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found of the plant referred to before, so abundant on the Resti- 
gouche, Silene cucubalus, although this river, as well as the Resti- 
gouche, was a pathway of the French explorers and missionaries, by 
whom, it has been supposed, the plant was introduced into the 
province. , 
The scenery along the upper course of the Nepisiguit is grand 
and picturesque. Lofty mountains, whose rounded and dome-shaped 
tops form fine positions for extended and uninterrupted views, were 
constantly in sight. Low islands became more numerous, and bend- 
ing over the banks of the stream was a luxuriant vegetation of vibur- 
nums (V. opulus, V. pauciflorum and V. cassinoides, cornuses, thick- 
ets of nemopanthes), while everywhere was the bright, rich green 
of clumps of the Osmunda regalis, here attaining the height of a shrub. 
The tall grasses and ostrich ferns gave evidence of the richness of 
the soil, while the white blossoms of Clematis and Viburnum Opulus, 
the purple of asters and joe pye-weed, the yellow of golden-rod 
afforded everywhere striking contrasts to the vivid green of the foli- 
age. Our average speed up this rough and wayward but beautiful 
stream was only about six or seven miles a day, but the invigorating 
exercise of climbing up rapids makes a pleasure of toil. 
There are four lakes which form the source of the Nepisiguit 
river. Of these, three are scarcely more than ponds of little depth 
and with soft, muddy bottoms and low shores — the favourite feeding 
ground of moose, caribou and deer. The fourth lake is a fine sheet 
of water, very irregular in shape, especially on its northern side, 
where a long ridge (moraine) extends into the lake, covered with a 
fine forest of red pine. A portage of about two and a half miles 
following a decline of over two hundred feet, brings one to the sys- 
tem of lakes which give rise to the little Tobique river running west- 
ward ta the St. John. Five plants, new to New Brunswick, were 
found in the Nepisiguit Lakes, Ranunculus circinatus, Myriophyllum 
altermflorum, Carex utriculata var minor, Potamogeton heterophyllus, 
and Pyrola secunda var pumila. The latter was found on a hot 
August day at the headwaters of the Tobique, on the borders of 
Spring Lake, the temperature of which registered 41° F., a congenial 
habitat for a boreal plant. 
The scenery of this portion of the province is strikingly wild 
and picturesque, and little visited by the sportsman, lumberman 
or naturalist on account of the difficulties of access. It contains 
the highest land in New Brunswick, some of the mountain peaks 
rising to the height of over 2,500 feet. The New Brunswick 
legislature, at its late session, laid aside a portion of country, 
