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After lunching on the sand-spit a stroll along the beach re- 

 vealed only a stray piece of Ulva lactitca and Fucus vesicularis . 

 While the outer side of the Spit appears to have no growth of 

 plants, the inner border, facing the harbor, has a dense growth 

 of Spartina glabra, while the more delicate S. patens fills the 

 area where the sandbar joins the mainland displacing Animo- 

 phila arenaria, — which otherwise covers the sand. Other plants 

 found here are Limonium carolinianum, Salicornia eiiropea, 

 and Salsola Kali. 



Mrs. H. W. deForest had invited the Torrey Club to visit 

 her garden. This was truly a "lovesome spot." The rustic gate- 

 way was hung with pink clematis, great masses of pink and 

 white phlox filled the garden with their fragrance. Wall-flowers, 

 pyrethrums, campanulas, and real heather bloomed against a 

 backing of yew. Below, in a sunken area, were plantings of tea 

 roses; to one side, in a portico, were oleanders growing in tubs. 

 The wide lawn presented Taxodium, Magnolia, and Carya 

 ovata, — and Pachysandra was everywhere. 



Dr. Avery, of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, acting 

 for Dr. Blakeslee exhibited and explained the breeding experi- 

 ments with Datura which have been in progress for a number 

 of years. Apparently in the reduction division, variations are 

 brought about in the inheritance of the plant when the chromo- 

 somes fail to pair off in orthodox fashion; in other instances, the 

 chromosomes which have paired, fail to separate again. By care- 

 ful breeding, plants with the haploid, diploid and triploid num- 

 bers of chromosomes, and with a variety of chromosome com- 

 binations have been obtained. Our party had the opportunity 

 of viewing an entire plantation of Datura all abloom and dis- 

 tributing a fine perfume. Dr. and Mrs. Avery entertained the 

 group in their wild flower garden which contains over five 

 hundred species mostly collected from Long Island. These in- 

 clude several rare orchids and ferns, many mints, and other 

 prizes too numerous to recount here. 



Dolores J. Fay 



