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warm.  I took the trip for Elm and Maple twigs.

481.
October 10, 1903.  With Mr. W. from Catonsville to Gentian Hills and
return.  We met at the C. terminus at 8 A.M.  It was raining, the
wind was from the north-east, and it looked as if we were to have a
disagreeable day.  This is the third day on which it has rained.  Thursday,
it rained all day.  Friday morning, it was only partly cloudy and I thought
it might remain so.  The barometer, however, was very low; towards
3 o'clock, it began to storm and did so all night.  Along the coast
the storm was particularly severe.  Here, <s>too,</s> the wind blew quite lively too, as the
debris of <s>f</s> blown down trees, old dead branches, twigs, leaves and fruits testified.

We started down Hilton Av.  Our plan was to go along the run
east of the avenue, but as everything was so wet we decided to go
direct to Orange Grove.  We walked very slowly.  At O.G. we crossed the
river and proceeded along the River R'd.  It had stopped raining and during
the remainder of the day, it was only cloudy.  We had gone but a
short distance along the road when we came to a spot where the road
was strewn with chestnut burrs.  These were gathered and opened, we got
about a pint of the nuts.  By the time we reached Gentian Place it was
past noon.  All the Gentians were blooming.  In spot No. 1 were 3 plants;
in spot No. 2 were more than 60 (these are the descendants of the one solitary plant
        