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ing Fern [Camptosoriis rhiisophyllus) which he had found among the 

 rocks to the west of the Beaver Meadow. This fern is rare but 

 is also found in several other places near Ottawa. 



Mr. W. J. Wilson informed the audience that the best ex- 

 ample in this region of a moraine was to be found directly north 

 of the Chaudiere bridge. The mass of debris is pierced by the 

 railway that crosses the Royal Alexandra bridge. In the course 

 of his remarks he said that, while a mineralogical specimen should 

 alvva3's have a fresh surface, a rock that has been long exposed is 

 often more serviceable for palceontological purposes, as the fossils 

 are then weathered into prominence. 



Mr. Andrew Halkett exhibited a classified collection of small 

 animals captured during the afternoon. After speaking at some 

 length on the various representatives of the different orders of 

 Invertebrata, he showed two species of snakes — the Garter Snake 

 [Eutai7iia si7'talis) and the Grass Snake [Lewpeltis vernalis). 

 There was a mild protest offered when he asserted that the snakes 

 and the members of the audience belonged to the same class — 

 Vertebrata. 



A party of entomologists and botanists accompanied by Dr. 

 Fletcher and Mr. Gibson went as far as Fairy Lake and made 

 very interesting collections. Unfortunately, this party got back 

 to the rendezvous too late to take part in the addresses. 



A. E. A. 



On the gth May about 200 members and friends of the Club 

 met at the southern end of Preston street to enjoy the fifth 

 sub-excursion of the season to the Central Experimental 

 Farm. Here they were met by Dr. Saunders and the officers of 

 the Farm. As an unusually large number of leaders in all 

 branches of the Club's work were present, their presence added 

 much to the value and success of the outing. After a short stop 

 in the woods bordering St. Louis dam, where the spring flowers 

 of Viola Dicksonii, V. pubescens a.nd V, caniiia, var. sylvestris, were 

 in excellent condition, a start was made for the Arboretum and 

 Botanic Garden of the Experimental Farm. Here a considerable 

 time was spent in examining the large collection of shrubs and 

 trees. Those which were mo-t admired, were the pines, larches 



