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seen immediately at the beginning of our trip, as was also
Obolaria.  Following the path past the spring we came to a
Dogwood fully expanded.  Botrychium Virginianum was seen
coming up very plentifully and Sweet Vernal grass was
found fully open.  We enjoyed the walk along this path
very much but felt very sorry on seeing the stakes which
had been driven into the ground, marking off the place
into streets and villa lots.  We finally reached Roland Av.
where we took the car to Lakeside.  Leaving the car before
it had reached L. we walked over to the B. & L. R.R. tracks.
On our way over we found Viola canina and Gum vernum
the latter being seen for the first time.  It is a remarkably
pretty little plant, remarkable in the way the pistils are all
congregated in a little ball and raised on a stipe.  When quite
near Charles St. Av. we met a man; through him we learned
that the place on our left was Perot's - quite a number of
pretty greenhouses were seen in his place, on our right was
Bradford's estate.  Bradford was Governor of the state during
the Civil War 1861-65 and had his house on this estate.  Harry
Gilmor<s>e</s> commanded an irregular trop of cavalry during this war
came here and burnt down the Gov. home; he then proceeded

        