purple, can it be the true Viola striata of Aiton? 

 — Rhus vernix grows very tall, I seen trees 25. 

 feet nigh, if not more. Hydrophyllum virginicum 

 — Cornus, the Carpinus americana & the Betula 

 carpinifolia is very frequently mixed among the 

 beach & Hemlock. Viburnum lantanoides calld 

 here Shin hobble or Hobble bush on account ol its 

 branches taking root and impeding the walk 

 through the woods very much, forms large thick- 

 ets in several places. 



I^crossed the Tunkhannock & proceeded on up 

 Martin Creek : on the heath waters of this is the 

 place called Hop bottom, where Mr. Milbourne 

 lives, & where I intended to make some stay, to 

 make excursions for further observations. — all 

 this country has been lately began to be settled ? 

 the roads are heavy bad & difficult to pass & so 

 much more to find, as the most of them are only 

 blind paths. It got evening when I came to Hop 

 bottom creek, & I give up the idea of reaching 

 Mr. Millbourns place, as it was three miles 

 further on : but finding on enquire Mr. Mill- 

 bourne to be at a house there himself, & just 

 now ready to go to his place, I went there & de- 

 livered my letter from Mr. Hart, he offered me 

 his horse to ride to his place but I only accepted 

 of the offer of carrying my wallet on his horse, as 

 I was exceedingly fatigued, & he riding slowly on 

 I made the rest of the road to his house, through 

 a very bad piece of road, full of roots & mire 

 holes, in the dark. He appeared to be a very 

 line man, though of but little education, yet of 

 a great deal of natural good sense. Mr. Hart 

 had mentioned in his letter, to make me ac- 

 quainted with the Leek & the Pigeon berry of 



