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cloudy.  On acc't of the rains Thursday and Friday, the roads
were very muddy.  We met at the Frederick R'd - B. & P.
Station, and took the road, that passes St. Agnes' Sanitarium.
We stopped to examine the ponds, but found very few egg-masses.
Reaching the Old Gerogetown R'd, we followed it, in
the direction of Arbutus.  This path leads past several
ponds, in one of the smaller ones myriophyllum was growing
profusely.  On the side of the path we found our first
Bluet, and while crossing a field Lamium amplexicaule was
found fully open.  When we reached Sulphur Sp. R'd. we were
some distance below Arbutus.    We now walked along the
S. S. R'd then the road to Avalon and finally turned off to reach the
ravine at Glenartney.  On S. S. R'd we noticed Acer rubrum in
flower; robins, too, were seen in great numebers.  Arrived at
the ravine at G. we built a fire, toasted some bread and ate
our dinner.  After dinner, we searched for wild flowers.
Hepatica triloba was out in full force, so much of it was seen,
we decided to call the day Hepatica Day.  Claytonia Virginica,
and Saxifraga Virginiensis were also found.  Bloodroot with
buds fully out of the ground was also found.  The ravine is

        