Mesozoic Four or Don't Be a Math Phobe - Just Bring a Calculator!

This was our first multi-stage cache.  It required math - the kind for which you need paper and pencil or an incredible memory.  Oh, and the walk through the Arnold Arboretum was nice too!  The original coordinates at geocaching.com brought us to our first tree, in a section of the Arboretum that we don't usually walk in for some reason.  Maybe because we have to cross Bussey Street to get to it?  I know, lame excuse.  Anyway, we had to find a tree.  A specific tree.  And on that tree is an info card that lists the scientific name, the family name and the common name, all of which are important tidbits information.  You find the tree according to the family name (in Latin of course), then you look at the first word of the common name and from that you determine the coordinates of the next tree.  There were four trees in all.  The last tree provides the coordinates for the location of the cache. After quite a bit of math and a fabulous stroll, I found the cache - this was a fun weekend treasure hunt.