 small lea\'es to large leaves, from spores to seeds, and from cones 

 to flowers. On the outdoor walk, there were in blossom these 

 shrubs: Cornus Mas, Jasminutnnudiflorum, Corylopsis pniici- 

 flora, Daphne Mezereiim, Stachynrus chinensis, and these bulbs: 

 Crocus vernus and nwesiacns and Scilla sibirica; and among 

 herbaceous plants Ilelleborus Joetidus and Adonis amurensis. 

 Work on the new rose garden, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter 

 \ . Cranford, which will be opened this spring, was observed. 



Raymond H. Torrf:y 



Thirteen members and guests of the Torrey Botanical Club 

 walked across the northern portion of the Hudson Highlands, 

 west of the river, Sunday, April 22, in a drenching rain, that 

 wet through ponchos and "water proofs," before the day was 

 over — yet found much of interest, and after they became inured 

 to the storm, seemed to enjoy the e.xcursion. The trilliums — 

 erectum and cernuum, which the leader, the chairman of the 

 field committee, had advertised as the special attraction, did 

 not perform; spring had been so slow and wet and cold, that 

 only one Wake Robin was found in bloom. Even anemones, 

 and marsh marigold were hesitant in blooming, and hepaticas 

 and spice bush were still in bloom. But arbutus was plentiful 

 and all were pleased to see it increasing in extent, especially 

 along old wood roads in the Stillman Black Rock Forest, where 

 patches ten feet long were common. 



The route was from Houghton Farms, on the road from 

 Central Valley to Cornwall, past Green Falls, over Mount 

 Rascal, down Cat Hollow, to the Forest of Dean Iron mines, 

 and down Popolopen Creek to Bear Mountain, where, at the 

 Inn, some of the party, with other wet walkers from the Green 

 Mountain Club, steamed out before the fireplace, and warmed 

 up with hot coffee. 



A phenomenon that was odd and new to all the party and 

 which caused much speculation, was evidently due to the 

 drenching rain and would not have been seen on a dry day. 

 Noting patches of foamy bubbles on the bases of white oaks, as 

 large as the plam of one's hand, investigation was made as to 

 the cause. Such frothy patches were found on fully fifty trees, 



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