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mentions several interesting plants, amonii; them a yellow flowered variety 

 of Sarracenia purpurea, which he never noticed elsewhere. From Halifax 

 he proceeded to the north shore of New Brunswick, where he spent some 

 time. He often mentioned the beautiful orchid — Calypso borealis — found 

 near the Baie de Chaleurs. He made numerous sketches of the coast 

 .scenery, with notes on the g-eology and botany of the various places 

 visited. From New Brunswick he ]>roceeded to Quebec, carrying with 

 him all the roots and specimens that he had obtained, which, with the 

 results of two weeks' exploration in the neighbourhood of Quebec, he 

 placed on board a vessel bound for Greenock, but never heard of them 

 afterwards. The same fate awaited two collections afterwards made, the 

 one shipped from New York, the other from Montreal. 



From Quebec Mr. Goldie proceeded to Montreal, where he met Fred- 

 erick Pursh. author of the North American Flora, who gave him much 

 information which guided him in his future movements. Mr. Pursh 

 advi-sed him to turn his course to the northwest and promised to secure 

 for him permission to accompany the traders leaving Montreal the follow- 

 ing spring. 



I shall let Mv. Goldie tell his own story of his wanderings in America, 

 with its hardships and disappointments, quoting from the Edinburgh 

 Philosophiral Journal : 



"Leaving Montreal, 1 travelled on foot to Albany, and then pro- 

 ceeded by water to New York. I remained but a short time in this last 

 place, for I explored the eastern part of New Jersey, a country which, 

 though barren and thinly inhabited, yet presents man}' rarities to the 

 "botanist, and gave me more gratitication tha.n any part of America that I 

 Jiave ever seen At a place called Quaker's Bridge I gathered some most 

 interesting plants, and having accumulated as large a load as my back 

 would carry, 1 took my journe}' to Philadelphia, where I staid but a very 

 short time ; for, knowing that a ship was about to sail from New York 

 to Scotland, 1 hastened to return thither; and having again entrusted 

 my treasures to the dee]), I had again, as the lirst time, the disapjioint- 

 ment of never obtaining any intelligence whatever of them. 



" My tinances being now extremely low, and winter having com- 

 menced, J luirdly knew what to do ; but after some delay went uj) the 

 Mohawk river, where f found employment during that season as a school- 

 master. 1 quitted this place in April, 1818, and proceeded to Montreal, 

 expecting to be ready to depart on my journey towards the northwest 

 country, I was disappointed in tinding that Mr. Pursh had left Montreal 

 for Quebec, and that even if present, his interest would scarce have been 

 sufficiently strong to have obtained for me the assistance and protection 

 which 1 desired. My only alternative was now the spade, at Avhich 1 

 worked all summer, excepting onlj' two daj'S in each week, which I de- 

 voted to botanizing, and went also a little way up the Otoway or Grand 



