Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] Sun. Sunday] July 25, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Clear.
  Brilliantly clear with cool W. [West] wind.
Purdie & I walked to Farm
after breakfast. H.P. Richardson
joined us there at 10 A.M. &
Mc.Atee arrived from Concord a
little later. We spent forenoon
in woods studying moth conditions.
In Pulpit Rock woods, along road
to Bensen's & near Birch Island the
trees are stripped & the moths are
laying their eggs by hundreds.
  Prescott's Pines are nearly free from
them & Davis Hill is almost equally 
so. Ball's Hill is very bad & must
be sprayed next year. These are severe
everywhere. Heard a Dove cooing in
Birch Field. We all dined at cabin.
Richardson left us at 4.30. McAtee
spent night. He, Purdie & I rowed up
river nearly to Flint's Br. [Bridge] in late P.M.

Concord -Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] July 26, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Clear.
  Clear & warm with light W. [West] wind.
  We left Concord this morning
by 8.13 train. Mc.Atee kept
on to Boston Purdie & I went
direct to 145 Brattle St. [Street]. I
spent forenoon packing my trunks
with Gilbert's help. They were
taken in town at noon. After
that I wrote letters until
evening when I called at the 
Deanes Coolidges& Alverys to
bid them all goodbye. After
I returned to house Purdie & I
had a chat & smoke in den.
  The Garden very pretty now
with holyhocks [hollyhocks], marigolds,
petunias & portulaca in full
bloom. Only a few birds. Our
Cat bird still singing rather well.
