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spearmint (Mentha viridis) are always confusing, the two plants
resemble each other very much, this confusion would not arise 
if we would only remember that viridis has its leaves
sesile and piperita has them petiolate.  After collecting
several specimens for the press, I walked close to the edge 
of the stream, here were hundreds of little scavengers (a
black water snail) busily at work.  The day seemed
to be an outing day, for while looking at the snails, I saw
a band of children with a lady walking on the opposite bank;
and about at the same time 3 or 4 boys coming down in the streams
on my side.  Later another band of boys was met near
the bath houses, then one near the dam; and while going
out Franklin R'd a little band was met.  Most of these
were in bathing.  When at the quarry near Edmondson
Av. Bridge I learned the wherabouts of another spring;
at the terminus of the quarry road where it <s>j</s> meets a road
leading into Edmondson Av. near a large widespreading beech.
The water is very good.  A little beyond the bridge
I found Scirpus lacustris, this is one of prettiest of
this genus of the sedges, its tall [teute] leafless stalks
        