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RHACOMITRIUM HETEROSTICHUM GRACILESCENS. 
I have found on the top of Bald Mt. (altitude about 1,100 feet), in Cam- 
den, Maine, a sterile moss that is believed by Mr. E. B. Chamberlain and 
Dr. G. N. Best to be Rhacomitrium heterostichum gracilescens Br. & Sch., 
although there are slight differences between this and the type. This moss 
has been reported from Canada under other names, collected by Prof. John 
Macoun, but not before from Maine, and probably not from the United 
States. The sides of Bald Mt. are wooded, but the top is an immense bare 
ledge. In a depression of this ledge the moss was growing. I have enough 
of the moss to supply the usual request for offerings. If more should be 
called for I will furnish as soon as a fresh supply can be had. 
Alice L. Crockett. 
SULLIVANT MOSS CHAPTER NOTES 
The following ten names have been added to the list of Chapter Mem. 
bers since January ist, making the total number 143. 
M. Henri de Poli, 45 Rue des Acacias, Paris, France; Mr. Wm. Edward 
Nicholson, Lewes, Sussex, England : Miss Julia P. Brigham, 138 Pleasant 
St., Marborough, Mass.; M. Georges Lachenaud, Nexon, Haute-Vienne, 
France; Kono Gakuichi, Hiroschima, Japan: Mitsujiro Kawasaki, (Ise, 
Japan; Genji Koyama, Kioto, Japan : Mr. George P. Annand. 39 Brown St. 
Waltham, Mass.; Mr. A. S. Foster, Hamilton, Wash.: Prof. T. J. Fitz- 
patrick, Iowa City, Iowa. 
REPORT OF THE PHILADELPHIA MEETING. 
The third meeting of the Sullivant Moss Chapter was held on December 
31, 1904, at 1.30 p. m., in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 
In the absence of the President and Vice-President the meeting was called 
to order by Dr. A. J. Grout, and Dr. A. W. Evans was elected Chairman. 
The reports of the retiring President, Prof. John M. Holzinger, and Secre- 
tary, were read by the latter, and the presentation of papers followed. The 
first paper to be read was a very interesting one by Dr. George N. Best on 
“A Lesson in Systematic Bryology,” illustrated with slides and drawings. 
Dr. Evans followed with a paper on “ Leafy Hepatics,” with drawings illus- 
trative of their generic differences. Dr. A. J. Grout’s talk on “The Use of the 
Hand-Lens in Studying Mosses and Hepatics,” with a practical demonstra- 
tion with slides and hand-lenses, proved that much excellent bryological 
work can be accomplished without the aid of a compound microscope. Mrs. 
Elizabeth G. Britton gave an entertaining talk on “Nassau and Florida 
Mosses,” illustrated with drawings. As the time was limited Dr. Evans 
read only the introduction of the paper sent by Prof. Bruce Fink, “ How to 
Collect and Study the Lichens.” The members then voted that a greeting 
be sent to the Vice-President, Mrs. Harris, whose recent serious illness pre- 
vented her attendance. The meeting was then adjourned and the rest of 
the afternoon was spent in examining the Chapter Exhibit. This was open 
to the public from December 28th to the 31st. 
