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March 22. 1901.  The first day of taking my botanical class on an
outing.  We met at Walbrook.  The time appointed was 4 P.M.
but by the time all had come and we were ready to start in[it] was
half past four.  No car being at hand we started at once out 
Windsor Mills R'd.  Everything interested them, and considerable time
was spent talking about the few common things along the road,
so much so that the car passed us twice in its trip to Windsor
Villa Heights before we reached the Falls.  Of the greatest interest
perhaps, were the willows and the hazels, the latter in full bloom,
whereas the former only showed <s>its</s> their brilliant dots of silver.  After
crossing the Falls we walked out the Wetheredville[Wetheredsville] R'd towards
Dickeyville.  We went only a short distance beyond the old mill
then returned by way of the race, crossing the stream at the
dam.  My pupils being nearly all beginners, I had to interest <s>myself</s> them
mainly with simple things.  The thorns of the Honey Locust, of the
Robinia, and of the Smilax arroused [aroused] much interest. But that which
perhaps interested me most was the finding of the extra-axillary
branches as well as buds on the Butternut[Juglans cinerea.[note at top of page:I must not forget the Witchhazel.  The superabundance of floral remains demonstrated clearly that polinization only had taken place. As soon as fertilization of ovules takes place, those developing fruit will soon crowd off the others.]  This, however, was
not the only plant on which these buds were noticed, and showed me
that we need only look for things to find them.  My class consisted
        