
          692.

* A. Neilson.

note of April 12, and underneath the discoveries of April 26.
[beginning of note] please do not exterminate these rare blue flowers
Virginia cowslips- April 26. Got these [illegible]. plenty along Gen [illegible] A Neilsa Elkton, Md. [end of note]
Who is A Neilsa?* Was it the 
lady with the flowers or was it
her companion?
A short distance farther on, just 
where the road goes down hill
I found a nice lot of a fern
what possibly may be cystopteris.  Later we found another lot of
it near the Dicentra place.  There is quite a lot of this pretty
plant on the hillside beyond <s>the</s> our favorite nook.  It is inside
a  barbed wire fence, so may possibly be safe from vandals.
We reached R. a few minutes before 7 o'clock, so were in
time for that train.  Everybody was pleased with the trip.
we had found 76 different plants in flower.

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April 29, 1902.  A trip for specimens to Brooklyn.  Repeated
trip of Apr 22. Cornus florida was found in flower.  So also
was Podophyllum peltatum.  Near the pickin' hut are many 
plants of Viola villosa.  This particular violet was observed frequently
in the more elevate portions, but as one descended to
moister ground, plants were found with less pubescens; <s>and</s> in <s>the</s>
        