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specimen of the California White Cedar, {Librocedrus deeurrens,) a 

 tree some 25 feet high stands in the Botanic garden, with some small- 

 er ones both there and in the Agricultural grounds. It forms a very 

 compadt pyramidal tree, in foliage much like the Arbor Vitse. A 

 number of other interesting native conifers in small specimens may be 

 seen in the Botanical and Agricultural grounds, including the noted 

 Sequoia gigantea and the two Torreyas, T. taxifolia and T. Californica. 



George Vasey. 



White Mountain Notes. 



A week in July spent in camp within two miles of Mt. Washington, 

 afforded good opportunity for some observations upon the flora and 

 fauna of the region. Among ^%\its, Salmofontinalis, the brook trout, 

 claimed special attention, and over eighty pounds rewarded our pisca- 

 tory attempts, all of which were either eaten around the camp fire, or 

 forwarded to friends. 



. A noticeable fact, was the almost entire absence of the common 

 earth-worm, Lumbricus, so that we had to import onr supply for bait. 



Along the streams Arnica mollis, and Epilobium alpinum were 

 found sparingly, with here and there a few . plants of Getini radiatum, 

 var. Peckii, apparently washed down from the heights above, while 

 Alnus viridis replaces A. incana, the common northern species, just 

 as that replaces the southern species, A. serrulata. 



July 1 2th, we made the ascent of Mt. Washington. Following the 

 R. R. we found the common plants of the region, one after another 

 disappearing, till we passed the timber belt, at an altitude of 3.000 to 

 4.000 feet. The first distinctively alpine plants noticed, were Vaccin- 

 ium vitis-idaea, V. caespitosimi, V. uliginosum, Salix chlorophylla, and 

 Empetrum nigrum, closely associated, and growing in matted clumps 

 among the rocks. 



Five hundred feet higher we found dense patches of Carex rigida, 

 var. Bigelovii, and C. vulgaris. Along the track appeared tufts of 

 Diapensia Zapponica, ch3iva.cteristic and beautiful. 



Reaching the summit, we found the weather record for the morning, 

 ther. 36°, wind N. W,, forty miles per hour. This rendered botanical 

 researches rather a hardship, and we quickly descended, perhaps i.ooo 

 feet to the plateau lying south of the highest peak, There we were 



