78 NOTES ON GEOLOGY AND BOTANY OF DIGBY NECK—BAILEY. 
bare ridges of rock, separated by parallel troughs. This tract 
is generally densely wooded, but very imperfectly drained, and 
still exhibits a preponderance of fir, spruce, and hemlock, 
beneath which are found such plants as Clintoniw borealis, 
Monotropa, Cornus Canadensis, Pyrola, Brunella, Smilacina, 
de. 
Reaching the summit of the ridge more favorable conditions 
begin to prevail, and with them both a more vigorous growth of 
trees and a greater variety of herbaceous Blunts Among the 
latter I was surprised and pleased to find a species not previously 
credited, so far as I am aware, to the flora of Nova Scotia, and 
not known to occur in New Brunswick, the Gerardia purpurea 
—-its small but conspicuous flowers being found abundantly and 
as late as the middle of September, bats on the summit and on 
the southern side of the trappean hills. In places it was asso- 
ciated with the bright little Anagallis arvensis, while in the 
woods near by were noticed such plants as Linnaea borealis, 
Aralia racemosa, Crrcaea Lutetiana, Mitchella repens, Chiogenes 
hispidula, Chimaphila wmbellata, Epigaea repens, Pyrola 
rotundifolia, Trientalis Americana, Spiranthes, Scutellaria, 
Galvum, &e. At one point, but at one only in this belt, was 
noticed Clematis Virginiana, twining its conspicuous leaves 
and fruits over dense clusters of alder. 
The next zone is that of the cleared lands bordering on either 
side the main road which traverses the peninsula throughout its 
length. Here, in the fields, are found the plants usual in such 
situations, the ubiquitous Ox-eye-Daisy, two species of Thistle, 
and a variety of Asters and Solidagoes, while in places are to be 
seen dense clusters of Elecampane (Jiula Heleniwm) and Tanzy 
(LTanacetum vulgare). Along the roadsides and ditches alders 
abound, associated generally with patches of Meadow Rue 
(LThalictrum Cornuti), Meadow sweet (Spiraea salicifolia), 
Rubus, Rosa, Ribes, Eupatorium, Antennaria, and occasionally 
Ocnothera biennis. In portions of this belt, where ponds occur, 
were noticed such water plants as Hriocaulon septangulare, 
Potamogeton natans, Sparganium simplex, &c. The yellow 
