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* There are 3 Hornbeam in a row.

found the kittens (there were two of them but one died) on the road and
had brought them home.  No doubt they had been left on the road to
die.  Quite close to this shanty, at the foot of a hill is a nice
spring.  We were not very far from A. station and in a few <s>more</s>
minutes we were there.  Mr J. wasn't communicative to-day.
We thought we might learn some important facts concerning the
coal-strike but it was no use.  We therefore continued our trip.
We soon came to the old hotel.  The entire back building is
now gone.  It looks as if this old building is being carried
away piece-meal.  A little beyond the old hotel, on the left
side of the road grew several large patches of Panicum
glabrum.  When we reached Catonsville Av. we walked up the
road a short distance & took the road to Avalon.  We
crossed the new bridge & proceeded to the Gentian Hills.  Gentiana
crinita is here getting very scarce.  One specimen was dug up
to transplant.  We then started for Gentian Place.  On our
way we stopped at the spring and here on the hillside, between
two Hornbeams* we planted the Gentian.  Arrived at Gentian
Place we examined our Gentians.  They were all in flower.
We counted them again & found that instead of 17 there were 20.
        