the Thoreau Log. 18 September 1854. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: Fringed gentian near Peter’s out a short time . . . I see the potatoes all black with frosts that have occurred within a night or two in Moore’s Swamp (Journal, 7:45). Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862