so that I thought I could ascend it in .any place 

 required. Since I had to be in an hurry, on ac- 

 count of the weather, I determined to return 

 some day this week back to it, & have an atten- 

 tive examination, I arrived after a short but dis- 

 agreeable day's travelling at Mr. Houser's where 

 I found my trunk safe ; This place is about 2 

 miles from the gap, & I have chosen it for a 

 place of making my stand for excursions in this 

 nighborhood, as long [as I think it worth my 

 while. 



2. This morning still rainy ; about 10 o'clock 

 it seemed to clear off ; took an excursion on some 

 of the hills, & along the Smithfield creek ; Ranun- 

 culus philonotis, Anemone thalictroides, &c. in 

 flower ; on the creek I seen the Acer glaucum 

 with its seed shed ; this maple seems to be a dif- 

 ferent species, though in general taken as a 

 variety. Justicia pedunculosa in great plenty, 

 just sprouting up. The sandy banks covered 

 with Equisetum hyemale & arvense,Scrophularia 

 nodosa ? (flowering). 



After dinner I took an excursion up the Del- 

 aware on the road to the Many sinks ; I begin 

 to despair of getting anything interesting in this 

 quarter, even the plants common to the banks of 

 Schuyllkill which are any ways interesting ? I 

 dont observe here, it is an arid slate & lime stone 

 barren ; though very finely timbered. 



However I expect to try to morrow the gap 

 again, if the weather will permit it. 



3. This morning I set out for the Gap ; I as- 

 cended the west side of the mountain in several 

 places, to have the advantage of all kind of situa- 



