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showers, but later about 8 P.M there was a very heavy one.

47.

August 30, 1899. A trip again alone; this time to Roland
Park and vicinity.  West of the car barn and also south-west
of it, are two fields.  Here in a short time may be found
quite a number of pretty as well as rare plants. To-day two
pretty grasses Chrysopogon nutans and Andropogon furcatus;
several varieties of Helianthus, H. rigidus and H. tracheliifolium
being very numerous; Boreopsis tripteris and Liatris scariosa
made these two fields very beautiful, indeed.  I was very much
surprised to find already, the common field mushrooms, Agaricus
campestris, and in large quantities. In the lower end of the 
southern field is found that peculiar compositae -- Parthenium
integrifolium.  After examining these two fields I took
the path leading past the large spring.  To the right on the
hill side was found Gentiana ochroleuca, and beyond the
spring at several places Actinomeris squarrosa.  At the end of
the wide path, a narrow path leading to the Emory Grove railway
may be seen, following this path I found, on both sides
Vincetoxicum nigrum in great profusion. Returning the 
same route I proceeded in a south-westerly direction from
the car barn.  This was formerly quite open, but now they

        