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the very large number of white butterflies seen just outside Toronto 
Station. 
North Bend, in the gorge of the Fraser River, once famous as a 
gold-washing station, consists of a charmingly situated, hotel, under 
the excellent management of the C.P.R. A walk along the track 
down as far as China Bar, possibly seven miles, was thoroughly 
enjoyable and gave one an insight into the fauna and flora. 
Two plants stamped themselves upon my memory, the long- 
stalked Western Daisy {Beilis integrifolia , Michx.), and the very 
graceful orange-and-scarlet Columbine {Aquilegia canadensis , Linn.), 
which were both in profusion. There was also a bright-red Tiger- 
lily. 
Butterflies were fairly numerous. The most abundant was a 
dingy little Skipper, Thanaos persius , Scudder (very like our tages), 
with these were a fair number of the much larger T. juvenalis, Fabr. 
Other Skippers were the small black Amblyscirtes vialis, Edw., and 
the more cheery-looking Hesperia cespitalis, Boisd., of each of which 
three were captured. The little brown, almost tailless Hairstreak, 
Incisalia irus , Godart, was common, and if dull, at least distinct. The 
purple-glossed Copper, Chrysophanus ( Heodes ) helloides, Boisd., was 
fairly common. The Blues were represented by the tiny, tailed 
Bveres comyntas , Godart. A more decidedly American insect was 
Phyciodes thaws, Drury, of which the spring form was to be seen in 
plenty. This genus, confined to the New World, consists of pretty 
little butterflies allied to and resembling Melitaea. More striking 
Nymphalines, but yet of a more Old World look, were Vanessa 
californica, Boisd., of which I saw but one battered individual, and 
Grapta faunus , which has similar habits to our Small Tortoiseshell, 
but is more fond of settling on the leaves of trees and shrubs; the 
specimens taken were worn. I did not see any Satyrs. 
Of the Pierines I met with three species. Ganoris oleraeea , Harr., 
is a geographical race of napi, and accordingly the only specimen 
netted, a male, had a distinct lemon-verbena scent. Ganoris rapae 
was introduced into the New World early in the second half of the 
nineteenth century, having appeared near Quebec in 1860. Prof. 
Comstock says that it reached New York in 1868, and since then 
has greatly reduced the numbers of the native oleraeea , driving that 
species from the gardens into the woods. In England rapae is 
unquestionably a garden butterfly, napi being commoner in woods, 
fields, and lanes. It is most interesting to learn that prior to the 
invasion of rapae , the American form of napi frequented gardens. 
Anyway I saw several rapae that day at North Bend, where gardens 
