256 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [Sept. 



No stars were visible to the naked eye, and no telescopic search 

 was made, although some of the first magnitude were well placed 

 for observation, as were also some of the planets 



From the time of the Eclipse, and for the next succeeding 

 eight days, the weather assumed a warm and genial character, in 

 contrast to the unfavourable st.pte of the previous month, and was 

 a source of welcome and delight to the husbandman who so much 

 required it to enable him to reap and secure a prolific harvest. 



In reference to the observations of Mr. Balch, at Tadousac, 

 the weather seems to have been very uniavourable. High wind, 

 with rain and cloudy weather, impeded the view. The amount 

 of Ozone would seem to have been somewhat in excess, and 

 there was considerable variation in the Magnetic declination. 



In reference to the twelve photographs made by Mr. Notm-m, 

 there is an error in time of three minutes compared with 

 Montreal mean time, at the Observatory. Thus for 5h. 18ni. 

 read 5 hours 15 minutes, and so on, making a deduction in 

 every case of three minutes from the time noted in the accom- 

 panying photographs ; in other respects they are a most faithful 

 and reliable delineation of the various phass of the eclipse. 



[In the accompanying photographs, the light part represents the 

 sun, the dark projections upon its disk the portion of the moon 

 showing the amount of eclipse at the time marlted underneath each.] 



Montreal Observatory, 



August 20, 18G9. 



THE PLANTS OF THE WEST COAST OF 

 NEWFOUNDLAND. 



By John Bell, A.M., M D. 



During the months of June and July, 1867, I had the pleasure 

 of visiting the west coast of Newfoundland, in company with a 

 party of two or three. The section of coast visited extended 

 from the mouth of the Great Codroy River to the Bay of 



A schooner was chartered at Quebec, and suitably fitted up for 

 the voyage, also to serve as our abode when not camping-out 



