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with many choice wild plants, among them being Iris verna
Quercus prinoides, Kalmia angustifolia
and Myrica asplenifolia, now again cleared and converted
into a field.  On or near the path we found several
mosses and two cup-shaped lichens? (fungi), one of the latter
tipped with carmine, the other tipped with brown.

The interesting little hut, which always attracted our attention, was found
in ruins.  We, at first thought it had taken fire, but
upon nearer approach found that it had been torn apart by
man.  Near this hut are a number of dead
trees, on which was found a very interesting lichen.
It branched quite freely, the entire plant was dull
green color, and the branches, which were cylindrical,
(fully 1/8 inch thick near the base), 
surrounded by long flexible spine-like processes, and
were terminated by flat
several-lobed disks fully ½ inch in diameter.

From the hut we went to the branch.  Here we 
were grieved to see a large area of wood land cleared.
The trees had been cut into cord wood, which was
seen in several large piles.  Several men were still
        