
          601.

examining the marsh close to the bridge.  Here Aster tennifolius and
Aster subulatus, Solidago sempervirens, Pluchea camphorata and
Buda marina, the latter a new find, were in full bloom.

Along the river shore, nothing interesting was found until beyond
K's resort.  Here in a little depression, at one time, no doubt, an
inlet grew a fine lot of Phragmitis communis.  This is a beautiful
tall grass and its silky flowers were in all their glory to-day.

While collecting specimens of the grass fishermen began hauling in a
great seine on the shore.  When I came up to them, they were
still hauling it in, so I stopped to see what they had caught,
Alewives by thousands!  I never before have [had] seen so many!
In the great swarming mass were a few perch, several crabs, an
eel and several very small flounders.  The latter are very flat
fish.  They swim on their side and have therefore both eyes on one
side of their body.  This side is dark and is uppermost when
its fish is in the water, the other side is very light.  It was 
now getting dark so I hastened onward, little of interest was
afterwards noticed.

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September 14, 1901.  An afternoon trip along the Patapsco
from Relay to Orange Grove and then through the ravine.
        