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In a head of pure fresh water near the town, Hippuris vulgaris 

 still grows, with several other aquatics. Cuscuta Trifolii had been 

 well-nigh forgotten but for the friendly aid of the notes made on 

 the spot. It may be as well to state here that every plant seen 

 and entered in this report was entered into a note-book when it 

 was seen or collected ; and these notes were subsequently copied 

 out and sent to the compiler of this narrative of the journey. 

 Furthermore it should be stated that no plant was entered about 

 which there was the slightest hesitation in reference to its identity. 

 When we had any doubt, or had reason to suspect that there 

 might be a shade of suspicion about the name, the latter was in- 

 stantly cancelled. 



The Clover Dodder was plentiful in a clover-field near Daving- 

 ton church. It was seen attached to other plants besides Clover, 

 especially to Crepis virens. It did not appear to have done much 

 mischief this wet season. 



Rumex pulcher and Lolium multiflorum appeared in many places. 

 The latter, being a valuable agricviltural grass, is spreading. 



Thus ended our botanizing at Faversham, which did not detain 

 us more than three or four hours. The writing of this notice 

 has filled up as much time as the collecting of the plants did. At 

 five o'clock we started by rail for Canterbury. 



KINGSTON (CANADA) BOTANICAL SOCIETY. 



The ' Phytologist ' is indebted, as we believe, to Professor 

 Lawson for several newspapers containing the historical account 

 of the formation of this Society, and our thanks are hereby ten- 

 dered for the means thus afforded for giving our readers an out- 

 line of these interesting proceedings. 



A brief epitome is all we can find room for. 



On the 7th December, 1860, there Avas a large meeting held 

 in a class-room of Queen's College, Kingston, to consider the 

 propriety of organizing a Botanical Society; and the proposal ap- 

 pears to have been cordially received by the professors, graduates, 

 and students of the University, as also by the influential gentle- 

 men and citizens of that part of the colony. 



The addresses by the Rev. Principal Leitch, Professors Lawson 

 and Litchfield, were very appropriate. We hope the Society, so 



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