April 1882. Page 3 (seq. 6)

the Hamamelis virginica
on the roadside near George
Work's house with last
year's pods upon it. It is
the first I have seen in
Southboro. I also gathered
some branches of the Juniperus
virginiana in fruit.

Southboro
(I.) Juniperus virginiana. The
specimens in press are all
from the same tree which was
growing on a dry hillside
between Southboro & Cordaville.
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Apr. 10th — Southboro —
A light fall of snow last
night still keeps nature back.
This P.M. I gathered ÷
(2) & (3). Staminate catkins

see note ↙ on Aug. 1st
of the Populus (grandidentata
or tremuloides) from two
trees 12 to 15 ft. high growing
in sandy ground near the
track at the foot of Chestnut
Hill.
(4) Young fruit of Hamamelis
virginica from a shrub near
the top of Chestnut Hill.
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Apr. 11th — Southboro —
This morning I took a walk
with Rollie and we found the
Symplocarpus thicker than
I ever saw it. I got two
specimens which were re-
markably large which I
am pressing. ———