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Magnolia, Mass.
1901
Aug. 26

Light rain at 8-9 A.M., light clouds rest of A.M.
Bright sunny P.M. glorious evening, noon. Air com-
fortable, not over warm —

We strolled along the road behind the beach
this A.M. and I examinded the growth between
the road and the beach, opposite the entrance to
the Blynman Hotel. The soil is sand. The
weeds were rank. Erechtites, Ambrosia ar. , Scutel-
laria gal., Teucrium can., Xanthium S. can.,
Coelopleurum, Ligusticum, Clethra &c are
abun-
dant. I collected a few specimens of : —
Coelopleurum gmelinii actaeifolium, Coulter & Rose.
Lygusticum {Ligusticum} scoticum L.
Ambrosia artemisiaefolia {artemisiifolia}, L. minus ♂ flowers.
I found a single plant in the sand. It formed
a clump about a foot across to 8 or 10 in. high. I
trimmed it in preparing it, it was so thick.
Xanthium s. canadense, showing ♂ flowers.

On the way home we stopped at Mrs. Gills'
and saw the ladies. Mrs. McLean was much in-
terested in my plants.

This afternoon we walked over and called
on Mrs. Sampson & Mrs. Thayer. I met a
Mrs. Monks there. She was a Miss Page and used
to call at St. Marks to see her when I was there.

Mary & George Deane came this evening on
the 4.30 train from Boston to stay a few days.
After dinner we walked to the point and en-
joyed the beautiful moon over the water. We
sat on the piazza of the Magnolia House some time.