
          76.

x Tinder Creek.

say, here we were met by  him; he had been to annapolis on
his wheel.  We now followed the path till we reached
the old furnace.  Here we prepared coffee and ate
our dinner.  After dinner we followed the shore
crossed the little inlet in search for Iris versicolor
it however was not in flower.  In the wood Ilex
opaca & I. verticillata were both found in flower; we
noticed the great similarity of the blossoms.  We now
again made our way to the head of S.M. Pond where we
had hidden a lot of Magnolias in the morning.  Tese we
found in good condition, then slowly made our way to
the station, where after a short wait we took the train
home.  In the morning while close to our former camp
we were agreeably surprised at the sight of a very pretty
bird all red except its wings which were black.  And
a little later while gathering Nuphar advena we saw
a pretty bird all black except the round parts of its
wings which were <s>black (?)</s> red.  Both birds were quite large/
The songs of the birds during the morning were very pleasant
music, while we were gathering flowers they really <s>of</s> in
their chatter seemed to be scolding us.
        