
          853.

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February 14, 1903.  To Furnace Br. Glenburnie, Whitehead Br., and Reedy 
Marsh or Swamp.  I left home at 7 A.M.  It was cloudy and the wind was from the 
east.  As I crossed Long Bridge, I saw the sun rising, very red and then disappear, behind
the dense clouds.  Stopped at Stalling's and learned that his cold was much better
and that my perscription had done him good.  When near Furnace Br., I met Mr.
Pumphrey on a bicycle and told him I was going to the "Marsh."  I stopped at the branch
and looked for the fallen tree, on which were the gnawed akenes [achenes], but could not
find it.  Here I secured a number of fine specimens of Symplocarpus.  I observed
that the spathes that arise outside of the leaves as protected by the two
long narrow scales, the other arising from the axiles [axils] of the leaves are not so protected.
There are the spathes, too, that are so loose, pulling up so readily.
A cross-section across the top of the rhizome, showed a great many little buds in
the axiles [axils] of the leaves.  As I expected Mr. W. to come on the 9:30 train, I hurried
through the swamp and started for G.  When near the station, I met him, the
train had arrived about half an hour ago.  We now asked at Kuethe's, how
to get to Whitehead Br. and to Reedy Marsh. We were told to go out
the road, until we came to Burr Wade's and then turn in to the left.
We found Wade's without trouble.  Mr. Wade had 6 children, and all had
the whooping-cough.  We followed the path, as directed, and before long
came to Whitehead Branch.  It is a fine stream of water and looks
        