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north-easterly direction and hoping to <s>leave</s> get out
close to the Cromwell-Bridge R'd [Road]. C. acaule [Cypripedium acaule] was found seen
every where and soon one with bud fully expanded was
found. How many more, however, were found with bud
although apparently fully open, still not quite developed!
In these the lip was quite pale - at first I thought
them to be albinos. What a destruction of the woods
was going on! How many of the straightest and most
beautiful trees had been cut down - the branches and
bark removed - and converted into telegraph poles?
In one low place water had collected and formed quite
a large pond, here were found still  a great many frog eggs.
After walking some distance into the wood we thought
it about time that we were near the road. Soon a
fence was seen ahead of us and we thought we were now
close to the road. It, however, was only a fence to separate
adjoining (properties) estates. The compass now came in
very handy. We knew that Loch Raven was in a north-easterly
direction from us. We now entered a field followed
the fence and went in a direct north-easterly direction, our
        