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Gaultheria prontmhens in great abundance, and several species 

 of Cyanococcus (\'accinium). 



Several interesting endemics were seen on the trip. Some of 

 them were Abies Fraseri, Magnolia Fraseri. Ilalesia monticola, 

 Ilex Beadlei, Leiophyllum Lyoni, Senecio Rugelia, Sohdago 

 glomerata, Diphylleia cyniosa, Trillium Vaseri, and Aster Curti- 

 sii. Dr. Fulling and others familiar with the plants of more 

 northern regions were interested to see several at or near their 

 southermost extension. Among them may be mentioned Picea 

 rubens, Acer spicatum, Acer pennsylvaniciim , Sambucus pubens, 

 Rubus canadensis, Dryopteris dilatata, Lycopodinm lucidiilum, 

 Oxalis montana, Circaea alpina, and Clintonia borealis. 



Some members of Friday's foray remained for the Trail 

 Conference and other botanical excursions to Mt. Leconte 

 (6,593 ft. elev.), Clingman's Dome (6,642 ft. elev.), and other 

 points of interest. A somewhat fuller report may be sought in 

 CASTA NEA published by the Southern Appalachian Botani- 

 cal Club. 



Stanley A. Caix 



Trip of July 11 to Ixdl\x Kill Brook, X. Y. 



Of the outstanding features of the trip, — the rocky stream 

 bed along Indian Kill was a gallery of lichens, — the profusion of 

 mushrooms from Amanita rubescens to Boletus fellus, Russulas 

 green and viscid red, Strobilomyces strobilaceus, and Crater ell us 

 cornucopoides, was remarkable considering the antecedent dry 

 weather. Of the non-vascular plants, nothing more shall here be 

 said. Monarda fistulosa, whose local distribution in New York, 

 according to Taylor's Flora of the \'icinity of N. Y., is "Oc- 

 casional on L. I. & S. I., decreasing up the Hudson valley 

 to northern Westchester Co. unknown elsewhere"; was found 

 repeatedly in large colonies in Orange Co. From the beauty of 

 that Monarda and Apocyniim androsaemifoliur)! with large 

 pure-white flowers we turned our attention to the homely Ru- 

 mex mexicanus. In the woods we collected an Hypopitys whose 

 dense pubescence on its ovary extended up the style and cul- 

 minated in a patriarchal beard on the stigma and thus should 

 be //. lanugi?iosa but had the lemon-yellow color of //. ameri- 



