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specimen of the California White Cedar, {Librocedrus deeurrens^ a 
tree some 25 feet high stands in the Botanic garden, with some small- 
er ones both there and in the Agricultural grounds. It forms a very 
compadf pyramidal tree, in foliage much like the Arbor Vitae. A 
number of other interesting native conifers in small specimens may be 
seen in the Botanical and Agricultural grounds, including the noted 
Sequoia gigantea zxi^ the two Torreyas, T. taxifolia 20x6. T, Californica. 
George Vasey. 
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White Mountaiti Notes. 
A week in July spent in camp within two miles of Mt. Washington, 
afforded good opportunity for some observations upon the flora and 
fauna of the region. Among fishes Salmo fontinalis^ the brook trout, 
claimed special attention, and over eighty pounds rewarded our pisca- 
tory attempts, all of which were either eaten around the camp fire, or 
forwarded to friends. 
A noticeable fact, was the almost entire absence of the common 
earth-worm, Lumbricus^ so that we had to import onr supply for bait. 
Along the streams Arnica mollis, and Epilobiu7n alpinum were 
-€ound sparingly, with here and there a few plants of Gemn radiatum, 
var. Peckii, apparently washed down from the heights above, while 
Alnus viridis replaces A. incana, the common northern species, just 
as that replaces the southern species, A. serrulata, 
July 12th, we made the ascent of Mt. Washington. Following the 
R. R. we found the common plants of the region, one after another 
disappearing, till we passed the timber belt, at an altitude of 3.000 to 
4.000 feet. The first distinctively alpine plants noticed, were Vaccin- 
ium vitis-idaea, V. caespifosum, V. uliginosum, Salix chloj'ophylla, and 
Enipetrum 7iigrum, closely associated, and growing in matted clumps 
among the rocks. 
Five hundred feet higher we found dense patches of Carex rigida, 
var. Bigelovii, and C. vulgaris. Along the track appeared tufts of 
Diapensia Lapponica, characteristic and beautiful. 
Reaching the summit, we found the weather record for the morning, 
ther. 36°, wind N. W., forty miles per hour. This rendered botanical 
researches rather a hardship^ and we quickly descended, perhaps i.ooo 
feet to the plateau lying south of the highest peak. There we were 
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