104 JSTatw'al History Society of H. JB., Bulletin No. IV. 
of Rliizopods in the fresh waters about St. John to the large extent 
of limestone rocks where the ponds are found near St. John. 
SErXEMBEE, 3 eD. 
3Ir. AY. F. Ganong read a paper on the Invertebrata of Passama- 
quoddy Bay, which is printed in a preceding part of this Bulletin. 
OcTOBEE 7 th. 
Mr. G. U. Hay read an interesting paper on the results of his 
botanical explorations in July and August on the tributaries of the 
St. John. He ascended the Tobique to the source of the Little 
Tobique (Lake Nictau) in company with Mr. Chalmers of the Geo- 
logical Survey. Of the fertility of the intervales and terraces along 
this beautiful river, the luxuriant growth of the grass and plants and 
trees of many species, give abundant evidence. He ascended two of 
the highest mountain peaks along the river — Blue Mountain, below 
the Forks, and Bald Mountain, which rises from Nictau Lake to the 
height of nearly half a mile. From the summit of these two peaks a 
broad view can be obtained of a large portion of the centre of the 
Province, extending to the Restigouche on the north. No distinctly 
Alpine species of plants were found on the summit of Bald Moun- 
tain. In fact, the hills about St. John and along the shores of the 
Bay of Fundy, nearly 200 miles farther south, and near the level of 
the sea, have, if anything, more boreal types of plants than has Bald 
Mountain. No distinct zones of vegetation could be detected on the 
sides of this mountain other than would arise from purely local 
causes. The term “ Bald ” is a misnomer, since the greater portion 
of the top is a flat of the character of a sphagnous swamp, covered 
with a dense growth of moss and decaying fir trees. Mr. Hay also 
spoke of the character of the flora on Eel River and on Salmon River 
(Victoria County), portions of which he had visited, and on which 
several species of plants new to the Province had been discovered. 
A valuable and instructive paper on the “Lower Forms of Plants 
and Animals” by Rev. Prof. Fowler of Queen’s College, Kingston, 
was read at this meeting. 
[Note. — The plants referred to above, together with those found 
by other botanists during the past season, new to the Province, will 
be found in the List of Iflants appended to this issue of the Bulletin. 
They amount to twenty-six species. To these may be added the 
following list of mosses new to the Province, found chiefly on the 
Tobique, and identified by Prof. Macoun :] 
