78 NOTES ON GEOLOGY AND BOTANY OF DIGBY NECK BAILEY. 



bare ridges of rock, separated by parallel troughs. This tract 

 is generally densely wooded, but very imperfectly drained, and 

 still exhibits a preponderance of fir, spruce, and hemlock, 

 beneath which are found such plants as Clintonia borealis, 

 Monotropa, Cornus Canadensis, Pyrola, Brunella, Smilacina, 

 &c. 



Reaching the summit of the ridge more favorable conditions 

 begin to prevail, and with them both a more vigorous growth of 

 trees and a greater variety of herbaceous plants. Among the 

 latter I was surprised and pleased to find a species not previously 

 credited, so far as I am aware, to the flora of Nova Scotia, and 

 not known to occur in New Brunswick, the Get ardia purpurea 

 its small but conspicuous flowers being found abundantly and 

 as late as the middle of September, both on the summit and on 

 the southern side of the trappean hills. In places it was asso- 

 ciated with the bright little Anagallis arvensis, while in the 

 woods near by were noticed such plants as Linnaea borealis, 

 Aralia racemosa, Circaea Lutetiana, Mitchellarepens, Chiogenes 

 hispid ala, Chimaphila umbellata, Epigaea repens, Pyrola 

 rotundifolia, Trientalis Americana, Spiranthes, Scutellaria, 

 Galium, &c. At one point, but at one only in this belt, was 

 noticed Clematis Virginiana, twining its conspicuous leaves 

 and fruits over dense clusters of alder. 



The next zone is that of the cleared lands bordering on either 

 side the main road which traverses the peninsula throughout its 

 length. Here, in the fields, are found the plants usual in such 

 situations, the ubiquitous Ox-eye-Daisy, two species of Thistle, 

 and a variety of Asters and Solidagoes, while in places are to be 

 seen dense clusters of Elecampane (Inula Helenium) and Tarizy 

 (Tanacetum vulgare). Along the roadsides and ditches alders 

 abound, associated generally with patches of Meadow Rue 

 (Thalictrum Cornuti), Meadow sweet (Spiraea salicifolia), 

 Rubus, Rosa, Ribes, Eupatorium, Antennaria, and occasionally 

 Ocnothera biennis. In portions of this belt, where ponds occur, 

 were noticed such water plants as Eriocaulon septangulare, 

 Potamogeton natans, Sparganium simplex, &c. The yellow 



