
          535.

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May 17, 1901.  A trip with Section A of my botany class.  On account
of Wednesday trip it was not well represented, enough, however, for an
enjoyable trip.  We went to Curtis Bay. After examining the plants
at the head of the bay we took the path leading towards the boat
house finally reaching the new bridge at the head of Cabin Branch.
56 different plants were found in flower.  The trip was taken mainly
to find Cypripedium acaule, but in this we were disappointed.

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May 18, 1901.  Cloudy in the morning, threatening, wind from the east.
A trip with Mr. W. to our C. place.  I left home at 6.30 A.M. and
took the electric cars for [Rect]; at Monroe St. I was joined my [by]
Mr. W.  On acc't of the threatening weather we each had an umbrella.
We had been told that the trip from [Rect] to the pump-house was
an ideal one, so thought we would go that way to-day.  Getting off
the car, we saw a foot-path.  This we took; it soon led us to a broad
road, really at the intersection of two.  We were quite delighted already with
what little we had enjoyed; the birds, particularly, by their sweet notes
making us loath to hurry onward.  When we reached the intersecting
roads we did not know which to take; no one being near to ask, we
decided to take the one leading into along the edge of the woods.  We
had not gone very far, when we met a colored boy, we asked

        