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gathered fur cultivation. Primus pumila was found to occur in some 

 abundance round the rocky base of Rockcliffe, and Astragalus Coo peri 

 was not uncommon. Several S[)ecies of Aster and Solidago were 

 examined, and the only locality in the neighbourhoo 1, so fur found, for 

 Ceanothus Americanus the New Jersey Tea, was pointed out. 



Seventeenth. A party belonging to the Botanical Section made 

 an expedition on 8 th October to Beech wood to look for Aplecirum 

 hieinale, a rare orchid. They were, however, unsuccessful in their quest, 

 but were well lepaid by the discovery of many other plants. INIr. Fletcher 

 explained the theories with legard to tlie growth of parasitic and 

 saprophytic plants. Fine specimens were collected of Comanira 

 umhellata growing attached to the roots ol Amelanchier Canadensis. 

 Roo's of Monotropa unijlora were found showing, in some instances, a 

 new bud for next year's growth. Attention was drawn to the similarity 

 of the see Is of some of the Edcaceje to those of Orchids. 



Eighteenth. Another expedition was made on 15th October for 

 the same purpose as the preceding ; Lieut. -Col. White, who had 

 already found Aplectrum Jdeniale, was with the party and led them to 

 the locality where he had discovered it. After a short search beneath 

 the fallen leaves INIr. Fred. Magee succeeded in finding a fine patch of 

 three plants two of these bore two leaves each. This curious plant 

 throws u[) in the autuuiu a large handsome ribbed leaf somewhat like 

 the Lily of the Valley, it is dark green above an<l purple beneath. In 

 the following summer a tall spike of purplish flowers appears in June 

 or July, and then when this is mature an underground stem is 

 produced bearing at its tip a bud which gradually is enlarged till it 

 becomes a solid conn. From this the autumn leaf is borne. Some- 

 times, as in two of the plants referred to above, there are 'two of these 

 bulbs on a plant. Tue ol 1 bull)s nMuiin a year or two in tlie grouild 

 before decaying, so that there are thus .sometimes three or four con- 

 nected. The popular name of tliis plant is " Putt^'-root " or "Adam 

 and Eve," the latter refers to the old and new buH'S being found 

 connected. This kind of root is not, however, an uncommon occurrence 

 amongst Orchids. INIany of our common species have twin roots as we 

 find in Ilabenaria IJookivi and many others. 





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