138 The Ottawa Naturalist. [September 



The shrubby St. John's Wort {Hypertcu77i kalmianum had not 

 been recorded in the Ottawa district, as far as can be learned, 

 until about two years ag-o. In Macoun's Catalogue of plants 

 and in Britton and Brown's Botany the range is given as " From 

 Niagara Falls to the Sault Ste. Marie, along Lakes Erie and 

 Huron ; abundant Muskoka, Ont." Hence, Norway Bay would 

 be con-iderably out of its range. This shrub was found just 

 west of the ferry landing, near the beach. 



About a mile further west a small stream enters the Ottawa, 

 and a large number of species of plants grow along its low banks. 

 Near the mouth of this stream (Mill Stream, Lot 6, Range i, 

 Bristol), on the east bank, a very rare plant, a pure white-flowered 

 variety of Zt^Z'^Z/rt cardinalis, was discovered by Mrs. John Macara, 

 of Ottawa, who, with several others, was with us during the 

 afternoon. The cardinal flower is quite common near this stream, 

 and one strong plant of the white variety having three good 

 flower spikes was found growing near the ordinary form. As far 

 as can be learned, a white-flowered variety was never before found 

 as near Ottawa as this one. The plant was carefully removed, 

 brought to Ottawa, and planted at the Experimental Farm, where 

 it is hoped it will become established, as its flower is beautiful. 



Mr. VVhyte gave an address on the flowers which he had 

 collected during the morning, and the writer gave a talk on tree 

 planting, with a practical demonstration of it, and on the way 

 to dry, mount and preserve plants. 



The object of our visit to Norway Bay was to assist the Rev. 

 J. A. Macfarlane, who has established a summer school there, his 

 intention being to devote considerable time to Nature Study. Mr. 

 Macfarlane's work is very praiseworthy, and we trust he will 

 meet with a large measure of su< cess. 



W. T. Macoun. 



Erratum. On page gt, line 8 trom the bottom, of Dr. 

 Whiteaves's'paper in the July number of this journal, ior Lampsili'' 

 luteola, var. ochracea, Dekay, read Lamps His luteola, var. 

 rosacea, Dekay. 



