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8.30 P.M.

95.

April 4, 1900. 3.30 P. M.  An afternoon trip to Brooklyn
and vicinity.  To-day the weatherman had shown us samples
of all kinds of weather.  The sun arose bright, a spring-like
morning; before 8 o'clock it became partly cloudy, before 
ten we had had several showers; before twelve, several
snow-flurries.  During the afternoon, although partly cloudy
we had but one snow flurry.

We met at the corner of Fort Ave. & Charles St. and took
the car to Brooklyn; then walked out the road to the
Cromwell Estate, which we entered, following the path.
This path when a short distance from the river, curves
and runs parallel with it.  We soon reached the
first little ravine which we entered.  Here we were
somewhat protected from the wind and before long became
very interested in our various finds.  Skunk Cabbage with
some of the most beautiful spathes, Alders although now
nearly done, still very pretty, the pretty little Golden
Saxifrage, never before found as early.  But what a pretty
sight was <s>the</s> a red maple which had been uprooted, covered
        