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wooded swamps were visited here. One had nothing of particular 

 interest, but the other had a goodly number of that rare orchid, Calypso 

 borealis. It was unfortunately past its blooming period but there were 

 quantities of the twayblade, Listera eonrallarioides and the rein orchis, 

 Habenaria obtusata just in their prime. The showy and yellow lady 

 slippers, Cypripedium hirsutum and C. parviflorum var. pubescens 

 grew here, too, as well as other interesting swamp plants. 



On the way back to St. Johnsbury two other wooded swamps were 

 visited. There were quantities of Habenaria obtusata here also but no 

 Listera. The one-flowered pyrola, Moneses uni flora, took its place and 

 was abundant in the moss, while the twin-flower, Linnaea borealis var. 

 americana was rioting over everything on the ground. 



In the afternoon some rich woods were explored and among other 

 things Goldie's fern, Aspidium Goldianum. the narrow-leaved spleen- 

 wort. Asplenium angustifolium. and the club moss, Lycopodium lucidu- 

 lum var. porophilum were found. 



Wednesday was spent at Barton at the junction of the Connecticut 

 and Passumpsic rivers. The false asphodel, Tofieldia glutinosa, and the 

 rein orchis, Habenaria flara. were growing on the wet banks of the 

 Connecticut, the pearl wort, Sagina procumbens. and the blunt-leaved 

 sandwort, Arenaria lateriflora, in a ravine- leading down to the river, 

 and on the higher ground back of the river was the bearberry, Arc- 

 tostaphylos Vva-ursi. and other interesting plants. In a pool on top of 

 the rocks 10 or 12 feet above the surface of the water, right at the 

 junction of the two rivers, was the horned pondweed, Zannichellia palus- 

 tris var. pedunculated 



Thursday was too stormy for any botanizing, but a number braved 

 the elements and tramped to Miss Howe's farm and had a good supper 

 and a jolly time. 



After Thursday's storm it was too wet to climb Lunenburgh Moun- 

 tain Friday so we looked over some swampy woods and walked to the 

 village. The adder's mouth, Mi< rostylis unifolia, and the adder's tongue 

 fern, Ophiglossum vulgatum were collected. 



Side trips were made to Lake "Willoughby, Lyndonville, etc., by 

 some of the party, and Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brooks en- 

 tertained us at their beautiful home. 



