
          233.

End of 1st yr.

85.
Mar. 3, 1900.  To-day we began the second year of the keeping 
a record of our "Tramps"; and, although we did not think
of this important event early in the day, later when we did
think of it we noticed that quite a number of places visited
to-day were also visited one year ago.

We met at Catonsville terminus at the usual time, proceeded
at once towards the pump-house, then to Tyson's;
cut across the field through the woods and towards S's.
In the woods we met Mr. K. hauling away the wood he
had cut.  Young saplings of Tulip (Poplar) and Hickory
resemble each other very much at this time of the year,
I can distinguish them very readily by examining their terminal
buds, the Tulip Poplar's being long and slender and of a
reddish brown color, whereas the Hickory's are almost globular
and of a dull brown color. To the casual observer
<s>this are</s> these trees they are alike.  Near Mr. K's wood pile was
standing a young Tulip-poplar, Mr. W. asked is this T-p or
H.?  On looking at the buds I said Tulip-poplar; He 
then asked Mr. K. who did not answer at once but took
the tree bent its top until the poor stems could no longer
        