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EXCURSION No. 3. 
Taking advantage of the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs William 
Borthwick, which had heen standing for some time, the Club made its 
third excursion for the present season, on Saturday, 8th July, to Borth- 
wick's Springs, in the Township of Gloucester, some seven miles east of 
Ottawa. Mr. Borthwick has entered upon the production of truit as 
well as the sale of it, and large plantations of small fruits have been 
made, with promise of great success. About thirty members attended. 
The trip was made in vans, starting from the Post Office at 2 p.m., and 
in spite of a violent thunderstorm which overtook them on the way, all 
reached the objective point without mishap shortly before four. Here 
they were hospitably received by Mr. and Mrs. Borthwick, and the 
weather soon clearing the party proceeded to inspect the spring. This 
lies in a marshy tract at the foot of the hill on which the house stands, 
and close to one of the branches of Green's Creek. A building has 
been placed over the spring, with appliances for barrelling and shipping 
the water, which is sold largely in and about Ottawa. It is of a rather 
pleasant saline taste, and is celebrated for its mildly aperient properties. 
An analysis made several years ago by Dr. J. Baker Edwards, of 
Montreal, is given below. The well known peat-bog, the Mer Bleue, 
commences a short distance farther to the east, and it had been intend- 
ed to pay it a visit, but owing to the condition of the ground after the 
storm this had to be omitted. After a generous lunch, provided by the 
hostess, the Vice-President, Mr. F. T. Shutt, took the chair, and devoted 
a few opening remarks to the subject of mineral springs, their geologi- 
cal origin and chemical constituents. He then introduced Messrs R. 
B. Whyte and John Craig, who delivered addresses upon the botanical 
specimens collected during the afternoon. Mr. Whyte drew attention 
to a number of beautiful flowers of easy cultivation, such as the Cone 
flowers (Rudbeckia) and native orchids, charasteristic of that district, 
which should be found in every garden. The apt and striking way in 
which the distinguishing points between different species were described 
gave Mr. Whyte's lecture additional interest. 
An addition was made to the local list of plants, in the shape of 
Ranunculus sceleratus, found by Mr. J.*F. Whiteaves. 
