58 B.C. ENTOJiOLOfiic.iL Society. Didolouyeha fulgkLi. Sapriiuis lugens. Lacliuostenia errans. Cincinclella oi'egoua. Ciiieiuclella obliquata. Haltica bimargiuata. Chalcophaga angulicollis. Poclabnis comei. Silplia lappouiea. Necrophoru.s nielseliemeri. Meloe moiitanus. (ieoderces nielhuotlirix. Cleoiuis 4 liueata. Khagium lineatima. Leptiira Ifetiflca. Ellychnia ealifornica. A TRIP UP MOUNT CHEAM. By a. H. Bush. Mount Clieam stands on the south bank of tlie Fraser River, ovei'looking Agassiz. It is a beautiful mountaiu and an ideal collectiug-groiiud, both from an entomological and botanical standpoint. It takes the greater part of a day to reach timber limit. where a fine choice of camping-grounds await the wear.v climber. Starting from the Fraser River, we pass through some heavy timber and dense underbrush which is characteristic of this district. The maidenhair fern {Adhintum pedantum) and deer-grass (Adas triphilu.) grow here in great profu.sion. Some distance up the side of the mountain the underbrush gradually thins out and the character of the timber changes. At 4,000 feet we have lost the Douglas fir and cetlar, the white fir and hemlock taking their places. Between 5.000 and 6,000 feet up we pass many open glades, and here the first alpine flowers are encountered. We pass knee-deep through the large mountain-musk {ilimulus lewisii) and patches of heather, aud so up through these park-like hillsides we climb till we reach the ridge, when the splendid beaut.y of the mountain bursts on our view. To the south, west, and east stretch meadows and rolling hillsides, a blaze of colour with flowers of many kinds. Over these meadows tower the rock and snow peaks of " The Lady " and " The Angel." Here we pitch camp convenient to some stream or snow-bank. Close to and occasionally forcing their way through these snow-banks, we find the glacial lilies with their beautiful golden flowers, amidst, possibl.v, various jiatches of red snow. This later phenomenon is caused by a micro-scopic fungus which gives the snow a pink or blood-red appearance. In the wet hollows, formed by melting snow, the ground is covered with a carpet of buttercups. All colours of flowers are to be seen, for on the hillsides the white valerian, the red painter's-brush, and the blue lupines form the most conspicuous colours. In passing along the hillside we notice a plant 3 or 4 feet high with large green leaves and a spike of bright-green flowers. This is called " Veratrum -viridc." We see, again, acres of mountain-blueberry only a few inches high, and on the ridges masses of the light-jjurple phlox. spii-n?a, aud rock roses. At our feet we may find the Arctic willow, which rises only 3 or 4 inches from the ground. At the summit of the nioiuitain, which is formed of broken slate, we see thousands of ladybirds in the cracks of the rocks. Why they should congregate thus on a mountain-peak awaits explanation. Here also many butterflies are seen — "painted-ladies," white argynnis, " chequer-.siiots," Vaiiexsas, Errhias. various ■' blues," and occasionally some rare tiger-moths such as Neoarctia yarroifii and -V. hrucii. The moths are well represented on the mountain. Many Noctuids have been taken, which all appear to fly in the daytime, no doubt on account of the cold nights. Bees and wasps are very plentiful, and the flowers of the mountain-ash form a flue banqueting-hall for flies and beetles. Looking down into the valley, we see the districts surrounding Agassiz and Chilliwack spread out like a chequer-board, with the river like a silver ribbon flowing along. Beyond Agassiz, Harrison Lake can be seen for forty miles of its course, with " Fire " Mountain at its head. To the .south the majestic summit of Mount Baker, covered with its eternal suow-cap, greets the eye; and this is the scene before us
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