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several places can now be found, This  plant seems
now to be at its best.  About half way to the Cascades
a path may be noticed leading up and around a small
ravine, true Gentiana andrewsii was found in flower.
Reached the Cascades about 1:15 P.M. Our spring was
about half full of the peculiar dark brown sediment
noticed on our last visit.  The water above the sediment
is very clear, the peculiar taste noticed formerly has entirely
disappeared.  After dinner I walked up to the pool, the
water on acc't of the heavy rain early in the morning was
quite muddy.  About 3 o'clock I was joined by Mr. W. and
after an hours' chat we started towards the Relay.
Reaching the three hills we stopped at the first to
examine carefully for Gentiana cruciata, we, however, failed
to see a single plant, several plants thought to be
these were marked.  Here Corylus americana was
found and along the base of the third hill Polyganatum
giganteum was noticed in fruit.  At the spring
a large patch of Impatiens pallida set off this otherwise
pretty place.  Arrived at the Relay we had but a few
minutes to wait when a train came along and soon we
        