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In a sandy field a clump of Medicago sativa and by the road- 

 side Lespedeza capitata were found. 



July 9th. The forenoon was devoted to a trip along the 

 Lovell road, with stops at Swan's Falls, on the Saco, where 

 Hudsonia tome?itosa, var. intermedia, was found in small areas, 

 and Viola arenaria was collected. Near the new bridge, along 

 the river bank, A Inus crispa, var. mollis, was common, and 

 Asplenium Filix-femi?ia, var. rube Hum, was again found. 

 The afternoon was given to another trip to Lovwell's Pond, 

 when the west side, from Battle Monument to Moose Rock, 

 and the bog at the mouth of the incoming brook from Ward's 

 Pond were explored. In the bog Salix pedicillaris, var. hypo- 

 glauca, Rosa nitida, Rhododendron canadense and Kalmia 

 polifolia were found. The sedgy shores of the pond were 

 densely covered with Rhynchospora fusca and Carex vesicaria, 

 while higher up on the broad strand A Inus crispa, var. mollis, 

 and Prunus pumila were conspicuously abundant, extending 

 far down the lake side. 



Attention was given to the algae of the region by Dr. 

 Susan Nichols, who has given the following preliminary re- 

 port of conditions: Streams: — Water cold; stones and grass 

 covered with Tetraspora gelatinosa and lubrica. River: — 

 Oedogonium cardiacum, with young fruit. Lovwell's Pond: — 

 NitellaSp.O) , fruiting washed up on the shore in abundance. 



