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July 10, 1891
Fort Tejon, Kern County, Cal. 
I remained in camp this morning catalogueing plants and writing notes. In the afternoon Beth and I went to Gorman[[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] Station after the mail.

July 11, 1891
Tejon Ranch, Kern County, Cal.
We left Tejon Fort this morning at about half past ten, and went down Cañada de las Uvas to the Tulare Plains, following the direct road to Rose's Station. From that point we turned to the right and proceeded to Tejon Ranch. 
Near the bottom of Cañada de las Uvas the oaks become scattered and finally disappear entirely. The ground is covered, in most places sparingly, with dried grass; while the only shrub seen was . [[underlined]] Isomeris arborea [[/underlined]]. In the cañon, along the stream, occur besides the oaks, ^[[insertion]] [[underlined]] Acer negundo [[/underlined]] [[/insertion]] (Negundo californica), [[underlined]] Vitis [[/underlined]]