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a previous number of this journal ; and an expedition to the Isles of 

 of Shoals is rewarded with Elymus mollis, a giant in its genus. 



Returning homeward, an excursion down the Maryland Peninsula 

 most opportunely offers itself, and under the guidance of those veteran 

 explorers and keen eyed collectors, Messrs. William M. Canby and 

 Albert Commons, the writer is introduced to a most interesting flora. 



One hundred miles due South and we reach Salisbury, to be visited 

 later, and then thirty miles due East and our train stops on the sand 

 in full view of the broad Atlantic, even then lashed into enormous 

 waves by the first breath of the approaching cyclone of September 

 12th. 



Taking our lunch before the train stops and disencumbering our- 

 selves of all unnecessary empediments, we strike landward again 

 across the little creek, and are soon, botanical] y speaking, "in clover." 

 Sabbatia stellaris first attracts our notice, then Mr. Canby leads us to 

 his locality of Triglochin triandrum. Kosteletzkya Virginica, Asclepias 

 paupercula, Paspalum Floridanum, Lythrum lineare, Erythraea ramo- 

 sisima, Elephant opus tomentosus, Solidago pilosa, Rhynchospora inex- 

 pansa, Eleocharls simplex, Hydrocotyle repanda and umbellata, var. 

 avibigua, and a host of other " good things " follow in quick succes- 

 sion, and at length wearied with very profusion, and our portfolios 

 crammed, we wend our way back to our hotel, our pressing paper and 

 our wire frames. 



A dip beneath the rapidly increasing waves gives us new vigor, and 

 our plants in press, and a good supper, whereof oysters and terrapin . 

 were important features, being put in process of assimilation, we enjoy 

 the fast gathering storm. All night the wind shook the house, and 

 drifted the sand and lashed the waves, till almost four o'clock, when 

 with a tropical dash of rain, the storm was upon us. The sight was one 

 never to be forgotten. As far as the eye could reach, the sea was a 

 seething mass of foam, with the great billows chasing each other in 

 quick succession, while the quick and strong undertow revealed the 

 danger of the stoutest swimmer who should be caught by it. 



In the midst of this tempest we left, and at noon, when we reached 

 Salisbury, the sun was shining, great masses of cloud were drifting 

 seaward, and the furious southwest wind was rapidly drying the light 

 soil. The heavy gale had raised the waters of the inlet to an unusual 

 height, so that we found ourselves unable to collect a number of rare 



