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Contributed by New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.
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1917
Aug 4th Beautiful Clear day
N.W. wind. With Billy to
Wyandanch Returning from
Greenlawn. Walked about-
Half-Hollow & Dix-Hells.
Where we lunch'd in the woods
Spotted winter-green (Chimaphila
Maculata) very abundant.-
Some in flower and putting
out fresh light green leaves in
marked contrast to the older dark-
green. Partridge-berry
(Mitchella Repens)
Duck-mackin - arrow-wood - ?
(Viburnum Acerifolium)
Sweet-gale - Dutch Maples (Myrica Gale)
Sweet-Fern (Myrica asplenifolia)
Bay-berry (Myrica carolinienses) in
garden at Golf links.
Poke-berry (Phytolacca Decandra) in
flower. Orange milk weed (Asclepias tuberosa)