May 25. 1918. Hicksville to Garden City 47 a.m. walked from Hicksville South to Motor Parkway v by Parkway v Old R.R. to Meadowbrook v home. Most impressive views of the Plains where they are still Virgin Soil. Very characteristic Salt bushes Say a Dwarf Willow with its fine Curious Calm. Masses of the Seed on some plants matted to- gether like Cotton. Pieris mariana Stagg-lush blooming in many places closely covering the ground 6 inch tall Stiff or Savory leaved aster. Ionactis linariifolius A few plants of Quercus Nana or ilicifolia Bear in Scrub oak " prinoides Scrub Chestnut " Many wild black Cherry trees wild apples American poplars + gray birch, all very small + bare + thin. The general effect- own white spaces, 7 miles!