
          1025.

* It rained quite heavily during the night and during the
early morning hours of the next day.

plants.  Presently however, a few of last year's shrivelled-up plants
were found.  Soon after, I found some of this coming spring's shoots
under the pine needles.  The shoots look very much like they look
in spring when fully open, the flowers are there perfectly formed
although closely wrapped in protecting scales.  All over the ground
were mushrooms.  A few small ones of the genus Omphalia were well above
ground, but there were others much larger & I think of a different genus entirely hidden under the pine needles; these were
rather far advanced, their white spores were spread on the ground under them.
We now hastened onward to B's.  Here we secured some nice holly, we
then started on our return trip to the station.  We reached the station
about 6 o'clock.  The day was beautiful and had it not been for
the snow on the ground, which thawed and made walking somewhat
disagreeable, it would have been perfect.  Towards sun-down the
wind blew rather strongly from the east and we though there would 
soon be a change in the weather*.

508.
December 14, 1903.  To Clifton Park for evergreens.  The day was bright
clear and cold.

509
December 19, 1903.  With O. to Back River Neck.  It has been cold and clear
all week, but to-day it is moderating somewhat, it is partly cloudy and
the wind is from the east, no doubt we will soon have a change in the
        