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August 18, 1905, Friday
Cloudy. Fernald and I have been at work all day
on plants. Found that most of the plants on the
mountain trip had gathered moisture and we had
to overhaul most of them. Joe had been helping
us. In the evening walked through the village
and back.
August 19, 1905, Saturday
Hazy, warm. Worked most of the A. M. on plants.
Joe drying driers on the beach. I packed trunk.
In the P. M. Fernald, Joe, and I went along salt
marsh east of the mill, up to boom, across there
and down the west side of the river, across the
ferry and out to the salt marsh again. In the
evening made out list of sets collected.
August 20, 1905, Sunday
Cloudy. Rainy after middle of P. M. In the A. M.
worked on plants collected yesterday. In the
P. M. changed driers and did some trunk packing.
In the evening sat in the office while Fernald
wrote to Thaxter and Williams.
August 21, 1905, Monday
Cloudy and threatening during early A. M. Clear
in the P. M. Soon after breakfast (7.00 A. M.)
Fernald and I went in buckboard with Eduard
Le Francois as driver to Pt. Tourelle, Cap Tourelle,
Potato River and we saw Rousseau Castor. Found
the best collecting at Rousseau Castor. Took
quite a number of pictures. Had lunch at a brook
west of Rousseau Castor. In the evening Fernald
and I sorted the plants collected.