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Primus cuneata Raf., P. pennsylvanica L. {., Ranunculus fascicularis 

 Muhl. (?), Sorbus aniericana Marsh., Viburmim pubesccns (Ait.) 

 Pursh, Among other plants noted on the way and in the region 

 about the lake are Acer spicatum Lam., Asdepias verticillata L., 

 Blepharif^lottis grandiflora (Bigel.) Rydb., Botrychium neglectiun 

 A. Wood, Calla palustris L., Panicularia Torreyana (Spreng.) 

 Merr,, Rubus neglectus Peck, Salix trisiis Ait., Utricularia vul- 

 garis L., Viola blanda Willd., V. Porteriana Pollard, V. rotundi- 

 folia Michx. Dr. Britton and others commented on the similarity 

 between the flora of this mountain and other mountains in the 

 region, and comparison was made with the xerophytic vegetation 

 of sandy regions nearer the coast. 



Thursday, July 4. — In the morning the region southwest of 

 town was examined, some going beyond Springdale. In the 

 afternoon most of the party visited a tamarack swamp a short 

 distance north. Dr. G. N. Best presided at the evening session, 

 when a number of interesting finds were reported : Acer nigrum 

 Michx., Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop., Arisaema pusillum (Peck) Nash, 

 Asplcniuni ebenoides R. R. Scott (2 plants beyond Springdale), 

 Car ex cepJialophora Muhl., C. filiforniis L., C. laxiflora blanda 

 (Dewey) Boott, C. oligocarpa Schk., C. xanthocarpa Bicknell, 

 Cocloglossum bracteatum (Willd.) Pari., Corallorhiza imdtiflora 

 Nutt., Crataegus Portcri Britton, Cypripcdium hirsutuni Mill., C. 

 parvifloruvi Salisb., C. reginae Walt., Dryopteris Clintoniana (D. 

 C. Eaton) Dowell, D. Goldieana (Hook.) A. Gray, a new Dryop- 

 teris, two species of Dudley a, Erysimum cheiranthoides L., Frax- 

 inus nigra Marsh., Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michx.) Nutt., Limo- 

 dorum tuberosum L., Lysias Hookeriana (A. Gray) Rydb., Mci- 

 bomia grandiflora (Walt.) Kuntze, MelantJdum latifolium Desr., 

 Mentha aquatic a L., Menyanthes trifoliata L., Myi'ica Gale L., 

 Oro7itium aquaticum L., Picca Mariana (Mill.) B. S. P., Pogonia 

 ophioglossoides (L.) Ker, Rubus amcricanus (Pers.) Britton, Rumex 

 Britamiica L., Salix Bebbiana Sarg., 6". Candida Fluegge, 6". pctio- 

 laris J. E. Smith, Sarracenia purpurea L., Utriculai'ia cornuta 

 Michx., U. intermedia Hayne. An interesting discussion occurred 

 on mutants in connection with Arisaema pusillum, in which Dr. 

 Britton, Mr. Brown, Dr. Ida Kellar, and others took part. 



