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a temperature of 6o° to 65 . Going down by the new path more on 

 the northern slope, we noticed two springs with a temperature of 50 

 to 55 , but the mountains seemed to have been thoroughly heated, 

 at least superficially, so that all the superfical waters were warm. One- 

 spring was noticed coming out of sandy soil by the woodside, at the 

 lower end of Franconia notch, the temperature of which was 45 °, but 

 this was evidently deep-seated. 



Walking along the sandy sea^beach near Kennebunkport, Me. I 

 noticed a plant of unfamiliar aspect, striped of its foliage, but with 

 peculiar fruit. A closer examination showed the destructive agent to 

 be the Colorado potato-bug, which was found in all stages. This of 

 course located the plant among the Solanaceae, and on reference to 

 Gray's manual, determined it to be Hyoscyamus niger, L. And here 

 this waif on the ocean shore, half a mile from any cultivated field 

 had been detected and appropriated by decemlineata. 



In this vicinity the flora is characteristic but not abundant in species. 

 Juniperus communis, L., forms large spreading clumps in pastures 

 rapidly encroaching upon the grass land. 



On the borders of swamps are thickets of Myrica cerifera and M. 

 gale, Comptonia asplenifolia, Vaccinium corymbosum, V. Canadense, 

 V. vaccillans and Gaylussacia resinosa, these latter furnishing abundant 

 supplies of "blueberries" and "huckleberries" as they are called in 

 the vernacular. Sphagnous swamps abound with Habenaria psycodes, 

 H. fimbriata, Calopogon pulchellus, Arethusa bulbosa, and other or- 

 chids scattered through them. 



Another group of plants is found in the pure dry sand such as Sal- 

 sola kali, Euphorbia polygonifolia, Calamagrostis arenaria, Cakile 

 americana, Prunus maritma, Artemisia caudata, Atriplex patula L., 

 var. hastata. 



Around the salt marshes occur Spergularia salina, Tresl., Suaeda 



maritima, Dum., Salicornia herbacea, L., Ruppia maritima, Glyce- 



ria Canadensis, G. distant, G. maritima, Hordeum jubatum, Spartina 



polystachya, S. juncea, S. stricta Glaux maritima, Carex OZderi, C. 



folliculata, C. norvegica, C. maritima, Archangelica Gmelini, Statice 



Limonium, L., var. Caroliniana. Quite a number of other maritime 



species occur here, but these may suffice to give an idea of the cha- 



acteristic flora of the region. 



J. W. Chickering. Jr. 



