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quadrifolia). Some of these were out of blossom, as of 

 course is the arbutus, w^hich is very plentiful in the 

 season on Murray Hill. That large, showy lily {Lil- 

 limn siiper'hiiiri)^ with its nodding orange blossoms, is 

 very abundant in many fields here. I found one stalk 

 Tvith eighteen symmetrical flowers. 



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The drive from Mount Morris to Silver Lake 



much of the way along the high banks of the Genesee 

 River, is full of objects of interest. Soon after crossing 

 the long covered bridge we reach the foot of Squawkie 

 Hill. Here we drive in a winding bj^way into the 

 woods to get a draught of water from Mary Jemison's 

 Spring. One can still trace the path from the spring to 

 where her wigwam stood, and as if to be in keeping 

 with the old tradition, the beautiful Indian hemp is 

 growing about the premises. At the top of Squawkie 

 HiU the road reaches the very edge of the precipice, 

 and one gets the finest view to be had along the whole 

 river shore. Although the Genesee runs through an 

 old and thickly settled part of the State, yet its wonder- 

 fully fine and diversified scenery seems to have been 

 overlooked, and to have received far less notice than it 

 deserves. One needs to drive along the banks, or in a 

 canoe float down its rapidly changing waters, to appre- 

 ciate it. From its source in Pennsylvania to Portage- 



