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— 1893 —
— July 12 —
— Concord, Mass. —
4 m.
Total
1015 1/2 m.
Rather warm, rain in the P.M. & evening.
Took it easy today. Read a good deal. This
A.M. wheeled 4 m., going to the village and
visiting historic spots.
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— July 13 — Concord, Mass. —
7 1/2 m.
Total
1023 m.
Another glorious day. I read and wrote
letters this A.M. Arthur Chadbourne came
up to spend a day or two with Will. I was
very glad to see him. I had not seen for
2 ¾ years. He & Will canoed down to the Cabin
on Ball’s Hill for the day. I agreed to wheel
down and take supper with them. I started
about 5 P.M. and went to the Post Office, then
straight down Monument St. turning in by
the School House. I took a pretty lane for
nearly ½ m. to Benson’s and then rode right
over the fields and over a narrow way right
to the cabin. As Will & Arthur had not returned
I went out to the Meadows close by, and
there found the Habenaria virescens in great
profusion. It grew in patches of a dozen
or fifteen plants each. I took over a dozen
good specimens and was satisfied. This
plant seems to me to be very local. Cer-
tainly I never got it but once before,
and that was in the Great Meadows near
here in 188. Will & Arthur soon returned
and we had a good hot supper in the
Cabin. I wheeled home before eight.
I covered 7 ½ m. in all.
Habenaria virescens, Spreng.
Meadow by river, foot of Ball’s Hill.
In the prime of flower.
Trifolium hybridum, L. Fruit. Roadside