Sunday, April 29, 1951
Until the last half hour a singularly fruitless day!
Route: U.S. 76 N.W. for Columbia with detour to Ballentine via
Irmo, 76 & 276 to Greenville (with Sunday side excursions). U.S. 29
to Greer & S.C.s 101, 146, 92, & 9 via Woodruff, Cross Keys, &
Lockhart to Chester. No cabin so 321 to Winnsboro. No cabin,
so 213 via Ridgeway to Camden & all set for the night.
All day was on the red clay hills & not a sign of a azalea was
to be seen — in or out of bloom until just past Ridgeway when
first sand hills of the coastal plain appeared — an azaleas too.
Unfortunately it was past 7.0 pm & nearly dark but got a
fair representation of canescens. The red hills carry red cedar
all the way and test pH 7.0 — probably the explanation.
