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February 27, 1904.  A trip with Mr. W. and Mr F.  We met at the Wilkens
Av. terminus at about half past eight o'clock.  The light snow that
fell yesterday afternoon covered the ground.  It was cloudy and it
looked as if it might snow.  The Weather Bureau predicted snow for
the day, notwithstanding, it did not, instead, towards noon, the sun
shone.  We proceeded towards the B. & P. railroad tracks and then
along them too Arbutus.  We turned off to see the quaint little burial
ground on the hillside.  We were very much surprised to find that 
the pretty Junipers that had decorated the place, had been cut
down.  The little cemetary no longer looks as if it is being cared for.

Near it we found seedlings of Ailanthus glandulosa, very stout stalks
of a single year's growth.  The leaf-arrangement could be seen clearly.
Its phyllotaxy is on the ⅓ plan.  Arrived at A., we proceeded
along the Sulphur Sp. R'd. and then along the Cannon R'd.  We did 
not go all the way to Avalon, but turning in at S's soon reached
the little ravine of Glenartney.  It was now noon, so we found a 
nice place close to the brook and here we built a fire, prepared
coffee, warmed the codfish cakes and ate our dinner.  After dinner
I climbed the hillside, I looked carefully for traces of early spring
blossoms, but found none.  The ground is quite frozen.  I walked
        