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a short botanical excursion but found but one new plant. The Poa
anua is common and now in flower.

April 15. I worked on the canal most of the time today. Father is im-
ployed in making patterns. [p. 12]

Wednesday April 16. In the forenoon there was nothing to be done
on the canal. The water in the river has raised within a few days about
20 feet which puts the work on the canal back considerable. "Darius"
and I went out into the woods couth of here but we found no new plants
in flower; but we collected better specimens, for our herbarium than
those we have, of some which are now flowering. In the afternoon I
worked on the canal.

April 17, 1828. In the morning I went up the canal [p. 13] to get the
time lists of the different Bosses. Collected for my herbarium a speci-
men of Escules flava in flower. Obs. Leaves smooth quaintly digitate
eliptical, terminated by an acute point; leaflets petiolate minutely ser-
rated petiole and mid rib pubescent. Flowers in compound termina
raceanas Corolla generally of a light Sulphur colour superior petal with
an orange coloured spot, lateral diverging; Stamina longer than the
corolla, Capsules spinose. Hab. On the low banks of the Ohio river, a
middle sized tree; footed, D.S. [blank in MSS.]

The rest of my time I spent in Mr. [p. 14] Henry's room copying the
names of the laborers in alphabetic order.

April 18. Friday. I was employ most of the time this forenoon, copy-
ing Mr. Henry's estimates and reports. In the afternoon it rained.

Bog iron ore. We found a piece of on the 16th. near one of the
swamps in the woods south. It is of a dark color and very cellular in
its external appearance but a fresh fracture shows that the cells are filled
with the clay which forms the bottom of the swamps.

April 19. It rained all the forenoon and in [p. 15] afternoon it was so
muddy that I did not work on the canal. I spent my time in Reading the
last no. of Silliman’s Journal.

Sun April 20. I stayed in my room nearly all the time this day. I
have now pretty well ascertained that the Limerock about this place is
Cornitiferous [note: not correct, Calciferous or {. . .}] and that the
sandstone slate & shell limestone on the Knobs is Pyritiferous Rock of
Eaton. The river is continually raising and is now very high. It com-
menced falling this evening.

April 21. Monday. In the forenoon there was not much to do on the
canal and in the afternoon [p. 16] I went to Louisville to see about the
blank book which I am getting made and which shall not be done until