
          1133.

620
September 20, 1904.  When I awoke this morning, it was raining.  At breakfast
it was pouring down.  Left home about 8:30 a.m. prepared for a siege of
rainy weather.  It was not raining then, nor did it during my entire trip
out, except for a few mintes, while on my way home.

I went to Catonsville, walked down Hilton Av. to Orange Grove.  Crossed
the river and then walked along the River R'd to Relay.  Near the dam
at Avalon, a carpenter was busy building a fish ladder.  It is to be
60 feet long; it will cost $800.  From R. I went home by way of
the B. & O.

621
September 23, 1904.  Second trip with Botany Class from Pimlico R'd
and Shirley Lane to Woodbury.

622
September 24, 1904.  From Rolling R'd to Union Dam, then along
river to Orange Grove.   Then to Catonsville by way of Hilton Av.
The day was an ideal autumn day.

623
September 27, 1904.  Repeated trip of Sept. 24, this time, however, going to
Hollofields, and from there by way of Johnny-cake R'd to Rolling R'd
and from there to Ellicott City cave.  Several thunder storms tended
to make my trip along the river disagreeable.  I was surprised to hear
that there had already been frost.  I was shown corn, whose leaves had
        