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Thursday, June 14, 1951

Talking plans with Nicholls, got off to a rather late start.
Intended doing Wayah Bald & heading for Neal Gap but
at Andrews decided to have the car thermostat removed &
also got a grease & oil job. This meant further delay so
that it was noon when the first gap (about 3500 ft) was reached
on the way to Wayoh. Just below the crest noticed was looked
like normal, but late calendulaceum. Investigation showed
an extraordinary mixture — a few calendulaceum with a good
small stand of Cumberlandense surrounded by the kitchen
sink of varying heights, colors & flower sizes — all the way
from flowers 85 mms to about 35. Evidently either
a hybrid swarm of the two or cumberlandense gone will in
producing polyploids. Probably the former. Some of the largest
may well be tetraploists, however. Gathering &
recording an extra large mass collection, 10 or a dozen
plants with photographic studies in color & B & W, however
took until 5.0 clock, so returned once more to Murphy
for the night. Will hope to do Wayah tomorrow.