
          617.

* Here, too, I saw a small bird, nearly as large as our English sparrow. Its throat
& underside of the boday was of a buff color, the wings were black with a lighter
buff colored bar across them.

264

October 19, 1901.  A trip alone to Relay, Orange Grove and the
Ravine.  I left home about 9 A.M. and walked along the B &
O. R.R.  When I started, it was cloudy and the air was raw, but
before I reached Mt. Winan, the sun shone clear and it gradually
became warmer, so that in the afternoon it was quite warm.
Along the railroad I found nothing interesting; when I reached L.
I left the tracks and crossed the fields to Washington R'd.
Here, I stopped to examine <s>the</s> Lygodium palmatum.  I found the plants
readily and was fortunate enough to find two plants with
fruiting pinnae.  I was very much pleased with my "finds".  I noticed
that whenever the plant is fruited, the fertile portion is always well
raised from the ground; in no case have I found fronds trailing on
the ground fruited.  In this same <s>spot</s> locality I found also Aspidium
spinulosum var. intermedium and Botrychium obliquum with its
var. dissectum.  The var. dissectum, although plentiful was found
only in the sterile state.  By 12 o'clock I had eaten my lunch
and was on my way out the road.  At 10 o'clock I was at R.
I crossed the viaduct and walked <s>up</s>along the River R'd towards O.G.  I 
stopped at the Gentian Hills and was pleased to find still 3 plants.*
Later I reached the spot where our plant was growing.  It is
        