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when Mr. F. noticed that he had lost one of his gloves, we returned to
the camp and searched but failed to find it.  We again started for
the station. Arrived at G. we proceeded along the tracks to Hilton Av.
and then up the avenue to the car terminus.  At the mill we learned
that Mr. P. was no longer there, Mr. Felsh now has charge. Mr. W. too,
is no longer in the office.

524
February 29, 1904.  A dark dull day with rain at frequent intervals.
My trip to-day was to Brooklyn and vicinity to collect specimens
of twigs to show phyllotaxy and also to see the Skunk Cabbage.
Along the road side I found many plants of Rhus typhina.  These I
eagerly examined for I thought that they too might possibly be <s>of</s> on the 
2/7 plan.  I found however that they were on the ⅖ plan.  Soon
afterwards, I found also Rhus glabra, and found that it likewise had its
leaves arranged on the ⅖ plan.  I next stopped to examine the
leaf-arrangement of Robinia Pseudacacia.  The first shoot I observed
I found that the leaves had been arranged in the 2/5 plan.  Having
counted out the arrangement most carefully, I possibly would not
have given it further thought, but suddenly it came in my mind
that I had deteremined its phyllotaxy to be the ½ arrangement
on my trip a week ago.  So I studied another branch, and sure
        