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observed.  On this road I was overtaken by a light shower.
I reached R. about 3 o'clock.  From R. home it took 2¼ hrs.

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March 31.1902.  One of the most blustery days of the entire month.
During the morning, we had a flurry of snow, but in the afternoon
flurries of rain.  The wind blew almost a gale, while I crossed the Long
Bridge, on my way to Brooklyn, and Spring Garden was covered
with "white caps".  Arrived at B., I took my usual route to the little 
ravine.  To-day I collected specimens of rhizomes - Sanguinaria, Podophyllum
& Smilacina.  I did not take me long to learn where to plunge the
trowel so as to secure perfect specimens.  The sheathing scales are
arrayed almost identically on every bud.  Spice Bush was in full
bloom.  I noticed [saw] to-day a peculiar freak among Skunk Cabbage.
The spathe, instead of being, as is usual <s>with</s> on the outside of the
foliage, was in the specimen apparently in the axile of one of the
leaves.  On removing it, I saw that it had in some unaccountable
way <s>gotten</s> become twisted.  Its stalk was folded directly upon itself.  After
getting a few specimens of Chrysoplenium, I took the path leading over the
top of the hill.  I now went directly to my Arbutus hillside.  On
the way I found robins in great numbers.  One shower of rain followed another
in quick succession.  Yet, notwithstanding their number I seemed
        