74 • JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS. 



On the bluffs bordering Lake Erie, the bright pink and roseate 

 tints of the flowers of Phlox siiblata were very noticeable, and it was 

 remarked that some of the residents of the neighboring town of 

 Simcoe had transplanted this wildling as an adornment to their 

 lawns and flower borders. The Juniper bushes, and also the Sassa- 

 fras shrub, were of frequent occurrence on the same elevations. 



Where the two Phloxes {P. sublata and P. divaricata) were met 

 with, that rare and beautiful species of Violet, V. pedata, was known 

 to be of frequent occurrence in the shaded thickets of this district ; 

 but clouds arising, that threatened thunder-showers, induced us to 

 shorten the programme of journey for the day, and not a single 

 specimen of this coveted wild-flower graced our collection on this 

 occasion. 



A species of Ranunculus that seems peculiar to barren, sandy 

 spots, and whose foliage had a dwarfed appearance, was thought by 

 Mr. Goldie' to represent R. rhomboideus. In some of the shaded 

 dells through which gurgling rivulets pursued their course towards 

 Lake Erie, were many tall flower stems tipped with brilliant yellow 

 button-like flowers ; these our companion believed to be a species of 

 Senecio, of which S. aureus seemed most common. 



An interesting botanical " find " occurred by the roadside, one 

 mile to the north from Vittoria village ; this was the so-called 

 scented fern shrub Comptonia aspleiiifolia. The locality seemed a 

 bit of primitive but half-cleared boggy land, and it was thought that 

 the foliage well deserved its fame of being "sweet scented." This 

 shrub belongs to the Myricaceas (Sweet Gale 'Family). 



In that portion of the jaunt into Brant County, a curious 

 instance of plant "Albinism" was met with on a previous occasion 

 later in the season. This was Asckpias incarnata. Some roots of 

 the same plant found growing at the same spot this 15th day of 

 June, were dug up for transplanting, but had not arrived at the 

 blossoming stage of growth. 



AVhat was believed to be the rare native form of honeysuckle 

 Diervilla trifida was seen on a gravelly hillside, but the date being 

 too early for blossoms, identification was difficult or risky. How- 

 ever, it may be remarked that this shrub has been found incontestibly 

 near Stratford. 



A number of instances of the yellow star-grass Hypoxis Ereda 



