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with a party of ladies on a geological trip.  Notwithstanding the
rain of the past few days we found the paths through the woods
in nice condition.  We had a most enjoyable day.  The finding
of the Sarracenia proved probably the most interesting find of 
the day.  We returned on the 4.05 P.M. train.

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June 1. 1901.   One day of clear weather then again rain.  During
May there were 18 days on which it rained on 13 of these more
than .01 rain fall; 3.62 in. fell during the entire month nearly four
<s>th</s> times the amount during the corresponding period last year.

To-day, it was partly clear during the morning, but in the afternoon
there was again plenty of rain.  We met at the Catonsville terminus
at 7.30 A.M. as I was anxious to again visit the
patches of Aplectrum and Tipularia.  During the night there
had been a heavy fall of dew; for this reason we were told
that there was not likely to be any rain.  On account of the
heavy dew, we found the ground very wet, and we would soon
have had very wet feet had we not soon reached the woods where
the ground was less wet.  To-day we went by way of the open
field and examined the patches on the west side, with, however
the same result, not a trace of a plant visible.  We examined
        