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and after walking along the electric road tracks a short
distance took the car for home, which we reached about
7 P.M.

261.

October 4, 1901.  A trip to Clifton Park with W. W.  I took this
trip to get specimens of the leaves of the various specimens of Magnolia.
We reached the park about half past four o'clock and
proceeded at once to the greenhouse where we hoped to find
the superintendent.  On our way we stopped to examine the
Sugar Maple, the Norway Maple and the English Maple.  The
Sugar Maples may be distinguished from the Norway; the latter
still retains its huge keys, whereas those of the former have dropped from
the tree for some months.  We soon reached the greenhouse and found Mr.
Flitton [Noah F.] the superintendent.  He readily granted permission to get the
leaves and directed Mr. Talbot to show us the trees.  The park has
11 different kinds of Magnolia: --M. grandiflora, M. grandiflora exoniensis,
M. glauca, M. acuminata, Ma. macrophylla, M. fuscata, M. ferruginea, M.
tripetala, M. purpurea & M. cilangeans [soulangeana?] (greenhouse).  The leaves of
grandiflora are the prettiest of all, <s>of a </s> beautiful dark green & shining above
and clothed with a rust-colored tomentium beneath.  M. macrophylla
has the largest leaves, those collected were near 2 ft long and
        