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Steady walking brought us to Piedmont Springs after night 
came on, and we were received there with more hospitality than 
at any other place in the mountains. 
ext morning the first difficulty to present itself was Aunt 
Sallie’s ridge, but after some effort the top was reached. By a 
large patch of Vaccinium vacillans, a halt was made for the pur- 
pose of eating and resting. The rocks produced Asplenium 
platyneuron with incised pinnze, and in a wild gorge at the 
northern end of the ridge is an abundant stock of the rare Carex 
Fraseri. 
A short distance from this place we again struck the famous 
Wilson's creek, and made our way along the south bank for 
some miles. The bright green Xanthorrhiza apiifolia covered 
the ledges of the cliffs. Boykinia aconitifolia was discovered on 
the sandy bank of the creek, and once in a while a plant of 
Liparis liliifolia or Pogonia verticillata. While making our way 
over the rocks, our inspiration was suddenly revived by the de- 
lightful odor of Rhododendron arborescens, and a few steps brought 
us before the beautiful tree-like shrub in full bloom. It may be 
interesting to note here that Danthonia compressa was quite com- 
mon in this valley, although generally it prefers the summits of 
the higher mountains. 
On a tributary of Wilson's creek, one bush of Pyrularia 
pubera sprang from a ledge on the cliff, while along the edge of 
the water Calycanthus glaucus and C. levigatus were perfectly at 
home. А little further up the stream the ominous sound of a rattle- 
snake greeted us, but the reptile was left to himself, as the spot was 
by no means suitable for an encounter. However, the incident led 
to the rediscovery of an Asarum not collected for many years.* 
Our supply of rations for the day was somewhat limited at 
* Asarum Virginicum, L, var. a, Mx. in DC. Prodr. xv. 426 (1864). 
онтой ы met Shuttlw. Mss. 
Thi ant, collected by Rugel in 1841 on the Broad river, N. с., seems to 
have been unnoticed ever since by collectors, and is not given a place in Chagas s 
Flora. It is undoubtedly a variety, and perhaps, as d асга spe- 
Ces, dE B бі distinguished ays A. с тотема by its long peduncle, cima 
averages 2} cm. in length, and b lyx-tube, from three to five times 
mottled with sold and large, шы ci lobes; also, the anthers are er 
four-ribbed. 
