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one specimen of P. fastigiata.  The two plants resemble each other
very much. Closer examination shows though that in P. fastigiata the
bracts are deciduous whereas in P. Nuttallii they are persistant.  The
flower of P. fastigiata are brigher than those of P. Nuttallii, and
in globular heads where those of the latter are more cylindrical.
The weather had thus far remained cloudy, only once did the sun
keep out for a few minutes, but now the wind blew a little stronger
and it began to rain.  I had just entered the Mt. Road
and had been directed to go onward to reach Magothy bridge.
I kept going onward far for sometime the rain was very fine and
I hardly minded it.  But now it rained very hard and I stopped
a few moments under a cedar ytree - beautiful cedar trees
lined the road here for some distance.  As there seemed to be
no 'let up' in the rain, it looked very much as if it would
rain all day.  I decided to go onward.  I now passed several
pretty young Catalpa trees.  On one of them I noticed quite a
number of large black catapillars.  I marked the place and
hoped to take a few of them with me on my return.  As it
rained now again so very hard I stopped under a large persimmon
tree.  While here, a colored man passed along and I questioned
        