Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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July 21, 1905, Friday Cloudy and cool. In the A. M. all our time was devoted to taking care of and drying plants. In the P. M. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Fernald, and I went to the Cascades on the bluffs west of [illegible] Carleton and spent most of the P. M. In the evening took care of specimens and still later sat on the steps of store with blankets about us to keep warm. July 22, 1905, Saturday Fair. In the A. M. finished packing trunks at Carleton and sat around until about noon when the Str. "Lady Eileen" came and we boarded her for Perce'. We could got no stateroom except one for the ladies. Had supper on the steamer. Laid down for the night in the dining room on the upholstered seats. July 23, 1905, Sunday About 3.00 A. M. the stewardess gave Fernald and me a dish of wild strawberries. We reached Perce' about 4.00 A. M. The views of the harbor and Rocher Perce' were extremely fine. Mr. L. Boutillier's son met us. Had breakfast before 6.00 A. M. after which we dried driers. In the late A. M. Fernald and I botanized along Le Murallies. In the P. M. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Miss Waring, Fernald, and I botanized on Cap Barre' and in Mont Rouge. In the evening walked to the top of Mt. Joli and back.