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The range of the halophytic goldenrod is thus 

 notably extended westward. On the other hand, 

 Ranunculus Cymhalaria was to be expected as it is 

 sometimes found inland ; Bro. Holland has recently 

 met it near Ottawa city. To this small list of 

 halophytes must surely be added Plantago decipiens 

 Barneoud, which we collected twenty-five miles 

 above L'Islet, at Berthier-en-bas. The Berthier 

 locality is exactly half-way between L'Islet and the 

 city of Quebec. 



L'Islet owes its name to an isolated outcrop of 

 conglomerate and limestone protruding from the 

 muddy shore. The very short distance beween this 

 and the mainland has been bridged by the wharf 

 which furnishes easy access. A few hundred yards 

 above, a geologically similar mass, but much smaller, 

 emerges from the water. It is locally known as 



plant had been hitherto recorded from Anticosti, the 

 type locality, Newfoundland and the Mingan 

 Islands. There was, however, in the Gray Herbar- 

 ium an old record: "Quebec, 1860, Dr. Charles 

 Pickering," which, owing to what was known then 

 of the range of the species had always been suspected 

 as far as locality was concerned. The discovery of 

 Qeniiana nesophila at L'Islet gives full authority to 

 the Pickering label and we may consider this lovely 

 gentian as fairly frequent along the St. Lawrence 

 river from Quebec city to the Gulf and Newfound- 

 land. 



Thus roused to a high pitch of enthusiasm by 

 the treasures of Rocher Panel we crossed to Rocher 

 de L'Islet with unbounded ambitions, which, how- 

 ever, were only partially satisfied. At this late 

 season of the year, many of the early floristic ele- 







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"Rocher Panel." The hollows left in the matrix of 

 the conglomerate by the weathering of the dolomite 

 inclusions, have given rise to a legend which any 

 genuine L'Isleler will tell you. 



Rocher Panel has yielded more than a surprise to 

 us. Astragalus alpinus L., var. Bruneiianus Fernald 

 was a thing most interesting with its fine young 

 fruit, while Agalinis paupercula (Grey) Brilton in 

 full flower occupied an extensive patch. The latter 

 is apparently new to Quebec. But the climax of 

 the day was reached when we found, hidden among 

 tall grasses, a good number of late specimens of the 

 little-known Centiana nesophila Holm.* This 



*For description of thf plant .'^ee The Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Vol. 15, p. 111. 



vicinity. Qui-h.-c. 



ments had withered beyond recognition, but we were 

 able to collect the following: 



Selaginella rupestre (L) Spreng., 

 Juniperus horizontalis Moench., 

 Rosa hlanda Ait., 

 Campanula rotundifolia L., 

 Scutellaria parvula Michx., 

 Euphrasia canadensis Townshend., 

 Potentilla pectinata Raf., 

 Draha arahisans Michx., var. orthocarpa 



Fernald, 

 Rumex maxicanus Meism., 

 Cerastium arvense L., 

 IVoodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br., 



