
          1090.

The Maples are now in full bloom.  In the fields, Chickweed,
Shepherds Purse and Draba verna are blooming.  There are now
many evidence of Podophyllum, one week has made a great change
last Monday, there was hardly a trace, to-day many of the shoots are
above ground and some of the buds have expanded.  Smilacina racemosa
too, is visible.  Chrysosplenium, is blooming more profusely than on
Monday.  After having collected specimens of Symplocarpus, and 
while on my way back to B. we had quite a heavy shower.  The wind
blew quite a gale.  Fortunately I had an umbrella.  I saw a
shelter behind the trunk of a large oak and there awaited the
coming of Mr. W. & Mr. F.  It was past 9 o'clock and the storm
had abated when they put in their appearance.  We now took
the route around to the main road and than to the Arbutus hillside.
There seems to be some change in the old hillside and
we failed to find our old familiar path, still, notwithstanding
two little sprays of the fragrant blossoms were found, the
first spray by Mr. W. and immediately afterwards the second by
myself.  From the Arbutus hillside we proceeded to the old house.
This is the first time we have been so close to it.  A road leads
from the place to the Ridge R'd (Lehr's), but, as we were anxious
        