HARTLAND VERMONT 
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On July 16, 1921, the Club held its annual meeting at North 
Hartland, where observations were made above and below the 
Falls, where the Ottauquechee nears the Connecticut. Above, 
the quiet stream is bordered by green meadows, inlets, shady 
tangles, fine trees. Here, the little green and night heron, the 
kingfisher and spotted sandpiper, the red-winged blackbird and 
olive-sided fly-catcher find a home. In the water float three 
species of pond-weed, one as feathery as a sea-weed; while 
along the stream grow tall iris, arrowhead, St. John’s wort, 
closed gentian, wild forget-me-not, the lovely Habenaria fim- 
briata as well as the more common purple fringed, orchis- 
psychodes, dainty lobelia, yellow loosestrife, false pimpernel, 
skull-cap, monkey flower, and an uncommon purple-flowered 
potentilla. Near at hand in the mossy meadow among beds of 
yellow myrtle and pennywort, was found a new station for one 
of the rare fern allies—selanginella apus. 
In places the shores are bordered by rocky cliffs, the most 
picturesque of which forms the falls by the Ottauquechee Woolen 
Mills. Below, the stream divides to make a peninsula and sandy 
flats, where vegetation shows decided contrasts to that above 
the falls. 
Near the water’s edge, and sometimes growing entirely 
procumbent, the spreading dogbane flourishes; nearby are tangles 
of Joe-Pye and jewel weed, tall aster and giant golden rod, 
purple and white vervain, and a rare hybrid of the two, nettles, 
showy grasses, and willows covered with wild grape and wood¬ 
bine. 
On the peninsula, the center of which is completely matted 
with horsetail, grow elms, silver and ash-leaved maples, ground 
nut and wild peanut, pale-leaved smartweed, a striking hedge- 
nettle known as wound wort, and, loveliest of all, great masses 
of the swamp milkweed, upon which were feeding swarms of the 
golden wasp, black hornet, bumble bee, milkweed beetle, silver- 
spot butterfly and the showy lycomorpha moth in black and 
yellow. 
By the banks of the Connecticut, near the confluence of the 
two rivers, were found the dainty flowered buttercup ranunculus 
Flammula, var. reptans, an interesting spurge, several sedges and 
bright patches of tick trefoil. 
The day was perfect. Cool breezes and bright sunshine add¬ 
ed charm to this varied region which yielded to its explorers a 
list of 55 plants, 12 mosses, 18 birds, 12 insects. 
