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flower. — Lodged about 8. m. this side of Harden- 

 bergs corner or the outlet of Owasco lake. 



10. About 10. o clock I arrived at Harden- 

 bergs corner or the outlet of Owasco : the day 

 got exceeding hot, more so than I had experi- 

 enced this season; I stayed to rest myself, feeling- 

 exceeding fatigued, about 11, a stage from Can- 

 adaugua came in & as I found the road but ver3 T 

 little interesting, being all a continued range of 

 cultivated land, I concluted to take a seat in 

 the stage, which would bring me to Onondaga 

 this night yet, which I would not have been able 

 to accomplish untill tomorrow night, the distance 

 being 22 or 23. miles. Here I observed the first 

 plants of the Myosotis lappula, for this season ; 

 growing along the road side in great plenty, as a 

 common weed. At Skeneatiles lake we took 

 dinner. This is a most charming situation. At 

 evening we arrived at Onondaga hollow, having 

 had two hours rain before we came there. Here 

 I took up my lodging with John Adams. The 

 post office being nearly opposite of this, I en- 

 quired for letters but to my great disappointment 

 found none. 



11. This day I rested & made some necessary 

 arraingements about specimens whichjl had col- 

 .ected, either dry or in their green state-Enquired 

 for the places of Capt Webster & Squire Geddes. 



July 12 Very anxious of seeing the Salt 

 springs which are only 5. m. from this place, to 

 the north, I took a walk to them ; but being Sun- 

 day & knowing that I would have further oppor- 

 tunity of collecting specimens, I dit not provide 



