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Plant Notes from Termiscouata County, Canada. 

 \l\ J. I. North ROF. 



The parish of Notre Dame du Lac lies on ihe western shore 

 of Lake Termiscouata, Termiscouata Co., Canada, about forty- 

 eight miles from Riviere 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 rii- 

 briini, A. spicaticm, Prnmis Pennsylvanicuni 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. \\\ 

 the crevices of the slate grow Lobelia Kalmii, Campanula roUuid- 

 ifolia and Parnassia Caroliniaua. Near the bank we find 

 Potentilla fruticosa, Spircea salicifolia and Myrica gale. 



Farther up Alnus viridis, Coi^nus stolonifera and Viburnum 

 Opulus form thickets guarded by the ever present Joe Pieweed, 

 Eupatoritim 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 margaritacca 

 and the Canada thistle. \\\ many places the banks of the road- 

 side are covered with the bunch berr)^, 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 man}' 

 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 angjistifolia, Ledum lati- 

 folium, are common on the borders. 



The road from Notre Dame du Lac to Riviere du Loup runs 



