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The following plants: Omphalia campanella (Batsch) Quel, on 

 old pine logs; and Forties conchatus (Pers.) Gill, on black ash logs. 



Bryum intermedium Brid., at base of trees; Thuidium delicatu- 

 liim (L.) Mitt, and Webera sessilis (Schmid.) Lindb. 



Polystichiim acrostichoides (L.) Schott., still prostrate on the 

 ground ; and Equisetum arvense L. 



Erythroniiim americanum Ker.; Caltha palitstris L.; Hepatica 

 Hepatica (L.) Karst.; Podophyllum peltatum L.; Sanguinaria 

 canadensis L.; Bicuculla Cuciillaria (L.) Millsp.; Dentaria di- 

 phylla L.; Acer ruhrum L.; Sambucus pubens Mx. and Tussilago 

 Farfara L. 



"And so, all hail, fair Helderberg, all hail! 

 Thou livest in the heart of all thy sons. 

 Unchanged by time, by tide, by tempest rude, 

 Embosomed deep in fondest memory 

 And held in everlasting joy and love." 



During the winter of 1913-1914, Airs. Emma Treadwell 

 Thacher, of Albany, gave to the state of New York, about 350 

 acres of land back from the edge of the Indian Ladder Clififs 

 in the Helderbergs. Three miles of cliff front is included in this 

 munificent gift; which bears the name of her distinguished 

 husband, "John Boyd Thacher Park." The gift was accepted 

 by the state as a public park, March 4, 1914; dedicated Septem- 

 ber 14, 1914, and was placed in the custody of the American 

 Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, with Prof. John H. 

 Cook as superintendent of the park. 

 Hudson F.\lls, X. Y. 



BOTANICAL ABSTR.\CTS 



A meeting of editors of botanical publications was held at 

 Pittsburgh, on December 28, 191 7, to consider the desirability 

 of undertaking the publication of an abstracting journal of 

 botany. After a long discussion the following resolution was 

 adopted : 



"Resolved, that we, as a group of botanists interested, invite 

 each botanical society to appoint a committee of two to meet 

 with committees of other societies and with the members of this 



