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The party was pleased to find several colonies of Purple 

 Lady's Slipper, in good bloom, evidently escaped from danger 

 of ruthless plucking because off the common trails. Azalea 

 nudiflorum was increasing and many splendidly blooming clumps 

 were seen. Saxifraga pennsylvanica in a little bog was a plant 

 new to some. The puzzling early leaves of Aster cordifolius 

 and variegata were interesting; one is hardly sure, in May, 

 what they are. False miterwort, not common in northern New 

 Jersey, was found in the Firey Brook gorge. Those in the party 

 interested in birds found the scarlet tanager most numerous or 

 at least most vocal. An oddity was the growing together, rolled 

 within each other, in their upper portions, of three large leaves 

 of the skunk cabbage, evidently from failure to separate in 

 the budding stage. 



Raymond H. Torrey, Leader 



