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clump of four.  I tried 3 plates on them with the expectation of getting 
at least one good one.  The north end of the tunnel here is nearing completion
but the south end is far from it.  As fast as they remove the earth to
make an opening for the tunnel, more of it slides down from the hillside.
Near the first rock south of the dam, Mr. W. planted two nice
plants of the C. pubescens.  We were quite surprised to find Trillium 
cernuum, at the old place, where it was first found, we thought
surely with all the "tearing up" going on it had been destroyed, close
to one of the plants were two fine C. pubescens plants.  A little bird
that had built its nest under a shelving rock was frightened from its nest
as I passed <s>near</s> it.  The nest was built of mud and in it were four
yellowish translucent eggs.  It was about half past seven when we 
reached Ellicott city and took the car for home.  The day was beautiful
rather warm at times when the wind did not blow, but out in the open
it blew delightfully and the temperature was all the could be desired.

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May 11, 1903.  Along B. & O. R.R. to Gwynn's Falls, to Spielman's Pond, to Stock
Yards to Washington R'd to Halethorpe to B. & O. R.R. and home.  I left home
about 8.30 A.M. and returned about 7.30 P.M.  The weather was partly cloudy
during the morning but during the afternoon it was clear.  My first find was
at the railroad bridge spanning the falls.  Here I found Tragopogon porrifolius, a
        