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the flowers that grew at Lake Erie than they did about those that 

 grew beyond the Arctic Circle. A pleasant trip was made to 

 Point Pelee with Dr. Burgess and Mr. William Saunders of 

 London, Ont. After some time, I left for home and, when I 

 reached there, I got word that I was expected to go with Dr. Ells 

 along the Gaspe Coast, after the end of June. 



After my return from Western Ontario, my son James, and 

 I went down to Gaspe for the purpose of making an examination 

 of the coast of the St. Lawrence from Gaspe to Little Metis. At 

 Gaspe, we found that there was a road along the coast all the way 

 up that was fit for carts and Dr. Ells and myself arranged to each 

 take a cart to carry our baggage and the specimens obtained on 

 the way, while each member of the party walked and did the work 

 required of him. Dr. Ells and his party, of course, did the geology, 

 and myself and son attended to the botany. We both made 

 extensive collections and had the usual difficulties and experiences 

 on the way. I remember one instance where we saw an enormous 

 number of herring in a pile and I obtained all we could carry for 

 less than a dollar. I remember another house we passed where 

 the children came out to look at us and, out of one house, seventeen 

 children emerged, all from the toddling baby to the young woman 

 who seemed to be in charge. Later in the season, when near 

 Little Metis, we stopped in one house where there were twenty- 

 four living children in the family and all at home. (It is not my 

 purpose to speak of the botany or anything pertaining to my 

 general work when writing of the travels of this and the coming 

 years. The botanical part is in my note books and they are all 

 at Ottawa.) 



When we reached the river Ste. Anne des Monts, the parties 

 separated and Dr. Ells and his party went up the coast with the 

 exception of Mr. A. P. Low and myself. We went up the river 

 in two canoes, with French boatmen for the purpose of climbing 

 the Shick-Shock mountains. We went up the river for over 

 thirty miles and then climbed from the river up to the summit of 

 the mountain which overlooked the St. Lawrence and all the 

 country for a long distance. My purpose in going up -was to 

 study the flora at the summit as I had never seen a species grow- 



