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Lobelia cardinalis and Decodon verticillatus.  In the afternoon
I walked through Curtis Bay and then up Church St. to the
Annapolis R'd.  On the side of the road I found Solidago
lanceolata in flower.  Three golden-rods to-day claim
fourth place in time of flowering; on the shore S. sempervirens
was found one plant with one a [or] two flowers fully open, here
on the road S. lanceolata, one plant with a few flowers open
and later a plant of S. puberula (?) fully open.  The walk up
Church St. was the most unpleasant part of my entire trip; not
much breeze, what little there was coming from the rear; the
sun shining on you from in front the entire way; the temperature
very hot and going up hill a distance of fully two miles.  When
I reached the Annapolis road I cut into <s>through</s> the woods following some
very pretty paths.  Elephantopsis Carolinianus was found in a number
of places, just beginning to open.  I crossed the "First Road"
at the bridge and then followed the path through the ravine to
the spring.  On the trunk of a tree I collected two pretty
fruited mosses and one also farther down past the spring where
the brook divides.  I followed the path near the river,
went through Cromwell's, finally again reached Annapolis R'd.  It was
        