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pump-house and finally reached the car terminus.  It was
5 P.M and I reached home at 6 o'clock.

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July 10. 1900.  An afternoon's outing at Gwynn Oak with
N. and the children. We took a short walk along the 
left bank of the stream.  On this side of the stream
grow immense quantities of Lizard's Tail, Saururus
cernuus.  How delicately fragrant are these pretty flowers!
Close to the stream but to the left of our path we
saw the pretty Lilium Canadense in several places.  Ludwigia
alternifolia and Cephalanthus occidentalis were also found
in flower.  The Cephalanthus or Button-bush has also a faint
odor.  We staid [stayed] till 8 P.M.  Going home I noticed the
close approach of the moon to the planet Saturn, it seems
most possible that an occultation would take place.  For
two hours I kept watch and saw how the moon gradually
crept closer and closer toward the planets and how the light
of the planets grew less & less bright.  Still Saturn is
so brilliant that even when right on the edge of the moon
it still could be seen.  Occultation took place a few 
minutes before 11 P.M.  The phenomenon was most beautiful
        