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Friday, July 5. — The day was spent on a trip to Swartswood 

 Lake. Mr. Joel Carter presided at the evening session. Among 

 the plants reported may be noted the following : Batrachhim 

 longirostre (Godr.) F. Schultz, Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Her., 

 Botrychmm neglcchnn A. Wood, Carex setifolia (Dewey) Britton, 

 Celtis georgiana Small, Conopholis americana (L. f.) Wallr., Cyp- 

 ripediiun hirsutiini Mill., Galeorchis spectabilis (L.) Rydb., Phe- 

 gopteris Phegopieris (L.) Underw., Salix prinoides Pursh, Tarax- 

 acum erythrospermum Andrz. Dr. Britton reported Polygala 

 paucifolia Willd., showing good fruit, both aerial and subter- 

 ranean, also one tree of Diospyros virginiana L. and a peculiar 

 form of Ilex vcrticillata (L.) A. Gray (?). The terrestrial form of 

 Ranunculus delphinifolms Torr. was observed on the muddy 

 border of a pond. 



It is interesting to note the finding of the persimmon in this 

 latitude, and it may be of interest to add that during several 

 years of botanizing around Allentown, Pa., I found just one tree 

 of this plant, and that along the roadside in a similar situation to 

 the one noted by Dr. Britton. 



Saturday, July 6. — The day was spent in an all day trip to 

 Round Pond, some thirteen miles west of Newton. This lake is 

 at a considerable elevation, and it was expected that the mountain 

 about the lake would prove to be very interesting botanical ground, 

 as indeed it was. Owing to the time required for traveling by 

 team, however, only a comparatively short time could be devoted 

 to exploration. The higher parts of the mountain were covered 

 with a dense undergrowth. Considerable swampy ground, 

 however, yielded some interesting finds, among which were 

 noted : Acer caroliniaimm Walt., Acliroanthcs iinifolia (Michx.) 

 Raf., Anchistea virginica (L.) Presl, Behda alleghaniensis Britton, 

 Carex trispenna Dewey, Castalia odorata L. (small form), Coptis 

 trifolia (L.) Salisb., Cornus canadensis L., a short-leaved form of 

 Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) K. Koch, Gyninadeniopsis clavellaia 

 (Michx.) Rydb., Ilex bronxensis Britton, /. laevigata. (Pursh) A. 

 Gray, /. vcrticillata cyclophylla Robinson, Ilicioides inncronata (L.) 

 Britton, Kalmia angiistifolia L. and K. glauca Ait. (side by side), 

 Lininanthemum lacitnosiun (Vent.) Griseb., Limodoruni tuberosum 



