10 Joint Billet in 7 



On shaded limestone ledges on the north side of a mountain, at 

 what is called "the narrows" and which is the watershed between a 

 branch of the Black and a branch of the Ottaquechee Rivers, at an 

 elevation of 1,395 feet, we found the most prized plant of the day, the 

 green spleenwort, Asplenia m viride. This is the fourth station in the 

 State, and the lowest in elevation. To this elevation the smaller size 

 of the fern is said to be due. Maiden hair spleenwort, Asplenium 

 trichomanes. was growing with the green spleenwort. On the return, 

 the garden of the Misses Gibson, on the shore of one of the many lakes, 

 was visited. 



Friday the Clubs went into Plymouth Notch, to Grassy Pond, 

 stopping on the way to see the birthplace of Vice-President Calvin 

 Coolidge. 



At the pond were found the usual plants of a sphagnum bog: The 

 leatherleaf, Charnaeriaphne calyculata; swamp and sheep laurels, 

 Kalmia polifolia and K. angustifolia; swamp sedges, Carex oederi var. 

 pumila. C. Leptalea. C. rostrata. C. filiformis. Scirpus hudsonianus. and 

 an immature sedge which may prove to be something new, if we can 

 get it at maturity. 



The orchids, Habenarm dilatata, rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglos- 

 soides. and the rare Arethusa bulbosa were collected, but no grass 

 pink, Calopogon pulchellus. were found. 



In shallow water, in an opening in the sphagnum, was found a 

 new plant for Vermont, the smaller bladderwort, Utricularia minor. 

 discovered by the sharp eyes of Harold G. Rugg, of Proctorsville. On 

 the way back, the bulbous buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus. and the 

 lovage, Levisticum officinale, were collected by the roadside. 



Along the post road, a small, delicate form of the Indian poke, 

 Yeratrum viride. with yellow flowers was found. It grew in a dryer 

 situation than usual, and that probably accounts for the difference in 

 appearance from the usual form. 



A few of the party found the new dock, Rumex alpinus. near the 

 hotel. Miss Kittredge tells of this in one of her papers. 



Saturday, which had been reserved for trips to swamps and ponds 

 within walking distance of the hotel, was so rainy that the party 

 broke up. 



It seems advisable to visit this region again and to explore the 

 swamps and ponds left unvisited on this trip. It is the only consider- 

 able limestone region in Vermont, east of the Green Mountains, and 

 contains many possibilities. 



