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The morning was delightfully pleasant.  It grew warmer 
during the course of the day, but not excessively so, the
fresh breeze making the temperature quite agreeable.  In
the woods, along its paths and in its glades it was very
pleasant.  The only disagreeable part of the trip was the
walk along the road with its two or more inches of 
dust, still this was made bearable by the observance of
the various plants along the road side.  The dwarf sumach,
Rhus copallina, is now coming into flower.  Of our sumachs,
the poison oak, R. toxicodendron is the first to come into flower
and close upon it R. venenata, the poison sumach.  Nearly a 
month later comes the staghorn sumach, R. typhina and close
upon it R. glabra the smooth sumach; and now, when all
the others are done blooming R. copallina.  R. cotinoides, the
smoke-tree is in bloom about the time of R. glabra.

Another thing noticed is the predominance of Melilotus
alba only an occasional M. officinalis being now found.
M. officinalis comes in flower first and during the latter
part of May the roadsides are yellow with is mass of yellow
florets.  During the first part of June M. alba comes into
        