1912] The Ottawa Naturalist. 65 



vation is surely desirable even if we only look at the question 

 from the standpoint of dollars and cents. 



EXCURSIONS. 



The second excursion was made under ideal weather con- 

 ditions on May 4th. The party assembled at the Wychwood 

 car station about 3.30 p.m., and under the guidance of the leaders 

 for the day proceeded to study the fauna and flora of the area 

 lying between the car station and the river at Blueberry Point. 

 For most of the members the chief object of search was the 

 Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens L.) which was 

 met with in considerable quantity, few of the searchers being 

 disappointed in obtaining specimens. From the point of view 

 of the genuine field naturalist some members were perhaps 

 too successful in collecting it. Amongst other erieaceous plants 

 noticed were the Bearberry (Arctostaphyios Uva-ursi (L.) Spr.) 

 and the common Winter Green (Gaultheria procumbens L.). 

 The former of these was in full bloom while the latter was 

 often conspicuous by its scarlet fruit. Hepaticas were in 

 great abundance, and it was noticed that they were all referable 

 to H. triloba while specimens gathered at Aylmer Park were 

 those of H. acutiloba. The common or White Elm (Ulmus 

 americana L.) and the Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.) were observed 

 in flower. Amongst the conifers noticed the Red Pine (Pinus 

 resinosaA.it.) and a variety (var. depressa Pursh) of the common 

 Juniper are worthy of mention. In addition to the flowering 

 plants a number of interesting cryptogams were collected. 

 These included Lycopodium complanatum L. var flabelliforme 

 Fernald to which is given the English name of "Ground Pine" 

 in the new edition of Gray's Manual, although many of us have 

 learned to know another species (L. obscurum) under this name; 

 the Spiny and the Crested Shield Ferns (Aspidium spinulosum 

 and .4. cristatum)-; the so-called Reindeer "Moss" (Cladonia 

 rangiferina (L.) Web.) in reality a lichen and one of the most 

 beautiful representatives of the group; and an early ascomy- 

 cetous fleshy fungus (Helvetia sp.). 



The students of animal life were not perhaps so fortunate 

 as the botanists, but a fair number of birds were seen, including 

 two new arrivals, the Myrtle Warbler and the Pine Warbler, the 

 latter of which is an uncommon spring migrant here. 



Short addresses by Mr. Calvert on the birds, Mr. Halkett on 

 the other animals, and Dr. Malte and Mr. Eastham on the plants 

 observed closed an excursion whose onlv drawback was its 

 brevity. J.W.E. 



