Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
Closing Sessions of the Botanical
Club and Bird Club Meeting.
New Edition OF Vermont Flora to BE
Published In 1904 Important Paper
on Pollution OF Water Supplies
by Algae.

fOli'iWs; Prtsidcnt .'rcSident EZra BRAIN
erd of Mddlehury College: vice president,
cyrus q. TrinPle of the University of
Vet mont: secretary and treasurer. Prof.
l.. r. Jones of the University of Vermont.
stops were taken toward the arrange
ment OF a new edition of Vermont Flora.
20 come out in 1904 and President Erain-
crd, who was chairman of the committee
which rot out the last edition. was ON
powered to appoint such assistants as he
dceme necessary to aid him in forwarding
this work. a committee of three was APP
pointed to arrange for both the surrim"r
md the winter meetings. The annual roll
cali followed and resulted in several inter
esting and valuable items which we're liz
tened to with a great deal of pleasure by
the members Of the club.
Then came the election Of new memlIt rs
and the following were elected: Miss Ger
trude y. Cornish OF the Normal school,
Castietor: j. a. Wilcox, Swanton: Miss
sylvia y. Bliss. East Calais; Miss hridgr'
NJ. Rooney, St Johnsbury: Miss Hattie
NJ. Hodge Burlington; Fred NJ. Small,
Morrisvi!le: l.. &. bentley. Mori isvilo;
Prot William Stuart. Burlington; Miss
Ruth b. Fisher. Normal school. Johnson;
Dr. J. H. Barnhardt, Tarrytown, \. "
Mrs Emily Hitchcock Terry. Northamp-
ton. Mass; Miss Mary McCaulcy, West
Eutllnd \. J. Eaton. South Royalton;
Miss Mary +. Anderson. East Berkshire;
Miss Griffin, curator of the St Johnsbury
museum: Dr. Stanton s. tHdy. Middle
bury: y. l." Burnett, NJ. d., South Royal
ton. Miss Margaret Milham, Essex june
ton
The first numhCr Of the morning. pro-
grammc was a talk by Mrs. +. T. Daven-
port of Brattleboro, on "Rocollectons Of
e. e. Frost" The very valuable Frost
hcrba rum ut the university well serves
To p"rpetuate this name aud Mrs Davcn-
oort. having been personally acquainted
with Mr.. Frost. spoke very ittihgly ANA
ntctcStinCly concerning his ire ana seen
tifc studies
This WAS followed by u practical paper
by Miss Ruth Fisher of the Johnson Nor
NAL school on AN Appeal for More study
OF the Lower Plants in our Schools
The next number was n paper by Prof.
f., \. Burt Of Middlebury College. ON "Thc
Telephorae ct Vermont" This contained
much valuable information largely of a
technical character.
rhe paper by Mrs. Nellie +. Flynn of
this city on Additions to the flora of
BURLINGTON and Vicinity During lN-,
showed an incre asc ot over N In That
where year ago there were 100 species
there are now 0t6
The talk on The Pollution Of Water
Supplies by Aleae' given by g. T. Moore
of the bureau Of plant industry. Wash
ngton, ID. G.. was especially interesting
an Instructive. He said among other
things. 1T is generally thought that this
subject should b. delegated to the engi-
necr or the chemist and not to the bOtan-
list. II is. however, a form Of plant life
that causes the trouble in most cases. II
has become very important question in
Massachusetts. where at certain seasons
If tn. year the water becomes SO pollut ed
us to he entirely unfit for drinking pur-
poses. The little plant grows 10 nAaturity
and then when it is disturbed by any
hal or - r.
face Of the water, it gives out an oil
which is very offensive. The question Is
how to get rid of this little plant growth.
Covering the reservoirs has been tried
to keep out the light and thus prevent
the growth. also introducing an intricate
system of acyating pipes, but ii has been
found that Introducing more air caused
the plants to grow better In Richmond,
Va. and certain places in the South
where the water Cress is raised, this
growth has come in to such an extent as
20 almost prevent raising the water CreHS.
In the great water system which is be-
ing constructed to supply Boston and all
,hc towns within a radius of ten miles,
over Si.oJJ.H has been spent within the
last y months to prevent this alga" pol
tuition. The water gets in such condition
that people come to the commissioners
with shotguns to demand that the dead
animals be removed from the reservoirs.
get in, from the odor and taste of the
water. This is a question which will have
to be worked out i'll the laboratory and
th"n applied to the reservoirs. 1t is n
rather new and unusual form Of pollution
in water supplies" Mr. Moore said.
when asked if these algae We're poisonous.
that it was his personal opinion they are
not. although this is denied by some,
I W, W. Eggleston Of Rutland then gave
a summary OF paper which was omitted
Friday by w. II. Blanchard of Wcstmn-
ster ON More Finds in NY Section. This
showed about - new species OF plants
found in that section during the past year.
| The paper by PRINCIPAL Carlton i.
| Howe OF Essex Junction high school ON
| PLANT Progression showed that by pro
cesses of erosion and other influences
plant societies are constantly changing
from lower to higher and from higher To
lower Typographical form.
Tho next was paper on 'Nagaries of
llopatica" by f. A. Ross Of Burlington.
| lie gave an interesting and Instructive
paper which was well written and varied
| lie usual order of the programme some.
what by occasionally indulging in a it'll
Auhor' lite showed several we'll mounted
/ specimens 10 illustrate his descriptions
The number on the Chandler Herbarium
/ by President Brainerd and the one bv
/ Prof. Jones on the Frost !Icrbarium were
omitted on account OF lack of time. Prof
Jones' stated that it was largely through
The instrumCntality of Mrs. T.. h. Daycn-
| port of BrattlcbOro that the Frost Her
| barium is now possessed by the Univcr-
sity of Vermont He also spoke OF the
marvellous work Of Mr.. Frost and his
great contribution to science as being al
most invaluable
Two other papers which We're To have
appeared on the programme were omitted
on account of the absence of those who
were to give them The one by Miss Alice
T., Bacon of Bradford on IAN Experiment
with the Fruit OF the Red Banoberry'
Will be published in "Rhodors" and the
one on the Message Of Trees" by Miss
". Eva Baker Of Springfield will prob
ably be published in some State paper.
TlIE BIRD CLUB.
Tho adjourned meeting of the Bird club
opened Saturday afternoon at two o'clock
with the election of officers. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
kins Of Burlington; viCe-prc sidcnt rrn-
cipal Carlton -, Howe Of Essex junction;
secretary and treasurer. q, IL. Ross Of
Rutland. The following new members
were elected to the club; Prof and Mrs
q. ", Smith, G.. H. Gilbert. Burlington:
Miss Il. Ross, MIS-. -, r. Mason, Bur
linston; Or. n. |. Burnett. South Royal
ton; Miss 5. A Martin, Burlington, Mrs.
r. w. Ward, Burlington; Mrs. W NJ.
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