. The Bryologist. Mosses; Liverworts; Lichens; Botany; Bryology. —42— 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 "; Camp was run on a day- lights-saving sched- ule,
. The Bryologist. Mosses; Liverworts; Lichens; Botany; Bryology. —42— 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 "; 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. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Grout, A. J. (Abel Joel), b. 1867; Smith, Annie Morrill; Jennings, Otto Emery, 1877-; American Bryological and Lichenologica
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