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beautiful - the temperature was quite cool.

58.

Sept. 29. 99.  3 P.M.  To Windsor Villa Heights & along
Gwynn's Falls towards Wetheredsville with Mr. Piquott.  An 
occasional sprinkle of rain.  Going out we walked quite
rapidly as Mr. P. was anxious to get a lot of the equitant
leaves of Belamcanda Chinensis the Blackberry-Lily. Returning
we walked more leisurely.  We looked very carefully for
Ostrya, but failed to find any.  Stopping at the spring
near the dam we noticed the reddish roots which had
found their way into the water.  We had noticed them
before, and at other springs; but this time the thought
occurred to me that perhaps they were only red on their upper
surface as I had found the twig - (leaf stalks) of the
Kentucky Coffee-tree and some other plants.  Examination proved this
correct the roots being red above & white underneath.
Looking at the dam we found that quite a portion of 
it had been torn away, no doubt by the rain Monday & Tuesday
which was quite heavy.  All along the falls we noticed
the effects of this last rain.  Took again some of
the fruit and leaves of the oak on W. V. Heights.
Arrived home at 5:30 P.M.

        