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maritime plants. Plantago maritima and Triglochhi niaritiinum 

 were common, Tissa salina grew on the tide flats, and LatJiyriis 

 maritimus over the rocks on the beach. But most beautiful of 

 all were the great spreading chisters of Mertensia maritima^ with 

 its graceful trailing branches, glaucous foliage, and showy blue 

 flowers. 



Higher up on the rocks were great patches of Kalmia angus- 

 tifolia^ making masses of pink bloom ; with these grew Ledum 

 latifolium and Cassandra calycidata^ both in fruit, while shading 

 these tangled thickets, were Piiius Banksiana, the white spruce, 

 and the black spruce. Trailing over the rocks we found Jimi- 

 perns Sabina^ var. procumhens^ in fruit, and the prostrate variety 

 alpina of yuniperics comniunis. 



The yellow blossoms, and curious inflated pods of RJiinantluts 

 Crista-galli were conimon near the shore, and in the wet grassy 

 spots Microstylis itnifolia grew plentifully. Along the Sagucnay 

 we collected Rafninculus Cymbalaria, and in the crevices of the 

 rock Aspiditim fragrans was found growing in large tufts, still 

 holding last years leaves, and Corallorhica iiuiata. Here we also 

 collected Coinandra livida and Goodyera repens. 



On the border of a small pond near Tadousac, Polygomiin 



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the bogs near the shore we saw 



EriopJioruni gracile, and with it the purple-flowered Poten- 

 tilla palustris ; also Calla pahistris^ but the flowers had already 

 gone and we could only get the fruit. Although it was the last 

 week in July, we noticed that the little birches on the hillsides 

 near Tadousac had begun to turn yellow, showing that the brief 

 northern summer was already on the wane. 



A sail of three hours brought us to Riviere du Loup, and the 

 next morning we botanized along the banks of the rapid flowing 

 stream that gives the town its name. In one place it makes a 

 plunge of about 40 feet over the edges of the dark slaty rock 

 which forms its bed, and here under the hemlocks we found 

 Moneses iinijlora^ the bright blue berries of Clvitonia, Coptis tri- 

 folia and Halenia deflexa. 



Our train left Riviere du Loup about noon, and we were soon 

 speeding towards Lake Temiscouata, some fifty miles to the 

 southeast. At first poplars, birches and spruces were plenty, but 

 as we neared the lake we passed through great swamps of TJnija 



