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[[underlined]] August 25, 1914 Tuesday [[/underlined]]
In the forenoon I took Prague photos. 3, 4, 5, 27, 28 and 6.
I rushed about, but on account of slow street-car service, failed to get to Vysehran landing in time for the big boat up the river. Dr. Domin changed the plan to a trip to Zatisc, a summer resort, and to Modřanská rokle. I missed a trip to the latter in the spring.
We went by small steamer to Branicky [[pivovau ?]], and walked to Zatisc. This is a wooded (partly) valley, quiet [[insertion]] (now) [[/insertion]] with some cottages, and several restaurants.
At its upper end are two small fish-ponds, - both now covered with [[underlined]] Lemna [[/underlined]]. Took photos 1, 2, 29, 28, 27, 30, 3, and then walked from village at head of valley to Modřanská rokle. Near village took photo. 7., and in a valley

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tributary to Modřanská rokle, photo 8.
Modřanská rokle is a deep cleft again in the plateau, running nearly east and west, and shows steppe on the north side & timber on the south.
The north slopes are now largely covered with [[underlined]] Robinia pseudocacia [[/underlined]] (plants) and this ruins all the native vegetation. The timber on S. sides is all cultivated:
I took a photo (23) of a ledge & slope with patches of [[underlined]] Deschampsia flexuosa [[/underlined]], - it is also the locality for [[underlined]] Arabis petraea [[/underlined]] and then spoils it by exposing again on a [[underlined]] Robinia [[/underlined]] covered slope.
Calluna also grows on these slopes.
The rock everywhere is a brown shale (Modřanske bridlice), tilled badly, and the rocky slopes are very xenophytic.
In Modřanská rokle I also took photos 24, 4, & 5. Dr. Domin says the