
          865.

space were 25 plants with 50 blooms.  None of these plants were
artificially pollenated.  A little below this last place I found a
place similar to first one examined.  Here I pollinated the flowers
in 3 spathes, more of the flowers had shed pollen.  Not far off
I saw Veratrum viride breaking through the soil. In several places 
I saw seedlings of Impatiens fulva.  It was now nearly 6 o'clock
and I decided to start homeward.  The birds were beginning to
sing evening songs.  This sounded very pretty.  I heard also the frogs.
As I was leaving the ravine I heard again that peculiar noise recorded
on one of my former trips 2 or 3 yrs. ago. and which I deemed was
made by birds.  To-day, it was too late to examine closer into the
matter so did not see the birds.  <s>Returned</s> Arrived home about 7 o'clock.
The weather is delightfully spring like.

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March 7, 1903.  To the ravine.  I left home about 9 o'clock and reached the
terminus about 10.  It was raining and continued to do so the entire day.
To-day I decided to reach the ravine by way of the pump-house, as
I was anxious to see if the Hepatica's near the spring were blooming.
But, when I reached that spot I did not find a single flower.
I crossed the brook and went to the pond.  Here I found both
frogs' and salamanders' eggs.  Close to the pond I found Skunk Cabbage
        