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the Gossamer-Fern {Dicksonia punctiloLula) and the Moose-wcod 

 (Di)'ca pcdusti'is.') 



The day following, June 29t!i, we start3d to survey the old 

 road from Flinton towards Bridgewater. A considerable portion 

 of this road passes through dry Pine woods (Plnus Strobus) ; here 

 we found Honeysuckles (^Lonicera hirsutci) in full bloom, and 

 L. parvifiora in fruit ; also Pijrola rotundifoUa both in flower 

 and fruit. The Goldenrod (^SoUdago squarrosa) was seen occa- 

 8ionally, but had not yet spread its showy rays ; but the Loosestrife 

 (^Lysimachii quadrifoUa) grew in abundance. On the way back 

 to FJinton, we saw in the sandy fields the common Yarrow (^AcJii/- 

 lea mill e folium'). 



At the beginniog of July we left for the Township of Barrie, 

 and on the Addingtou Road found the following species : — 



Epilobium coloratum, Laportea Canadensis. 



palustre, Verbena hastata, 



Apoc3'num androsfsmilolium, J\)lygonum Convolvulus, and 



Thalictrum Cornuti, Alnus incana. 



Barrie is studded with numerous and beautiful lakes, and 



much of our time was spent in following their shores in canoes 



this being the easiest way of obtaining sections across the Town- 

 ship. The first lake visited is known by the name of ' Mazinaw,' 

 or, among the settlers, ' Micliinog '; it is about nine miles hna:,. 

 varying greatly in width. On the eastern side the Mazinaw 

 Clifi" rises from the water to a height of about 200 feet perpen- 

 dicular, at one part slightly overhanging. The Red-man gazes 

 with awe upon this rock, and, if you question him, tells you that 

 it is the abode of the Evil Spirit. In years long past he has 

 ventured to approach the base in his birch canoe, and paint upon 

 it figures of men and various animals. The oldest settlers say 

 that the figures were there when they were young, but that thev 

 still retain their original brightness. Much as we had desired to 

 see them, we only obtained a glimpse of the top of an Indian's 

 head, since a dam had been built at the foot of the lake, raisin^'- 

 the water several feet The settlers have much to tell about the 

 rock ; they say that it contains wealth untold, and that in days 

 gone by the silver could be seen hanging from the face like great 

 icicles. Some persons have spent weeks of search, but have 

 always been obliged to come to the conclusion that the rock is 

 nothiog but a great mass of granitic gneiss, and that whatever 

 fcilver may have been there in the past, the Evil Spirit has since 



