120 SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD 



At this time Baird began the study of Italian. In 

 February his paper on the Trees and Shrubs of Cumber- 

 land County, Pennsylvania, was published in the Literary 

 Record of Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg. About 

 150 species were enumerated. The collection of cut and 

 polished woods illustrating this paper is still preserved 

 in the United States National Museum. 



On February 4th his contemplated journey to Phila- 

 delphia was undertaken. Here he spent much time at 

 the Academy and with Cassin, Morton, Phillips, Ord, and 

 Isaac Lea. 



