There are many different species of flowering plants, and particularly noticeable on the banks of the Kansas are the innumerable clumps with cottony leaves, some herbaceous, some frutescent, that impregnate the air with an odour of turpentine.
In going from station to station, in strolling off for four or five miles across country, in sketching in several canvases, Max Real spent a week in reaching Topeka, where he arrived during the afternoon of the 13th of May.
Topeka is the capital of Kansas. It derives its name from the wild potatoes which abound on the slopes of the valley. The town occupies the southern bank of the stream and has a suburb on the opposite bank.
A half day’s rest was taken as necessary by Max Real and the young n***o—rest which was interrupted next day by a visit to
