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watchman.  Mr. W. was just asking about one of the old inhabitants
when an man came out of the station and joined us.  He it
was who volunteered information.  The man, Mr. W. <s>asked</s> inquired about is
a German & is now in the Old People's Home.  Our new friend
thought he had gone to Germany, but he knew that he was a 
"Dutchman" because he was so stingy:-- "All Dutchmen are
stingy" he added.  From the station we walked up to
Washington R'd when we took the electric car for home.
The weather was not very cold, still on account of the rain,
and lack of sunshine, an overcoat felt very comfortable.  To-day
like as on last Saturday we saw everywhere the damage caused by
the recent sleet storm.  The junipers are still bent over, it
seems as if it will take some time before they will fully recover.

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March 15, 1902.  I left home about 11 o'clock and after having telephoned
to Mr. W. where we should meet, took the cars for Catonsville.
Arrived at the terminus.  I took the path to the pump-house.
On my way I collected several specimens of Selaginella apus.
At the pump-house, I crossed the brook, then followed the stream, until
I reached Owl spring.  On my way I stopped several times.
First at the pond, the little pond near the field, now so familiar
        