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perhaps rain would spoil our trip.  On the road we passed
several beautiful cherry trees in flower; the tree being a very
near relative of Prunus serotina.  Arriving in F. our lady passenger
was the first to leave us, we found her a very estimable lady,
and insisted on presenting us with a fine bouquet of lilies.
We learned, too, that she at one time had been a Sister of
Charity.  We soon were at our destination; left the wagon
to proceed along the pike.  On the side of a hill Azalea
and Hypoxis were seen and at another Robin's Plantain.
The main reason for taking this trip was to find the Yellow
Cypripedium; these were to be found in Winan's.  We
very soon arrived at this beautiful place.  A beautiful
winding ravine passes through the place and on <s>the</s> its slopes
are found many beautiful plants.  Mr. W. soon found
Cypripedium pubescens and later I too found a few.
Here, too, were found Polygala Senega, Asarum Canadensis,
Obolaria Virginica, Pedicularis Canadensis, <s>Okesia</s> a Uvolaria perfoliata,
Cercis Canadensis, Papaw and many other kinds.  We staid [stayed] 
here for quite a while.  It was now becoming dark, much
earlier to-day on account of the cloudy state of the atmosphere
and we concluded to start for home.  The temperature was
        