
          569.

disk-shaped, the flat sides being somewhat irregular.  After an hour of this we
decided to return to the station,  the prospects being rain for some time.
What a difference in appearance of our path!  When we first passed over
it, it was almost dry, now in many places it was flooded with several
inches of water; the little brook that we passed and which had but a tiny stream
slowly moving along was now so wide that we could hardly pass, filled with
yellow foul water.  From a botanical point of view, our trip, too, was
interesting.  Beyond V's a new plantain was found.  Chimaphila maculata,
Penthorum sedoides and Angelica hirsuta were found in flower. We reached
home about 7:15 P.M.[note at top of page:  In the car a young man (Mr. Smith) told us how he bathed during the recent hot spell.  He would sit in the tub & have his body we immersed, behind him he would place a light and read.  He said that in the course of half an hour the water would feel very warm, as warm as his body, then he would let this warm water run out and thrun on again a lot of cool water.]

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July 7, 1901.  A trip with the children along the B. & O. R.R. tracks.  I went
as far as the Polanisia place, hoping to get a few specimens for the press.
Most of the specimens found were still very small.  A few were found
with buds, but none in flower.  Along the fence were quite a number of
large specimens, some were in bud, nearly all of these had been attacked 
by some insect, notwithstanding their protective odor.  The leaves of these
plants were filled with holes.

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July 8, 1901.  To Bare Hills.  For several years have I wished to make a
trip to this well-known region, but have continually for some reason or other
neglected to do so.  Last year, however, when I was told by Mr. H. that Talinum
        