xT. 68.] TO W. M. CANBY. 689 
First day, we got round, retracing our old route, to 
Blaylocks, a hard place. 
2d. Traveled all day up the north fork of Toe, 
through scenery which delighted Mrs. Gray greatly, 
to head of a fork thereof in Yellow Mountains, and 
thence over to Cranberry Fork, almost under the 
shadow of the Roan, or of that prolongation of it 
which we went to; nice food and lodgings and the 
luxury of a separate room. 
3d. Down Cranberry Creek and up Elk, over Elk 
Mountain (got Cedronella cordata. Want any?), 
from which climbed to a good view, down to Valle 
Crucis, and over to Boone, to sleep; a long day. 
4th. Drove fourteen miles, partly on Blue Ridge, to 
Gap Creek, at noon. Nice house. Very nice wife 
and children. 
5th. Mrs. Gray rested. Cowles and I went up 
Blue Ridge, saw a fine waterfall on the eastern side. 
6th. Took in Mrs. Cowles, baby, and bright little 
girl. Drove fourteen miles to Jefferson, picnic dinner 
on the way ; stopped with an uncle and aunt of Mrs. C. 
I and some Jeffersonians went up Negro Mountain; 
collected Saxifraga Careyana at the original locality ; 
took a view of where Aconitum reclinatum must be, 
went for it, found it, some specimens barely in bud, 
more in flower,! made specimens for you and for Red- 
field, took roots. 
Tth. Cowles and family to wait and visit, while we 
took their wagon to Marion, forty-five miles, too much 
1 “Pr, Gray, with Mr. Cowles and some of the neighbors, had gone 
up Negro Mountain. He found on the top the plant he expected, a 
S a, made out the narrow ravine he had explored thirty-six 
years ago, found it, and in its same spot the rare plant (an Aconite) 
he had then ore) hime seen growing since, and so came back 
triumphant.’’ — Extract from Mrs. Gray’s journal. 
