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is very quick, ever so much more active than the old
ones.  Its carapace is entirely to small for it, and
would never serve as a shelter.  When pursued it makes
use<s>d</s> of its quick movements and soon is safely hid behind
or under some rock<s>s</s>.  I ate my lunch on the hill-side
facing Ilchester.  The afternoon was spent along the
River Rd.  When I reached Orange Grove I stopped at the
Cascades.  Several plants of Aristolochia Serpentaria were
here marked on a former occasion, and my visit to-day
was in hopes of finding them in flower.  I now hastened
onward to Relay, the distant sound of thunder,
warning me of an approaching storm,  stopping only
at the Gentian Hills to collect a few specimens of
Polygonatum giganteum.  Here, on the hillside
fully a hundred plants occupy a patch about 10 ft.
square.  Reaching R. I concluded to walk to Catonsville
and take the car,  hoping to see a plant marked on one
of my trips near the James' estate.  When quite near the
place it begain to rain and soon the storm was upon
        