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l^ULLEriN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
In the late summer the asters and golden-rods, the daisies 
and hawkweeds, the trumiiet flower and other members of the 
Composite family are especially evident, although they are in 
abundance at all seasons. Two at least of this numerous family 
may be found among the earliest s]:)ring flowers in the park, the 
coltsfoot {Tiissilago farfara) and the sweet coltsfoot {Petasites 
palmata). 
It is in the days of September and October when the trees 
put on their autumn garb that the park looks its best. The 
maples, oaks, sumachs are scarlet and red, the larches, poplars 
and birches yellow; the leaves of the vacciniums are purple and 
red. Everywhere the deciduous trees are changing; only the 
evergreens stand to their colors. 
Ferns Found Near St. John. 
By W. J. vS. Myles. 
(Synopsis of Paper Read Feb. 7, 1911.) 
In his address Mr. Myles referred to the pleasures connected 
with the study of ferns, described in detail the characteristics 
of the several species here enumerated and discussed the folk- 
lore associated with various ferns. 
The following list of ferns, with the exception of Botrychium 
Lunaria, represents the results of several seasons, close observa- 
tion of a small section of territory included within the limits of 
the City of St. John. This district about one and a half miles 
long by half a mile wide, lies between the Millidgeville Road and 
the St. John River. It embraces a small shallow lake, a short 
strip of alluvial shore and a high limestone ridge well wooded 
in sections and skirted by pasture land. The list includes every 
fern reported from St. John County, and shows what excellent 
opportunities for fern study are afforded the members of the 
Natural History Society. In his catalogue of Canadian Plants, 
