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At 4.30 p.m., the party, by previous arrangement, met in 
front of the house, when Mr. J. H. R. Molson, proposed a 
hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Papineau, seconded by Prof. 
Bovey, to which Mr. Papineau responded, when cheers were 
given, and the excursionists said good-bye to their kind host, 
and his lovely grounds. 
On arrival at the station, the first business was to deoite 
who were the prize winners. Dr. Harrington, Mr. Whit- 
eaves, and Mr. M. Ami examined the various collections, 
and named the successful workers in the three departments 
for named and unnamed specimens. Then bidding ‘ good- 
bye” to their Ottawa friends, the party boarded the train 
for home, and found Mr. Burgess in charge of a car decorat- 
ed with flags and evergreens, when an elegant lunch was 
provided for the excursionists with the usual kind fore- 
thought, and hospitality of the Canadian Pacific Railway. 
A rapid run brought the party to Dalhousie Square Station 
at T p.m. On the platform a vote of thanks and three rous- 
ing cheers were given to the officers of the C. P. R. for their 
kindness. Home was next in order, and the excursionists 
separated, all delighted with the day’s outing. 
Mr. Chas. Gibb, of Abbotsford, tendered an invitation to 
the Society, for an Autumn “ Field Day,” which was ac- 
cepted for September 29th. Some one hundred and twenty 
(120) excursionists proceeded to Abbotsford by the Cana- 
dian Pacific Railway to enjoy Mr. Gibb’s hospitality at his 
lovely residence, and all found a hearty welcome, a splendid 
lunch was prepared to which the party did ample justice. 
The large, and beautiful orchards were open for inspection, 
and enjoyment of the whole party. The trees were loaded 
with apples of every description, amongst them a variety 
of Russian apples. Mr. Gibb has also a plantation of orna- 
mental and other trees from amongst which he is endeavour- 
ing to find out those best adapted to our Canadian climate. 
The excursionists divided up into parties, the most numer- 
ous led by Sir J. W. Dawson, went to the top of Yamaska 
Mountain, where a splendid view of the country (although 
a Snow storm intervened) was obtained, Sir J. W. Dawson 
