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and vice versa. Then again plants natives of this country, but not 

 indigenous in this locality, occasionally get introduced either by accident 

 or are originally brought here as ornamental plants. These should in 

 some way be indicated as such, or students examining the lists will be 

 deceived. We have now published four parts of Transactions, in all of 

 which there are lists of plants; but only in the last has any of the 

 above necessary information been given. I hope at some future day 

 the Club may publish a fiiU synoptical list of the plants of this locality, 

 giving a short account of each in the same manner that Prof. Fowler 

 did of the plants of New Brunswick; but in the meantime it has 

 appeared to me that by clearing up tbe ground as far as we have gope, 

 and drawing attention to some of the most interesting species mentioned 

 in the list, useful work might be done, and that is my excuse for reading 

 to you to-night what may be to many an uninteresting and dry paper. 



First of all, I regret to say there are one or two names which have 

 been placed on the list by mistake, of these mention must be made of 

 Amelanchier alnifolia, Aster longifolius, A novce-anglice, Vaccinium 

 vacillans, Sporoholus heterolepis, and also Lyclirds diurna — for Lychnis 

 vespertina. 



There are also one or two concerning which some doubt exists- 

 Anemone multijida, D.C. A single specimen of this plant was given 

 ^o me by Dr. Small, in 1877, without any data. He told me after- 

 wards that he believed it had been found near the Rifle Range; but as 

 it has never been re-discovered since, the recoi-d is not certain. Tri- 

 folium agrarium, L. This name is considered by European botanists 

 to he a synonym of T. p>roci(,mhens, L. var. My reason for saying there 

 is some doubt about this species is that, although Prof. Macoun only 

 mentions two lorms in his new catalogue, we have in Canada apparently 

 three distinct forms, one like each of the European varieties, and this 

 much more robust, erect and conspicuous species, of which I have 

 found specimens two feet in height. It is not common, but has been 

 found several times. However, it always has the appearance of an 

 introduced plant, and it is just ])ossible that the change in habit may 

 be due to climate and soil. 



Polygonum dumetormn, L'Her, From a very careful examination 

 of the descriptions of P. dumetorum as well as of a large series of 



