Hi Chris, Looking forward to the JBS meeting this summer. 2 questions: Do he want any NH sites for Dir pal? And what does collecting mean? Listing and documenting or actually taking plant material? The site I know is very small and in a state park. Also, when in the schedule is the book sale? How will it be run? I have books and certainly don't want to miss it but have scheduled a loosestrife removal day in my town on Friday am and was originally thinking about leaving after dinner. Since I'm close, I could leave after the book sale :-), maybe . Thanks Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Campbell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:52 PM Subject: Dirca palustris localities > Dear JBS folks, > Bill Graves from the midwest is coming to New England to collect > populations of Dirca palustris. Janet Sullivan is showing him sites in NY, > and he is coming to the Bangor area on 14 June. He can collect from the > plant we have in the Fay Hyland > Botanical Garden (wild-collected by Fay Hyland), and I directed him to the > herbarium website, where we have 56 records of this species. I said I > would ask around for localities. If you know of a site where this species > grows, please let me know. > > Thanks, > Chris > > Christopher S. Campbell > Department of Biological Sciences > University of Maine > Orono, ME 04469 > 207-581-2982 > check our web site: > http://www.umesci.maine.edu/biology/ >