University of Virginia Library

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.