Plants described by Charlevoix. 221 
18. ** Acacia de l’ Amérique.” 
Robinia pseudacacia. Locust. A handsome tree grow- 
ing to the south of latitude 43 ©. its wood is very valuable, 
and generally used in the States for treenails for shipbuilding. 
This tree probably might bear our climates, as do its couge- 
ners R. glutinosa and hispida. 
19. ** Grande Pimpernclle du Canada.” 
Sanguisorba canadensis. Burnet. An herbaceous peren- 
nial plant growing about Quebec. 
Sillery. 
20, “ Laurier a fleurs odoriferantes.” 
Magnolia grandiflora >? Cucumber tree. His description 
agrees with this species, except in height, which in favorable 
soils attains an altitude of 90 feet : probably it may be the 
glauca, which is 4 much less tree. These are natives of the 
States ; the acuminata, another species is found on the Ni- 
agara frontier. 
21. “ Cerfeuil, a larges feuilles du Canada,” 
Cherophyllum cauadense. Cerfeuil sauvage. An herba- 
ceous perennial, growing commonly in dry woods, aud used 
by the Canadians as a pot herb- 
22. ** Aconit a fcurs de solcil,” 
Rudbeckia laciniata. A showy perennial plant, growing 
commonly about Quebec. Its quality of being ‘an vrai poi- 
son” does not secm to be known in the present day. 
23. “© Thalictrum du Canada.” 
There are several Thalictrums growing about Quebec ; 
the one he describes is supposed to be the pubescens, the tall- 
est of the genus ; it growsln moist shady places about Que- 
bec. 
24. “ Eupatoire ou Agrimoine 4 feuilles d’ Aunée.” 
Evpatorium purpureum. An herbaceous perennial plant, 
growing with a single stem to the height of six feet, produciog 
an umbel of purple flowers at the top. Grows in swamps. 
Its 
