
          548.

now shone out beautifully, illuminating everything, the scene
before us defied description!  After dinner we walked up the
run, hoping still to find a few Aplectrums.  While on this trip
and a short distance from the field we found a plant of Phlox
pilosa we marked the locality by a mound of stones and
also by tying a white rag with 2 red bows to a young Tulip-tree.
We did not find a single plant of the Aplectrum.  We reached
the open field.  On our way back to the camp we observed
a pretty path, it no doubt was once a wagon path, for there
were still faint traces of the ruts left [made] by the wheels.  It is
now becoming overgrown, for no one seems to make use of it.
We followed it, thinking it might lead close to our camp,
but we were very glad to learn that it did not.  We were
again close to our camp when we had a shower.  It did not
last long, but rained quite fast while it did.  We hurried to
the camp, and here under our <s>protecting</s> widespreading beech we were well
protected.  It was very pleasant to be seated in our camp and
watch the pattering of the rain into the brook.  After this shower
the sun shone again, but not long.  Soon we heard the distant
sounds of thunder, these became more and more distinct, and 
        