88 May 30 Providence to Boston the sea all the way. There are round hills, with a great amount of surface rock, interspersed with broad meadows at sea-level. The hills are abundantly clothed with deciduous growth, low brush to trees, the latter not large but often very dense-growing chestnuts, nearly all dead. Some hemlocks seen, and also towards Boston, pines. At Providence visited the Park Museum where Mr. Harold S. Madison is Curator. Found the institution growing rapidly, too new. Features of interest were as follows: Mr. Madison's pet wall case looks suited to an exhibit I find at Berkeley Campus. I could get exact specifications direct from him. There are no shelves, but birds are perched on huckleberry twigs fastened out from