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Springing up over a good-sized area was Aralia hispida, which 
was interesting to note, being of uncommon occurrence in this 
part of the country. But the most interesting find of the Sur- 
prise Lake section was one plant of the rare Clematis verticillaris 
bearing two full blown flowers. 
Striking out through somewhat rough country we finally 
reached, at an altitude of about 1280 feet, the Unknown Pond, 
or the “Unnamed Pond” as it is termed in “The New York 
Walk Book.” Hereabouts was found another station of the 
somewhat rare Virginia chain fern; and Ilex laevigata, the smooth 
winterberry, was another interesting addition to our list. 
The “high spot” of the day, however, was the discovery of 
the painted trillium, Trillium undulatum: five perfect flowers 
were counted. We believe this to be a new locality for the species, 
although it has long been recorded from Passaic County, and 
from Sussex and Orange Counties. In his column in the New 
York Evening Post of May 22, Mr. Torrey suggests re-naming 
the Unknown Pond “Painted Trillium Pond” in honor of this 
unusual and beautiful species. (Figure 1.) 
We recommend this somewhat inaccessible spot, hemmed in 
by rhododendron jungles and hidden by black spruce, for 
further and more intensive study. 
HELENE LUNT 
BRANCHVILLE NATURE CONFERENCE 
May 22-24 
The annual outing for nature students, sponsored by the 
Torrey Botanical Club, and led by Mr. and Mrs. William Gavin 
Taylor, was held at ‘‘The Pines,” Branchville, New Jersey, 
May 22-24 inclusive. Ninety-eight members and friends from 
various clubs attended. A large number of the party reached 
the inn Friday afternoon in time to do justice to an excellent 
dinner, and enjoy a reunion and bird concert. In the evening we 
gathered in the recreation hall and listened to an illustrated talk 
by Dr. Henry S. Kiimmel, State Geologist of New Jersey, who 
outlined some geological features of the surrounding country, 
which he planned to visit with a group the following day. _ 
Mrs. A. Tennyson Beals explained the process of banding 
and recording birds, as carried out by licensed co-operators with 
the U. S. Biological Survey. She showed unique and interesting 
