
          703.

first time I have heard them this year.

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May 24, 1902.  With Mr. W. to the ravine.  We met on the car
and reached the terminus about half past seven.  On our way
out we heard the cicadas whenever the car stopped; and on
our way through the woods we saw them everywhere.  They were
particularly numerous in the more open places, in the
thick woods these were comparatively very few.  We took the
route to the open field and then to Owl Spring.  It was
very warm, sultry, threatening rain.  The foliage was covered
with moisture, which soon made us quite wet.  In the woods
it was very close.  We passed our Aplectrum places and
with much difficulty finally found 3 plants in bloom.
We observed that the flowers have a fine odor.  When we
reached the spring, we put down our bundles and went over to
the hillside to examine the cypripedium.  The flower of the 
only plant that bloomed had withered, and had not set seed.
Spiraea Aruncus is now coming into bloom and will soon help
beautify the bluffs.  Mr. W. now showed me the plant
(C. parviflorum) which he had found on his last trip.  It was
still in flower.  The plant is close to the path and it is
        