22 DOUGLAS' JOURNAL 



Friday, October 17th. When on my way up the country I was very 

 kindly used by Mrs. Thomson and her son, who is much attached to 

 mineralogy and painting. Mr. Thomson, Sen., was then at New York. 

 Mr. Thomson and son who are now at Boston, took me from the inn and 

 afforded me their house. In the afternoon General Lewis returned home. 



18th. Mr. Thomson's estate is about 600 English acres of rich soil in 

 general, and about 200 acres of wood ; his fields are all divided by walls 

 four feet high. In clearing his ground he has left a few choice oaks, which 

 form a pleasing prospect and give the place an English appearance. He 

 has a fine garden and orchard ; the garden has a dry light soil. Only 

 peaches and small fruit ; they were in a fine state of health and not 

 affected with disease, as is the case in most places. Fine kitchen vege- 

 tables : carrots very fine ; beets, parsnip, and celery of the first quality. 

 An orchard very healthy, but in a young state. One fruit (an apple) Mr. 

 Thomson observed in his wood self-sown, and after being grafted proved 

 a fine fruit ; it is not a large one, but fine quality, something like Lady 

 Apple. I got two trees of it, one of Lady Apple, two Aesculus from 

 Ohio, and another tree (?) from Ohio. In his woods west from the house 

 grew Lycopodium dendroideum and complanatum, Pteris atropurpurea, 1 

 Polypodium ilvense* (?). I thought it to be Cheilanthes vestita ; I rather 

 take it to be Polypodium. On this spot I observed Gerardia flava in flower, 

 but on examining it more closely it proved to be G. Pedicularia ; of the 

 former I took plants, and seeds of the latter. Of Pyrola maculata 3 and P. 

 umbellate ' I also took plants. In the afternoon I packed my plants, got 

 on board the Chancellor Livingstone steamboat (which is celebrated for 

 magnitude and elegance), and after a passage of nine hours landed at 

 Newport at 5 o'clock on Sunday morning. 



New York, Sunday, October ISth. After getting to my lodging with 

 all that I could carry of my little gleanings, I waited on Dr. Hosack 

 at 8 o'clock in the morning. After breakfast I called on Mr. Hogg, 

 arranged matters, &c., as to unpacking, went to dinner, and to church 

 in the afternoon. 



20th. Employed getting the packages from the wharf to Mr. Hogg's, 

 and unpacking the plants. 



Tuesday, 21st. In the morning went to Flushing and made arrange- 

 ments with Mr. Prince as to taking up the trees ; returned in the evening. 



Wed-nesday, October 22nd. Employed all day at Mr. Hogg's among 

 the plants, securing, &c. I feel very sorry to find the Rose from Amherst- 

 burg rubifolia* However, it is some consolation to see Lonicera in good 

 order, with the majority of everything. 



Thursday, October 23rd. To-day employed giving fresh paper to seeds 

 and specimens. Wrote a letter to Joseph Sabine, Esq. Called on Mr. 

 Thorburn for the purpose of getting ready his parcel. 



Friday, October 2Uh. To-day was devoted with Mr. Floy, who has all 



1 Pettaea atropurpurea, Christensen, Ind. Fil. p. 478. 

 1 Woodsia ilvensis, Christensen, loc. cit., p. 656. 



3 Chimaphila maculata, A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Am. ii. I. p. 45. 



4 Chimaphila umbettata, A. Gray, loc. cit., p. 45. 



6 Mosa setigera var. tomentosa, S. Wats. Bibl. Ind. N. Am. Bot. p. 313. Cf. 

 Sept. 16th. 



