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Aug 3.1918 Allerton .
With Bill, & wheel r return .
Near Allerton, very local Rhus hirta
the first I have seen in L. J. growing
with R. glabra & Copallinum .
One tree 5 inches trunk diameter .
For Pyz weed & many milk-weed
Asclepias pulchra now make fine
bits of Color . Through luxuriant
woods near Allerton . Wild grapes
in places now quite large .
Many early blooming plants in fruit-
Many beautiful white-bane-berries .
White Alder / Alnus alnipolia in
places made the air sweet .
A beautiful cool day Clear and
fresh N.W. wind . Plants .
Alnus alnipolia
Asclepias pulchra
Eupatorium purpureum
Rhus hirta