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Chamberlain, of Cumberland Center, Mr. R. C. Bean, of 

 Clinton, Mr. E. B. Chamberlain, of Cumberland Center, Dr. 

 D. W. Fellows, Mr. A. H. Norton and Mr. A. R. Stubbs, all 

 of Portland. Later in the evening Miss Anna Barnes, of 

 Houlton, arrived, and Prof. E. A. Lee, of Brunswick, came 

 Wednesday. 



At the close of the meeting the members of the Society 

 had the pleasure of meeting Miss Corning, Miss Hayes, Miss 

 Andrews and Mrs. Starbird, of Oxford, all of whom are inter- 

 ested in botanical work. A very pleasant evening was spent 

 in the discussion of the local rarities, and of favorable locali- 

 ties for work. Miss Andrews furnished the information that 

 the blue lupine was abundant on the sand plains near her 

 house, and kindly offered to direct any of the members who 

 might care to visit the place. 



July 2d. All members present united in an excursion to 

 the sand plains in the vicinity of Whitney Pond for the pur- 

 pose of finding the wild lupine. A large amount of this was 

 found, besides Convolvulus spitha?nczus , the Canadian rock 

 rose, the dwarf black oak, and the American hazel. The 

 zoological offshoot of the society was also successful in find- 

 ing several interesting snakes. A light rain in the afternoon 

 prevented many of the party from collecting; a few ventured 

 into the "Spring House Woods," finding a number of inter- 

 esting, though common, plants. 



At 8.00 P. M., the first business meeting of the session 

 was called to order. At the close of the business there was 

 an opportunity given for the inspection of specimens that had 

 been collected by members. This formed one of the most 

 interesting features of the meeting, and was continued each 

 night. 



July 3d. The day was taken for a trip in motor boats to 

 the upper end of Thompson Pond. Owing to the size of the 

 party two boats were employed, enabling greater diversity 

 of exploration. Especial mention should be made of the 

 kindness of Mr. Record and Mr. Jocks, in charge of the 

 boats, who contributed much to the success of the trip. The 

 boats coasted the eastern shore of the lake, stopping at a 



