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lunch.  I looked for my transplanted Hepatica acuta and found it.  It
is sending up new leaves.  From the spring, I went to Camp Run.
Here I found Cercis Canadensis in full bloom.  I now walked across
the hill and entered the ravine of Fox Run.  In the little stretch
of Pine woods grows Obolaria Virginica.  I collected a few specimens
and then followed the run into the ravine.  From the ravine I went
to Orange Grove crossed the river and proceeded along the River R'd
to Relay.  Corydalis flavula, Dicentra Cucullaria, Mertensia Virginica
were found in flower.  The Mertensia looked beautiful, there were but
two or three plants.  To-day, I met Mr. S., he told me about a
beautiful flower that was being collected, he said it was like a
daisy only larger.  I tried to think what it could be, but could
not, but he said he would get me a specimen, this he did; it
was our Bloodroot.  I spent the day collecting specimens for
the high schools.  At R. I took the train, home.

405.
April 16, 1903.  A long siege of rainy weather!  To-day is the sixth day on
which it has rained.  As it was only cloudy at 3.30 I went to Hall's Springs
to take the trip along Herring run with section A.  Only 3 members were
there.  Herring run, to-day was a mighty stream.  It looked beautiful.
We took the <s>path</s> road leading from Weber's Park to the run, then went up
        