
          726.

*During this time I was watching some Purple Martins.  These birds come
year after year & build in a bird house in one of the gardens.

on a hot day or on a rainy one.  However, after
waiting* nearing ¾ hour for him I took a little trip alone, not towards
L.R. though for I changed my plans deciding to return to the
city by noon to attend to something else.  I went out<s>the</s> Joppa
R'd for a short distance and then turned into the woods on <s>b</s> my
right.  Great changes have taken place to this once beautiful
little woodland.  It now can hardly be called a woodland
for hundreds and hundreds of its prettiest & best trees have
been cut down and hauled away as telegraph poles.

After going through these woods a short distance I came to a road
which leads into a road going to Lutherville.  The road winds
along the base of the hill on whose summit is <s>the</s> Joppa Road.
In several places I came upon large patches of Dicksonia
some of them so fine that I collected <s>them</s> many specimens for the press.  In the
rear of Mrs. Abell's (Mrs. Duke) place I found a pretty specimen
of Athyrium felix-femina.  By the time I again reached Joppa Road
it was nearly 11 o'clock I then returned to Town & then home.

On my way to T. I was overtaken by a man in a light team
He asked me if I was going to T. and kindly offered me a ride
which I accepted.  The day was very warm.
        