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DC. The woods the whole way are characteristically mountain woods. The Salmon 
Berry (Rubus spectabilis, Pursh) with its luscious fruit, like enormous orange or maroon- 
coloured raspberries, was in full fruit, also the Red-berried Vaccinium (V. parvifoliwm, 
Smith), a most beautiful shrub with bright red fruit like yew-berries, borne singly and 
produced in such quantities as to bend down theslender branches. A noticeable feature 
along the road was that many introduced grasses and weeds were abundant which had 
been brought in either by the road-makers or in carrying hay over the road. 
A meeting was held at Alberniin the evening and the following morning we started 
at 4.30 and drove back 30 miles to Little Qualicum, where we caught the steamer Thistle 
and went to Comox, reaching there at five o’clock in the afterncon. Thence we proceeded 
at once to Courtney, where we passed the night. The next morning an interesting 
drive was taken to the mining town of Union and to a beautiful lake three miles beyond. 
The heat was excessive, but a good meeting was held in the evening, the addresses being 
followed by animated discussions, the so-called Canada Thistle being the principal 
subject. 
On the morning of July 28 we left by the 7.30 steamboat and reached Nanaimo 
at five o'clock in the afternoon and started at once with the Rev. G. W. Taylor for 
Cedars, where a small but enthusiastic meeting was held in the evening. We then 
returned to Nanaimo for the night. A meeting was to have been held at Salt Spring 
Island on Saturday the 29th, but we found that the steamboat had been taken off for 
some excursion, and it was impossible for us to reach the island. We therefore returned 
to Victoria and remained there until Sunday night, when we took the eleven o’clock 
steamboat for the mainland. Vancouver was reached by eight o’clock and New West- 
minster ateleven; we then took the steamer for Ladner’s Landing, where our first meeting 
on the mainland had been advertised. Leaving Ladner’s at five o’clock the next morning, 
we drove back and took the steamer opposite New Westminster for Langley. A good 
meeting was held in the afternoon, after which we proceeded by canoe to Port Haney and 
from that place walked to Hammond, where we passed the night. The next morning 
we took train for Abbotsford, where an informal meeting of farmers was held. In the 
evening we returned to Mission Junction, and the meeting at night was one of the best 
of this series, being well attended and much interest shown in the subjects discussed. 
On the morning of August 3, I walked to Hatzic with Mr. Tom Wilson, a member of 
the Provincial Board of Horticulture, and examined several fine orchards, many of which, 
however, were seriously injured by the attacks of the Pear Slug, against the injuries of 
which no steps seemed to have been taken. From Hatzie we proceeded by steamer to 
Chilliwack, where a most successful meeeting took place. Chilliwack is one of the most 
favoured spots in British Columbia and the meetings, being always well worked up, are 
invariably satisfactory. On the afternoon of the 3rd we drove out to inspect a currant 
plantation belonging to Mr. Ford, which was heavily infested by a downy scale insect, 
Pulvinaria occidentalis, Ckll, the western representative form of the well-known eastern 
Cottony Maple Scale, Pulvinaria innumerabilis, Rathvon. Leaving Chilliwack on the 
morning of the 4th, we reached Agassiz before noon. The afternoon was spent in 
examining critically the pastures of the Experimental Farm with a view to discover 
if possible any plants which might be the cause of the disease among cattle known 
as ‘Red Water.’ Nothing of importance was discovered, and none of the plants 
reputed to be the causes of this obscure disease were found in undue abundance, nor 
could it be seen that any of those which did occur had been eaten by stock which had 
fed there. A very successful meeting of the Farmers’ Institute was held in the evening. 
This was well attended and was followed by a protracted discussion. In addition to Mr. 
Anderson and the writer, Mr. Thomas Sharpe delivered an address. 
Starting at 4 o’clock on the morning of August 5, an expedition was made to the 
summit of Mount Ché-am for the purpose of collecting botanical and entomological 
specimens. We were accompanied by Mr. Allan Brooks, an enthusiastic ornithologist, 
and one guide, Jim Harris, a Ché-am Indian from Popcum, well acquainted with the 
mountain and an experienced climber, who was of great service to us. Notwithstand- 
ing the lateness of the season and the exceedingly unpropitious state of the weather 
which prevailed while we were on the mountain, we made large and valuable collections 
