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among which the principal sort is 8. canadensis 

 I ascended a very high ridge, near which one of 

 the peaks is, but feeling week & to much in ap- 

 prehension of being obliged to stay out all night 

 if I should attempt to ascent it. 1 deferred it to 

 an other day, when 1 might be belter in health 

 «fe more provided with cloathes to stand the cold 

 weather over night I took my route over the 

 ridge & went a north course along the side o: the 

 mountain, for about 6 m. crossing a number of 

 wild mountain creks &> brooks seemingly very 

 interesting for plants, but the season is to late 

 every thing wor! h notice has decayed & disap- 

 peared allready, & the few plants I took notice 

 of I had seen in abundance before. I arrived 

 out of the woods in a road which leeds over the 

 mountains & took up my lodging the first tavern 

 I came to. 



12 Returned to Ruttland again 1 had col- 

 lected yesterday a very singular species of Equi- 

 setum, which appears new. The Medeola vir- 

 ginica has here allways a red centre, which Mr 

 Lyon took for a remarkable variety, but T believe 

 it is always the case, when the berries are ripe. 

 Along the main street of Ruttland I found a 

 species of Artemisia. 



13 Rested myself, very unwell all day. 



14. The morning very cold : I cook an excur- 

 sion to Meets falls. Hamamelis in plenty & be- 

 ginning to flower. 1 observed all the flowers to 

 toe hermaphrotides, Quercus alba in a dwarfish 

 state : Oak timber is very scarce to be seen here- 



