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the old Furnace.  Going our usual route we found 
that owing to the high tide the stones were completely
covered and some of them 3 to 4 inches.  We, however,
even had off our shoes and stockings and waded across.
Arrived at the old furnace we ate our dinner.
Our most conspicuous flower thus far was the
wild rose, all along the banks of the stream it
was growing in profusion, and owing to the high tide 
the water was quite up to the plants, in which their
reflection was very marked.  We therefore called the day 
Rosa Day.  The day was beautiful.  Such a delightful
breeze.  Putting plants in press at O's I was compelled
to seek shelter behind the house.  Chimaphila maculata 
is now in bloom, only an occasional umbellata
being found.  Seeds of Iris verna are still unripe.
Seeds of Comptonia are nearly ripe, some in fact are ripe.
What a delightful nutmeg odor they have!  A few
plants of Iris versicolor were still in flower.  Pontederia
cordata and Sagittaria variabilis are now in flower.
We also found the two cat-tails Typha latifolia
        