1917] The Ottawa Naturalist. 143 



1885, from Mr. Wm. Bowles, of Montreal, numerous examples 

 of a tortoise-bettle, Physonota unipunctata Say, which he had 

 taken feeding on such plants. We were anxious to ascertain 

 whether the beetles occurred here, but never during Fletcher's 

 lifetime could find any sunflowers. The next summer, while 

 exploring the summits of King's Mt, August 1, 1909, not far 

 from the signal station, I was greatly surprised, as well as 

 delighted, to find in full bloom many of these conspicuous 

 flowers which were scattered over the western rock}- front of the 

 mountain. They have been abundant each season, but so far the 

 beetles have not appeared It is strange that we should so often 

 have visited the mountain and that, at such a short distance 

 away, these long-sought flowers must have been blooming un- 

 seen. The species had evidently been established many years 

 earlier and I find that Macoun in his Catalogue of Canadian 

 Plants records it as found by Billings at Chelsea, and that the 

 McGill Coll. Herb, contains examples from the vicinity of 

 Ottawa. 



Bidens Beckii Torr. Water Marigold. 



This is an aquatic form of beggar-ticks, which the Flora 

 Ottawaensis gives as "Not uncommon in the Ottawa and Rideau 

 rivers, but seldom flowering." In the canal, not far from Hart- 

 well's Locks, flowers were abundant September 7, 1908. 

 Chrysanthemum Parthenium (L.) Bernh. Feverfew. 



This is evidently a garden escape which became established 

 along the roadside at Kingsmere, but it is of interest in connection 

 with the occurrence of the musk flower previously mentioned, as 

 it was found July 4, 1909, at some distance down the ravine 

 through which the brooklet flows. Growing in the shade of the 

 trees and in wetter soil the plants, were taller, more spindly, and 

 with thinner foliage. 



Petasites palmatus (Ait.) Gray. Sweet Coltsfoot. 



I can remember when this plant grew in the swampy 

 enclosure of the old race-track at Powell's Grove, on the Glebe 

 property, and May 1, 1906, Fletcher gave to me flowers grown at 

 the Experimental Farm from plants gathered years before in the 

 locality mentioned. My friend Mr. Frank Latchford (now a 

 Judge) subsequently informed me that he had found the plant 

 growing in a swamp near Simmon's Corners, P.Q., but I could 

 not find the location until June 29, 1912. Leaves only were 

 obtained then and I have not since visited the swamp early 

 enough to collect flowers. j/wk klGifl/ > V 



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