List of the plants of Nantucket as a basis for a list of the plants of Marth's Vineyard, 1909-1918

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19 30 24 (25) 74 Hypopodium complanatum White Chamber Road to Old Rock Cove for 1910. Root at Fond. Chappaquiddick Pt. 1911 Army Strand near Poquah Pt. 1912 Chop J. much new growth 1915 abundant in high oak woods towards Fairbairn line, fruiting freely. 1918 in N. Bedford 5 (7) 30 do. trystachyum. abt 2 miles N. of Town. fruiting well, but strobili dying. 1912 Chop J. Lampson's Hill N. abundant & fruiting 1913 towards N in winter open ground, n.w. chop J. 1918. Geocaulos Braunii 4 28 19 (21) 22 Pinus rigida x C at Edgartown. Chop J. c. dd. pinaster Chop J one tree June 30/13. A single tree 14-15 high estimated, 23' around 18 ft above base, bearing a number of cones. 15-5 30 (25) Pinus sylvestris N. of the town 6-20ft high, one with a few small cones. Largest 19', 3½' wide at table, processes of scale evident on terminal half of cone. 1912 Sep 30 a group of 6 trees among pitch pines on Liberty road a mile west of the town no planted ground near. Largest tree 36' 73½' around near the base very early 18ft about. Found on Chop J. 1911. A few small trees among Pitch Pines, on Griffith's property June 25/13 a tree abt 12 ft high and growing down to old growth on chop J. sound. (25) 6 Pinus strobus - one tree abt 30ft high among Pitch Pins N. of town June 25/13 one tree on Lampson's Hill, Chop J. abt 8 ft high; 15½" around above the basal branches Apr 22/15 one beautifully symmetrical tree abt 2 miles W of Langdon Station in remote scrub oak line woodland tree not 22 ft high, 25½" one foot above cross. junquam n. Jersey.
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9 28 20 (21) Amygdalus Persica, taste lot better Hotel - a number of small trees 1910 Bump back of school 1911 frequent by roadides near the town - seen at few times on Sept. 3, 1913 June one small tree in wide yards Oct. 2. 9 28 20 23 Cassia chomacrista near the north of flowers. 1910 Sep. 9 same in full flower still - 26. do. only at the station where plenty. 1911 Sep. 28, after last flowers - abundant fruit. 29 28 19 (21) Raptisia triectoria x C. florues at one place Oct. 9, flowers 1910 no flowers 1911 Oct. 3 Oct. 3 a few bloated flowers - Oct. 6 do 1912 Oct. 3 & still some flower Oct. 6. 1913 June 21, one flower - 25. flowers at full bloom July 8. flowers & but not yet generally in bloom Sep. 10/13 after flowers. [illegible] 17 (18) 1 Cyrtus scoparius one tuft less than on road to Oak Bluffs way 8 miles from town Oct. 9 a group of 4 clusters by the side of the road - N. side Long Island 1/2 the tallest cluster 14 1/2 ft high 1910 same four clusters enlarged & one much one. 1911 a tuft up high near Lambert Cove - also Tuft by roadside fence near the schoolhouse N of the town The tufts at station bushes are not about 3 feet high 1913 July 4 of this station winter killed but much looked well with fruit the paler in spuce, each way Sep. 17/13 One tuft north there 22 Medicago sativa x C., in fields & lots about town + Oct 10 + 1910 Sep 8 + 1911 Sep 28 no flowers - 1913 June 22 + a pod died in one field Oct. 2 July rector Station Oct. 2 The color varies from bluish white deep purple
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Cp.20/13 + but area est 27 x 27 paces - A good sep! patch dist 50 paces from shack point in direction opposite to 35 paces distant patch. Species with C crash if also about. Monotropa uniflora, Pyrola rotundifolia, one place, 16 | 29 Orientalis, Helenium canadensis, 30 24. Vaccinium vulgaris + some beds in adjoining oak open pine woods N. of town scrub - Carpeting the pine grove for rods to the exclusion of all other plants, the fruit rather conspicuous through the pinus some distance away. The main area covered was on an NW 24 paces in one general direction & 57 paces in greater length. Another patch about 6 ft across in both directions was about 35 paces from the main body & a smaller patch 17 paces to the size of this one - A good flower catt 10 but flowers leaving their color & even paler than when I first saw them Sep. 24. - 1910 Sep 16 + The pitch firs about the patch rise from 10 to nearly 30 ft high - 1911 Sep 30. Rems maty and faded, cut no from tips - 1913 Sep 30. 1923 Left 5 but found of original data than following line crossed out & most from same area in dotted edge patch. Casted measuring 20 x 10 paces # scattered smaller patches about. (23) 10 2 - 24 Gaylussacia frondosa x C much fruit dist 8 fr. 1910 Sep 17 fr. 25 some fruit still Chap. J. 1912 Sep 28 abundant fruit 1912 Oct 11 studding fruit in some quantity. Some 30/13 + dismount C. (21) = 200 6 24 23 (21) = 200 do. resinosus x C very c. Chap. J. 1910 Sep 11. Some fruit still 1912 Sep 28. Some fruit still Oct. still some fruit do. dumosa Common est. Joshwoo. 1912 Oct 6 one patch dist 5 yds. both ways on slope N.E. tide of island - open rolling ground -
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1911. Sep 27. Reached Oak Bluffs att 5:15 PM (2:10 boat from New Bedford) was met by Capt Foster in his automobile reaching Edgartown at 6 PM, & map now again on the way down. Fine morning at New Bedford. There we had to wait from 8:30 to 2:15, reached Fair Haven on the rocks near the fork found two clusters of Cyananchum nigrum having full sized green fruit. Sep 28. R.E. of the town in the morning - Automobile in afternoon (2:30-6 o'clock) to Edbury & beyond for some miles on Gay Head Road. Fine Sep 29. Threatening morning, becoming a Lo' Batter in afternoon. Clear Skies by 1:00 PM. " 30. Threatening cloudy morning clearing in forenoon, fine afternoon. ½ Caltha flowers north of Great Pond in am. Oct 1. Cold & overcast - rain at night Sunday " 2. A norther all the morning, clearing in late afternoon. Fine clear last nights. Out on the afternoon about a mile on Vineyard Haven road. " 3 Fine. On Chappague dock I. 9:15 am to 1 PM - & afternoon in automobile to Falmouth Pond where we left at 4 o'clock & picked up at dusk when the car returned. " 4 Hard rain all day - " 5 Fine. On Chappague dock S. all the morning; leaving again from full boat in the afternoon " 6 Fine, Chappague dock S. 9:15 am - 1 PM, lowly yarn from sail boat in afternoon. " 7 Stormy morning clearing in late afternoon. " 8 Sunday. Left for Portobello Pond in afternoon fair " 9 Windy. Ret in car west & to Lampson's full on Chappague dock S. in afternoon. Fine day " 10 Sales on Hook Rock to Vineyard Haven about from thence to Falmouth Pond. Completely around Falmouth. " 11 Along W. side of Harbor in am. Motor Car to Jubilee Neck road in pm. Fine " 12 Fine. Chappague dock S. in Am. to A. E. Vade - packing etc. in afternoon.
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1912. 6559 Sep 19. Met at Oak Bluffs by Capt. Porter in afteroon Walking to Kelley House before 11 am - Walked only again honestly return, overent at Fall River but closing at ten. Bad first soon becoming clear warm. Sep 20. Clear & warm up to 11:30 am then suddenly squally with a cool E wind. Afternoon cloudy & cold with a S.E.S.W. wind. Swimming in am with Eleanor & the dyn. In afternoon to sea pond & those north of town. Sep 21. Cold & showery with a stiff east wind. Met out for two hours in the afternoon north of the town to Catamaran Falls Sep 22 Sunday. Cold with a brisk east wind & drizzly days. Fine afternoon with wind pretty fresh. Looked for across Cape Pogue Pond looking away a half mile from Cape Pogue Light - Sep 23 Fair. Cool. Walking in am. with the children on Chappaquiddick in afternoon - harbor more bluffs & along north side of first Pond Sep 24. Fair cool, Boating in am with children. In afternoon for 3 hours on Chappaquiddick I. - South Side of first Pond & thence to Lampson's Neck - Sep 25. Fair. W. of town in am. to Chappaquiddick I. in afternoon with Edith & the children Sep 26. 10:25 am. boat from Oak Bluffs to Nantucket arriving 12:30, Met by Mrs Herbert North & Adinton Holger "Rebecca" House. Drove in afternoon to Laddely light - a few afternoon Sep 27 about the lawn & team to Vernest left I on 1 P.M. boat mainly to escape from the Rebecca House - brought from Oak Bluffs - Sep 28. Chappaquiddick I. starting from the hotel at 9 am returning at 5 P.M. Sep 29 Sunday. Children boating in am. Afternoon shooting & lay 3 P.M. || 3 Oct to Weymouth in am. Evelyn left us afternoon Oct 1 with Eleanor to Calumet Mines in am. Motor Car to Wellesley in afternoon Travelling Eleanor & Marie walked to Oak Bluffs, total dist 12 miles. Oct 2. Chappaquiddick I. wind 3 so. Motor Car to Chilmark R. in afternoon. 4 chop I. all day 5 chop I. in afternoon 6 chop I. in morning