Sunday, July 1, 1951
Another day with rather poor collecting. Followed through Bristol
to Elizabethton, Tenn where took time to have a left front tire fixed —
new inner tube & spare substituted. On to Roan Mtn & up mountain
from the Tennessee side. Once on the top had to wait in cloud & rain for
3½ hrs until the return road was open at 3.0 pm. — a tragic waste of
time since not an azalea was to be seen any way — only a few
dead calendulaceum on the way up. Returned on N.C. side & travelled
via N.C. 26 & U.S. 191 to Newland & Linville for the night. One nice
pink viscosum seen in front of a house at Newland. A few normal
whites collected in the vicinity. Hope for better luck tomorrow. This
late season stuff is not really so easy to catch! Arborescens not
yet in flower around here.
