
          272.

Many of the maples are already far advanced in
fruit and on most of the alders only dried shriveled
catkins are hanging.  Symplocarpus foetidus is also
done blooming.  To-day we found Barbarea vulgaris,
Viola pubescens, Viola palmata (and) Viola blanda, and Mitella diphylla
for the first time this season.  For some time, now, I've
been looking for Corydalis - to-day, at last I found it 
in flower, it, too, is very neat, although not as showy
as the Dicentra.  Mr. P. took a specimen of almost 
everything found.  Before settling upon our trip
we were <s>equally divided to</s> undecided whether we should spend the
day along the River R'd or <s>go to</s> at Glenburnie, we finally
decided to go to both places.  This plan necessitated 
our getting back to R. by 10-16 A.M.  We were back 
in B. at half past ten o'clock, where we were obliged
to remain till 1-10 P.M. when we took the train to G.

Before reaching G. it began to rain and continued to
do so <s>till</s> the rest of the day.  Reaching G. we went
our usual route, past the now ruined hut, to the branch
where we intended eating dinner.  We had just passed
        