
          844.

my trip.  Near the berry picker's hut, I stopped to examine
several patches of Stellaria media.  It was found in flower, making this
plant again the first to be seen in bloom.  To-day, I was mainly interested in
seeing if these flowers ever produced ripened pods so early in the season, or if
as my friend Webb states, that "they never do, that their anthers never contain
pollen."  Examination showed that although some few flowers were completely
withered, there were just as many, perhaps more, <s>with</s> capsules, some already
ripe, containing beautiful flat, nicely marked, light brown seeds.  A number
of the flowers were examined and pollen was found, although not abundant.
While examining I noticed that the filaments were peculiarly broad and glandular-
like at their base.  In all the flowers examined there were but 4 stamens.
I entered the woods, here, at the hut, and went towards the spring.  Before
continuing my trip through the little ravine, I stopped long enought to look
up the spot where I had marked a number of plants of Podophyllum
peltatum.  After finding the spot, I continued my trip.  Everywhere I noticed
young shoots on the Elder, in all cases, close to the ground.  In one
place, too, there was a Blackberry plant with two leaves.  In several places
Nephrodium spinulosum var. intermedium was observed.  Continuing onward to
the swampy region, Skunk Cabbage was found, very plentifully.  Did not stop
to collect any though, as I intended going to a region, where there was
        