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Sept. 8, 1900.  One of our most disagreeable of warm days, the temperature 
in the 90's, the humidity high, and <s>scarly</s> scarcely any wind
blowing.  The morning was partly cloudy threatening rain.  My
trip to-day was a round about one.  I took the car to the
B. & P. sta. [station] on Frederick R'd, from here which my trip began; first along
the tracks to a point about a quarter of a mile from Sulphur Sp. R'd
Where I cut through the woods to the Sulphur Sp. R'd; followed
S. Sp. R'd to Washington R'd where I stopped a short time at the
swamp; took a path across the fields now to Lansdowne, here I
took the road crossed the Patapsco, turning eastward at the
first road beyond the bridge, reaching Pumphrey's station I followed
the A & B. S. L. tracks to Westport, home by way of old Annapolis R'd.
Along the B. & P. tracks I found Solidago rugosa, Aster umbellatus,
Aristida dichotoma and A. oligantha <s>were found</s>, but
what was most interesting of all was to see a black gum tree
in flower.  On my way to S. Sp. R'd I found Eupatorium album.
I stopped at the swamp at the intersection of S. Sp. & Wash. R'ds
mainly to examine Lygodium.  For quite a while my search for it
was in vain.  I finally found quite a lot of it, although not one 
fertile frond.  Here in the swamp I found Solidago neglecta
        