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17th, 1887. Collected July 17th, 1887, on Mount Arrow- 

 smith, V.I., and May 19th, 1893, on Parson's Mountain near 

 Victoria, V. I., by Prof. Macoun. The specimens collected in 

 1887 formed part of the material upon which Watson based 

 his S. occidentalis. 



Saxifraga lata, (Small.) 



S. occidentalis, Cat. Can. PI., 11 : 321 in part. 

 Micranthes latUy Small, N. A. Fl., xxii : 145. 



Described from specimens collected by Prof. John Macoun 

 at Lytton, B.C., April i6th, 1890. Not rare west of the 

 coast range. % 



RiBES oxycanthoides, L. var. calciola, Fernald, Rhodora, vii: 155. 



This variety resembles the species ** but young branches, 

 petioles and lower leaf surfaces permanently and densely white- 

 tomentose." Collected or noted growing in calcareous soils 

 in Bonaventure and Gasp6 counties, Quebec, by Messrs. Col- 

 lins, Fernald and Pease at the following places : Carlisle, 

 Tracadigash Mt., mouth of Bonaventure River, New Rich- 

 mond, Grand River, Perc6, Little Cascapedia River and Dart- 

 mouth River. This variety was collected on "the island" 

 Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, N.S., by Prof Macoun in 1898, 

 Herb. No. 19,102. An intermediate form was collected on 

 Cape Breton Island, the same same year at Grand Narrows, 

 No. 19,100, and Big Intervale, Margaree, No. 19,101. 



Crataegus Brunetiana, Sargent. 



A common species about Quebec. Our specimens were 

 collected in fruit near Quebec in 1902 by Dr. Robt. Bell. 



Spir^a sorbifolia, L. 



Escaped from cultivation and well naturalized on the 

 bank of the Gatineau River at the railway station, Wakefield, 

 Que., 1903. (John Macoun ) . 



Geum pulrchum, Fernald, Rhodora, viii : 11. 



Known in Canada only from specimens collected by 

 Williams, Collins and Fernald, in boggy meadows by the St. 



jThe Geographical limits given in these papers refer to Canada only. 



