
          528.

number of plants were found but only one in bloom, which
was very small, in fact, the smallest I have ever seen.

In this wood we found Viola villosa and V. sagittata fairly
abundant.  We were anxious to go over the same route we took
last year, but we were not successful, and at 10 o'clock found
ourselves close to the negro shanty at the intersection of the Cromwell
Bridge R'd and the one to Providence.  Here in a pretty glade were several
Junipers -- J. virginiana.  On them were a number of very large
brownish fungous growths.  Closer examination showed them to be
the brownish excrescences already observed but projecting from all over
their surface were brownish yellow gelatinous masses.  Although only
10 o'clock we, both, felt hungry so sat under one of the trees and
ate a portion of our lunch.  While eating we saw and heard a 
pretty cardinal, quite a number of these beautiful birds had
already been seen.  After eating our lunch, we again started on our
trip, we were entirely off our route of last year, but thought we 
might again find it by keeping out Providence R'd.  This we 
did keeping in the woods for some distance, finally, however, taking
the road.  We now soon met a lady on her way to Balto. with 150 bunches
of lilacs to sell in market, we learned from her that we were on the
        