Walter Deane (1848-1930) Papers; Botanical notebook, 1882. Botany Libraries, Archives of the Gray Herbarium,, Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Mass.

June 10th Cambridge. This P.M. I drove up to Waverly with Mary and collected the following specimens with I put to press —

Erigeron bellidifolium {bellidifolius}. Prunus virginiana. Berberis vulgaris. Potentilla canadensis var. simplex. Viola cucullata. Osmorrhiza [Osmorhiza] longistylis. Smilacina bifolia. Allium canadense. Aralia nudicaulis. Pyrus arbutifolia var. erythrocarpa Trientalis americana.

I found the Medeola virginica

in bud in great quantities. I brought a specimen home and shall try to make it flower. ————— June 11th Cambridge — This P.M. I drove with Mother to Waverly. It was a most beautiful afternoon and the vegetation was rich. I secured the following specimens which I have put to press Barbarea vulgaris — Fragaria vesca — { Cynoglossum officinale. { the latter in Watertown near the { Sycamores on Belmont road Antennaria plantaginifolia — Waltham Geranium maculatum —

I brought home another

Medeola virginica in bud which I put with the other to flower. I also brought home 3 full specimens of Osmunda cinnamomea — to Mrs. Minot which she has set out near the front door. This evening I picked some specimens of Prunus serotina in Dr. Wharton's back yard between the barn and the fence. I shall press them. ————— June 12th Cambridge —

This evening the Medeola virginica

I got yesterday came out in flower and I put it to press. C.A. Porter brought me this morning two specimens of Cypripedium acaule with roots complete which he gathered in Readvill, Saturday, June 10th. They are beautiful specimens and I have put them to press. ————— June 14th Cambridge —

This evening I secured a specimen of Negundo aceroides from a tree on Craigie St. which have have put to press —

June 15 — Cambridge —

Margie returned from Southboro this evening and brought me two specimens of Cypripedium acaule which Eben Wright collected this P.M. in Hudson at Gates Pond. I have put them to press. I have also put to press a specimen of Euonymus europaeus which I cut from the tree by the house. It is now in full flower.

June 17th Milton —

I took the 1.15 PM with Hayward to spend Sunday

with his family and Will Brewster & wife. We went to Readville Station and drove to the house some two miles. I received a cordial welcome from all. Mrs. Hayward has a beautiful place of about 80 acres overlooking a large stretch of country. Hyde Park, Dedham, &c. Will & I took a drive after dinner through the most charming country abounding in magnificent trees. I took my box and press and secured the following specimens in Canton. I put them in press.

Senecio aureus Comptonia asplenifolia {aspleniifolia}. Myrica cerifera — Cornus alternifolia.

Melampyrum americanum. Rhamnus catharticus [cathartica]. Aphyllon uniflorum. Cypripedium acaule. ————— The catkins of the Sweet Fern had fallen, but the fertile flowers were forming. The alternate-leaved cornel was quite well in flower. We saw the Silky cornel in bud. The Buckthorn was very common by the roadsides. The Naked Broom Rpae were growing in the grass by the roadside and it was rather hard to get it up by the roots which are quite delicate.

The Lady's slippers were growing in a dry wood of Pines and Oaks and it was a beautiful site to see them nodding here and there among the dry leaves. I dug up three specimens by the roots. I arranged all my specimens in the wire press which I found very useful. ————— June 18. Cambridge —

This A.M. Will Hayward & I took a walk down the road a mile or more and I secured the following specimens which put in my wire press. They were picked in Milton between Mrs. Hayward's and the Neponset River —

Viola lanceolata. Sisyrinchium bermudiana. Aphyllon uniflorum. Carpinus americana. Viburnum lentago. Rubus villosus. Carya porcina.

The lance-leaved violet was growing in very damp soil near the river. The Viburnum dentatum which we saw in numbers was in bud. We saw several specimens of the Carpinus by the roadside I never saw it growing wild before.

This P.M. Will & I took a

drive. We drove into Canton and home by the base of Blue Hill. We saw a great many very fine oaks. Since I have been in Milton, Will has pointed out to me the Chinquapin — Bear or Scrub — White — Red — Black & Scarlet Oak. In Milton, I gathered some Erigeron bellidifolium {bellidifolius} with ray flowers white. I put it in press. In Canton I got a specimen of Helianthemum canadense. I have put it in press. In Canton I picked 22 Lady's Slippers which I have brought home to Margie. I took the 5.55 train home reaching here 7.15 P.M. —————