page [24] 2 Jul 1901 (seq. 26)

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Trip to Salem, New York.
1901
July 2

The long-expected trip occurred to-day to the
home of Miss Marcia R. & Miss Florence Audubon.
The intense heat of the past week was as fierce
as ever. We left Boston at 9.30 A.M. reaching
Eagle Bridge (Fitchburg RR) by 2.33 nearly. The
mercury in the parlor car ranged between 95° & 100°
during all this time. It was first 100° in the
tunnel and it ranged nearly 100° most of the time.
At Eagle Bridge we changed and ran north for
an hour through Cambridge and Shushan to
Salem. While waiting at the Bridge I heard
a Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bird. West
of Greenfield three plants were very abundant,
the Wild Parnsip (Pastinaca sativa), Bugloss,
(Echium vulgare) and (Melilotus alba) White Melilot.
There was a beautiful contrast of color. I saw
a rounded hill white with the wild Daisy
and sprinkled evenly over with Bugloss, the
stalks arising above the Daisies. It was a
very beautiful sight.

At Salem Miss Maria Audubon met us
at the station and we walked through the
village streets to the house. The building is of
brick painted creamy white, standing near the street on a lot
of about two acres. The house is over 100
years old, and a few years ago Miss Audubon
made an addition containing a large sitting
room with rooms overhead. We shall examine
the house later. We had a hearty welcome
from Miss Florence, Miss Harriet Audubon
a half sister, and Miss Young, the two latter