
          850.

*Found in a number of places, as also on my last trip, Tipularia discolor.

but as he showed no signs of life after being for more than 10 minutes near <s>the</s> it, and as
I was anxious to learn more about the Skunk Cabbage, I decided not to
wait longer.  I found again the same elongated loose spathes.  Twice, I
attempted to dig out a plant with my trowel, so that I could see more
of the plant, and perhaps then learn why the spathe was so loosely attached
but each time I failed and only succeeded in getting my hands thoroughly
cold on account of putting them in the icy water.  I shall try though again,
and with a spade, if need be.  While going through the swamp I passed
several mounds.  One in particular, much larger than the others, attracted
<s>b</s> my attention considerably, on account of the hollow sound given out, when 
the ground was struck.  I wished to investigate further, but found the
frozen soil too hard for my trowel, so will try some other time.*
Wishing to be at Furnace Br. by noon, and thinking, too, that there I would find
similarly good specimens of the Symplocarpus for investigation, I decided to
start for the place.  Stopped a few moments at Stalling's and prescribed for
his cough.  Reached Furnace Br. at 11 o'clock.  Entering the swampy ground
on the left, I looked for a cozy nook, where I seated myself and ate my dinner.
After dinner, I began examining the swamp.  Symplocarpus was found
but not abundantly, and so were also a few plants of Sarracenia purpurea.  Here,
too, I marked two fine plants of Ilex laevigata.  Both plants were near the
        