346 The Botanical Gazette. [November, 
Wednesday was given up to a most enjoyable excursion, 
first by sea to Portofino, then by carriages to Santa Mar- 
gherita, where a reception with wine and lunch was furnished 
in the Municipio, after which we were taken to the Gran 
Hotel on the hill overlooking the sea, where an elaborate 
collation was served, after which toasts were drank and re- 
sponded to in truly continental style. The carriages then 
took us to Rapallo, where we were again wined, and mutual 
toasts were indulged in at the Municipio by the city officials 
and the visiting guests. We then proceeded to Recco, where 
we were obliged to decline a third entertainment for lack of 
time. From Recco we took the train to Genoa. The coun- 
try at this time seemed dry, and botanically uninteresting, in 
landscape, haze and vegetation reminding one of central 
California during the dry season. A few straggling sperma- 
phytes were in flower by the wayside, a Se/aginella grew in 
profusion in a damp ditch, two or three ferns, mostly shriv- 
eled by the drought, appeared on the walls which bordered 
the streets; among them we recognized Asplenium tricho- 
manes, Ceterach offictnarum and Adiantum capillus-venerts, 
the latter more common at the watering places, where a few 
hepatics also maintained a doubtful existence. On shaded 
walls were a few mosses, and under the chestnut trees two oF 
three agarics and boleti were growing. Orchards and a 
yards, olive groves and chestnut trees made up the bulk 
the cultivated vegetation, though oaks, poplars and pis 
nuts served for shade trees, and some lemons were a2: a 
vation in gardens. The hills were bare of native seer 
the harvest was mainly gathered and the soft haze 0 of 
golden sunshine betokened the beginning of the season 
est. 
sumed. 
On Thursday morning the reading of papers was fe sige! 
While giving the daily notices Prof. Fenug an illus- 
gift to the Institute of an elaborate two-volume folio of | by 
trations of the plants of the region drawn ~~ wee 
and by a Capuchin monk, who was present #7 Pt ae 
Sona and rose while the notice was being gee San 
Humbert and Queen Margherita made a visit to Geno hee 
the Columbian exposition during the week of the . 
Thursday afternoon, on which the king arrived by it wee 
given up to the royal festivities. The vice-presiden 
