230 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [Sept., 
ness of a formal reception. So admirably did these plans succeed 
. that every one spent a most delightful evening, and many pleas- 
ant acquaintances sprang up between the guests and their enter- 
tainers, which will not soon be forgotten. 
The prompt and efficient service in the bountiful supper-room 
added not a little to the pleasure of a charming evening. Cer- 
tainly the thanks of the botanists present were due to the local 
club, and especially to the distinguished botanist who placed his 
house at the disposal of the club. 
The majority of the botanists went on the excursion to Niag- 
ara Falls on Saturday, and thoroughly enjoyed the grand scenery 
and varied flora which surrounds the Falls, especially that of 
Goat Island. The rare Hypericum Kalmianum, Gymnostomum 
curvirostrum and Fissidens grandifrons were the chief finds. 
On Monday afternoon at 1:30 the club embarked on the 
steamer Huntress for the hour’s ride to Point Abino, on the 
Canada shore. The day was cloudy and promised to be delight- 
ful for water travel, but half an hour out a hard rain set in, 
which kept the passengers busy avoiding the rills of water which 
coursed over the deck in various directions with the roll of the 
boat. Cruising off shore for half an hour until the rain ceased 
the merry crowd disembarked. Point Abino is a sandy cape 
backed by a range of low dunes, so that as soon as the rain 
h 
wards the point. Here Hypericum Kalmianum and Calamintha 
glabella were the rarities, while a magnificent growth of Juni- 
pers attracted much attention. 
After a ramble of an hour and a half, the warning blast from 
the boat’s whistle brought in the stragglers. Scarcely were the 
the scene could doubt the thorough enjoyment of it by all. By 
dusk the boat touched her wharf (again the rain ceased) and we 
