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from Hull, Que., Buckingham, Que., and Duck Island near 

 Ottawa. 



Carex lupuliformjs, Sartwell. 



Near Gait, Ont. 1902. {W. Herriott.) New to Ca .ada. 



Setaria verticillata, Beauv. 



On Carljpg street, London, Ont., 1902. (y. Dearness.) 

 Other specimens in our herbarium which have been referred 

 here prove to be not this species, which is probably not of so 

 wide distribution in Canada as has been thought. 



Bromus erectus, Huds. 



Roadsides on the south side of 2nd concession, London town- 

 ship, Middlesex Co., Ont., 1902. (/. Dearness.) New to 

 Canada. 



MUD PUPPIES. 



W. Hague Harrington, Ottawa. 



It is generally supposed that only anti-prohibitionists see 

 snakes and lizarJs in the flowing t>owl, but yet it sometimes 

 happens that an adherent to the Ottawa water system finds the 

 genuine article in his, or at least a very closely connected relative. 

 A few days ago (on Jan. 17th) there was on exhibition in the 

 boiler-room of the Langevin Building a "critter" that had been 

 taken that morning from one of the water-t ocks. It had been 

 placed in a bottle and elicited from those who inspected it many 

 opinions as to its habits and qualities which, though interesting, 

 were not of sufficient scientific value to reproduce here. The 

 species of animal in question is one regarding which I have been 

 often questioned, and as it is common in the Ottawa River, and 

 occasionally brings itself before the public by issuing from the 

 water pipes, a few lines in our Club journal may satisfy the en- 

 quiring that, though not beautiful, it is at least a harmless visitor. 

 Its scient.fic name is Necturus ?naci(latus, of which Menobranchus 

 lateralis, ptmclalus, etc., are synonyms. The common name 



