
          65.

man seemed to think so too. but he had to go and we
started off out Cromwell Br. Rd. The Balto. & Lehigh R.R.
runs parallel with this road for quite a distance and is
plainly seen from the road.  After going out the road
a little distance we came to a spring, here we rested a 
few minutes partaking of the good water.  A very high
bridge crosses the ravine at this point; from all appearance
very badly built and very dangerous to cross.  The road
here goes up a very steep hill.  A little farther out another
ravine is passed, here we found a most excellent spring
nicely closed with an iron door.  This was our last digression
and we <s>not</s> now kept on till we reached L.R.  We
were admiring a beautiful Liriodendron in full bloom,
when we were passed by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Coker and two
other members of the field club.  Reaching L.R. we took
the road along the right bank of the river.  We had not
proceeded very far, when between the road and the river,
I found Valerinella [blank], this is really a pretty little
plant,  the flowers very small clustered in heads, each
remarkable for the entire disappearance of its
calyx, making the plant quite difficult to determine.  When
we came to the gate house,  the keeper was present and invited
        