
          472

snugly around the top of it, was a black shell-like body or substance
possibly <s>the</s>some remains of <s>some</s> its earlier life.

Many alders were observed; but their catkins are still tightly closed
although they have elongated somewhat and most of them are
now drooping.  In Westport, along the road was again the display
of infinite numbers of the basket worms.

184
Feb. 23. 1901.  We met at the Catonsville terminus at 8.30 A.M.
The morning was beautiful but cold although there was but little wind.
We went our usual route towards and past the <s>the</s> open field to
our spring where we pitched our camp.  After our camp-fire was
burning I made a little trip up the hillside in search of Tipularia.
On my way up the hill I found a nice patch of Leucobryum vulgare.
It was frozen tightly to the ground, but by cutting deeply into the ground with my knife I managed to get the <s>brunp</s> whole of it.  I
searched carefully for the Tipularia but failed to find a single specimen.
When I returned to the camp I found that Mr. W. had also gone on
an exploring trip.  H was not very far off, so, after fixing up the
fire I went to meet him.  We were on opposite sides of the brook
when Mr. W. called that <s>he thought</s> he had a specimen of Tipularia.
This it proved to be; soon we found 3 other specimens and before
        