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Two very rare ferns Botrychium Lunaria and B. lanceolatum var. 

 angustisegmentum were found growing sparingly in St. Johnsbury, the 

 former in a dry, open pasture, the latter in high maple woods. I 

 found all of the species of botrychium that are listed in the Flora 

 growing within five miles of the museum, also several new stations for 

 Ophioglossum vulgatum. 



In making a special study of the orchids of Caledonia county, we 

 found many new stations for all common species. The best find of the 

 season was a small colony of plants of Epipactis clecipiens, the first re- 

 ported for Vermont, so far as I know. A very large area of sturdy 

 plants of Epipactis pubescens was found in old growth hemlock woods, 

 the first station known in Caledonia county. E. tesselata and E. 

 repens var. ophioides were fairly common in dry fir and hemlock 

 woods in many sections of our town. 



Habenaria Andreivsii, H. leucophaea and H. clavellata grow spar- 

 ingly in Danville in open moist meadow land and very large colonies 

 of H. lacera were found in similar localities in St. Johnsbury. H. 

 dilatata var. media was found sparingly in sphagnum bogs in Peacham 

 and St. Johnsbury. 



Every species of Spiranthes listed in the Flora grows on my own 

 place as well as 12 other orchids, making a total of 17 species on 15 

 acres. 



In my territory covered last season I was pleased to find many 

 rare species of plants spreading where I have carefully guarded them 

 for some years. 



In addition to the orchids and ferns, I was much interested in the 

 study of pyrolas and located stations for all except Pyrola minor. The 

 other seven were all shown on our flower tables at once, all collected 

 within our local range. Monotropa Hypopitys was found in a fruiting 

 stage in September in St. Johnsbury. 



The richest locality that I visited was a small muddy pond about 

 five miles from St. Johnsbury on the shores of which I found Glyceria 

 canadensis, Phalaris arundinacea, Garex lanuginosa, Lysimachia thyrsi- 

 flora, Myrica Gale, Pinus resinosa and, in the water, Rananculus aquata- 

 lis var. capillaceous, all new to our local flora. At Stiles' Pond Eleo- 

 charis acicularis and Polygonum arifolium were found growing pro- 

 fusely. Polygonum, lapathifolium was found as a weed in a cultivated 

 field and Salsola Kali var. tenuifolia grows abundantly by the highway 

 just out of St. Johnsbury, toward Danville. A single plant of Panax 

 quinqnefolium was found growing in a high cool maple wood in Sept. 



