
          I wuld not visit it; the way is difficult and I found nobody who would come there
 as a guide. But this summit is not many feet higher than Union gap and [wrered?]
 of trees like the best it is of no interest for the cryptogamous plants. On the
 left is Yonah Mt more broken where I found a new Macromitrium but no
 rare phaenogamous plants. 15 miles farther up is Union gap where one arrives
 by a deep and dark valley with a splendid vegetation. Her opaca is there a tree
 very [crossed out: illegible] 50 to 100 feet high. At the summit og Union gap on the peaks which 
 domine the road both sides, I found a fine Trillium, T. caterlii, I think and
 many other good species. The road down the mountains on the other side, along Highwassee
 river is also very interesting. Toccau fall is south of Clarksville 12 m.
 I found there a very remarkable and new Schlotheimia. But the place is too dry 
 for the phaenogamous plants. Between Clarksville and Ashville, I stopped two weeks
 at Pickem P. H. to explore from this place Table rock, Cesar's head, both very fine localities
 for the scenery but too well known and visited by botanists and where is nothing new
 to be found. At the foot of Table rock mt I collected a few specimen of the handsome Togomi
 [crossed out: illegible] [fimbiatc?]? (I think, for I don't remember the name of these southern plants described by Elliott.
 I visited also Deconee Mt, Glassy Mts. Devills C. H Cherokee Mts all poor and dry
 granite mts. I would not advise any botanist to go there except perhaps to explore cloosely [closely]
 the Cherokee Mts. Perhaps Dahlonegha, Ellijoy in Gilmen Cy [County] Ga. would be interesting
 stations. But there is great difficulty to approach these Mts. There is not stage and the
 only mode of travelling is on horseback. I crossed [crossed out: illegible] [added: to] Clarksville from Stone Mt stopping
 at Gainesville these countries like what they name the blue ridge, between Clarkesv. and
 Gainesv. is not very interesting. The ridge is low, it is the true Chattahocchee Mt 500 feet
 high, no more; I could not collect there a rare plant though a Dr. living at the sulfur 
 springs near Gainesvill affirmed that he had found a small handsome plant nearly like 
 a violet and which was nowhere described. As he could not show me the plant and
 as I am too well acquainted with the botanical attainments of those country Doctor,
        