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Plant Notes from Termiscouata County, Canada. 
By J. I. NORTHROP. 
The parish of Notre Dame du Lac lies on the western shore 
of Lake Termiscouata, Termiscouata Co., Canada, about forty- 
eight miles from Riviére du Loup and thirty-one miles from 
Edmundston, N. B. 
The surrounding country is for the most part rolling hills 
covered with the usual second growth of spruce, fir, larch and 
birch. There are also groves of sugar maple and yellow birch, 
and on the lowland near the lake the balsam poplar, Populus 
balsamifera, grows luxuriantly. Populus tremuloides, Acer ru- 
brum, A. spicatum, Prunus Pennsylvanicum and Rhus typhina are 
common trees of the region. 
The lake is about thirty miles long, and varies from three- 
quarters of a mile to two miles in width. The shore is in most 
places of slate, forming rocky points running into the lake, some- 
times so abruptly as to make passing exceedingly difficult. In 
the crevices of the slate grow Lobelia Kalmii, Campanula rotund- 
tfolia aad Parnassia Caroliniana. Near the bank we find 
Potentilla fruticosa, Spirea salicifolia and Myrica gale. 
Farther up Alnus viridis, Cornus stolonifera and Viburnum 
Opulus form thickets guarded by the ever present Joe Pieweed, 
Eupatorium purpureum. Here and there along the bank the 
berries of Pyrus sambucifolia add their bright color to the scene. 
Along the roadside, where not shaded by trees, Artemisia 
vulgaris grows in undisturbed luxuriance, in company with the 
wild raspberry, Rubus strigosus, and Sambucus racemosa. 
In the fields one misses the ubiquitous Chrysanthemum Leu- 
canthemum, but its place is well filled by Anaphalis margaritacea 
and the Canada thistle. In many places the banks of the road- 
side are covered with the bunch berry, Cornus Canadensis, which 
the French Canadians aptly called “La rouge.” Driving back 
from the lake, five or six ranges of hills are crossed in as many 
miles. In the valleys are lakes bordered with cedar swamps of 
Thuja occidentalis. The lakes are shallow and have a muddy 
bottom. Cassandra calyculata, Kalmia angustifolia, Ledum lati- 
_ folium, are common on the borders. * 
The road from Notre Dame du Lac to Riviére du Loup runs _ 
