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its banks.  Here and there, to-day, were fishermen.  A large minnow
net was attached at the end of a long pole and put out near the
current of the stream.  After a few minutes, it would be raised
and if a fish perchance is swimming across it is captured.  Mullets
and Carp seem to be the only fish caught.  It was nearly 2 o'clock
when I reached the car line and it was after 3 before I reached home.

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March 10, 1904.  With O. to Clifton Park.  We saw Mr. F[litton]. and
<s>had</s> spent <s>l</s> quite an agreeable afternoon with him.  I was
particularly anxious to see if any horsechestnuts were in the
park.  Mr. F. told us that the only large tree they had, had
been cut down to make way for a new road.  He has, now,
however, quite a number of young trees in the nursery, which are
ready to plant out.  The locusts seem to have done some
of these considerable damage, a cross-section of the twigs injured
shows that the insect in depositing its eggs penetrated
beyond the pith in the center.  New wood has now already
found sufficiently to almost close the external scars, but
Mr. F. says such branches are always week and when subjected
to any unusual strain will break at those places.

In the green house some beautiful Clerodendrons are in full bloom.
        