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ravines are well timbered with tall white spruce, balsam-fir, 

 yellow and white birch and balsam poplar, with occasional speci- 

 mens of our familiar white pine, and the dense undergrowth, a 

 luxuriant tangle of shrubs, ferns and flowering plants, makes a most 

 alluring sight to an entomologist. In all of these ravines there 

 are clear rushing streams, many of them no doubt teeming with 

 salmon a^id speckled trout. 



During the course of the trip I had the usual tantalizing 

 experience of passing innumerable ideal-looking spots for dragon- 

 flies; ponds, pools, and lakes of all sizes, some dark and bog- 

 margined, others shallow and reedy, all of them inviting. 



Humbermouth, my destination, was reached about 3.30 p.m. 

 and, from a picturesque standpoint, no finer spot could have been 

 selected as the terminus of my trip. The broad Bay of Islands, 

 surrounded by majestic wooded hills and the clear rushing waters 

 of the beautiful Humber, just beyond the village, were thrilling 

 in their peaceful grandeur; but I soon determined from the topo- 

 graphy of the country that this was no place for dragonflies, so 

 on the following day, which was cold and wet, I again took the 

 train southward and got out at Spruce Brook, which I had noted 

 on the way as a promising locality. 



Spruce Brook is a famous resort for salmon fishing, and the 

 Log-cabin Hotel is one of the most delightful places I have ever 

 visited. In such a remote spot I was not prepared for the modern 

 conveniences which I found there, and the kindly interest and 

 courtesy shown me by the proprietors, Messrs. Whittington and 

 Dodd, were of material assistance in enabling me to make the 

 most of the few days I spent there. 



The Log-cabin Hotel is situated on the shore of a beautiful 

 lake in a broad valley, flanked by low wooded hills. The land in 

 front of the hotel is largely cleared and partly cultivated, but on 

 all sides there are rich woods, with streams, marshes and ponds 

 within easy reach. The flora is very luxuriant and apparently 

 abundant in species, so that the entomological outlook seemed 

 full of promise. In this, however, I was doomed to disappointment. 



I lost no time in looking up a promising place for dragonflies. 

 I was directed to a sm.all pond, nearby, with a marshy shore and 

 connected with Spruce Brook itself. The weather was dull and 



