86 Rhodora [May 
upon the general flora. It should be remarked that a great area of 
serpentine forms the eastern part of Blow-me-down Mts. and some 
others visible to the north, but lack of time prevented their exploration. 
Of some 600 numbers collected, representing about 400 species 
and varieties, it seems advisable to notice about half as possessing more 
or less real interest for other gleaners in the same or related fields. 
The flora is of much interest and, most decidedly, is worthy of long- 
continued field study. 
For valued assistance in the determination of some otherwise 
doubtful species, and for other information, it is a pleasure to ac- 
knowledge the kindness of Prof. M. L. Fernald who was already 
familiar with the allied flora of the Gaspé coast and mountains. 
PHEGOPTERIS POLYPODIOIDES Fée. Common in several places 
about Bay of Islands, Humber Arm and Bay St. George. 
P. Dryopreris (L.) Fée. Occasional in the same general area. 
ASPLENIUM FiLiX-FOEMINA (L.) Bernh. Frequent or locally 
common nearly or quite to treeline. 
PotysticHuM Brauni (Spenner) Fée. Rather rare or local about 
Bay of Islands and Humber Arm. At one station it occurred in two 
extreme forms, as regards the sori, with little tendency to intergrade: 
опе with unusually large sori and indusia, the former becoming con- 
fluent at maturity; the other with the same organs comparatively 
minute but apparently of about the same number. There seem to be 
no correlative characters upon which to separate these forms. 
AspipiuM FILIX-Mas (L.) Sw. Border of wet woods near Birchy 
Cove, at about 65 m. alt., with the preceding species, Onoclea Struthi- 
opleris and other ferns. 
CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS (L.) Bernh. Up to treeline in the mountains. 
Common at low altitudes. A form closely simulating Woodsia obtusa 
near sea-level along Humber Arm. 
OwNocLEA STRUTHIOPTERIS (L.) Hoffm. Rare. See note on 
Aspidium. No indications of fruiting fronds on Aug. 10 although the 
colony in this strangely conjoint habitat is vigorous. 
SCHIZAEA PUSILLA Pursh. Sphagnous marsh near the railway, 
Bay St. George, at about 10 m. alt. The plants were somewhat 
smaller than is usual in similar situations in New Jersey and as is 
sometimes the case there they were more or less associated with Aster 
nemoralis. As perhaps particularly indicating the situation may be 
named Xyris montana, Juncus stygius, var. americanus and Bartonia 
