OF LINNEUS, OCCURRING IN NOVA SCOTIA—SOMERS. 179 
Caucasian promontory, viz.: “ Mostly shrubby, but in the tem- 
perate and southern parts with well-marked erect stems, but in 
Siberia almost always shrubby.” The remark is made by Pallas 
that this plant is so common and well-known in the use of both 
the berries and wood that it is not necessary to inform Russians 
on this point. Yours truly, 
GEORGE LAWSON. 
The recent lamented death of Dr. Lawson, pioneer botanist of 
Canada, will, I am sure, invest this communication of his with 
ereat interest to those who, knowing him, admired him, as being 
probably among the last of his writings upon the science so 
endeared to his heart. 
