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pileus, stipe pure white, taste peppery.  All these had white gills and
white spores.  On a trunk of a trunk of a tree I found Crepidotus.  This little
mushroom is of a brown color; it has no stem, it grows very much
like the bracket-fungi.  It has gills, however, and brown spores.
A species of Armillaria was also found.  Of the Claveriaceae, I found
some fine specimens both of Clavaria and of Sparassis.  In 
Clevaria the branches of the fleshy coral-like mass are round-club-shaped
whereas in Sparassis they are much flattened.

When we left the ravine we proceeded towards Orange Grove.  We now
wished to go to the Gentian Hills to see if the Gentian might
be found.  Heavy black clouds in the west, though, foretold the
approach of a thunder-storm.  We did not <s>go</s> know whether to
proceed or remain at the mill, but decided to go on.  We had
crossed the river, but had proceeded but a short distance along
the River R'd, when it began to rain.  As we had but one
small umbrella we thought it best to return to the mill.
It did not rain long nor hard, but by the time we thought it
safe to continue our trip, it was too late to go to Gentian
Place.  While at the mill, one of the men told us what
he knew about the various wild plants.  He knew all about

        