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Road, to Dickeyville, and then followed the falls to Gwynn Oak
Park.  The road being mostly shady, we had a very nice tramp
notwithstanding the heat.  When we reached the park, the majority
took a car for home; but a few of us stopped and rested for
an hour before starting homeward.

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June 14, 1901.  Cloudy and threatening with occasional fine sprinklings.
Notwithstanding one-third of the Friday section undertook the trip.
Our trip to-day was to be a gala one; for besides our botanical excursion
to Dundalk, we were to have also one homeward on the water; Mr. Koch having promised to be
down with his boat and await us.  But, for several days, during the
period of low pressure, we have had very little wind and sometimes for hours
almost a calm.  It was, therefore, no surprise <s>to me</s>, that they told me
on meeting, that Mr. K. would not be there.  We met at River View
Park.  On our way down we had a light sprinkling.  After a short visit
for all to come together, we took the tripper to Dundalk.  Leaving the car we walked
up to where the Calamus and Peltandra grow, then went through the woods
to the river shore, finding on our way pretty specimens of Mitchella repens
which illustrated nicely <s>few</s> heterogenous dimorphism.  It is stated that the
number of individuals of each sort are about equally divided, but we found more with
long styles, the short styled-ones being rather rare.  When we reached

        