1905] Sub-Excursions 87 



where the many waterfalls, and tiny rivulets were again indications 

 of the previous storm. 



The deeply indented leaves of the white lettuce (Prouui- 

 thes), were very conspicuous,' interspersed with bunches of a 

 darker hue, showing where the hepatica's blossom had been most 

 luxuriant and sweet cicely's delicate flower added it's charm 

 to this verdant landscape. 



All prosaic ideas vanished. Nature inspired, or suggested 

 her own poetic thoughts which were expressed in more joyous 

 tones, we too became one with her, and felt happy, "Where love 

 is all things interest." Therefore everything was interesting 

 to us lovers of nature. Even the grass looked at us from eyes of 

 blue, (Blue-eyed grass), and the birds sang, or busied themselves 

 with their own affairs, unconscious of, and oblivious to our ob- 

 servation. 



After a delightful afternoon spent in "Fairy Realm," we 

 entered a grassy lane, like the entrance to some enchanted 

 castle, nor was the spell broken, when Mr. Halkett from his 

 crystal jar pointed out some of the wonders of the "Insect 

 World." 



Mr. Clarke picked up a lew valves of the marine bivalve 

 mollusk, known Saxicava rugosa, whilst walking alcng the 

 railway track, which had doubtless been conveyed there in ballast, 

 procured at no great distance from the place where found. 



Mr. Halkett found seme fine specimens of land-shells (Heli- 

 coids), with the living snails, a scarlet arachnid, several caterpil- 

 lars, including a mature specimen of the tent caterpillar 

 (Clisiocdmpa) which he mentioned as likely to prove a menace 

 to the foliage of trees again, after having been nearly suppressed 

 by the frost a season or two ago ; and also said he had observed 

 the day being warm a profusion of insect life representative of 

 various orders. 



Some of the flowers collected were : Black snakeroot, 



with inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers. None of us examin- 

 ed the roots to find out its snakey qualities ; everlasting ; black 

 mustard; common hcund's tongue, (Cynoglossum officinale), 

 now beginning to show its dull purplish flowers in the fields ; 

 mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium arvense) ; the Canada violet, 

 {I'iola Canadensis); small-flowered crow-foot (Ranunculus 



