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manner, and disclosed the full set of two eggs in a mere depres- 

 sion of dead leaves. It alighted near at hand and remained 

 motionless, thus permitting a sufficient description. 



The excursionists assembled to listen to short addresses from 

 the leaders. The president, in answer to a request, made a 

 promise of a field guide to the trees of the district, Mr. Attwood 

 explained his system of recording field notes, and Prof. Macoun 

 emphasized the necessity of written observations. 



T. E. C. 



BOTANY. 



Macrae's Coral-root [Corallorhisa striata, Lindl.). 



A beautiful specimen of this widely distributed, but always 

 rare orchid, was found at Renfrew, Ontario, in full flower, on 23rd 

 May last, by Master John Forgie, who has kindly presented it 

 through Mr. W. A. Stickle, the Principal of the Renfrew Model 

 School, to the herbarium of the Central Experimental Farm. It 

 is a very acceptable addition to the collection. This species, 

 though very local and very rai'e, is widely distributed. I have 

 received specimens from Masset, Q. C. I. (Rev. J. H. Keen) ; 

 Victoria, B.C. (J. R. Anderson); Aweme, Man. (Norman Criddle); 

 and Ottawa. 



J. Fletcher. 

 A Double Trillium grandiflorum. 



On the 2 1 St of May last, Miss Edith Courtney showed me a 

 very handsome large double trillium that her father had found at 

 Chelsea. Instead of three white petals, it had some twenty-four, 

 arranged, though without perfect regularity, in six groups of four 

 each, the six outer petals being the largest, the others getting 

 smaller towards the centre. It presented the appearance of a 

 beautiful white rose. Unfortunately, the root was not obtained ; 

 otherwise, the attempt might have been made to preserve so lovely 

 a variation by cultivation. Is it not possible, however, that such 

 a variety might be produced by cultivation ? 



Cephas Guillet. 



Erratum. — In the June number of The Naturalist, on page 

 55, line 3, instead of " hissing sound," read " kissing sound." 



