1913] The Ottawa Naturalist. s, 



First Vice-President, and Mr. F. E. Buck, of the Horticultural 

 Division, examined the climbing vines on certain of the Farm 

 buildings, the remarkable collection of hedges, undoubtedly one 

 of the best to be found anywhere, and afterwards manv of the 

 groups of trees and shrubs in the arboretum. The flowering 

 plants were later visited and information given as to those most 

 worthy of cultivation. The Insectary of the Division of Ento- 

 mology was shown, and the method of studying the life-histories 

 of destructive insects described. 



Beaver Meadow. The last of the fall excursions for 1913 

 was held on the afternoon of October 4th to the Beaver Meadow, 

 near Hull. Since the previous excursion to Beaver Meadow, 

 the lower end of this locality has changed considerablv owing to 

 ts having been divided into building lots, on which alreadv a 

 fair sprinkling of homes have been established. The beautiful 

 wood to the right of the stream, on entering the meadow, is a 

 "thing of the past," but fortunatelv, as vet, from the naturalists' 

 point of view, the upper end is unchanged, and it is sincerely hoped 

 that this may be left as it is for very many years. The locality 

 has alwavs been a favourite haunt of the Club, and manv happy 

 hours have there been spent by its members. 



After wandering about for nearly two hours, the partv re- 

 assembled and listened to brief remarks by leaders present. 

 Mr. Andrew Halkett spoke of batrachians which had been 

 collected, viz. : the Leopard Frog, the Wood Frog and the Com- 

 mon Toad. A fine specimen of the Garter Snake was shown and 

 remarks made on snakes in general and their habits. 



Mr. Arthur Gibson spoke on certain insects and showed 

 specimens of the large Water-strider, which skates over the 

 surface of the stream ; the Hedge-hog Caterpillar, which was 

 crawling about in search of a convenient place to hibernate; 

 and the Lesser Migratorv Locust, which this vear has been very 

 destructive near Ottawa in fields of barley, oats, potatoes and 

 corn. 



Mr. E. C. Wight showed specimens of Meadow Rue, Joe- 

 Pie Weed, Butternuts, etc., confining his remarks chiefly to their 

 medicinal properties. He also referred to several bad weeds, 

 particularly the Blueweed, aften called Blue Devil, which is 

 so common in Ontario and the eastern provinces and which is 

 much enquired about by farmers. 



Mr. H. McGillivray exhibited specimens of rocks and shells 

 which he had found in the district. A most interesting specimen 

 was a nodule on which there was the impression of a petrified 

 capelin, a specimen of fish which is vet extant. 



