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— 1893 —
— July 6 —
— Concord, Mass. —
2 m.
Total
907 1/2 m.
Glorious day, clear, cool. Wheeled to the
P.O. this A.M. At 11:00 o’clock a party of us
went down to Ball’s Hill on a picnic.
I went in one of the boats. Will opened
his cabin and the ladies all took hold
and we had a nice hearty dinner. Will & I
went over a good deal of his ground. They
are very attractive. He has a large
variety of trees & shrubs, gray & white birches,
chestnut, oaks tupelo, poplars, &c. &c.
I did a little collecting here & there.
We came back in the late P.M. On one
of Will’s Hills, Holden Hill, we saw a
large fox-hole with bones & feathers
about the mouth. Our party consisted
of Will & Carrie Brewster, Mrs. Sempler
& Bonner, her daughter, Miss Myers, Miss
Simmons, Miriam & Sheppy Bartlett
& myself. After supper Will & I went with
the canoe, which he had borrowed of Mr.
Lombard, back to the boathouse. We spent a
pleasant hour chatting with the gentleman
there.
Habenaria virescens, Spreng.
Meadow by the river, foot of Ball’s Hill.
Silene antirrhina, L.
Fine fruit in barley field, by Ball’s Hill.
Lupinus perennis, L.
Fruit, Ball’s Hill.
Carex straminea, Willd. (Fide L. H. Bailey jr.)
Meadow, foot of Ball’s Hill.
Carex stricta, Lam. “strictior form” Fide L. H. Baily jr.
Meadow foot of Ball’s Hill.
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