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and the run was made in a little more than two hours. About 

 half a mile south of Graceficld the train stopped, a walk of 

 another half mile through woods and meadows brought the ex- 

 cursionists to a pine grove, where lunch was dispatched with 

 much relish. In the afternoon all formed one party and walked 

 to the Gatineau river, then down that river to where the Picka- 

 nock empties into it, and up the Pickanock for a half mile or 

 more ; when under the shadow of the trees by the river's bank 

 a short rest was taken, and addresses given by Mr. W. B. Sinclair, 

 Vice-Principal, Normal School ; Dr. A. Lehmann ; Mr. Whitley, 

 of London, Eng., and Mr. W. T. Macoun. After ascending a 

 neighboring hill, where a magnificent view was obtained of the 

 surrounding country, Gracefield was reached, and leaving there 

 shortly before six p.m., the train arrived in Ottawa at 8.35. 

 Everyone seemed pleased with the day's outing. 



While the district visited abounds in beautiful scenery, it 

 did not at that season offer a good field for the botanist or orni- 

 thologist. Very few birds were seen and no plants of especial 

 interest noted. The wooded land was stony and the growth not 

 very luxuriant. An interesting object on the hillsides was the 

 moose-wood {Dirca 'palustiis), large clumps of this shrub being 

 very prominent there. 



W. T. M. 



Excursion. — As very many of the members of the Club 

 are this month out of town and satisfactory arrangements can- 

 not be made with the railways or steamboats for a small party, 

 the Excursion Committee has decided to postpone for the 

 present the " Outing " announced in the last issue. 



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