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an hour at the dumps between the Eastern Promenade and 

 the Grand Trunk Depot. Many species of introduced plants 

 were found here, among them being Chenopodium glaucum 

 L., C. leptophyllum Nutt., Convolvulus arvensis L., Erysimum 

 cheiranthoides L., and E. parviflorum Nutt., Camelina micro- 

 carpa Andrz., Neslia paniculata (L.) Desv., Co?iringia orien- 

 talis (L.) Dum., Lappula echinata Gilib., Physalis VirgtHtanmi 

 Mill., Amara?ithus blitoides Wats., Artemisia ludoviciana 

 Nutt. 



The evening was spent in the study and comparison of 

 the specimens collected. 



The trip to Falmouth Foreside on Thursday occupied 

 only a portion of the day, opportunity being given on the 

 return to visit again the tracks and dumps in the vicinity of 

 the Grand Trunk Railway. At the first point visited, Under- 

 wood Spring, a small patch of Scleranthus annuus L., a 

 species new to the region, was found, also in the deciduous 

 woods along the shore, Carex polymorpha Muhl., C. virescens 

 Muhl., Barbarea vcrna (Mill.) Asch., Thalictrum polyga- 

 mum Muhl., var. hebecarpum Fernald, and Panicum Werneri 

 Scribn. Lunch was eaten in the pavilion at Underwood, after 

 which the party walked to the Falmouth Town Landing. 

 Near here were found Potentilla recta L., and Cynanchum 

 ?iigrum (L.) Pers. 



A business session was held Thursday evening, with six- 

 teen persons present. The report of the Treasurer was read 

 and accepted. After the acceptance of the report of the 

 Nominating Committee, the following officers were duly 

 elected : 



President — Mr. Ora W. Knight, of Bangor. 



Vice-Presidents — Mr. A. H. Norton, of Portland; Miss 

 Louise H. Coburn, of Skowhegan ; Miss Kate Furbish, of 

 Brunswick. 



Secretary — Mr. Edward B. Chamberlain, of Cumberland 

 Center. 



Treasurer— Mr. Clarence H. Knowlton, of Hingham, 

 Mass. 



The following committees were continued for one year. 

 Publication — Mr. Knight, Mr. Knowlton, Mr. Chamber- 

 lain. 



