
          471.

that these <s>larva</s> cocoons, although so similar to those described on one of my former trips,
are from another insect; for they are much darker, almost black, but I
attributed this to their proximity to the railroad.)

I also examined the Jasmine, and found many of the buds partly open.
A few days of this spring-like weather and the plant will be in flower.

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Feb. 22. 1901.  During the early morning there was a light fall of
snow, which, however, soon disappeared with the apperance of
the sun.  In the afternoon, I took a short walk along the B. & O.
R.R. tracks to the ice pond at Mt. Winans,  then along the old route
of the A. & B. S. L. to Annapolis R'd, then homeward along this road.

The afternoon was rather blustery, rather heavy but low dark clouds
attended with snow flurries, passing constantly across the sky.
Hardly a tree was passed, between Carroll Switch and Mt. Winans,
that was not well decorated with the cocoons of the basket worms.
A number of these were cut open; <s>only small</s> all the large plump-looking ones were found to contain a black grub-like body, which
broke <s>to</s> in pieces readily.  In the lower portion of this body was packed
a webby dark yellowish substance, so dry that it almost seemed
powdery.  In the upper portion were packed innumerable egg-like masses,
of a white color, about the size of a pin head.  Above the body, fitting

        