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Thursday, April 5, 1951

A quite productive day. With slight detour, followed
Us 167 from Alexandria, La to El Dorado, Ark,
collecting in all counties passed through (7) & making 2
mass collections. The Canescens complex is common
the whole way — in the moist stream bottom localities in
which one would expect to find it. Also secured a
plant of the deepest pink yet seen — plus one or
two others for later analysis. The degree of variation
seems to remain much about the same with flowers
still generally larger than those east of the Mississippi. Have
not run into the true oblongifolium mass since Grapeland,
Tex. Will attempt one more mass near Little
Rock before heading back into Mississippi.