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At the cascades, I crossed the stream and took the path to Hilton
Av. and then up to the station.  A new variety of Christmas
Fern was observed the var. incisum.

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January 4, 1902.  The first of the "New Year".  The weather was very
cold and all the ponds are again frozen tight and the river is full of
ice.  My trip to-day was across the bridge to Brooklyn.  How unusually 
low was the tide!  As I was crossing the bridge, I met Mr. Blank
He was on his way to the Quarantine with a load of coal-oil.  He 
asked me to step into the wagon and go along.  Had I not already
planned my days work I would gladly have taken the trip with him;
but as my plans were already made I concluded to follow them, so
rode with him only to Brooklyn.  I took the route along the river.
In the ravine, I found 3 fully developed spathes of the Skunk
Cabbage, growing in running water.  My trip to-day was to get specimens
of various kinds of buds, particularly alder, poplar, tulip tree,
hickory, holly and maples.  I wished to get those of the magnolia
also, but they seemed so poorly developed, that I  did not take any.
After getting all the specimens I wanted I returned to Brooklyn.
Here, I took the cars and rode to Walbrook.  I then took the
trip along the falls as far as the old mill.  On the trip I got
        