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*To-day I found my first hornet's nest.  It was on a low branch of a beech
quite high up on the hill-side.  It was a small one.  Having satisfied myself that
no hornets were in it I cut it from the tree and took it with me.

body was very thin and looked very much like a slender twig
with leg attached.  These were quite long although not quite 
as long as the antennae.  Could this have been the walking-stick?
In the ravine and also along the River R'd, Aster undulatus, A.
cordifolius, A. patens, Solidago latifolia, and S. caesia were found
in abundance.  These are really the handsomest of those two genera
of plants, and greatly beautify the autumnal glades.  The morning
was spent most satisfactorily.  The temperature was delightul
and there was much to be seen.*  At noon I was at Orange Grove.
I now crossed the Patapsco and walked towards Relay.  I had
not proceeded far when I was surprised by a sudden down-pour
of rain.  It did not last long, but before I reached the Gentian
hills in [it] started in to rain and from the outlook I knew
we would have it the rest of the day.  I had already collected
a great many specimens, my vasculum was packed, besides I
had a large bouquet in my hand, <s>also</s> and a bag of nuts.  When I
reached the Gentian hills, it was pouring down, but I had
taken this trip mainly for the purpose of seeing the Gentian so 
notwithstanding I entered the field and examined the hillside.
Quite a number of the plants were found in flower, enough were
        