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and V. renifoiia. The brooks are lined with silver birches 
(B. lutea), mountain maple (Acer spicatum) and moosewood 
(A. pennsylvanicum) and in the brook bed itself grows Impatiens 
pallida. At the uppermost limit of the V. rotundifolia belt where 
the rocky ledges of the mountain begin to be apparent, Poly- 
stichum Braunii is abundant along the pathway (elevation be- 
tween 2500 and 3000 feet), the only locality at which this 
northern fern was noted during the week. The rocky declivities 
are draped with Ribes lacustre and R. triste var. albinervium, 
the latter species so far as I know, not recorded as far south in 
New York State. Festuca nutans is here a common grass. Passing 
beyond this point the woods take on the general aspect of the 
Canadian forest—a monotonous repetition of few species which 
occur in picturesque abundance, Picea rubra, Abies balsamea, 
Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia, with a ground covering of 
xalis americana (O. acetosella of American auths.), Aster 
acuminatus, A. macrophyllus, Clintonia borealis, Streptopus 
roseus and predominantly the broad-leaved mountain repre- 
sentative of the shield-fern, Thelypteris spinulosa var. dilatata. 
The wand-like inflorescences of Solidago macrophylla brighten 
up these forests where flowers are conspicuously lacking at this 
season of the year. An exposed area along'a spring-fed brook at 
about 3000 feet gave an unusual display of Rudbeckia laciniata 
and Chelone glabra. Near the summit the spruce woods become 
thicker and the ground almost boggy and here Trillium un- 
dulatum, Cornus canadensis and Coptis trifolia make their ap- 
pearance, also Conioselinum chinense. Exposed places at the 
summit are occupied by the hair-grass, Deschampsia flexuosa 
and by Cinna latifolia. The view from the steel fire-tower covers 
the Catskills to all points of the compass and to the north extends 
far beyond the mountains. 
August 25, Tuesday. Various members spent the morning 
working on material collected the previous day or joined in a 
short exploration, interrupted by rain, of the pastures and lower 
wooded slopes of Windham Peak. These yielded the same Botry- 
chium found at Hunter, a single specimen of Microstylis uni- 
folia, Carex Deweyana, and in the crevices of an exposed ledge, 
Woodsia ilvensis and Asplenium platyneuron. 
August 26, Wednesday. The day was occupied in a visit to 
Overlook Mt., which occupies the southeast angle of the Cat- 
