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Falls.  Mr. W. did not accompany me on either, as business prevented
him.  I left home about 8 A.M. and took my usual
route across the bridge, through B. and to the little ravine
close to the river.  On the road I collected specimens of the
following twigs, Tulip-tree, Sycamore, Robinia, Sassafras, and
Hickory.  In the fields close to the strawberry pickin' hut I
found Draba verna, Stellaria media, and Capsella Bursa pastoris
in bloom.  In the ravine I finished making my collection
of twigs.  In the low ground Skunk Cabbage is still found
in bloom; and in the standing water Chrysoplenium Americanum
is now blooming.  While collecting Skunk Cabbage I found 
four pretty plants (just coming up) of Veratrum viride.  Here, too
I collected 2 specimens of mosses.  Specimens of Skunk Cabbage
were collected to verify some observation of last year.  My
observations thus far make me conclude that this plant is
protogynous that is that the stigma matures first and later
the stamens.  It was 12 o'clock when I was through
collecting.  So I found a nice spot and ate my lunch.
After eating, I started for home.  One snake, only, was seen.  It
was sunning itself.  I walked almost upon it, before I saw it,
        