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plant of H. macrophylla. The afternoon was used by most of 

 the members for rest, though a few more ambitious ones 

 made a trip to Greely Brook. The last regular business 

 meeting was held in the evening, followed by the usual exhi- 

 bition of specimens. 



July 5th. This was the day for the Norway trip. A 

 start was made at 9 o'clock, in the large mountain wagon of 

 the hotel, and a most pleasant drive followed through wooded 

 country, with a short stop at a bog on the sand plain. Mr. 

 Howe met the party on arrival at Norway, showing them his 

 beautiful collections of natural history objects, gems, pearls, 

 etc. Mr. W. h. Bacon was present, also, with a large collec- 

 tion of the local ferns, notable for the attention paid to the 

 varieties and forms, and for the specimens of Pellcea gracilis, 

 the first collection known east of the Connecticut valley. 

 About half an hour was passed very pleasantly here, after 

 which the party proceeded to the cottage of Mr. Howe, sit- 

 uated on Lake Pennesseewassee, about two miles from Nor- 

 way village. Here lunch was served. After lunch, Mr. 

 Vivian Akers, who accompanied the party, took the Society's 

 picture, on the steps of the cottage. From here the party 

 visited several swampy fields, and arbor-vitae swamps, walk- 

 ing in all about two miles, to a point where arrangements 

 had been made to meet the teams. On this part of the trip, 

 perhaps, more interesting plants were found than at any other 

 time. Mr. Howe had taken great pains to go over the 

 ground and mark the interesting spots, so that the most could 

 be accomplished in the least time. Habenaria hyperborca, 

 Lonicera caerulea, Cypripedium spectabilc, Listera cordata, 

 Microstylis ophioglossoides, Cystopteris bulbifera, large amounts 

 of the dwarf mistletoe, three kinds of spruce, Kalmia glauca, 

 and, on the return trip, Lysimachia vulgaris were found. 

 The ride home was fully as pleasant as the one out in the 

 morning. All felt well satisfied with the results of their trip. 



A short business session was held in the evening, to 

 attend to some matters that had arisen since the last regular 

 session. 



