
          560.

Our train was a through one to Baltimore and we were saved the change
of cars in Washington.  We reached Baltimore at 11 o'clock.

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June 17, 1901  A trip with Sect. C. along Gwynn's Falls from Windsor Villa Heights to Gwynn
Oak Park.  Our weather bureau had predicted showers but it turned out to
be a most delightful clear afternoon.[note at top of page: While at Walbrook, awaiting the tripper we saw one of the balloons sent up by Bernheimer Bro. on Lexington St., not high above us and descending. On each of the balloons was a tag, promising a small sum of money to the finder.  As the balloon descended, boys and men came running from all directions, even the motorman of the tripper left his car.  It descended in a large field close by, and before it touched the ground was seized by dozens of hands, all eager for the tag, and determined to have a piece of the balloon <s>if</s> at least.  We learned later that the tag called for $5.00]  The road, notwithstanding the rains since
Friday, was <s>it</s> in a nice condition.  The shady road, free from dust, and
the air laden with the perfume of the grape and the woodbine were conditions
sure to ensure a pleasant and enjoyable trip.  I find that many of
my classes are most interested in the trees and shrubs and are anxious to learn how to
know them.  A little time was spent to see differences between the leaves
of the elm and those of the hazel.  The following were noticed:- those
of the elm are rougher, those of the hazel have a much softer feeling
to the touch; then the stipules of the hazel are more persistent, a spray
from the elm will show stipules only on one or two of the latest formed
leaves, whereas on a spray of the hazel, all of the leaves have stipules
and lastly the leaves of the hazel have much longer <s>stip</s> petioles, those
of the elm being so short that the leaves are almost sissile.  Of course,
one sees marked differences when the two leaves are together, but given
a spray of roughish leaves to tell if they are elm or hazel <s>and</s> I think
the above notes will be most valuable. Hone[Honewort?] and Euonymus were
        