NOTES ON GEOLOGY AND BOTANY OF DIGBY NECK—BAILEY. 79 
Lily (Nuphar advena) was also common, but Nymphaea 
odorata, the white Water-lily, was seen at one point only, in 
the little pond midway between the northern and southern 
outlets of Sandy Cove, its occurrence here being in keeping with 
the warm and sheltered position of its habitat. 
The southern side of the peninsula, fronting St. Mary’s Bay, 
may perhaps be regarded as forming another zone, but is less 
well-defined than those previously noted, and marked rather by 
the more general prevalence of broad-leaved trees and their 
comparatively vigorous growth, than by the occurrence of any 
special species. 
Finally, over the red sandstone district constituting the 
isthmus connecting Digby Neck with the mainland, the species 
found are the same as those of the Annapolis Valley, of which 
pretty full lists have been elsewhere published. The growth of 
the Horse-Chestnut is especially noticeable. 
Towards the western extremity of the peninsula and upon 
Long Island, its natural extension, the above zones (excepting 
the last which is here wholly wanting), tend to blend or to dis- 
appear, while the increasing amount of low and boggy ground is 
accompanied by the corresponding augmentation of ericaceous 
plants, such as Vacciniums, Ledum, Kalmia, Cassandra, ce. 
Potentilla fruticosa was also noticed here at several points, 
forming dense clusters. P.anserina was also of common occur- 
rence. Finally, over the surface of peat bogs, especially on Briar 
Island, were to be found the different species of Drosera (D. 
rotundifolia and D. intermedia), Sarrucenia purpurea and the 
Orchids Habenaria psycodes and H. blephariglottis. Nowhere 
have I seen these Orchids so abundant as over the barrens and 
peat bogs of Digby and Yarmouth Counties. 
Appended is given a more complete list of the plants observed 
on Digby Neck. While by no means embracing all the species 
which are doubtless represented there, it may be useful as a 
basis both for comparison and for further exploration. 
