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manna L. Moreover in a corner of that lake which has developed 

 into a peculiar type of peat bog, and has received the name of 

 "Lac des Bouleaux," we find, extremely abundant, Nymphaea 

 ruhrodisca (Morong) Greene, already mentioned from Lake 

 Ouastaouan. We are, therefore, led to the conclusion that this 

 hybrid water-lilly is very common with us, and generally over- 

 looked. We are satisfied also that, fragmentary as they are, 

 these observations lead to extend considerably northward the 

 range of such interesting species as Aster linariijolius L., Galium 

 KamtschaticMm Steller, Danthonia compressa Aust., etc. 



BIRD NOTE. 



The present winter, thus far, has been a comparatively 

 mild and open one, the recent thaw having laid bare the hill- 

 sides and reduced the lower levels to small ponds. I covered 

 eight miles to-day cross-country on Isle Jesus without the use 

 of snowshoes. 



In a farming district, where decayed vegetation and other 

 refuse was lying about, I observed a flock of 2 5 crows, the birds 

 passing and chasing one another as they moved in a southerlv 

 direction. The familiar caws reminded one of days in March 

 when migration is at its highest. Crows seldom remain vdth 

 ,.us during the winter and whether their presence now indicates 

 a continuance of mild weather and an early spring, remains to 

 be seen. 

 Westmount, Que. 



January 17th, 1915. W. J. Brown. 



ERRATA. 



In the account of the meeting of the Botanical Branch, 

 held on Nov. 14, 1914, published in the December issue of 

 this volume two slight errors occurred which should be corrected. 



On page 118, it is stated that "Dr. Malte dealt more par- 

 ticularly with forage roots such as mangels, turnips and sugar 

 beets. He pointed out that the original wild form of such 

 root crops consisted of a creeping form found on the sand of 

 the coatal regions of Europe." The wild plant referred to, is 

 Beta maritima, ' from which our cultivated mangels and sugar 

 beets have been developed. This plant has, of course, nothing 

 whatever to do with the turnip varieties which have been 

 developed from species of Brassica. 



On page 119, it is further stated that, in the district of 

 Yarmouth, N.S., "eleven hundred pounds of seed per acre is 

 about the average for mangels." This statement should not 

 refer to mangels, but to turnips. 



