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ceeded in discovering the type of Solidago ccesia, from which we find' 

 that all the records for Canadian localities of this species refer to the 

 variety axilaris. This, then, is not only new to this locality but to 

 Canada. Miss Grant also collected a Stellaria, which Prof. Macoun 

 considers to be grayninea, a European species only previously detected 

 by himself during the past season in the Lower Provinces. Among- 

 rare species already I'ecorded from this locality, but which have been 

 again collected this year, Typha angustifolia, Ci/pripecHum arietinum, 

 Cy2)erus ])hymaiodes and Carex lenticularis may be referred to. The- 

 last named has only been found on the sandy shores of Duck Island 

 (17th October), where were also found earliei in the year Carex 

 squarrosa, C. monile and Juncus fili/ormis. Nasturtium amphihium is, 

 found in many places round the city in low ground flowering in June.. 

 Asperugo p7-ocumbens — several luxuriant specimens of this plant were 

 collected along the banks of the Canada Atlantic Railway at Mount 

 Sherwood. 



Amongst aquatics some important observations have been made. 

 In last year's report reference was made to a variety of Potamogeton 

 pusillus which the Ret". Thomas Morong had pronounced as very 

 similar to the Sicilian variety 2)anorniitanus of Bivorni. During the 

 past season a fuller suite of speciuiens has been sent to Mr. Morong by 

 Mi. Fletcher, the finder, and he now writes with regard to them : " I 

 " have carefully compared your plants with those sent me as P. pusillu,s^ 

 " L. var. 2xino7-mita7ius, Biv., and can see no essential difference. In 

 " my si)ecimens the submei'ged leaves are shorter than in yours ; they 

 " are not ruddy at all, and none volatile. The description of the 

 " vai'iety, however, corresponds. ' Leaves longer (than the type), more 

 " 'flaccid, the ui)per flowering ones opposite and spathulate, the whole 

 " ' surface of the leaf, with a pretty chain-like areolation surrounded 

 " ' near the margin with a ring of denser substance.' I am sure that 

 " your plant meets this description, and when compared as to the 

 " flowering leaves the specimens agree. I should not, however, regard 

 " it as a distinct species, since it bears so many of the characteristics of 

 " pusilhts. The ruddy tinge and revolute leaves may be owing to the 

 *•' season or accidental circumstances ; but I would watch and see if 

 " these are permanent characteristics. The detection of this variety ia 



