
          352  *Mr. Waters -

Closer into shore was lying a dead leech.  It was lying
on its back stretched out its full length.  I was about
to turn away from the shore when the delightful perfume
of the water-lilies caused me to turn to find them almost
at my feet.  The same dipterous insect was again
noticed entangled in its numerous stamens, but this time
no great amount of nectar.  Near the water-lilies grows 
the nice patch of Marcilia [Marsilea] quadrifolia, said to have been
transplanted there by students from the Hopkins.*  I had
not gone far when a turkey with a brood of ducklings attracted
my attention.  It seems strange that although the ducklings 
take so naturally to the water, they still remain close to this
strange mother and do not go very far from shore, where she
struts right at the water's edge.  Let danger threat<s>h</s>en and
she utters her peculiar cry and they come flocking close to her.
Clethra alnifolia is now almost in flower, its buds are 
quite large and an occasional one may be found showing color.
I now came to the wide expanse of meadow.  This portion is
always pretty but particularly so in mid-summer when the
Rhus is comes into flower.  To-day, the pipewort, Eriocaulon
        