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* The fine, almost evergreen hedge plant is C. pyracantha.

very dark when we got up to leave; the stars were shining beautifully.
We then realized that we had been rather foolhardy and were rather undecided
which way we should take to get out.  The path along the
stream was sure, but it was very rough, the path up the hillside was 
shortest; we decided, therefore, to take this route.  We soon found that
we could not make out the path.  Luckily Mr. W. had brought with him
plenty of paper, a piece was rolled up and made a torch, with it, we
soon found the path.  We ascended the hillside, we soon came to
the path leading to the pumphouse.  It was so distinct that we decided
to follow it instead of going to the top.  As fast as one
torch was burnt out I had another ready.  Everything went smoothly until
we reached the stream.  Here we could not find the crossing, and for a
time were apparently lost.  We however, soon learned where we were when the
stone wall of the dam appeared suddenly before us, just in time, too,
for we had but another torch.  At the dam, is the road and this took
us to Frederick R'd.  We reached the terminus about twenty minutes past
seven.  The day had been spent most enjoyably.

499.
November 16, 1903.  Spent the morning in Clifton Park collecting cones
of the Spruce, Larch, & Hemlock, also the fruits of the Sweet Gum.  I
got also a nice specimen of the Washington Thorn, (Crataegus cordata)*
        