90 THe OTTAWA NATURALIST. [July 
Professor Macoun was first called upon and gave one of his 
characteristic speeches, in which he drew wide conclusions as to 
the best methods of studying Nature and getting acquainted with 
her ways, in the field. Dr. H. M. Ami followed, giving a brief 
sketch of the geology of the region visited. The geological party 
had gone west to a cutting in which sea-shells were coliected in 
abundance. These were exhibited, as were also a number of the 
principal rocks of the locality traversed. Crystalline limestones, 
phosphate of lime, gneisses that carried abundance of garnets in 
their sheared mass, iron ores, were described. Both ends of the 
geological scale met at this point. The oldest rocks which com- 
pose the earth’s crust, and the youngest or newest— the Archzan 
and the Pleistocene—are here in immediate contact. 
Dr. James Fletcher spoke on ‘‘ Seed Babies,’’ Cotyledons. 
Their functions and uses were carefully delineated and examples 
shown from specimens obtained during the day. Other torms of 
plant-life observed during the afternoon were exhibited by him 
and notes given on insects captured. A fine pair of the Luna moth 
was shown by Mr. E. R. Howes, which had been collected by 
one of the party. The eggs of the Cone Bunting were shown and 
the habits of the bird described. 
Dr. A. H. MacKay, of Halifax, followed with pleasant and 
witty remarks on the Club’s work and the good resulting from 
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such outings as the present. 
Dr. G. U. Hay spoke of the vast resources of Canada and 
the need for students all over the Dominion. His recent visit to 
the West Coast had revealed to him a field of untold magnitude 
and an inheritance for Canadians of tremendous import. 
Dr. Hodge was the last speaker. He received a perfect ova- 
tion on rising to respond to the call of the President. He had en- 
joyed every minute spent with the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club. 
Nature Study was destined to play an important factor in the edu- 
cation of the peoples of the world from now on, and materials for 
study and research would never be lacking. The manner in which 
these are approached by us as students, determined the results we 
would likely obtain. Nature reveals herself to those who put 
themselves in touch with her and who seek earnestly to feel her 
pulsations. 
