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present occasion ihey had wiih them Mr. J. F. Whiteaves and Mr. 

 F. R. Latchford, bodi distinguished conchologists. He learned, how- 

 ever, that no species of particular interest had been secured. On a 

 previous occasion Mr, Latchford had found here the only Ottawa 

 specimens of IJelLx dentifira. Most of the collections of the day had 

 been plaits, and he therefore invited Mr. Whyte, the Botanical leader, 

 to speak ot Sijme of the more interesting species. 



Mr. Robert B. Whyte spoke with his usual ease of the many floral 

 treasures that had been observed or collected by members of the party. 

 About fifty different plants had been found and specimens were shown 

 of the following : ^Villow-leaved Meadow-sweet {Spifcea salicifo/ia), 

 Twin-berry {Miichella repens), the Loosestrifes {Lysiinachia stricta and 

 L. ciliala), the Moonseed (^Metiispermum Canadense). This last was 

 used as an illustration of the beauty of many of our native climbing 

 plants and their value as ornaments to our dwellings. The Evening 

 Pr mrose {CEnothera biennis) in like manner served to introduce the 

 subject of night-flowering plants. The three wild Raspberries {Rubus 

 strigosus, R. odorafus :ind. R. Canadensis) were used as a text for remarks 

 concerning fruits, and their structure was compared with the Apple, the 

 Plum, and tne Strawberry, all of which belong to the same large order 

 the RosacecB. The Gooseberries, wdd and cultivated, were also treated 

 of, as well as some of the ornamental members of the Heath family as 

 KaiDiia angusiifolia and the Round-leaved Winter-green, {Pyrola 

 rotundifolia). When speaking of the White Meadow Rue {Tha/ictni>n 

 Coruuti) the fertilization of plants received attention, and the seeds of 

 hvtns {Geum stnctum) and the Traveller's ]oy {Clematis Virginiana) 

 showed the manner in which the distribution of plants was secured. 

 When Mr. Whyte had finished his interesting discourse it was time to 

 return home, and Ottawa was reached at 8.30 [) m. Although the 

 weather prevented many from going and those who did venture from 

 enjoying themselves as much as they might otherwise have done, the 

 excursion was by no means an unsuccessful one, and no regrets were 

 heard from the returning party. 



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