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were well repaid, as thanks to a never failing supply af water from, 

 the leaky slide, the vegetation was very rich and luxuriant. Among 

 the trophies they brought back were) some Indian turuiiV'j wi*h corra* 

 that almost rivaled the edible turnip in size, some of then> being four 

 inches in diameter. Our entomologists also were jubilant over the 

 capture of many rare insects, amongst them being a female of the rare 

 northern butterfly CoUas Interior. 



On August 13th we visited Briianui;*, and thougli nothing of 

 marked interest was discovered a very enjoyable day was spent 

 along the i-iver bank. Above the station, near the lighthouse, were 

 found large (juantities of the liandsome heads of the l<utton-bush and 

 the gorgeous spikes of the Cardinal flower. 



On )Se])t. 17th was held the fifth and last excursion of the seasort 

 to Kirk's Ferry and Falls on the Gatineau, four miles beyond Chelsea. 

 The perfect weather, charming drive, and the many attractions of the 

 locality visited all contributed to make it one of the most successful 

 excursions ever held by the Club, and many wishes were ex.presseJ 

 that the committee would hold our first excursion next season) to- the 

 same place. It being our first visit our ever active botanists were 

 diligent in searching for new species, and several additions were made 

 to our list, the most notable being a new blueberry {V. coespiiosiim)^ 

 a golden rod (^Soii.iayo aryiita) and the curious grass {Andvopogon 

 scopanns). It was also an unusually interesting day for our 

 Mineralogists, for in that great mineral reservoir the Laurentian. 

 formation. Phosphate, Plumbago, Mica, Iron Pyrites, Hornblende, Jic.^ 

 were abundant, especially in the cliff's along the river banks. 



The sub-excursions, at which a large proportion of our work is done, 

 have been more numerous and better attended than in past years. 

 From the first week in May till late in the fall, when the weather 

 ])ermitted, these working parties, of which there were 2 1 , left the Post 

 Otfice at 2 P.M. evf.ry Saturday in charge of one or more of the 

 leaders for convenient places in the vicinity of the city ; some of them 

 rivaling our general excursions in the numbers that attended. 



In the bejiinning of the season 1 suggested to the leaders that it 

 would add greatly to the interest and value of (he^e trumps if they 



