
          745.

* Mr. W. found, here, also, a little slender fork made of some white metal
perhaps silver.

thought it should be, we found, flattened out on the ground,
having almost the appearance of having lain there for months, the
remains of a nest.  Could this possibly have been the nest?
We failed to find any other.  At the spring, close to a double
oak, I planted several specimens of Hepatica acutiloba, sent to me
from Ohio.  The transplanted Magnolia is holding its own and
so is the Lygodium.  From the spring we went to Run Camp.
On the way, we found another hornet's nest, also a lily, most likely
L. Philadelphicum.  To-day we walked directly to the camp, notwithstanding 
the almost inpenetrable jungle.  But, what was
our surprise to find here within 20 ft. of our camp, paper, cord,
paste-board box and other remains left by two or more people lunching.*  
Still, there was a greater surprise in store for us.  We had
no more than la<s>y</s>id down our traps and I was about to open
my plant press, when we heard voices, close at hand, one a
lady's.  The sounds came closer and closer and very soon, from
out of the underbrush appeared a man and a woman each on
horse-back.  They were both refined-looking and were mounted
on beautiful horses.  We remained quiet, hoping they would pass
us; but the little clearing, close to us, caused them to come
        