
          1098.

We secured water at the spring and then found a nice spot
to camp a short distance away.  While eating we had several
showers, but none of them lasted long.  After dinner
we continued our trip on this side of the creek to its mouth,
and then repeated the trip we took last Saturday.  We kept
a sharp look-out for Schweinitzia but none of it was found,
& for Arbutus, which to-day was out quite plentifully.  In one
little ravine we found a pretty green snake.  It was almost half
past five when we reached the cars.  The day was quite warm
and the breeze that blew felt very pleasant.

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April 12, 904.  A trip with Mr. W. through the ravine.  We met at
the Catonsville terminus at 8.15 A.M.  We took the route past
the Pump-house.  To-day the Hepatia was out in full force.
Some of the hill-sides were blue with the pretty flowers.

We followed the stream to Owl Camp.  On its banks we
frequently found Dirca palustris in bloom.  At the camp
we found our first widely-open Erythroniums.  We now went
over to Camp Run and I showed Mr. W. the new spring.
We then returned to the brook and proceeded along its bank
until we reached the Patapsco.  At first our plan was
        