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only once was any party soaked bya shower. The weather for the first few 

 days was excessively hot and smoky, and everything around the camp" was so dry 



that the fire com- 

 mittee said that we 

 were living in a 

 powder-keg, and is- 

 sued strict rules 

 about the use of 

 fire in the camp. 



Chimney Pond 

 was the only water- 

 supply, and the 

 farthest corner was 

 assigned as a bath- 

 ing and laundry 

 place, and the 

 water thereof was 

 aptly described by 

 Judge Churchill as 

 "alpine." Camp 

 was run on a day- 

 lights-saving sched- 

 ule, breakfast being 

 at 6, lunch at ii, 

 dinner at 5. Dark- 

 ness by 7, and bed 

 very shortly there- 

 after. 



The writer 

 served as camp 

 botanist, and while 

 not paying suffi- 

 cient attention to 

 the flowering plants 

 to collect any prop- 

 erly, only bringing out a small bale of hay, without pressing, managed to check 

 off at least half of those on Mr. Fernald's list. Hepaticae received the most 

 attention, and the mosses some slight amount, and this often hastily, as there 

 was little time for collecting with a large party, while en route. Chimney Pond 

 had the most careful exploration at odd times about the camp, and yielded the 

 majority of the novelties. 



The writer did no collecting on the first day's trip in as far as Cushman's 

 Camp, on beautiful Ktaadn Lake. On the way up to 'Camp, however, the next 

 day, one crossing of Ktaadn Brook was full of fine Jungermannia cordifolia Hook. 

 On examining the pond shore near the camp, the most conspicuous species were 



Fig. I. — Chimney Pond from the Appalachian Mountain Club camp. 

 Photo by Mr. Parker B. Field. 



