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very plenty here, & spreads a most agreeable 

 fragrancy through the air. A species of Crataegus, 

 -Ludwigia nitida-Ceanothus americanus-Liliuni 

 canadense — Apocynum androsaemifolium with a 

 Galium Mollugo?-Orchis fimbriata-Coruus with 

 white berries, Erigeron corymbosum ! P. — Ty- 

 pha angustifolia-Sm vrnium cordatum — Mimulus 

 alatus— Galium hispidum,- Veronica scutellata & 

 some more common plants, I observed in the 

 meadows leading to the lake. I travelled as far 

 as the town of Milton, where I stood over night. 

 The road, as soon as I had left the banks of the 

 lake began to be quit interesting, as the fences 

 on both sides & cultivated fields, with continued 

 plantations, & farms occasion the road only to be 

 covered with common weeds, amongst which the 

 Verbascumthapsus. Anthemis cotula, & Polygo- 

 num hydropiper have the upper hand. — In one of 

 the woods on this road I collected specimens of 

 Xephrodium filix mas? — 



9. I set out early this morning to make as 

 much way as possible through this for my pur- 

 pose to much settled country : Carpinus ameri- 

 cana & Ostrya, which last I calld C. hispida 

 on account of the cover of the young branches, 

 with stiff hairs, are common in the woods : the 

 timber very frequent beach & Betuhi lanulosa, 

 mixed now & then with Oak— Morus rubra fre- 

 quent. On one or two farms I observed the mul- 

 berry cultivated in orchards maybe for the raising 

 of silk worms, as the trees were low & planted in 

 regular close rows. — Cicuta maculata I found on 

 the road side in several places. — Nothing new in 



