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to the success of the Club. The presence in this city, for some weeks, of 

 Professor Fowler, of Queen's University, Kingston, was a sovirce of much 

 pleasure and profit to our botanists. 



The prizes offerecl by the President have not received the attention 

 they deserved. For the best collection of local plants, only one of the 

 many beginners has persevered in preparing a collection for competition ; 

 but this one, numbering 257 specimens, has been so correctly prepared 

 that it is well worthy of the prize, and we have much pleasure in 

 recommending Mr. T. J. MacLaughlin for that honoi*. For the 

 greatest number of additions to our published list we ai'e of opinion 

 that no prize should be awarded. A few have competed, but the Presi- 

 dent — although not a competitoi* — has added more than five times as 

 many as all others. 



The number of new plants this year is 24, a very satisfactory result 

 when we remember that this is the fourth year since the " Flora Otawa- 

 ensis " was published. In the list this year, you will find the name of 

 the discoverer added to each plant, so that anyone desiring duplicates 

 may know to whom he should apply. For the first time, we notice 

 with pleasure the name of a lady who has added to our list of new plants ; 

 it is to be ho]:)ed that during the coming year others will follow this 

 example and some of them succeed in carrying off prizes. 



It is greatly regretted that the Club excursions have not been more 

 numerous, as this is the most favorable means we possess of bringing 

 together workers and non-workers, and, possibly, of awakening some 

 dormant talent for natural history. 



Sub-excursions were held frequently thi'oughout the summer ; 

 regular morning expeditions were made, and individual efforts have been 

 prosecuted with so much zeal, that there is no available locality that has 

 not yielded something new. 



At the excursion to Des Chenes Rapids Carya alba and Potentilla 

 Canadensis were added to our list. The former — which produces the 

 sweet hickory nut — is of interest, as this is the most northerly and east- 

 erly point where it is recorded as growing. On the sandy islands above 

 Aylmer two grasses were discovered — Andropoyon furcatus and 

 Sorghum nutans, also near the samo spot Lithospermiini 

 hirtum. In the ravine near Old Chelsea the walking-fern. Camp- 



