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last season from two to five flowers and ripened seed ; Sedum spathuli- 

 folium increases rapidly and is very hardy ; Helianthus lenticularis 

 grows luxuriantly ; Phacelia Menziesii, Astragcdus lolifloriis, Ghry- 

 sopsls hirsuta, Cirsium undulatum, Gi'indelia speciosa grow luxuriantly 

 and ripen an abundance of seed. The following have grown well but 

 have not flowered yet : Pentstemon Lewisii, Elceagnus argentea, Rubus 

 Nuikanus, Ericoma cicspidata, Fritillaria lanceolata, and F. pudica, 

 . Allium cernuum, Lxipinus sericeus. From the North- West : Petalos- 

 temon violaceics, Lepachys columTiaris, Solidago rigida, Alonarda Jistu- 

 losa, Bontelona curtipendula. All of these would make valuable 

 •additions to our flower gardens. lb is hoped that befoi-e long we shall 

 have Government experimental stations where the suitability of certain 

 plants to different districts can be tested ; but in the absence of these 

 the members of this Club can do valuable service for the country by 

 growing and carefully observing desirable plants. Moreover, many 

 botanical descriptions of species have been drawn up from dried speci- 

 mens alone, and in this way occasional errors have crept in. Now, if 

 by growing a great many plants we can correct even a single one of 

 these erroi-s we shall not only do good work for science but thus a last- 

 ing honour will be conferred on the Club. 



J. MACOUN, 

 E. B. WHYTE, 



J. FLETCHER, 



■31st January, 1884. Leaders. 



FLORA OTTAWAENSIS. 



{Additions made in 1883.) 



Thalictrum purpurascens,L., L'Ange Gardien, August, 



1882 Mr. Ami. 



Nasturtium araphibium, Rochesterville, June, 20.. . .Mr. Fletcher. 



Viola Selkirkii, Pnrsh, Chelsea Mountains, " 



" tricolor, L. var. arvensis, Ging, Mount Sherwood, 



June i *• 



Hypericum pyramidatuni. Ait. (leaves) Casselman . . " 



Stellaria graminea, Casselman Miss I. Grant. 



Prunus pumila, L., Chaudiii-e Islands, June INtr. Fletcher. 



Thaspium aureum, Nutt. Casselman Miss I. Grant. 



Solidago cfesia, L. (type), Billings' Bridge " 



