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weeas, uutil teorang~e and vteiiow formis, %Nere striking in their appear- ance. Thiere are thiree varieties of horsemints, blazing star, is hiere also, w1ile. goldenrods, asters anîd sunflowers seern to bloom very easi'ly. On one ridge, we saw à man diggiUp wei- gelia. At. the same place, to Show. ybu the .va:riety of the vegetation, there were mountain ashi, balsai poplar,. canoe birch, blackbérry, re(l honey- suckle, Solomioi's ,seal. Wild .giniger, llood root, -j.ewel weeds a'nd"Poison i%-y. WVe had: a Sad sequel to one of our trips up there. One of the men ini the Party becamie poisonied from ivy' and was -quîte- sick for over a week. If any of you are susceptible to poison ivv andgo w'here it iâ. if you take a b)athi with a naphitha soap, after you get home, it decreases the danger of' * poisoning but -we didn't kiîoxw this a that timie! Describes Meadow Flora The mneadow « Bora ini order of sea-* son is as .follows: Meadowv parsnip. Various violets, star grass, 1lue-eyed. grass. vainted cul) and thiat general favorite, shiooting star. It seemis to mie thiere were acres of .shooting star-the largest aiid loveliest specimiens %,,e ever * saw. Trlen , there' is red field phlox. quanitities of it, violet broom lrope, wild onion, -hay, )rown%-i-eyed susan and a er-fewý gentians. Lovely orchidssi- l.ar' to Dune Blora of Lake counity,, lu- diana, abound. These include large yel- low, sinall vellow and white lady' slhpper. Variety' of Grasses In -the inarshes, there are thle vani- ous grasses such as 'bhie joint, reed. cord and early bunci grass, while cat-. tails and sedges are verv inuneroùs. Tliere* are also arrow leaf, blul5es, sweet flag and a variety of willow such ab, swarnp, myrtie, shining and hoary, Jand various hybrids hot listed in or- dinary manuals. Water knot-weed is very getneral, and-dense, and forms a food for wild ducks and, other water fowl. avery favorable opportunity for those whio like to study the associations and formations' of plants. First; there. is the black oak forest, second, the swamip have not seeni, and we have seen sorte that lie does flot list, Over five huni- dred varieties are listed by vanious authors. A .week ago when 'we %vere Ut) htst, we saw acres of Nvild rose ilu blooni-vite, sheli pink and rose pink; also tiger hules, but these are flot listed 'above. ýMrs. James M.'. Stifler of. Ev- aliston,' who is a.n .authoritv on botany and who does ,some teachi'ng 'at North- western unive rsity, lias given mie valu- able information. She lias: beenl up to Waukegan moorlands inany times ani .Nheni I talked to.lier after our, last tril), shie as eager to knlow what wvc lia( seenl., Did you finid any. gentianis? shie said, b ttwe hadni't! So it goes. NaturaJllvit depends UI)ofl the 1seasoii ini which onie visits the moorlands as far as the plants are concened. I1 asked a stranger - a native of that region- wvhat lie kneVV about the flats, and lie rel>lie(l I (loni't k.now m rucl about it,: but everv, kiid' of wvld flower.l've ever 7hleard. of, is riglit here. If you. coinle 1 pl again ini two weeks, vou will 'fiild ani entircly different lotof oilants ini Before a large portion, of tis moor, %vas taken over for mianufacturing pur- poses,' ten years' ago, gentians existcd b); the liouisands; while nowv they are wiîTdtiietyfound at aIl. Thius onec by oiùe the fine plant liavens 'of refuge are "yieldiii'g up the ghost", to rutlcss urban extensions of' activity. Thiere is~ a ruinor that the -whole tract is to be made into a model suburban residence area. . This '- so alarming, that deter- imiiid effort is being imade by plant loyers in Waukegan and' elsewhiere. to have the nmoorland set aside as a plant and bfird-refnge. The success of this undertaking is not as vêet assure(l, however. Suminarizes Finding* - The following summnary will lielp youi keep i nind the itemns I have triê'd to bring outini this paper:î 1-This tract is part of' an aniènét L<ake Chicago. 2-It, is sirnîiar to (lune 'région of North Indiana. 3-lt is a veritable flower garden f rom April 'to' September. 4-The coniferous forest was planted Tea for, Two: in the LUNCHEON. TEA DINNER, VLUL& HLEGOWEN.:TEA SHOPS IIFs just a Pleasant -littie stroli from anywhere in Evanston to the Main Street Shop,. wIiere Most. pteasing breakfasts are served with greaf promptness -and transportation by surface cars, steam> or elevated trains is, within a block. You 'WiII enjoy breakfast, luncheon, fea or dinner at Vera Megowen's., DELICIOUS CAKES AND OTHER BAKERY PROD- UCTS FOR THE HOM~E TABLE--INQURE ALSO' ABOUT SELEC TED PIECES 0F IMPORTED GLASS- WARE AND POTTERY AT MODERATE PRICES. French' Provencal. Room Early Amrerican Roomrn 514 MvAIN STREET EASO 501 DAVIS STREET CHIC AND COMFORT MEET AND MERG'E IN FOOT SMO~S 634Church St., Evanston Univ. 0971. s A.v