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Fig. 4. — Abandoned tote road in Forsaith's Bog. See descrip- 

 tion of Station Number 3. Photo by Fivaz. 



branches off the Sucker Brook road near camp, winds through 

 this bog again to join with the Sucker Brook tote-road at the farther 

 end of the burn. The plants indicate a secondary association fol- 

 lowing a balsam swamp forest and will ultimately be dominated 

 by the latter. The arborescent forms are represented by balsam, 

 red and black spruce (Picea ruhra and Picea mariana (Mill.) 

 BSP), a few larch (Larix laricina (DuRoi) Koch), hemlock (Tsuga 

 canadensis (L.) Carr.), yellow birch (Bctula lutea Michx. f.), 

 and soft maple (Acer sacckarinum L). In addition there are 

 willows (Salix. spp.) and some dense thickets of speckled alder. 

 The bog type is represented bj^ Cassandra, Kalmia, Ledum, Yac- 

 cinium, Nemopanihus, and the less conspicuous forms such as cran- 

 berry, aromatic winter green, snowberry, twin flower and the like. 

 The terrene is generally covered with a deep matrix of sphagnum. 

 Certain small areas in this bog are perhaps typically swamp-like 

 or marsh-like. Collections were also made in other bogs, swamps 

 and marshes which represent more advanced stages in the develop- 

 ment of their plant associations. 



4. Lumbered Areas: The recently lumbered areas in the 

 vicinity of Proulx's Camp and other older logged areas in various 

 stages of recovery were studied. These cut-over tracts were for- 

 merly a mixed coniferous and hardwood forest from which most 

 of the soft wood had been removed. 



5. Burns (Fig. 5) : The burns on the Barber tract and near 

 Wanakena offered the most attractive breeding places for Hemip- 

 tera. The former is a transitional association of fire cherry 

 (Prunus pennsylvanica L. f.) and aspen {Populus tremuloides 



