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TwKLKTU. A prti ty h'll Jiy tlie Presitleiit visited the Beaver 

 Meadow, Hull, on the 27t!i August. TliJ v <=ather was chaiiidiig and 

 the vvoolIs were jnst putting un their gorgeous autumn dres.s. The 

 '. sters and Solidago^ were in their juime and fuiiii.^hed a fertile field 

 for stinly. Along the banks of" the Beaver Meadow fine examides of 

 tlie Closed Geniian G. An'/rewsii were collected, and in the' river Hi lens 

 Ikckii was found flowering freely. At the same time the striking 

 leaves and flowers of the Picktu'el-weeci, Poutederia c<*rd(it<t, were 

 conspicucurs objects. The President explained the chief points of 

 interest a!>out each S[)ecios as found, and a n Oi-t [)lea ant afcernoon was 

 spent in this favourite locality. 



TniRTKEXTii. On 3rd September an enjoyalile excursion was held 

 to Billings Bridge. A full van of members left the usual rendezvous 

 at two o'clock. The Pre idenfc and Dr. Baptie led the party. On 

 arriving at the Bridge the party walked up the north .shore of the river 

 as far as Dow's Swamp. Amongst the low herbage in the woods, Cus- 

 cuta C'ronovii, the "Dodder" was fouiul, closely embracing in its 

 deadly grasj) [dants of Boehincria ojUndrica, the Sdngless Nettle. 



A tree of Celtis occidentalis attracted a great deal of interest from 

 the diseased state of ics foliage; every leaf bore from 5 to 25 galls of 

 the pretty little ilomopteron Psylla cpJtidis-viammci. Asteis and 

 8olidagos were very conspicuous and many species were examined and 

 compared. 



Fourteenth. On 10th September it was decided to again visit 

 the Beaver Meadow at Hull, a locality always full of interest to col- 

 lectors. Many beny-bearing plants now attracted attention, and the 

 seeds of various plants were examined. The Ashes and Hawthorns 

 were particularly drawn attention to by Prof. Macoun. Ness(e:t, ver- 

 tioMuta, the Swamp Loosestrife with its aquatic stems and roots was 

 an interesting topic for discussion. Some of the members amused 

 theni.selves collecting the autumn leaves of Maples and other trees, 

 which v.ere particularly gaudy this season. The ornamental seerls of 

 (.lemiUis Virginiana were also githered in large quantities. Prof. 

 Macoun collected a large number of Mosses and Lichens, the most im- 

 portant of which he exhibited. 



