
          1092.

* It had been quite cold during the night and there was ice on all the little ponds.

533
March 29, 1904.  Morning.*   A trip to the ravine in Brooklyn for
Hickory Buds.  I notice quite a contrast between the staminate
and pistillate flowers of Acer dasycarpum in color.  The latter are
a deep purple whereas the former are more of a straw color.
I spent some time trying to dig up a plant of Symplocarpus
foetidus it was 18 inches below the surface of the ground.

Before crossing the river, I stopped on my way to see how the
work on the Wabash terminal was progressing.  One large pier
is now complete, and dredgers are busily engaged removing
the mud alongside to a depth of from 30 to 40 ft.  Much
work has been done since last summer, but much remains to
be done.  Tussilago Farfara is now in bloom.

534
March 29, 1904.  Afternoon.  To the grounds in the rear of
St. Mary's Industrial School for frog's eggs.  One little pond
was found, in it were many egg-masses.  Here, too, I managed
to get some willow twigs.  After securing the eggs and the twigs
I went through the wood towards Morell Park.  This little village
has grown considerably since my last visit and I hardly recognized
the place.  Frogs were quite noisy to-day singing their spring love
songs.  Returned home by way of Columbia Av. & B. & O. R.R.
        