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much higher, at least twice as high.  My next find was Solanum
rostratrum in fine condition.  It was an unexpected find for I
<s>having</s> haven't seen a trace of it for two years.  I took several specimens
for the press.  My best find, though, was a large plant of Anethum
Foeniculum, Fennel, its beautiful dark green parallel nerved terete stem deserves
mentioning.  It has finely dissected leaves, flowers yellow and
grows to the height of 5 feet.  The railroad company has laid
another track, which no doubt will be end of Inula Helenium.
It now looks better that [than] ever before.  While getting a specimen
I rubbed up against a small specimen of Urtica urens, although
I did not feel the smarting at first, perhaps due to my eagerness
to get the Inula, I soon afterwards felt it and although nothing
very severe I still feel it although five hours have passed since
I touched it.  Nothing now attracted my attention until I
reached Point Breeze. Here in the low meadow, built in a stalk
of tall Marsh Grass - Spartina polystachya, close to the water, I 
found a marsh-wren's nest.  How wonderfully beautiful are 
these nests!  And when one sees the pretty little builders! Do you not
wonder then, how such sweet little birds could contrive such a
wonderful nest?  The nest was very conspicuous, to conspicuous I
        