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A large bell was now rung vigorously and this soon brought
down Charlie, who attends to the bar.  We now started on
our trip, going by way of Catonsville Av.  In a field opposite
the rear of Garry's we found Rudbeckia fulgida in profusion.
One solitary specimen of Rudbeckia hirta was amongst them.  The
flower of fulgida are smaller than those of hirta, the disk
flowers form a globular mass whereas those of hirta are
conical.  The ray flowers of fulgida are a deep orange, whereas
those of hirta are more yellow.  Close by we found a nice lot
of Sabbatia [Sabatia] angularis.  The Rudbeckias looked so pretty
that we decided to visit the spot again in the afternoon, before
going home.  Along the roadside grew Clematis virginiana,
now becoming pretty with feathery fruit.  When we reached the
little bridge, under which we had taken refuge during a heavy rain
in July we found the railing on one side in a very unsafe condition.
We thought it wise to remove it and did so; it will now
have to be put up properly.  We turned off the road once to 
examine a large house and then walked across the open
country a short distance.  The view from the house, and also from
a little knoll a short distance from the house, were very
        