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m xke themselves fimiliar with its appearance, so as to avoid it them- 

 selves and warn others against its poisonous properties. 



Mr. R. H. Cowley discovered new localities for the Walking Fern 

 {Gafiiptosorns rhizophylhis) and the Maiden hair Spleenwort {Asplenium 

 Trichomanes). These were grjwing together on rocks to the west of 

 the Beaver Meadow at Hull. 



It will be noticed that no less than fifteen new plants have been 

 added to the Flora Ottazvaensis during the past season, and these 

 were all found -in localities which had been previously worked over. 

 There are still several plants which should occur in this district, but 

 which so far have not been discovered. The leaders would suggest 

 the advisability of a special systematic search being made for these one 

 by one in the most likely places. 



A curious case of poisoning in the city of Hull, Province of 

 Quebec, was traced up by the leaders to the rare introduced plant 

 Datura Tatiila or Purple-flowered Thorn-apple. Thii plant is of rare 

 occurrence here ; but when once introduced seems to be able to live 

 and spread. This was the case in the streets of Stewarton some years 

 ago. Specimens kindly procured for the leaders by a gentleman con- 

 nected with the Ottawa D.\ily Citizen were distinctly recognizable as 

 this species by their purple stems. Datura Stramotiiiim is not uncommon 

 in waste places about the city, but D. Taiula is rare There appears to 

 have been a large patch growing on a piece of waste land in the city of 

 Hull, and some five or six children ate the seeds, and all of them were 

 made extremely ill, so that it was feared for some days that all would 

 die. Ultimately, however, all recovered. The curious part of this 

 case is that anyone, even children, should eat the seeds of this unin- 

 viting plant. Not only are the pods covered with sharp spines ; but 

 the whole plant has a most nauseous and sickening odour. 



ETCHER, ) 

 SCOTT, V 1,1 

 /LEY. ) 



JAMES FLETCHER, 

 WILLIAM SCOTT, \ Leaders. 

 R. H. COWLE 



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