Jossklyn Botanical Society 



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July 9th. The day was devoted to a long trip through 

 the valley of the Carrabassett River, across Jerusalem, to 

 Dead River, Flagstaff, Eustis, and southward around the 

 western end of Mt. Bigelow through Coplin and Crockertown. 



Stops along the Carrabassett, in Kingfield, showed the 

 shores to be lined with Deschampsia caespitosa, frequent clumps 

 of Carex crinita x torta, with an abundance of Salix sericea, 

 Salix lucida, Primus pumila and Apocynum cannabinum . Both 

 species of willow presented two forms, one with shorter lance- 

 olate leaves, the other with longer, narrower leaves. In the 

 deeper soil of the banks Conioselinum chinense and Apocynum 

 androsaemifolium were abundant and distributed at every 

 point, while Habenaria dilatata occurred in colonies of great 

 abundance and perfection, the leaves here being unbitten by 

 insects, as was the case at East Parsonsfield and Cornish, 

 where the plant was common in 1900. Associated with this 

 Habenaria were Carex flava and Scirpus alpinus. By the road- 

 side were found occasional specimens of Apocy?ium medium, and 

 on the higher ground Vaccinium caespitosum. In the woods 

 were Viola rotundifolia and Viola renifolia. Members of the 

 party found a small woodland bog, where there was an abun- 

 dance of Carex limosa, Calla palustris, Smilacina trifolia, Cal- 

 opogon pulchellus, Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera rohindifolia, 

 Rhododendron canadense, Kalmia polifolia, Ledum groenlandi- 

 cum and Chamaedaphne calyculata. 



A colony of Dicksonia pundilobula rewarded the diligent 

 search of one member of the party. By the roadside were 

 many plants of Heracleuni lanatum, and an abandoned field 

 in Coplin was completely filled with the great plants, now in 

 full flower. 



At another strand of the Carrabassett were found a few 

 examples of Arnica mollis. At Bog Pond, in Jerusalem, were 

 found Scheuchzeria palustris, Eriophorum callitrix, Carex 

 limosa and Habenaria blephariglottis . Here Nuphar rubrodisca 

 was conspicuous by its depauperate size and scarcity, while 

 the margin of the pond was brilliant with Utricularia cornuta. 

 By the bridge near Dead River post office Potamogeton natans, 

 Sagittaria arifolia and Carex Tuckermani were collected, the 

 first and last in abundance, with Ranunculus Flammula, var. 



