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On our left a pretty little ravine was now noticed and
our path was leading along its crest.  Our <s>pretty</s> charming resting-
place was still in sight when looking to our right, the <s>pretty</s>
beautiful Lilium Philadelphicum was seen in all its glory.  More plants
were seen than we could readily count.  How grandly they stood
holding their heads on high!  How I wished that I had my
plant-press, but fortunately we each had plenty of paper.
Folding this in two good pads, a plant was placed between them
& then by means of twigs and another sheet of stiff paper
which was firmly wrapped around - a temporary press was
made.  Looking among the lilies, I saw quite a number,
of a pretty little plant, (which was) <s>to me</s> as yet unknown to me, which I found
afterwards to be Pyrola secunda. Here too, grew Aristolochia
Serpentaria, but unfortunately none was in flower.  We now
again followed our path which was leading us through a
beautiful little ravine, sometimes along the hillside, sometimes
low down, sometimes along a precipice, where the brook could
be seen many feet below.  Several times our path was interrupted
by the prostrate trunks of fallen trees.  On one of the occasions
we descended somewhat lower and were crossing a somewhat
        