1917 4 July 21, 1917. From garden Old R.R. to Farmingdale in the morning. Billy A white aster with yun petals, about 2 ft high plentiful - Two plants only of light purple aster about 8 inches high - Could identify neither. Milkweed (Asclepias Verticillata) Spiked Lobelia pale blue flower (Lobelia Sprecalis) Smart- weed (Polygonum) just coming in bloom. In a small piece of woods near Farmingdale Shin-leaf (Pyrola Elliptica) Spotted winter-green (Chimaphila Maculata) Both of these wonderful, exquisite plants in flower. Viburn Bugloss? (Echium Vulgare) by RR line <.