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I heard the sound of voices (females) looking over on the opposite
bank were probably twenty if not more young girls out for an
outing.  When I got to the old dam three women were seen
on this side of the stream.  While I was examining the rough
hillside for I noticed Pogonatum tenue in abundance also quite
a lot of what I think will prove to be species of Catharinea
these three came up and I observed that they were collecting
ferns.  They had a bucket and the young lady (they proved
to be a mother, her friend and daughter) was collecting specimens
of Polypodium vulgare.  My experinence in trying to transplant
this fern has not be [been] very satisfactory, so I thought
I had better advise her not to take it but try some of the 
others.  The result was that I had three women on my hands
the rest of the morning, showing them various ferns.

They, however, proved little trouble and it was some what a
diversion.  We moved very slowly, then with the collecting of
ferns, stopping at the spring, admiring this and that, we got
but a short distance beyond the old mill, when looking
at my watch it was quarter of one and they thought it time
for them to return.  I bade them good-bye and proceeded along
        