MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 47 



by the author (Mr. Street) and an address to the college 



boys by a Rev. Mr. of N Yk— a man of good plain 



sense but unpolished in his manner and out of place as a lit- 

 erary speaker. 



"Aug 1 4th. Went by a short and pleasant ride thro Water- 

 loo and Seneca Falls to Cayuga bridge a wooden structure to 

 cross the foot of the Cayuga Lake— arrived about noon and 

 in less than half an hour embarked on the beautifull lake in an 

 elegant steamer— a delightful] voyage of four hours up the 

 lake the shores of which are high and gently undulating- 

 diversified with farms and villages— Aurora (fairest goddess 

 of the morn) is the principal— the lake is terminated or rather 

 commences in a low swampy valley— but behind the trees and 

 shrubbery the town of Ithaca suddenly opened to our view 

 (popu 11 5000) a showing tavern with corinthian columns a 

 number of churches and a number of retail mercantile con- 

 cerns bespeak a place of some importance — it is singularly 

 surrounded with lofty hills on every side— in the evening 

 took a stroll to the top of one of them and had a glorious and 

 brilliant sunset — the fineness of the evening had allured out 

 a number of the fair sex — the gallant manners and dress of 

 some of the younger and more handsome very refreshing to 

 my bachelor eyes. 



"5th roused at one o'clock both my sister & self by the de- 

 parture of stages but ours did not leave until 3 o "'clock — a 

 chilly morning and in passing the lofty hills to the head of 

 Lake Seneca where we are bound — found the necessity of 

 always having an overcoat in traveling — the distance is 25 

 miles thro a wild country and bad roads to the Seneca Lake 

 where we once more embarked on the placid waters — the 

 scenery on the banks very similar to the Cayuga — width from 

 1-2 miles and length about 40 — at 3 o'clock came again in 

 sight of the beautiful] village and hanging gardens of Geneva. 

 "6th spent the afternoon in visiting a lady of my sister's 

 acquaintance at Canandaighua where we arrived by stage in 

 a few hours from Geneva — much admired the house and 

 gardens of a Scotch gentleman Mr. Gress — this village and 

 Geneva are the prettiest places I have yet seen this side the 

 Atlantic — they appear to be the residences mostly of persons 

 of retired circumstances living comfortably & in some ele- 

 gance. 



"Aug 7th left Canandaighua and returned by same route 

 we went — back to Rochester — the village of Pittsford appears 

 in the same condition as to proport 11 and improvements at 15 



