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Correspondence. 



1902] 



of the geology of the district, and exhibited specimens ot marine 

 shells which are found in large quantities in the clay banks. They 

 were laid down just atter the glacial period, their age being placed 

 between 7,000 and 90,000 years, and precisely the same species 

 may be found living in the ocean to-day. 



The proceedings were enlivened by the signing of the " Maple 

 Leaf" by the Normal students, and everyone joined in " God 

 Save the King " at the close. The party returned to town at about 

 halt-past eight. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The Editor Ottawa Naturalist. 



In what appears to be a comprehensive and fair review of the 

 work done at the Canadian Biological Station there was, in the 

 last number of The Naturalist an oversight which should not be 

 left uncorrected. Referring to Dr. Fowler's list of plants pub- 

 lished in the report under consideration the reviewer says : ''As 

 Dr. Fowler's list stands it adds little or nothing to the very excel- 

 lent reports already published by Dr. G. U. Hay, Mr. J. Vroom 

 and other New Brunswick botanists." 



While it is quite true that Dr. Fowler's list adds little to our 

 knowledge of the flora of New Brunswick the reviewer forgot, or 

 did not know, that Dr. Fowler's work in New Brunswick was 

 pioneer work and that it is to his published lists that we slill look 

 for information. Such a local list was probably wanted for the 

 report or it would not have been published. The younger New 

 Brunswick botanists have done, and are doing good work, but no 

 reference to what has been done botanically in New Brunswick 

 can fairly be made in which any name takes precedence of Dr. 

 Fowler's. 



Yours truly, 



John Macoun, 



Ottawa, May 13, 1902. 



