to go to the Big bend & down the Susquehannah 

 to Tyoga. — In an excursion to the woods I found 

 Nephrodium Dryopterioides, Mx as I suppose, I 

 never observed this Fern before. 



In the afternoon I went to a place where I un- 

 derstood the Cypripedium spectabile or cana- 

 dense of Michx grew : I found but one bunch of 

 it ; This beautiftill plant is the same I observed 

 last year at Capon springs. 



30. — Still rainy ; but looking again noon some- 

 what better, 1 took the road ; this led up through 

 winding valleys to the highlands, where I found 

 c >nsiderable settlements ; nothing new — The 

 Ranunculus acris is here sometimes so plenty. 

 that it destroyes the natural meadows. I seen 

 whole meadows looking at a distance like a field 

 of Rape in flower, with it. Here I first some of 

 Cistus canadensis iu flower : — 1 had put up about 

 10. m. from the Big bend, on account of the fre- 

 quent showers, at one Mr. Carr I seen to day a 

 few plants of Corn us canadensis out of flower. 



July 1. — From here I soon reached the Sus- 

 quehannah : the road leads- close along the north 

 side of the river ; Oak & Pine are more prevalent 

 here & along with them the wet spots are more 

 covered with Osmundas whereas in the Beach 

 woods & similar places where Beach & Hemlock 

 makes the chief timber, the several species of 

 Nephrodium occupy the places of the Osmunda— 

 Fentstemon pubescens & Scrophularia nodosa in 

 great plenty along the banks — I made my way 

 as far as Chenango a very handsome little village. 

 July 2. — From Chenango I would have had a 

 strait road to the Salt lakes, but my appointed 



