
          1061.

* On this path found a turtle frozen tightly to the ground.

had to return the cup to Mrs. T. we proceeded towards the old homestead.
On the way, I collected buds of the Tulip-tree, also a few from the appel[apple]-
trees in the orchard.  Meeting Mr. T. Mr. F. gave him the cup and we
proceeded in the direction of "The Caves".  We came to a pretty path.*  It
took us through pretty thickets and bits of swamp land.  On the borders
of the swamp were many specimens of a shrub with black berries in cymes.
Each berry contained a large grooved ovoid stone.  I think it a species of
Cornus, possibly Cornus sericea.  Farther on we found Lycopodium complanatum
in abundance.  The entire region is beautiful and we feel sure it
will be worth a visit in the spring.  Before long we came to the new
avenue, cut through "The Caves" property leading from Worthington Valley
into Green Sp. Valley.  We followed the road a short distance, but then
again went up the hillside towards "The Caves".  On the roadside we
found a beautiful tree that had been cut down, it had anastomosed in three
different places.  Before reaching "The Caves" we came to the home of
Mr. Holmes and later we found him not far off burning brush.
Everybody we met talked about our great fire last Sunday and
Monday, when about ¼ sq. m. of the city burned, about 2400 houses
were destroyed.  In the little woodland which Mr. H. was clearing
grew a few Persimmon trees, all beautifully tall and straight
        