Papers of Henry T. Skinner

Drove through to near Laurinburg N.C. Spring
began at Richmond with tree breaking & quince
daffodils, the first crabapples etc. in flower. No further.
Advance was noted right across N.C. until,
approaching Durham, the grass suddenly became greener.
Spasmodic rain

Monday, March 19, 1951

A good early start following routes 501, 175, 52,
17 (through Savannah), 38 & 301 to Nahunta for
the night. Intermittent rain all morning and a
steady downpour in the afternoon slowed progress &
finally eliminated chances of reaching Florida. The
big thrill was the first yellow Jessamine gelsemium
of South Carolina which eventually became very
frequent. Wisteria is almost full in the Charleston
region. Asiatic azaleas about half out. It is
evidently a last season. No native azaleas as yet —
and the search was not inviting towards the end
of the day.

Tuesday, March 20, 1951

Leaving Nahunta travelled by way of Folkstone Ga
on Rt 1 to Jacksonville, then 228, 301 & 24 to
Gainesville for the night. First Azaleas were seen in
bloom just across the Florida line at St. Marys River
Plentiful from then on & several singles & 2 mass
collections were made. Some variations in size of bloom
& amount of pink color but on the whole they are
pretty uniform (canescens). Plenty of snakes & cat
briers & the swamps are very wet indeed with the
recent rains.

Mr Roberts of the Pathology Dept Univ of Fla
showed me the Herbarium & extended an invitation to
an evening meeting where I saw Miss Lilia Arnold
& John Watkins. More rain tonight — also mosquitos in
the daytime!

Wednesday, March 21, 1951

Very wet morning spent with H. H. Hume discovering
azaleas, Hollies etc. Saw a hedge of A. canescens at
the Expt. Station also some interesting plants in his garden.
In afternoon travelled via Route 24 244 etc. to Ocala
(Limestone quarries) Moss Bluff to the whole length &
area of Ocala State Forest. Roads awful & nearly
got lost as well as out of gas. A high, dry area
up to 900 ft above sea level. Not a smell of a
wild azalea all day. Night in decent cabin near
Starke

Thursday, March 22, 1951

No luck with Azaleas in Bradford or Union Counties
but found them in Baker on route 10 just after
leaving 23, none in Columbia at Lake City but
plenty (mass collection & photographs) on a narrow
sand road (136) just before striking the old bridge
(which should fall down at any moment) over the
Suwanee River at White Springs. After finding a
cabin in this town took a run back to the river to
collect a few more in Hamilton Co just off route
41. A perfect day. No clouds & warms. Bees,
bumble bees & butterflies were very busy on the
Azaleas. Just drying my feet after a log gave
way dropping me knee deep into a stream.

Friday, March 23, 1951

Breakfast at White Springs. Photographed Azaleas against the
Suwanee River & visited the new Stephen Foster museum — a
very pleasing job.

Travelled NE on US 41, S on U.S. 129; collected at the
Suwanee river. Then to Live Oak. Mailed plants to M.A. &
on via F. 51, U.S. 27 to Perry, F 55 to Ga line & a
collection. No Azaleas to be seen at all in Suwanee,
Lafayette or Taylor cos in spite of many apparently ideal
locations. In the state boundary region they reappeared
very conspicuously with dogwoods on crossing the fall
line. The dogwoods stopped exactly with the drop in
ground level. One collection in Madison Co on a dirt
road E from Ashville. Retraced steps & followed
146 to Monticello for the night. Saw Azaleas just
outside Monticello but did not collect. It is becoming
evident that the Florida occurrence is in very localized
pockets which are often widely separated. If they are
not seen from the main roads there seems little use in
extensive search as was made on the southern loop of
the Suwanee R in Suwanee Co. Again the situation
seemed ideal but they were not there. It is perhaps
generally a little drier than the Ga boundary.

Saturday, March 24, 1951

Azaleas abundant in Georgia — travelled on U.S 19
to Thomasville, Ga collecting just N of Monticello, in Thomas Co
& in a woodland abundance W of Thomasville on U.S. 84.
All apparently pure A. canescens. Took 111 S out of Cairo &
U.S. 27 & 90 to Quincy. Mass collect S of Quincy on 287
including a pure white & good pinks. Packed plants and
retraced to Quincy to mail them but the P.O. was closed.
Headed to Tallahassie for the night. Rather poor cabin
& poor meal for an Easter evening!

Sunday, March 25, 1951

Left Tallahassie via Fla 20 to dirt rd.Sjust beyond
Bloxham. Azaleas abundant in Leon & Wakulla Cos
even down to Sopchoppy. None, however along coast
or up length of Franklin Co on rd thru High Bluff & Fort
Gadsden — except for serrulation in the Cypress sinks.
It is evident that Canescens follows the pine hills but seldom
gets in the flat woods of which Franklin & Gulf Cos
wholly consist. Via U.S. 98 & Fla 71 & 73 returned to
Marianna for the night, collecting in Calhoun Co on the
way. Passed up plenty in Jackson Co. Fine day &
good cabin for the night.

Monday, March 26, 1951

From Mariana travelled on U.S. 231 N, turned off to
Slocomb (Geneva Co Ala) then on 12 to Geneva where
found the first austrinum in some beautiful yellow & tawny
colors. S.E. on Fla 185 found a large batch of
austrinum & mass collected & secured plants. Ivory shades
suggested a canescens intermixture. The golden yellows looked
just like pontica or flavum. Ended in getting only as
far as De Funiak for the night instead of to the
end of Florida as planned.

Tuesday, March 27, 1951

Leaving De Funiak Springs took 187 to Gordon &
Florala in Alabama. Returned into Florida on 85,
then cutting over Route 2 & down to Baker &
Crestview for lunch. The Yellow River lived up
to its name being lined with masses of austrinum
which I collected fairly heavily. The high point,
however where the still greater quantities of
Canescens just before reaching the Yellow River.
Surely no other spot has so many Azaleas!
Noted, collected & photographed some interesting
pale yellows among pinks — evidently F1s of
canescens x austrinum. These were again seen in
the afternoon in the Blackwater Forest. The
afternoon ride was via Route 4 to Century & to
Atmore, Ala. for the night. Made good
in all the last Florida counties
Now for Louisiana!

Wednesday, March 28, 1951

Very little collecting today — chiefly had trouble
in getting off an express package of plants.
Finally had to dig up a quarantine inspector in
Mobile & sent the plants from Pascagoula. This
was travelling by way of route 31 from Atmore
to Mobile (nearly washed off the narrow sea pass to
Mobile with a strong south wind blowing) then, in
general, go to beyond Pascagoula for the night.
Spent quite a bit of the afternoon at Bellingrath
Gardens which were well worth seeing. Here got
the tip concerning good looking yellow Azaleas in
Jackson Co, Miss. which will be my first quest in
the morning. Mr Hunt, the superintendent was
very helpful at Bellingrath.

Thursday, March 29, 1951

Terrific downpour of rain during the night. The
gravel road to Van Cleave was half flooded. Inquiring
in that town found yellow Azaleas growing on the
"river road" where I eventually found a considerable
number — all much like those of Alabama. Collected
canescens in Jackson, George, Stone, Pearl River &
Hancock Counties travelling by devious poor roads
through Whittier Crossing, Wiggins, Silver Run,
Necaise, McNeill, Picayune amp; so to New Orleans
for the night including supper at Brousseau's
in the French Quarter.

Friday, March 30, 1951

Discovered loss of my gasoline credit card &
telegraphed the station at Van Cleave & have it sent on
to Silsbee, Texas. Hope it turns up! Ran back
into New Orleans for one or two pictures of the old
town — then on via U.S. 61 to Baton Rouge. Claire
Brown of the Botany Dept att the State University was
away for the day. Their herbarium is poor.

On via U.S. 190 with sundry deviations
via Melville, Lebeau to Opelousas & Eunice,
Chataignier & Mamou to Basile but no Azaleas.
This country is bad — very flat & when not
swampy is cultivated or closely grazed. Proper
situations seem just non existent. The change
came, however, at the E branch of the Calcasieu
River when the first small hills appeared &, almost
immediately afterwards, Azaleas. Am at De Quincy
for the night but intend retracing a bi in the
morning to collect at least in Beauregard Co where
they must be abundant. A cool night.

Saturday, March 31, 1951

Backtracked a little from De Quincy to collect in the local
parishes — then headed on La 7 for Beaumont & Silsbee.
Azaleas in vast profusion right across the Sabine river.
Collected in several counties nearby including a mass in
Hardin. They are not the same canescens as those of Alabama.
Much more glandular & one white had a faint yellow spot
which sent me back to the Sabine R. to search for austrinum.
But no luck & and no one seems to have heard of a yellow in
Texas. Also no luck with the credit card as yet. We'll
try for some more evertorly collecting tomorrow.

Sunday, April 1, 1951

Good hot day. Took Tex. 787 from Kontze making a
circle by way of Saratoga, Votaw, Cleveland, Cornoe,
Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville & down U.S. 69.
Plenty of Azaleas in Hardin Co especially in the "Big Thicket,"
but the Trinity river has a broad flat valley &
and beyond the county is much drier — probably too dry.
Best mass collection was at Livingston. Still no luck
on the credit card.

Monday, April 2, 1951

Not much accomplished today. Collected
plants in the "Big Thicket" this morning. This
after failed at P.O. so got the car greased &
drove via route 287 to Crockett for the night to
try & collect at the type locality — Grapeland —
tomorrow. Saw no Azaleas beyond Polk Tyler Co.
It feels very dry up this way — almost the
Black Prairie type of county but it may change
quickly to the north. I don't like so much spanish
moss around.

Tuesday, April 3, 1951

Plenty of Azaleas as Grapeland but with no
leaves & in tight bud — evidently quite different to
the canescens complex collected so far. Will try &
return sometime in May when they should be open.
Ran up to the Texas Expr. Sta at Tyler but found it
a small outfit — very diverse & with Yarnell moved to
S.C. Did not stay long. No herbarium — it being at
A & M at Bryant. The rose are all grown by small
farmers in small cultivated lots in otherwise quite
heavily wooded country — again not as expected.
Taking routes 69 & 63 for Zavalia, returned to
Jasper for the night. Good Azaleas & a mass
collection in Angelina & Jasper counties.

Wednesday, April 4, 1951

Not having azalea records from Augustine & Sabine Counties
& feeling sure that there must be plenty; ran fast up U.S. 96 to
Brookland & collect in both. They are there in quantity &
probably extend much farther north in Texas. Retracing steps
to Jasper, took route to Newton & Alexandria via
La 21. Newton County also has an abundance of
Azaleas, as does Vernon in Louisiana. Made meagre
collections only, including some Taxodium at the Sabine
river. A mass collection some 12 mi out of Alexandria
in Route 21. About the same in variation and appearance
as in Texas. All collected a few plants to check on
later. Will not be surprised if the western population
turns out to be largely tetraploid. Flowers especially
are quite large. At Alexandria for the night.
A very pleasant city.

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.

Friday, April 6, 1951

The mass collection near Sheridan, Ark. did not
materialize. One meagre sampling in Calhoun Co marked the
last Azaleas seen through the whole day. It is probable
that this phase tends to run out somewhere in this region.
The dogwood was just as far advanced so they could
have been unopened but several excursions into the wood
were fruitless in turning up plants. Headed S.E. on U.S.
270 for Sheridan, crossing the Mississippi on U.S. 82 at
Greenville, continuing to Winona & then south on U.S. 51
almost into Jackson — a distance of 393 miles for the day
Unfortunately the route chosen followed & crossed the main
river valleys most of the way. In such valleys where Cypress
grows, the soil is gray & possibly alkaline. No conifers & no
dogwood is present — which indicated it's almost certain absence
of azaleas & this is probably true for the entire Mississippi Valley.
Why they do not seem obvious in Central Mississippi is somewhat of
a mystery. They should fit among the red pine covered hills. The
land however has been nearly completely ravished by poor farming.
Expect to find them around them around Jackson tomorrow morning.

Saturday, April 7, 1951

Took a run to Scott Co & collected. Also slid off the very wet
dirt road & had to get towed out. Saw Azaleas in Rankin Co but
hoped for better & passed them up. They are few & far between up this
way. Returned to Jackson & took U.S. 51 south to Brookhaven, then
east on U.S. 84, collecting along the way in most counties to Laurel
for the night. There should be Azaleas everywhere but the land
is so badly burned & farmed that few natural woodlots are
left. Even so the digable streams do not have the population
that they do in Louisiana.

Sunday, April 8, 1951

Did not make much mileage but collected in practically
every county on U.S. 84 between Waynesboro & Andalusia,
Ala. All canescens type except for a single yellow
in Covington Co. The canescens is getting a little by
but shows considerable variation between early & late
forms among those growing together. A beautiful day.

Monday, April 9, 1951

Did not make as much progress as hoped for but
made some good collections. Travelled via U.S. 29 to
Brantley, Ala, Ala 52 to Elba, packed the plants for
the Arboretum & expressed them with specimens at Troy (Ala.
15) Took 231 & Ala 10 to Abbeville but couldn't
find a cabin & had to go 30 mi S. to Dothan for
the night. High spots of the day included another
hybrid swarm of Austrinum x canescens, the first
alabamense with it's delightful scent & an amazing
swarm of apparently austrinumcanescensalabamense.
Should have take photographs but the light was too
bad. Loaded down with more plants again. How
do the species keep separate when they hybridize
so much & so easily???

Tuesday, April 10, 1951

From Dothan by way of Ala. 52, Ga 62 & 91
to Camilla Ga to gather mail then on as far
as Moultrie for the night. Baker Co. falls
very much in the dry Dougherty Plain area &
has few Azaleas.

Wednesday, April 11, 1951

From Moultrie via U.S. 319 to Ocilla then Ga 32
to Patterson amp; 38 to Jessup for the night.
Made one mass collection but the pickings were
poor in the last few counties. Apparently these dry
sandy upland terrace areas (Bacon, Pearce & Wayne Counties) have very little besides
serrulatum in the swamps. A lovely cabin for
the night.

Thursday, April 12, 1951

It started off promising to rain but fortunately cleared
as the day went on. Needed a mass collection in Wayne
Co but so far had drawn a blank. Taking U.S. 301
explored the Altamaha river bluffs but again no luck. Was
impressed however with the density of vegetation & noting that
the Franklinia territory (Fort Barrington)was not far away
decided to have a little side Franklinia hunt on the opposite
side of the river. Accordingly drove back to Jessup & down
U.S. 341 to Grangerville ^(12 mi) where a dirt road was found leading
back to the river. About a mile from the river Azalea
canescens suddenly appeared & increased until the river
bluffs were simply smothered with it. The mass collection
was no problem! Colors were puden wildly in shades of light
to very dark pink — only relatively few approaching white.
Worked the river jungle for an hour or so but no sign
of Franklinia. Most anything, however, could be in
there. Returning to Jessup took U.S. 341 to McRae for
the night. No Azaleas evident of the typical coastal plain
until a change in contour developed at Hazlehurst. Evidently
these plants do not like the plain proper & follow into it
only down the broader river valleys where it is cooler &
moister. For some reason Telfair Co does not yet seem
promising for another mass collection.

Friday, April 13, 1951

Traveled today from McRae via Ga 27, 26 & U.S. 103
to the outskirts of Phenix City, Ala. Had no luck in
Telfair Co. but by dint of some search made out
pretty well in the next 3 counties including a "mass"
in Pulaski. After that, however, was a complete
blank. With part of Macon & Schley counties
we again ran out onto those damnable red hills which
are rather dry but nonetheless support blueberries, leucothe,
dogwood & fringe tree ^ & oceanside kalmia but for some obscure reason
absolutely no azaleas — and this was not for lack of
searching! It is to be hoped that the "Black Belt"
tomorrow will be a little more productive!

Saturday, April 14, 1951

From Phenix City via U.S. 80 to Montgomery then on
US 31 to Greenville for the night. Was fairly successful in
collections including one mass, except for Montgomery Co.
Until getting into Butler, however, they have required a
a great deal of searching for. They are undoubtedly in
all of these counties but we are still very much in the
"red hill" locality & azaleas seem to settle in only
the most favored spots. Being Saturday I missed the
bus in trying to get off a shipment of plants. Could not
get a certificate. The best cabin yet for the night!

Sunday, April 15, 1951

A hot day & a rather disappointing one from the azalea standpoint.
Route: From Greenville S on U.S. 31 Georgiana, 106 to Midway,
47 to Awin 10 & 28 via Camden to Linden, 43 to Eutaw,
40 to Aliceville 17, 71 & 14 to Macon (& several side
excursions on dirt roads) 45 to Columbus for the night. Found
a lone alabamense in Butler Co but practically nothing from
Monroe Co. on. Wilcox is part Red Hills which is poor but also
started the Black Belt area which has so far extended all the way to
Columbus. This is essentially loam on limestone & the valleys are thickly
Red Cedar populated the whole way. Only the higher ridges offer possibilities
for Azaleas & one such was struck in Greene Co. Others were searched
but to no avail. Azaleas are present but very much
scattered

Monday, April 16, 1951

Across the river from Columbus, Miss. within 2 miles ran
into Azaleas with the start of the hills. With a few breaks was
with them most of the day. They are a very different Azalea
to those of the south — the color of canescens but with
more whites, often with yellow blotches & scent. The whole
lot must be surely referable to alabamense but how
different to the white alabamense of the south!
Route: U.S. 45 & Miss to Amory. 25 blocked the
rest of the way so took Miss 41 to U.S. 45 & on to
Tupelo, then U.S. 78 to Hamilton, Ala, & U.S. 43 till it
joined Ala 18 in Fayette Co. Traveled 18 to Jasper for
the night. Azaleas are relatively abundant in Fayette
& Marion Cos. With Walker one has finally
left the coastal plain for the first really sharp hills.
Azaleas occur spottily. Will collect for the county
tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 17, 1951

Route: Jasper, Ala N to Double Springs, 112 to Cullman
112 to Baileyton, S to Holly Pond, W on 128 to
Cullman, S on 69, back to Cullman & 8 mi S on
U.S. 31 for the night.

Collected a rather curious mass in Winston Co &
searched all Cullman for type locality specimens of
alabamense. Finally found them way on a hill
top south of town. The first time a whole day
has been spent in one county! But feel the reward
was worth while. It is distinct altho it obviously
breeds freely with canescens. Will try for the same
thing in Marshall Co. tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 18, 1951

Route: many dirt roads today in a rather unrewarding search
for alabamense. From Cullman U.S. 31 S to Garden City
then macadam rd E across a long covered bridge & a dirt
rd "vertically" up the mountain side. A poor ride on very
bad track over the mountain then North in the next valley & back
to the macadam rd to Blountsville. N. on Ala 38 to U.S. 112,
E to Guntersville & S on U.S. 241 to Glencoe for the
night. Found alabamense in tight bud on hill near
Warrenton, overlooking the T.V. Lake. Much alabamense in
the canescens around Glencoe but no actual plants seen
It is 2 — 3 weeks too early to catch very much. Hope for
better luck a few counties south.
P.S. alabamense of Warrenton is eglandular except for the
corolla tube, that of Cullman Co was entirely glandular, even
to the petiole & leaf blades! It almost looks as if the
true center for the species is even west of Cullman Co,
particularly since so many whites were showing up even in
Mississippi

Thursday, April 19, 1951

Not much territory covered today — Glencoe to
Talladega via U.S. 241, with a 10 mile side trip to
Kentuck Fire Tower just west of Mt. Chiha^Cheaha (Alt. 2402 ft)
But it was a filthy morning & a drenching downpour from
ceaseless thunderstorms which had been busy all
throughout the night so that minor floods were everywhere
by daybreak. Made use of the occasion to settle down
in a barn & pack an overdue shipment of plants which
were compressed (with 1 box of specimens)from Anniston.
The afternoon search in the hills was for alabamense of
which no trace was seen — not even whites among the
canescens of the region. Will try again tomorrow.
Recd. telegram at Talladega frm Jim Nicholls so will
head toward Atlanta to meet him tomorrow evening at
a hotel.

Friday, April 20, 1951

Route: Ala 48 to Wedowee, 37 to Roanoke,, 63 &
Ga 34 to Newnan Ga 16 to Fayetteville, Ga 97
& U.S. 29 to Atlanta. Good collecting most of the
way & saw the first speciosum just outside of
Nenman but it was more or less on private property
& I did not stop for it. Arrived at Atlanta
about 6.0 P.M.

Saturday, April 21, 1951

A second day in Atlanta. Nicholls did not arrive
until evening. Will see him for a while tomorrow. Unsuccessful
shopping trip in the morning for new corrugated driers. Also had
to buy a new tube for a dead tire on the truck. In afternoon
ran up to Marietta for a pleasant visit with W.P. Lemmon.
He is somewhat screwy in his azalea ideas but is keen & a
pleasure to talk to. On the way back to Atlanta was able to
pull in a mass collection of speciosum — canescens forms —
evidently interbreeding just as much as the rest. Speciosum
is a brilliant orange-scarlet. Want to see more of it
tomorrow.

Sunday, April 22, 1951

Breakfast & a long talk with Nicholls & Mrs Hayden so
did not leave Atlanta much before 11.0 A.M. Travelled
by way of U.S. 78 to Monroe, Ga 11 to Monticello
(with a few side trips on dirt roads to bring in the counties
but found no cabin at Monticello. Retraced over Ga 16 to
Jackson but there they were full. Finally wound up at an
exceedingly pleasant spot at Indian Springs on U.S. 41.
Collected Speciosum today & expect plenty again tomorrow.
Ran through intermittent showers all day & have rain
again tonight.

Monday, April 23, 1951

Route: Indian Springs to Jackson, then Ga 16 via
Monticello & Sparta to a dirt rd N of Warthen. E &
S via Deepstep to Ga 24 & Louisville for the
night. Various other dirt rd side excursions up Jackson
Lake etc in search of Speciosum. Saw none, however
all day. With the exception of a 10 mi stretch S. of
Sparta & around Sandersville most of the time was on
red clay hills & azaleas were scarce. Directly the
yellow sandy phase appeared they became plentiful.
Some canescens, however, collected in most counties.

Tuesday, April 24, 1951

Route: Louiseville & Wrens & Thompson via U.S. 1
& Ga 17. To Augusta via U.S. 78 with detour
at Harlem up into Columbia Co. Dirt rd. cross cuts
to Ga 56 at Augusta & unfruitful searches
along the river at the airport & above for speciosum.
Did not find high enough bluffs. Via 56
with good speciosum collecting near McBean.
Out to Waynesboro & since no cabins on to
Sylvania for the night. Plenty of canescens all
the way thoit is getting past bloom in this
section.

Wednesday, April 25, 1951

Route: Cross cut from Sylvania to Ga. 24.
Searched the river in this region but too flat.
Retraced to Stoney Bluff but bluffs to shallow &
too heavily wooded. Retraced for a late (2.30)
lunch in Sylvania. Ga 21 to Newington &
back to Ga 24. After much questioning of
natives decided to try Hudson's Ferry & up the
river a way eventually found speciosum again.
Intended to visit Clyo but the road mistakenly
led me back to Ga 21 so came on to
Springfield for the night. Speciosum is plentiful
where it happens to occur which in this region is
always, apparently on the steep red clay bluffs
facing N. or N.E. Very different to its sunny positions
on flat ground around Atlanta.

Thursday, April 26, 1951

In the morning went via Ga to Clyo & too
dirt rd in to Sisters Ferry. Quite abandoned & road to
ferry proper is entirely overgrown. An old boy working on the
farm which owns it told me that he gave up the last
ferry there about 30 years ago. Gathered specimens & plant
from an orange "speciosum" near the top of the glen
leading to the ferry — probably off the actual plants
Mr. Lemon told me of & which might well be
descendants of those of Michaux's time. Follow the
bluff down river & made a mass collection of
fairly typical speciosum (though mostly a bit on the
orange side) 1/2 a mile away. Getting past their
bloom so it was not easy to find reasonably
good specimens. In afternoon packed plants &
specimens & visited with Mrs. Wilcox? of the
Casa Hotel with Mr. & Mrs. Reed to seed transplanted
speciosum at their place. A very nice show.
Second night at Springfield.

Friday, April 27, 1951

Mailed in compressed plants & specimens at
Savannah. Purchased labels & in afternoon
drove via U.S. 17 & S.C. 170 to Bluffton
for atlanticius. Was given a bad steer by a
Miss Martin & ended up at Ridgeland with
nothing. Took U.S. 21 to Beaufort & after
enquiry at a Florist Shop took a road S.W. out
of Burton & cut over toward the rivers edge. In
oak woods found plenty of beautifully pink
atlanticius. Very vivid but non glandular
shoots & leaves. Just at the height of its bloom.
Night at a cabin near Beaufort.

Saturday, April 28, 1951

Route: Circled Parris Island, then U.S. 21 & 17 to S.C. 61
just outside of Charleston, to Summerville & U.S. 176 (S.C. 31)
to Columbia. A few minor detours along the way but had
a successful day in collecting atlanticius frm Beaufort Co
to Calhoun Co with 3 mass collections and several canescens
besides. Visited a few minutes with the Hankinsons
in Columbia.

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.

Monday, April 30, 1951

Route: To Camden, then S.C. 34, 341 & 309 via
Bishopville, Lynchburg to Lake City. U.S. 52 to Kingstree
& S.C. 377 & U.S. 571 to Georgetown for the night.
Two side tracks to the Lynchburg River & sundry other, usually
rather fruitless excursions along dirt roads.
Collecting was pretty good. A surprising amount of
canescens still in flower as well as mass collections
of atlanticum busily hybridizing with it. Have not yet
found what would be called a "pure" stand of atlanticum
— perhaps farther up the coast? Some of the hybrids, however
are large flowered & very pleasing from the ornamental
standpoint.

Tuesday, May 1, 1951

Route 17 to Wilmington with no detours but
a lot of collecting — chiefly of atlanticum which gets
thicker & thicker but also too lots of canescens — one
in Brunswick Co, N.C. Atlanticum is very mixed> — so
far as colors are concerned & is obvious intergrading
with canescens a great deal.

Wednesday, May 2, 1951

Route: US 74 west to N.C. 87 via Fayetteville / or rather
S on N.C. 20 because of a detour), from Raeford 211 to
Aberdeen, U.S. 1 & 501 via Sanford to Chapel Hill, N.C.
54 & U.S. 70 to Raleigh for the night with the Clarksons.
Pretty good collecting. The Bladen Co canescens proved
to the half nudiflorum & Moore Co entirely nudiflorum so
so the dividing line evidently comes right in the region.
Did not find atlanticum around Chapel Hill. It seems
rather high, dry & red for the species.

Thursday, May 3, 1951

Route: U.S. 70 Raleigh to Kingston, N.C. 55 to
Ft. Barnwell & cut overs to Vanceboro. Night
just beyond Wilmar.

Route 70 proved a bad one for collecting — too
much tobacco country. The last part, however, was
good, with atlanticum in great profusion in the flat
pine lands. Was not successful in finding any
nudiflorum during the day.

Picked up new shipping tags at Dept of Agr. in
Raleigh in the morning.

Friday, May 4, 1951

Route 17 from Chocowinity — U.S. 17 to Windsor, N.C. 97
& Va 37 to Suffolk, Va, Va 10 & U.S. 17 & Va 108 via
Newport News & just beyond Williamsburg for the night.
Collecting most mixed masses of the atlanticum complex
— very involved in color throughout the whole region but
getting much more glandular as we go north. One
only found — very deep very pink & obviously
a pink contributor to atlanticum.

Saturday, May 5, 1951

Route: Va 30, 33 & 198 to Mathews in Matthews Co, return by Va 14 via Adner, King & Queen Courthouse & Sparta to
Bowling Green for the night. Nudiflorum was plentiful all
the way, especially in the narrow dips in the sand hills of King &
Queen Co. The tour around the cape was for atlanticum but
absolutely none was found although the terrain around
Matthews seemed entirely suitable. Coastal plains proper,
however only really touches the extreme ends of those points.
Atl. ceased the day before very soon above Hampton. But
strangely one small stand (the only one during the day) cropped
up near King & Queen Courthouse where it must presumably
somehow follow up the river. It was on a hillside & scarcely in
the locality one would expect to find it. Nudiflorum is very pink.

Sunday, May 6, 1951

Route: from Bowling Green Va 2, 606 to Paytes, retrace to Snell,
back same route & Va 20, to Orange, U.S. 15 & Va
230 to Madison, 231 to Sperryville for the night. Plenty of nudiflorum all the way — partly glandular.
It seems to do well on the red soils of the region but
they are moister and seem more fertile than those of Ga
& South Carolina. In bloom to about 1600 ft on
the Blue Ridge — for tomorrow's collecting.

Monday, May 7, 1951

Drove to Luray & visited with Favor of the Park,
discussing the time to revisit (about may 25). Collected
nudiflorum to 1600 ft above Sperryville but no more was open.
Took the Skyline Drive(this still quite dormant) to U.S. 33
to Gordonsville & 15 to Farmville for the night.
Plenty of nudiflorum until the last two counties when the
clay got redder & they seem to fade out as farther
south. Headed now for Alabama.

Tuesday, May 8, 1951

Packed specimens & plants & shipped 2 boxes & 1 bundle
from Danville Va in the afternoon.

Travelled via U.S. 15 & Va 36 to Danville, then U.S.
29 to Goldsreensboro, N.C. for the night. 2 mass collections
of nudiflorum & several odd specimens. They thin out
very considerably in lower Virginia. The mass collection
at Gold Greensboro tonight was a surprise. The
situation in flat scrub oak woodland is not
where one would expect to find them — particularly in
such quantity.

Wednesday, May 9, 1951

Route: Intaded following U.S. 29 to Anderson, S.C.
but the tours & traffic lights are too thick. Turned off
onto 120 at Salisbury & followed it around via
Shelby to 29 again at Gaffney. Collected mail at
Anderson & stayed the night. Collecting was spotty
the red hill district — so azaleas only in favorable
locations — which is always along streams, usually on
a N. slope and only on some streams at
that. However made 2 mass collections — with
none between — both needed considerable searching &
many other searches were fruitless. It is not helped
by the fact that nudiflorum is about past bloom
in the area. The best spot was Broad river
where a wealth of ericaceous material covered the
river deposit sand banks on the S. side.

Thursday, May 10, 1951

Leaving Anderson bright & early cut straight into the
county, met a farmer & was promptly led of a mass
collection of canescens — all past bloom. Travelling on
U.S. 29 & on to Athens, collecting once along the way,
& stopped at the university. Dr. Duncan was on a field
trip but was shown the herbarium by a Mr. Jacobs. Very
few azaleas — but perhaps worth getting later. Taking
U.S. 129 via Gainesville travelled to Junction of U.S. 19
in Lumpkin Co for the night — among the mountains.
A collection just outside Gainesville was interesting for
one spectacular red among the other salmon & orange
calendulaceums — almost as if speciosum was having
some influence up this way. Subsequent collections
run more to the yellow-orange. Calendulaceum is
becoming really plentiful from White Co on.

Friday, May 11, 1951

Route: Left on U.S. 19 to 60 north over Woody Gap (in
Lumpkin Co, then right on 180 around Lake Winfield Scott &
through Vogel State Park to U.S. 129 again. Took a dirt rd to
a defunct construction camp just S. of Vogel Park (for the
"furbishii" complex) the south on 129 via Neel Gap (border of
Lumpkin & Union Co's, S. on U.S. 19 to Dawsonville & W. on
Ga 53 to Calhoun for the night. Most calendulaceums that
around the Neel Gap region were definite on the red-orange
side & there seems to be all that "Bakeri" * represents in
Vogel State Park. Furbishii is absolutely no different*
(see notes in record book). Finally pulled in one more
mass collection of canescens, still in fair flower, in
Dawson Co. No further azaleas seen. Was disappointed
in not finding calendulaceum in this region as a possible
red stepping stone to the speciosum of Atlanta.

*Evidently did not find the right plants!

Saturday, May 12, 1951

A through run from Calhoun on Ga 53 to Rome, 20 to
Leesburg, Ala, 68 to Albertville, & 241 & Ala 112 to
Cullman for the night. Beautyrest Cabins on U.S. 31 as before
Hit one lot of canescens in Cherokee Co., & found the two lots
of alabamense tho rather past bloom, still carrying sufficient
flowers to serve the purpose. They definitely like shady
spots on the north side of hills — seem to prefer more shade
than canescens — or at least in just these two spots. Still
want to find a pure stand if possible — tomorrow.

Sunday, May 13, 1951

A very strenuous day. Back to station on Ala 69. Then over a
long dirt road via Trade to Arley to Addison. Ala 112 & 5
to Russellville for the night. Finally found plenty of alabamense —
at least the canescens phase — in completely full bloom. Winston
Co. is certainly the center. On 122 & the Sipsey river the hills are
covered as far as you can see. None here, though of this low & very
glandular form. A few plants only in Cullman Co. Some day
should try & find this, as it must be, in quantity somewhere by
itself. Arrived at Russellville (the nearest cabins) very late
& did not get to bed until nearly midnight.

Monday, May 14, 1951

Retraced to a mountain slope S. of Russellville. Found a hybrid
complex but not true alabamense. Hit the same mtn 10 mi
E of Russellville on Ala 24 but it was dry slope &
found no azaleas. (They are in enormous quantities at the first
stop). Retraced to R. & took U.S. 43 north to
Lawrenceburg, Tenn, & U.S. 64 E to Monteagle for
the night. Much of the travel in Tennessee was over
red soil land with limestone outcrops & lots of black
locust & cedar. No azaleas until hitting a sphagnum
swamp (fairly high) E. of Fayetteville. Then no more in
cedar territory until the road climbed the mountain to
monteagle. The base of this mountain is limestone but it is
evidently overlaid with sandstone & on this the azaleas
occur again in great abundance & also diversity. It
superficially seems that this may be a spot where the
influence of canescens, alabamense & nudiflorum all
meet.

Tuesday, May 15, 1951

Route: Ten. 56 from Monteagle to Altamont, then 108
to McMinnvill. U.S. 708 to Crossville for the night
(Rainbow Cabins — O.K.). The alabamense — canescens
complex attained great profusion in the hills from Tracy
City to beyond Altamont & the drop to the red soil —
cedar valley which extends to around Sparta. It was rather
conspicuous that alabamense has imparted a hill loving
caracter to canescens — also that the white of alabamense is
the most pronounced in the highest places. The valley
around McMinnville has something approaching nudiflorum
in localized spots — chiefly in the sphagnum swamps
when they can be found. Nud. becomes apparently truer
on the plateau proper towards Crossville — still,
however, in the wet places.

Wednesday, May 16, 1951

Route: Tenn 68 to Grassy Cove, retrace & S. on Tenn
28 to Pikeville. To top of West Mountain, retrace & E over
mountain on Tenn 30 to Athens for the night.

Grassy Cove is an interesting formation with its river sink
finally reappearing from through the mountain as the
Sequatchie river. Tried to concentrate on getting a fair
picture today of the canescenscanescens-alabamense &
nudiflorum complexes in the mountain region. They are
very mixed but the picture seems fairly straight now.
But delayed too long for I had hoped to
reach Murphy tonight.

Thursday, May 17, 1951

Route. Tenn 30 via Etowah to U.S. 64 to
Murphy and Andrews, N.C. Gravel road via
Aquone to top of Wayah Bald. Down to Franklin
& over Ocoee Gap towards Sylva for the night.
Besides one collection of canescens type in
Cherokee Natl Forest, nearly past bloom, no other
early azaleas were seen. Calendulaceum appeared
soon after crossing the N.C. line & has been
present in comparative abundance on the lower
slopes. Most of the azaleas of Wayah Bald are
evidently arborescens type & will not be in
flower until sometime next month. Missed Nicholls
& Mrs Hayden at Murphy but obtained some
useful information at the Nantahala Forest
headquarters at Franklin. A rather hot
day but cooled by a little rain this evening.

Friday, May 18, 1951

Route: To Asheville via U.S. 19A & 19, with one mass
collection of calendulaceum along the way. To rather beyond
Bristol, Va for the night via U.S. 19 & 11.

Stopped at Biltmore in the early afternoon & had a grand
time with Sylvester Owens & the azaleas — by far the best
collection of native material in existence! Particularly interested
in Furbishii — which does not represent my own collection.
The remainder is pretty much the hybrid mess that I have been
seeing all along the way. A Mrs Shelton is being
groomed to take over Beadle's work.

The rest of the way yielded no collections — partly
due to very heavy thunderstorms in the mountains & by
reason of the fact that none were seen beyond 2
calendulaceum in Unicoi Co, Tenn — & not collected.
Will hope for better luck tomorrow but at the same
time would like to reach the Eastern Shore, boa with
all speed!

Saturday, May 19, 1951

Route: Us 11 to Abington, 58 to Damascus & on over
dirt rd via Konnarock back to Chilhowie. U.S 11 to
Dublin, Va 100 to Pearisburg & US 460 to
Christiansburg. US 11 to Salem for the night.

Very roundabout — chiefly in a search for a diploid
yellow calendulaceum. No luck so far; It is perhaps a
week early in this section. Ran into roseum & nudiflorum
with hybrids between both & between both & calendulaceum.
Where do such things stop??

Sunday, May 20, 1951

Over mountain east of Salem & back to Roanoke via U.S. 221.
U.S. 11 to Buchanan & Va 43 to Peaks of Otter. Dirt rd
across the James River back to U.S 11 & to beyond. Natural
Bridge for the night. A few calendulaceum near Roanoke but
got a good transect down Mt Broad Top from roseum into
nudiflorum. Quite a hike up the mountain! Took 5 hrs to
run the transect! Philadelphia gets later & later.
Roseum is very glandular on the top of the mountain.

Monday, May 21, 1951

Route: U.S. 11 to Newmarket, 211 via Luray &
Skyline drive to Washington, U.S. 50 to Annapolis.
Obtain maps, park key & advice from naturalist Paul
Favor at Luray Park Headquarters & proceeded to scout
Best Places for an East side mountain transect. The
Red Gate road was not too promising & finally settled on
a run from the Pinnacles down. Collected at 3800 ft but
plants only in bud. Took a fire road down to 2400 ft
& made 2 collections — not very satisfactory. Will
have to return in a week & finish the job. Tried to
reach M.T. Forser in Washington (left the Skyline drive at
6.0 pm) but found him in California. No place to
stay between Washington & Annapolis. Pretty darn
tired.

Tuesday, May 22, 1951

Route: Ferry to Eastern Shore then U.S. 50 to Easton,
Md 331 to Choptank, 319 & 18 to Lewes & Rehoboth
Beach, Del 14 to Milford, U.S. 113 to Frederica &
12 to Sandtown, 10 & U.S. 13 to Philadelphia.
Aside from a small collection of atlanticum at
Milford. Spent most of the day until 4.30 searching for
Choptank Mills. Never found it but azaleas turned up
in large quantity in the sandy soil around Sandtown.
Made good collections of plants & specimens.

Wednesday, May 23, 1951

Philadelphia

Thursday, May 24, 1951

Philadelphia

Friday, May 25, 1951

Philadelphia

Saturday, May 26, 1951

Left at noon on Bethlehem pike & Pa 12 for Scranton,
U.S. 6 & Pa 29 to Endicott, visited LaBar's Nursery at
Stroudsburg, collected roseum on Big Pocono & nudiflorum
at the foot before driving on. Not very good roseum — or
nudiflorum for that matter. Saw more azaleas along the
way but did not collect further.

Sunday, May 27, 1951

Route: N.Y. 26 to Maine. Cut over to 38 via Newark Valley
to Richford & N.Y. 79 via Brooktondale to Ithaca
for the night. Breakfast with the Bowens & a mass
collection of roseum on a hill above Binghamton. Another good
collection with plants above Brooktondale. Still not good roseum
& no nudiflorum seen. It is evidently not present in the
hill country of New York state.

Monday, May 28, 1951

Route: from Ithaca, N.Y. 13 & 17 to Painted Post, U.S 15
& cut over to U.S 22 to Bedford via Altoona.
Several side excursions into the hills in search of azaleas
which unfortunately are getting very much "past" in Pa.
Collected both roseum & nudiflorum, however.

Tuesday, May 29, 1951

Route: Pa Turnpike Bedford to Donegal, Pa 31 & 982
to Connellsville, U.S. 119 & 250 via Morgantown, W Va &
Grafton to Elkins for the night.

In spite of early azaleas being past bloom across most
of Pennsylvania — they were only approaching full on the
high plateau or mountain between Baltimore & Donegal on
the Turnpike. Oaks, tho, were only just in leaf — It
must be a very cool section!

The first nudifloras were found in West Va in
Barbour Co. Calendulaceum, too were observed in this
Co from Philippi south altho none were collected.
Mostly yellow or yellow—orange. Looks like good
collecting for tomorrow?

Wednesday, May 30, 1951

Route. Back rd from U.S. 33 around to U.S. 250 S. of Elkins.
U.S. 250 to Durbin (with side trips). W. Va 28 & branch rd to
Cass. Over mountain from Cass to Linwood. U.S. 219 to Mingo
for the night. Yellow to orange calendulaceums abundant
throughout the region but no pure stands of small yellow.
Near. Hosterman ran into another curious mixture of calend,
roseum & nudiflorum — hybridizing. Beautiful country with a
bewildering array of hills to 3800 or 4000 ft. Tough land for
farming yet stock raising seems to flourish.

Thursday, May 31, 1951

Route: From Mingo to Valley Head, west on W. Va. 15 to
Camp Caesar beyond Webster Springs. Side rd up the
Williams River to Dyer. Back through Webster Springs & N
on W. Va 20 to Buckhannon, East to Elkins for the
night. Again the same calendulaceum orange-yellow
complex all day with a few pseudo nudiflorum interspersed.
Arborescens at Camp Caesar not yet out. The hill top
will bear watching in a week or so for later possibilities
due to one, a red for[?] a Mr. Goddin who will take a
trip a little later. Afraid the yellow must be sought
much further south.

Friday, June 1, 1951

Route: U.S. 33 from Elkins to Harrisonburg, Va, U.S 11 &
211 to Luray, Va. Side trip at top of Cheat Mtn
(gravel rd S. 4 mi from Elkins) to find a. arborescens not yet
in flower & up Spruce Knob to see what there might be.
Nothing right on the top but roseum a little lower just
coming into flower & a grand mixture of roseum, nudiflorum
& calendulaceum at about the ½way point. This was
the last calendulaceum seen. Apparently it does not
get much farther East in this region. None was seen
on Shenandoah Mtn & none are reported in the Blue
Ridge. All of these mountains, however, had roseum &
nudiflorum—though none of the roseum very glandular.
Still a blank on the small yellow azalea.

Saturday, June 2, 1951

Collected at two elevations on Pinnacle Mt, Shenandoah N.P,
& calend. hybrid near Spitler Pt. Lookout. Talked with
Paul Favour, returning key, map etc. Then too U.S. 211 to
Warrenton, Va & U.S. 17 & Va 626 to Middleburgh. Looked
up Gordon's family. Mr. Seipp accompanied me on a run to
the Catoctin Mtn just N. of Point of Rocks in search of a
"low white" reported by Forberg. No luck on this but
secured nudiflorums from the same region.

Sunday, June 3, 1951

A terribly hot day. Collected mass nudiflorum with
Harry Tyrell near Middleburgh & decided to stay for the
rest of the day, putting in time between gasps refixing
the drier, checking specimens & preparing a package
of plants for shipment to Philadelphia.

Monday, June 4, 1951

Route: U.S. 50 to Winchester, U.S. 11 to Christiansburg
for the night. Shipped plants from Winchester but
made time on the road rather than collecting
along the way. It seems more important now to
catch more of the southern material before it is
completely ruined by the very dry weather.
Visited Carol Woods folks for a few minutes
in Salem. Carol not yet home from Harvard.

Tuesday, June 5, 1951

Route: US. 11 to Wytheville, U.S. 58 via White Top Mtn &
Damascus to Abington, U.S 19 & Va 70 to Norton, Va for
the night. Calendulaceum was out on the lower slopes
of the mountains & halfway up White Top, not at the
summit, however where they are not only late but seeming
in appearance rather close to the reds of Black Mtn, Ky —
cascading hybrids of this red type.

Wednesday, June 6, 1951

Collected on High Nob just outside of Norton where the
same late complex was found. They run to true yellows,
however & are far from pure cumberlandense or what—have
you. Taking U.S. 23 to Appalachia, west up Big Black
Mtn, meeting a group (Hotchkiss—et al.) from the Univ of Ky on
top. The real reds are scarcely out — will take one or
two weeks longer but the yellow (apparently normal
calendulaceum) was in full bloom on the Easterly slopes
below. Even better red were found across the main highway
which will bear revisiting. This red in its best forms makes
a low, twiggy bush with glossy, glaucous leaves —
definitely distinct from calendulaceum. The flowers too are
considerably smaller. Still no small yellows.

Thursday, June 7, 1951

Route: From Cumberland Ky 119 & 15 via Pine &
Whitesburg to Hazard & Jackson, Ky 30 & US. 25 to
London for the night.

Azaleas of the small red complex were found on Pine
Mtn — a status which was later found to be mentioned by
Lucy Braun. The earliest out seemed to run considerably to
orange. Some plants were stoloniferous. Plants past flower
(presumably calendulaceum) were found in Perry, & Breathitt
Cos & a curious narrow tubed orange in full bloom in
Owsley Co. It had all the earmarks of a diploid & the yellow
tube suggested hybridization of perhaps cumberlandense with a
diploid yellow. This section needs search in mid May
another year for the occurrence of such. A very heavy
thunderstorm towards late afternoon & a lousy cabin
for tonight. Will retire early.

Friday, June 8, 1951

Route: From London E on route 80 into Clay Co. Back to
London & S. via us 25 E to Pineville. Up Clear Springs
Rd. to Log Mtn & Pine Mtn. Back to 25 E & into Middles—
boro for the night. The Cumberlandense complex is
evidently exceedingly common on the higher ridges of S.E.
Kentucky. Have struck it with little effort in 7 counties so
far. Suspect it to be a diploid complex with the yellow
still to be found & probably in the same region. They were
abundant up Laurel Mtn this afternoon, tho' not at the
top & also on Pine Mtn. this is a region to strike in
Early to mid May on some future occasion.

Saturday, June 9, 1951

Route: From Middlesboro via Ky 74 & Ten 90 to US. 25
W. from Williamsburg W to Pine Knot & N. to beyond
Whitley for the Yahoo Ridge collection. Then S. into Tenn &
Oneida on U.S. 27. Cheifly Cumberlandense material
from the high points. They were seen in fair number in
McCreary Co on Ky 92, but not collected. Yahoo Ridge
itself has probably overgrown a great deal since Miss
Braun's time. Hard to find except where the woods have
been cut, in this case near the road & the fire tower.
They are evidently extending well into Tennessee.

Sunday, June 10, 1951

Route: Oneida to Elgin via U.S. 27, Tenn to Jamestown
for the night. Cumberlandense in several places in Scott Co
but hunted unsuccessfully so far in Fentress Co. Found, however
a bunch of probable hybrids with arborescens as well as
the latter itself — in full bloom. The hybrids were
disappointing in that the pale yellows first seen gave
promised of a diploid yellow at last. Will still watch the
swamp, however. Packed plants.

Monday, June 11, 1951

Route: From Jamestown on Tenn 28 to Grimsley — Tenn 85
to Wilder & back, 28 to Crossville & 70 to Sparta for
the night. Obtained good Cumberlandense outside Jamestown, finally
&excellent collecting just below Wilder. At Crossville looked
up Mr Adams, the florist, & went on to Bon Air hoping to find it
around there. It is probably in the vicinity but could not spend
long enough to search the woods. The natives seemed unfamiliar
with the orange color. Shipped plants from Crossville.

Tuesday, June 12, 1951

Route: 70 to McMinnville. Just beyond McMinnville for
a swamp type. Back & up Tenn 8 (not on map) to
the plateau again. Followed 8 via Dunlap to
the foot of Signal Mtn for the night.

Visited the Forest Nurseries in McMinnville,
talking especially with Mr & his son who
had some advice on azaleas as well as kindly finding a
source for 35 sheets of waterproof wrapping paper. Rain commenced
on top of the plateau & got thoroughly soaked finally finding a good
spot (near Spencer for a mass collection of cumberlandense. They are
all throughout the woods if you can just take time to find them —
usually on a slop above a stream with often nudiflorum type
& arborescens near the stream itself. Arborescens in bloom at this
spot. More cumberlandense on way down to Sequatchee Valley
& also on Signal Mtn. Locally abundant but take a lot of
between nights. A foul night. Also lost an hour through
the time change.

Wednesday, June 13, 1951

Route: Back to Signal Mtn to finish a mass collection, then through
Chattanooga & on U.S. 41 to Dalton & 76 via Elljay to
Morganton & Ga 60 to Murphy, N.C. for the night.
Found Cumberlandense abundant on the top of Fort Mtn &
essentially the same as all the way from Kentucky. It is
evidently heading for the Smokies. Definitely a plant of
the higher elevations — better than 3,000 ft.

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.

Friday, June 15, 1951

With seeming difficulty finally made the top of Wayah
Bald today & down the other side to Franklin for the night.
Azaleas on the Mtn are more confusing & more time consuming
than any population so far met. Yesterdays "Cumberlandense —
calendulaceum" complex was found today to cover the
whole extent of the Wayah region. While at first these
seemed some sorting in normal calendulaceum & normal cum,
this was completely lost after passing Nantahala Lake. It
settled down to a complete blend of the two which covered the
summit of the mountain — all colors, intermediate sized flowers,
fairly late bloom, considerable leaf glaucesence & more
or less intermediate height, What the cytology of such a
mix can be it is impossible to guess. It was noted
that the normal calendulaceum in flower 3 weeks ago &
photographed has now completely gone. The first
arborescens were in flower on the summit but will need a
visit in 10 days time for best effect.

Saturday, June 16, 1951

Route: N.C. 28 to Highlands, 106 & U.S. 23 to Clayton,
U.S. 76 & 19 to cabins near Vogel State Park.
Talked with Rev. Morgan in Franklin who suggested revisiting Wayah in
about 3 weeks for a late type of orange. At Highlands tried
unsuccessfully to find Henry Wright for information on local plants.
Collected late calendulaceum just W of Highlands & also my
first viscosum. Mass collected Bakeri at Vogel State Park
in the evening. Similar to Cumberlandense but rather tall, rather
large flowered & less leaf glaucous. A few other mountains
nearby may tell the story.

Sunday, June 17, 1951

Route: To Neel's Gap, back to Vogel State Park & via Ga 180 (?) & 60
to Porter Springs. U.S. 19 to Dawsonville, Ga 53, 183, 136 & 108 to
Jasper, 53 to Calhoun for the night.

A wet early morning. Photographed & collected plants at Bakeri
type locality. Collected again just beyond Woody Gap. They are quite
plentiful in this general high region & it is suspected that they may be
found on most of the high spots of Northern Georgia. Certainly still
abundant around Brush & Oglethorpe Mts where they seem to be
sorting out again more towards the dwarfer, glaucous leaved
type. It will be interesting to find whether the good type
can be unearthed in Alabama.

Monday, June 18, 1951

Route: Ga to Rome, 27 & 48 to Valley Head, Ala, via
Pisgah & Dalton to Section & Scottsboro. Return trip to
Kyles in Jackson Co. Night at Scottsboro.

This has been chiefly a search of the high spots for the
Cumberlandense complex. Various ridges in Ga yielded
nothing — neither did Lookout or Sand Mts. None were seen
& several likely natives were questioned — all with negative
results. Back on the Cumberland plateau, however, in Jackson Co
Ala. the story was different. The first homeowner on the plateau
said "plenty of them — help yourself behind the house". Just
beyond this place a small valley was filled with them. They are
extremely plentiful — here. We will see tomorrow if they still
go farther south. Unfortunately that few not sorted sit anymore
that's over the rest of their range. Plenty of arborescens along streams
at fair altitudes. Almost invariably, though, either not yet out
or past bloom. Almost impossible to get any sort of a mass>lb/> collection. Also picked up a few of the nudiflorum complex
from this part of Alabama.

Tuesday, June 19, 1951

Route: Ala 32 & US. 241 to Oxford via Guntersville,
Gadsden & Anniston, unnumbered rd SE of Oxford to
Cheaha State Park on top of Cheaha Mtn. From there
S.W. to Talladega for the night.

Well, this was pulling a long shot today. Decided to
try Cheaha Mt before heading once more for Cullman Co.
— & it paid off! Cumberlandense abundant on the top. But
it is still mixed — with its apricot colors & orange blotches
& glaucous & non glaucous. Would swear that
this, at least, is an isolated spot. If so, the mixing
must have occurred a very long time ago. Some very low,
twiggy glaucous reds are here too. This surely is one of the
types, if I can only somewhere find it in a pure state!
Decided to have a bust tonight & enjoy the
hospitality of the "world" famous Purefoy Hotel of
Talladega. Quite enjoyable but not so much of a bust as
was expected. $2.50 for the room. All you can eat from
30 dishes for supper — for $11.65!!

Wednesday, June 20, 1951

Route: From Talladega on U.S. 241 & Ala to
Childersburg, ala 91 to Birmingham, U.S. 31 to Cullman, Ala
69 & back roads via Arley to Addison, Ala 112 to
Double Springs & 5 to Russellville for the night.

No collecting to day. Mostly a fruitless search for
Cumberlandense. No signs of it on Double Oak Mtn S. of
Birmingham or in Cullman or Winston Cos or the Bankhead
National Forest or even on the west escarpment of the
plateau approaching Russellville. The plateau is evidently
too low in this region. The Forest Ranger, Mr Cranston, however,
will keep on the lookout & let me know if he should learn
of it. Picked up a couple of plants of alabamense hybrids.
Surprised at finding no arborescescens — canescens, along
the streams of the region.

Thursday, June 21, 1951

Route: Ala 5 to Tuscumbia, US 72 to Memphis, Tenn,
US 70 via Little Rock to Hot Springs & 220 to Mt Ida
for the night — a total of 408 miles for the day. No
collecting for today. Stopped, however, at Warm Springs for
advices from the Ouchita Forest Headquarters & secured a
map of the areas — also visited the hot springs & found
them rather unimpressive. Hydrangea & other flowers seen in
much the same stage of flower as in Alabama so there
is a good chance that at least some azaleas should
show up tomorrow. A very hot day for driving but
cooling somewhat tonight.

Friday, June 22, 1951

From Mt Ida to Mena via U.S. 270. Skyline rd over
Rich Mtn to Okla 63. Side rd. N. to Page. Us 270 &
Okla 63 to Mansfield, Ark. U.S. 71 & Ark 23 to
Booneville, Ark 10 to Havana & rd N. to top of
Magazine Mtn for the night.

Azaleas seen in only 2 places & both apparently the more
typical (roseum) phase of oblongifolium. Many swamps
examined but nothing seen of the viscosum or serrulatum
type — as yet. The regin is drier than expected & scarcely
congenial, one would think, for azaleas. Yet they were
quite abundant in one spot. Magazine Mtn looks like the most
promising so far as other vegetation is concerned but no
azaleas at all have been seen.

Saturday, June 23, 1951

Ran down the N side of Magazine Mtn, after finding nothing on top & inquired
if azaleas from a farmer on the rd — a Mr Lee of Flat Top Mtn. He kindly came
with me to his old homestead in Heath Hollow where there were loads of azaleas
evidently both pink & white. A good mass collection. He claims these to be the only
ones around Magazine Mtn. Back & on to Paris for lunch. Then via
Ark. 22 & 23 to Cass & the rd W. to the top of White Rock Mtn. Down
on the west side & out another rd striking U.S. 71 just S. of Winslow.
Stayed nearby for the night. Azaleas seem much more abundant in
the White Rock region & must be a picture at the top of the Mtn (N. side)
perhaps a month earlier. Evidently the roseum phase. Nothing else
of special interest seen. The stay at Magazine Lodge was very
pleasant & made especially so by the courtesy of the manager,
Robert Wilson of Winslow who gave much information concerning the
Boston Mts. There seems nothing special to hold me here longer, however.

Sunday, June 24, 1951

No collecting. A straight run through from Winslow, Ark, to Fairview, Ky
via US 71 & 64 to Bald Knob, 67 to Poplar Bluff, Mo,
60 to Paducah, Ky & 68 on. A miserable humid hot day
complete with Sunday drivers at their very worst & a rather
wretched "modern"!! Hotel for the night. I doubt if the room
will cool at all by tomorrow morning. 575 miles for the day!

Monday, June 25, 1951

Another straight through job with only two pauses — the
first early in the morn to get a flat front fixed (another rim
wear) & the second for a "short trip" at Mammoth Cave —
rather a waste of time — particularly since it resulted in
sufficient delay to have the post office closed on this end —
at Appalachia. Another terrifically hot day with
wretched winding roads at this end of Kentucky.
Route: US. 68 to Bowling Green, 31 W to Mammoth Cave,
Ky 70 to U.S. 68 & Edmonton, Ky 80 to London; US. 25
& 25 E to Pineville, US. 119 to Harlan; US 421 to
Pennington Gap; Va 70 (58 alt.) to Big Stone Gap &
Appalachia. Total 451 miles for the day. Did not
see an azalea.

Tuesday, June 26, 1951

Route: Appalachia to Norton & Va to Lebanon, US. 19 to
Tazewell for the night.

Spent to early afternoon collecting on Black Mtn which was
still in excellent shape though some bushes were a bit past.
Evidently a hybrid group much like those of Wayah Bald.
Cumberlandense is plentiful throughout Wise Co on the higher
points. It was not seen beyond.

Wednesday, June 27, 1951

Doubled back from Tazewell over Va 91 to Marion
which crosses 3 Mtn around 3000 ft elev. Only calendulaceum
seen, however, no cumberlandense. From Marion followed U.S. 11
to Va 114 & US 460 with a side run in to
Mountain Lake. A good mass collection here of viscosum
& for arborescens & a little calendulaceum but still no
Cumberlandense at 4000 ft on Bald Mtn. Followed back
again to U.S. 219 & on to around Marlinton for the night.

Thursday, June 28, 1951

Did not get very far today. Drove on over 219 to
Elkins, picked up Mr Goddin & ran out W. Va 4 to
Cheat Mtn for a mass collection of arborescens. Back to
Elkins & spent some time getting odd items on the truck checked,
including a new set of spark plugs — this time J11s instead of
the wrong J7s which it had. P.M. ran out to the Cheat
Mtn plateau again on U.S 250 to Durbin. Mountain Laurel
was in full flower but not an azalea of any kind to
be seen — no blueberries either. Seems a typical Canadian
flora with cornus canadensis, sorbus, viburnum alnifolium &
pure spruce forest on the peaks. Accordingly spent
remainder of the afternoon making up a package of
plants for shipping to Philadelphia.

Friday, June 29, 1951

Started at 7.15 with Mr Goddin for a 46 mile drive to a
mountain in the Allegheny Front (N of Spruce Knob) to find a
"plum red" azalea. We found it — on a high Canadian zone
plateau — in fair quantity — a. roseum! Got a mass collection,
anyway, although it is rather poor roseum at that.
Returning to Elkins, sent off the plants & headed S. on 219
to Valley Head, then S.W. on routes 15 & 20 to Craigsville
(much arborescens around here), W. on 41 & S. on U.S. 19^to Beckleyfor
the night. No signs of cumberlandense in spite of very high
territory much of the way, especially on rt. 15 from soon after
Valley Head practically to Webster Springs. The New River
cuts into the plateau in a very deep gorge around Prince.
Will cruise a little further west tomorrow.

Saturday, June 30, 1951

Route: from Beckley over W. Va 3 to Ivy Knob fire tower. Back
to Glen Daniel & over to Jesse, up W. Va 10 to Oceana &
over terrible dirt rd via Kepperton over mountain, through
Bald Nob etc & out eventually at Madison. Down U.S. 119,
52, 119, 460, 19 & 11 to nearly at Bristol for the night.
A very disappointing day with only 2 calendulaceum, no
cumberlandense or arborescens, bad roads, quantities of rain
& no cabins until 10.30 p.m. Heaven spare us from any
more of West Virginia!

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.

Monday, July 2, 1951

Better luck today. ran up Grandfather Mtn first thing in the
morning. Nothing on top but collected the late calendulaceum complex
at about 4000 ft toward the road entrance. Follow U.S. 221 to
Ashford & looked up Mr E.C. Robbins who was full of
conversation but had very little — in fact nothing — constructive
to off as far as azaleas are concerned. He is as vague as
most nurserymen about them. Cut back to the Blue Ridge
Parkway & collected the same type azaleas plus arborescens
near Crabtree Meadows. Up Mt Mitchell & found & saw
nothing. No azaleas & no view due to heavy clouds. Collected
again, however near Craggy Gardens. Down to Asheville. No
place to stay so on to Canton on U.S. 19 where a cabin
eventually turned up though the owner had to be Jewed down
$1.00 on the price. Seems O.K. though.

Tuesday, July 3, 1951

Route: S. from Canton on 110 & U.S. 276 to Great Pisgah
Mtn. Back on 276 to Waynesville for the night.

Good collecting of arborescens on the way to Pisgah & it, viscosum
& late oranges on the Mtn. 4 mass collections today. Returned
in very good time in order to get a cabin before the rush
started & was lucky in this respect. This gave much needed
time to overhaul the drier & extract a considerable
of the noise & vibration.

Viscosum & arborescens were having a grand juncture of
hybridization. It was difficult to find much straight viscosum
with any flowers. Crowds are bad for the 4th tomorrow.
Will choose some very out of the way dirt roads —
probably to Max Patch Mtn, to get to Gatlinburg when the
rush is over.

Wednesday, July 4, 1951

Route: Waynesville 19A & Lake Junaluska on N.C. 209
& various gravel rd detours over top of Max Patch Mtn & down
west side to Del Rio. Via U.S. 70 to Newport for ^& 35 to Seviervillethe night.

A good out of the way road for the 4th of July &
found plenty of late calendulaceum type on Max Patch — but that
was all. No arborescens as expected. Arrived at Newport
fairly early & splurged on a double cabin (my only choice) so
was able to spread out & sort & pack all the dried specimens
for return to Phila.

Thursday, July 5, 1951

Tried unsuccessfully to ship specimens at Sevierville so drove
on to Park Headquarters at Gatlinburg. Saw Stupka &
decided on a trip to Gregory Bald. Bought supplies & picked
up mail in Gatlinburg & drove via park road & Cades Cove
to parking area at start of 4½ mi hike to top of mtn. Getting
everything (except enough blankets) packed up, started up mountain
just after 4.0 p.m. In spite of Stupka's warning of a hard
4 hr climb I found it a climb all right but made it
to the Gregory Ridge Shelter in just 2 hrs & 25 minutes so
was able to get fed & take a quick round of the mountain
top before dark. What an amazing horticulturists paradise!
& what a job for tomorrow!

Arthur Stupka was helpful & wants plenty of reprints of
anything concerning his azaleas. Suggested Soco Bald as
another possible spot for collecting. Checked his herbarium
but did not do much other than change all his nudiflorums
to canescens. Only a dozen or so specimens.

Friday, July 6, 1951

A miserable night. 1½ blankets not enough to either keep out
the cold or soften the hardware cloth bed. Only a persistent
mouse for company — plus something which walked off with some
leavings in a paper bag.

Tackled the Bald after breakfast & what a mass. A quick
inspection of the "whites" indicated something fishy afoot —
something obviously besides arborescens. The clues were not on
Gregory, however, so before doing any more collecting decided to
try Parson Bald, a mile or so away, & see what might be
found there. The answer was obvious — in the form of a
beautiful patch of unadulterated viscosum all over the S.
end. Mass collected this & the reds on Parson & returned to
Gregory to finish a mass collection of whites plus one of reds,
one of obvious hybrids & one 20—pace—collection for a
population sample. The effects of arborescens were obvious
but no true arborescens was found — either in the woods
surrounding the "bald" or down the stream below the cabin.
Can only conclude that it was probably once there in smaller
quantity than on Wayah Bald but has now practically become
swamped. The reds are redder but probably of similar ancestry to those of Wayah.

Gathered plenty of fern fronds for a softer & warmer
bed for the second night.

Tuesday, July 10, 1951

Route: Robbinsville via Topton to Nantahala, over the "winding
Steps" road via Aquone to Franklin for the night. Side detours
from White Oak to Burning town Gap & to Wayah & Wine Spring
Balds. The word "Bald" is a misnomer. Neither Burning town nor
Wine spring are true "balds" — & neither has more than the late
reds in the way of azaleas.

Caught in a bad thunderstorm on winespring & had to repair
to Wayah Tower to change everything I had on.

Several fair collections of arborescens along Nantahala river,
White Oak Creek & again on Wayah. Also secured plants of
some late oranges only just coming into bloom.

At Mrs. Jones tourist home for the night.

Wednesday, July 11, 1951

Started the morning with a flat tire — last, I hope, of the
rim rubbed tubes! North on the Bryson City rd. to Coweee
Bald. Gathered orange azalea past bloom but that was all.
Back via Franklin & over N.C. 28 to Highlands for the
night. Collecting here very good. Had lunch on Satulah
Mtn & collected pretty steadily from then on. The Mtn, from
elevation of Highlands (3800 ft) up is smothered in a mixture
of arborescens & late red—orange though strangely without
too much obvious hybridization. Probably the new territory
was not available, as at Gregory, for hybridization to show up
Then too viscosum is all around, though somewhat hard to
find in bloom. It may have an off season. With the
help of Mr Henry Wright, however, found several specimens at
his place where there also grow, quite naturally, a bush
of viscosum — arborescens hybrids. One of these, a very large
pink, is an extremely beautiful thing. Cabins were scarce as
hens teeth & had to end in paying the double rate,
unfortunately necessary with so many specimens to get in
press & dried.

Thursday, July 12, 1951

Route: From Highlands, via 106 & US. 23 to Gainesville,
Ga Ga 141 & US. 19 & Ga 120 to Marietta; Ga 120, 61 to
Carrollton (Shirt), Ga 16, 14 & 18 via Greenville &
Woodbury to Thomaston for the night.

Pretty much of a thorough trip towards Cuthbert but
stopped at Mr Lemmon's at Marietta for a chat &
stayed to lunch. Then on to Upson Co to try & find
arborescens reported there a year or two ago. Made several
unhappy attempts on an awful road down the Flint river.
Fell into a nest of yellowjackets & was stung by 2
hornets shortly after as well as ripping my pants practically
to shreds on concealed barbed wire. Met a man, however
who tells me they definitely grow on Blue Lake on the Elkins
Creek so will have one more attempt in the morning. 95°
weather today in central Georgia.

Friday, July 13, 1951

Route: Back to Woodbury on Ga 74, with detours to
Pleasant Valley etc., S. on Ga 85 via Manchester to Columbus &
U.S. 27 to Cuthbert. On via Ga. 37 to Fort Gaines,
staying with Mr Coleman for the night.

After several futile attempts to find az. arborescens
on its Elkins Creek finally found it at the bottom of Long
Branch in Pleasant Valley. Nice, very white stuff, strangely
enough only just coming into bloom. At Cuthbert
found prunifolium without much difficulty in a small
ravine 3½ mi N. of the town. The original locality,
2 mi N.W. of Cuthbert, is probably now a golf course.
Much to discuss with Mr Coleman who is a very keen
hobbyist having a considerable collection of native azaleas.

Saturday, July 14, 1951

Spent morning with Mr Coleman at his Azalea Trail —
a very nice layout. In afternoon looked up locations
for an early flowering serrulata type & also for a
small collection of pruniflorium before getting rained out
by a thunderstorm. Dug a plant of his multiflora
for shipment to Philadelphia. Stayed a second night
with him.

Sunday, July 15, 1951

Route: E. via Ga & U.S. 27 via Carnegie to
Seven Bridges for az. serrulata. Back through
Fort Gaines to just across the river for a good mass
collection plus several plants of pruniflorium on Ala 10,
then continued on 10 to Abbeville & N on US. 241 to
Eufaula for the night. Another very hot day.

Monday, July 16, 1951

Traveled 6 mi N. from Eufaula to visit Mrs E.E. Clark &
secure specimens of a late flowering canescens — alabamense
type azalea. She also gave me pieces of 2 color forms of
hers. Back across County towards Fort Gaines but missed
locality for a collection of prunifolium so into town for a second
visit with Mr Coleman & specimens of his yellow austrinums.
Came away with a plant as well. Added to final
collection of prunifolium just S. of Fort Gaines & drove a
second time towards Abbeville on the dirt road, this time
finally locating a ravine with at least a few very
large plants in bloom — just before dark. Supper
in Abbeville & south to Dothan for the night.

A one spot in the morning 3 prunifoliums were found
which had all layered themselves very freely. A
subsequent fire had burnt out the connecting branches so
that a grand supply of small plants were there for the
taking. They were growing in practically pure quartz
sand — with only a few leaves on top.

Tuesday, July 17, 1951

Another very hot day & not too much progress — chiefly
because the entire morning was spent in packing a fairly
large batch of plants & in taking these to Ozark, the only
fringe beetle free shipping point in all of this part of Alabama.
Also mailed films for development.

Travelled from Dothan to Ozark & back via U.S 231 to
Newton, then W. on U.S. 84 to Andalusia for the night.
Stopped in 3 or 4 swamps in the afternoon but could find
no serrulatum. It should be in the region. Better
luck, perhaps, tomorrow.

Wednesday, July 18, 1951

Travelled US. 85 from Andalusia to Laurel, Miss, for
the night. Two collections only — both of the early flowering
serrulatum complex. These plants are interesting in their
choice of habitat — within 10—12 ft of a stream but always on
the drier ground above the stream. Unfortunately they are
usually in pretty dense shade so that old flowers or seed
pods are hard to find. Obtained about 8 plants for flowering
samples. Hot again — almost stifling in the early afternoon.

Thursday, July 19, 1951

Route: From Laurel via U.S. 11 to Hattiesburg, then E
on Miss 24 via Columbia to Tylertown & S. on La 34
to Covington for the night.

Pulled in 2 mass collections of serrulatum plus
some county collections as well. The mass collections are
not easy for in the shade it is an exceedingly spotty
bloomer. Down this way the flowers seem to be
getting larger &, curiously, with red pedicels & often
red glands. One wonders where they come from.
No further sign of the May flowering type although I
searched plenty for it today.

Another wearysome hot day with one very heavy
thunderstorm — & a flat tire just before pulling
into Covington. Also left my little spade behind
— unfortunately.

Friday, July 20, 1951

From Covington followed through on U.S. 190 & 90 via Mobile
to just beyond Mobile bay for the night. Another hot day & very
heavy traffic all along the coast. Detoured north at Biloxi, La
for a mass collection of serrulatum & pulled in a small one
nearby this evening. For some reason the ones near here are
still pretty much in bud. Their leaves seem large too. May be
a slightly different strain or the climate may not be quite
as warm as inland. Made up the lost shined in Mobile. Tried to
contact Charles Rogers but no luck.

Saturday, July 21, 1951

Followed U.S. 90 all the way to Marianna, picking up a
couple of mass collections of serrulata, which seem to crop
up in just about all the larger swamps. Called on Mr
J.L. Peacock of Peacock's Court, Marianna, at Mr
Coleman's suggestion. He only apparently knew of serrulata
at Rock Bluff which I'll look up tomorrow, assuming it to
be exactly the same as have been getting right along.
Leaving him, headed S. on Fla 71, got one more mass coll.
at Chipola before heading on via Blountstown to
Bristol for the night. Passed through 3 heavy thunderstorms
during the day. A fourth is building up now by all the
lightening.

Sunday, July 22, 1951

Route: From Bristol N.E. on Fla 12 to turning to Rock Bluff. Took
in Torreya State Park & back via Rock Bluff & Sycamore to 12 &
U.S. 90 to Tallahassee. Then on U.S. 27 to High Springs for
the night. Only one mass collection not far out of Tallahassee.
Swampy areas complete with hardwoods & a cypress or two are
very scarce in this region. Even the rivers, like the Suwanee, are
too steep sided for an azalea population. Will circle a bit
in the morning & see if a pond or two may be in sight, but Peacocks
azaleas are the same as the rest.

Monday, July 23, 1951

Route. From High Springs via U.S. 27 to Fla 44 to
Eustis for the night.

No azalea seen the whole way down. They are evidently
confined to the central higher ground of Florida & then
occur only around the small freshwater branches & springs—
not in the standing swamps. At Eustis found them very
quietly just outside of town but only in one burned
over patch which was not good for specimens though
collected plants. It was a vain search for any more
from 3.0 pm until after dark & was then so disgusted that
I went to my first movie of the entire trip — something
terrible about a Bird of Paradise

Tuesday, July 24, 1951

Much better luck this morning. The florist in Eustis, Mr &
Mrs Bishop, sent me to their own place just outside town
where there were quantities of azaleas for the wandering & the
picking & many still in bloom & some yet to come. Could
not get away until noon & then proceeded south on
routes 19 & U.S. 27 to the Winter Haven area. No luck,
however so came on to Sebring for the night. Will try &
get a lead at Highlands Hammock Park tomorrow &
perhaps at Cypress Gardens on the way back. These things
are so terribly localized that without such help one could
waste literally days in trying to find them.

Wednesday, July 25, 1951

Drive S. from Sebring to beyond Lake Placid on the old road (17)
& stopped at Archbold Biological Station at the suggestion
of a Conservation Agent met along the way. Dr(?) Archbold
showed me specimens of serrulata collected by Dr L.J. Brass
of their staff & offered to take me to a location for it S. of Lake
Istokpoga. When we got there the whole lot had been bulldozed
out but more were found a mile away — enough for a mass
collection. On the way back stopped in at Highlands Hammock
State Park & was shown around by the botanist, Miss Beck.
Lots of azaleas there. The hammock & cypress swamps are
particularly fine. In late afternoon obtained leads from
David K. Stabler of Winter Haven Nurseries regarding
locations for azaleas farther norther. Stabler was
suggested by Mr McMillan, supt. of the Bok Tower
Sanctuary. Night just north of Winter Haven.

Thursday, July 26, 1951

From Winter Haven travelled to Palatka on U.S 17, then
N.W on Fla 100 to Lake City for the night. Collected along
the way beyond Haines City & again at Gold Head
Branch State Park. Did not notice other azaleas & did not take the time to hunt for them since it is
already getting so late. Want to fill in then somewhere
around this point tomorrow then on to Folkston & north.

Friday, July 27, 1951

Found no azalea around Lake City so drove N.W. to
White Springs. Still no luck & noone knew of them which
seems that they just may not be in the region. Decided to
keep on however, so continued on U.S. 41 & finally
pulled a mass collection of serrulatum just shy of the
Ga. border. (on U.S.129) Followed this to Stockton,
Ga, & then N.E. on U.S. 84 to Waycross. & S. on U.S. 1
to Folkston for the night. Made 2 more collections along
the way & also got mail at Folkston before collecting
again in the type locality of serrulatum georgianum —
all apparently true to type with good pubescent
winter buds.

Saturday, July 28,1951

Route: E on Ga 42 to Ga to Woodbine, N. on U.S. 17 to
Savannah for the night. Just out of Folkston made one
more small mass collection of georgianum. It didn't look too
good. Ran into quantities of Befaria all along the road to
Woodbine. Plants, however, are very hard to dig in such
sandy pine—palmetto soil. No azalea seen beyond
Camden Co. Am afraid U.S. 17 is running a little too
close to the coast.

Sunday, July 29, 1951

Route Savannah via Ga 21 to Sylvania & U.S. 301 to
Allendale, S.C. On a quest for northern outposts of serrulata
ran into what is evidently viscosum just N. of Springfield in
Effingham Co. But at Oliver, in Screven Co, ran into the kitchen sink.
A swamp whose center is a field with serrulata, side bordered
with something low & sometimes something very pubescent which is not
viscosum & outside of this a ring of canescens.
A very confusing situation
which may not be
helped much by
closer examination.

Monday, July 30, 1951

Route . From Allendale on 301. to Florence, S.C. for the night.
Found small viscosums along the way in various places on
a few excursions to fill in an odd county or two. Tried
particularly for Witmer Stone's locality for atlanticum at
Manning & found, as expected that it was in reality a
pretty good set of low growing pine barren viscosum. This
was repeated near Florence in a finer locality for serrulata —
which seemed out of place. Again viscosum but this time a
curious very low & glaucescent little thing. Must see tomorrow
if the same crops up again nearby.

Tuesday, July 31, 1951

Route: Florence to near Whitakers via U.S. 301 for the night.
Chiefly viscosum picked up along the way including at
Selma — no atlantici seen but did not search the
drier pine barrens. Viscosum apparently is always is always in
the more permanently moist places where it is usually
associated with bamboo, magnolia etc.

Wednesday, August 1, 1951

Route: via 301 to Richmond, U.S. 1 via Washington
to somewhat beyond College Park, Md. for the night.
Picked up more sets of viscosum — just across the Virginia
line & just north of Richmond. They type localities at
Hyattsville, Md., are apparently hopeless. There is probably no
swamp left without it's building development in the middles.
Color forms, moreover would be scarcely findable at this
season.

Thursday, August 2, 1951

Via U.S. 1 to Phila. A last collection just S. of Elkton,
Md. where it is abundant along a small stream. Lunch
at Swarthmore with H. Wood & back by about 2.0 p.m.

Friday, August 3, 1951

Saturday, August 4, 1951

Sunday, August 5, 1951

Monday, August 6, 1951

Left Phila about 7.30am & travelled to N.J. via Pa 73,
the Tacony P. & N.J. 341 & U.S. 30. A properly
confusing set of viscosum collected near Chesilhurt, &
another proceeding north on U.S. 206 near Atsion. A
third just S. of Milltown & with this on N.Y. City
on U S. 1 to Darien, Conn., for the night.

Tuesday, August 7, 1951

Route: US 1 to Providence, U.S. 6 & Mass 28 via
Buzzards Bay & Falmouth to Woods Hole. Collected very
mixed viscosum just w. of New London but did not get to
Woods Hole in time to more than look at the at Dr
Schramms House — just about past bloom with no intact
flowers left.

Called the Wigleys from Buzzards Bay & took the 7.45
ferry to Marthas Vineyard, staying with them for the night.

Wednesday, August 8, 1951

All day on Marthas Vineyard & a drenching day. In the
a.m. drove to Tea Lane in West Tisbury to look up
George Graves. On Tea Lane made a mass collection
of viscosum which is very plentiful in the moist fields &
woods. Several plants were in flower & pieces were dug
for testing in Philadelphia. Stayed indoors in the
afternoon — to dry off & attended a concert in the evening.

Thursday, August 9, 1951

Caught the 8.15 ferry back to Woods Hole. Dug a plant
at Dr Schramms' & took Mass 28 NE from
Falmouth, turning back on Mass 151 towards Buzzards
Bay & getting a fine mass collection not far along.
About 8 large plants were still in good bloom — one
with quantities of buds yet to open. Obtained several
plants. Viscosum here borders the small ponds
toward the center of the cape.

Made slow progress through New Bedford &
Providence & stayed near Hampton on U.S. 6 for the
night.

Friday, August 10, 1951

Route: Via U.S. 6, through Danby, Peekskill, Port Jervis
& Milford, then Penn 507 to S. Sterling for the
night. Good collections of something resembling a.
arborescens in a swamp in a swamp in the Palisades Interstate Park &
swamps of the Poconos along the way.

Saturday, August 11, 1951

The day around S. Sterling with the Harry Woods,
taking in collections of the same arborescens — viscosum
complex at the head of Paupack Lake in the morning.

Sunday, August 12, 1951

Return to Philadelphia via Us. 209 via Lehighton,
Tamaqua to Pottsville, Pa 443, 83, U.S 22 & Pa 934
& 72 via Schuykill Haven, Schubert, Annville &
Lebanon to Cornwall & the Penna Turnpike.
After considerable searching finally turned up but
one collection of rather poor viscosum not far from
Cornwall on the Horseshoe Trail in Lebanon Co,
Pa. Arrived back in Chestnut Hill about
8.30 p.m.

Monday, August 13, 1951

Memoranda

Plants to Check.
Georgia
Lumpkin Co. Mountain woods, Frogtown Gap. Alt. 3050 ft.

Memoranda

2nd Transect. E. of Blue Ridge.
Gregory Bald for hybrid & tetraploid calendulaceum.
Befaria — Yulee, Fla. N of Jacksonville.
Early June.

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