Y, rUEKArK. 



llol.nos. nuulo in il.o iKM-l.l.orl.o...lI..r Montreal ns early as 1821. The 

 Me(ull Colleire eol lections are iVcni all parts of Canada, l.ul cluoflyfrom 

 liuolHT. antl are of very %\-^>\\\ scieulltii' interest. * 



For our noliees of Ts'ewfoun.llaiul plants, hesidos the volumes mcn- 

 tiomnl aU.ve. we are in.lel.ted \o the late Dr. Jolin Boll, who published 

 a list of plants colleeted hy him .'.n the west coast of that island in the 

 summer of 18GT. in the Canadian XMlnralist for 1869 ; and totheMcGill 



C«»llei:o llerhai-ium. 



Our knowliHlge of the Nova Seotia flora is derived chiefly from a list 

 puhlishetl in the Troeoedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian 

 Institute oi" Natural Science for 1875-70, to which the following gentle- 

 men e«mtrilmte:— Prof. How, D.C.L., King's College, Windsor, N. S. ; 

 Prof. Lawson. Pli.D., LL.R. DalhoTisic College, Ilalifiix, N. S.; Prof. 

 S«»mniers. .M.D.. Halifax Medical College; Rev. E. 11. Ball, St. Luke's, 

 Ualitax. X. 8.; IX A. Camphell, M.D., C.M., Halifax Medical College; 

 A. W. 11. Lindsay, M.D., Halifax, N. S. In addition to the published 

 catalogue. .\. 11. McKay, B.A., Principal of the Pietou Academy, N. S., 

 .sent me a vcrv valuable manuscript list of his own extensive collections 

 in that province and the islands in the Gulf of St. Lawi-ence. McGill 

 College Herbarium also supplies additional matter. 



New Brunswick notices are princif»ally from a catalogue of New 

 Brunswick i>lants, published in the years 1878-79, by the Rev. James 

 Fowler, M.A., Professor of Natural History, Queen's College, Kingston, 

 Ont., but late Science blaster in the Normal School at Fredericton, N. B. 

 The Bulletin of the Natui-al History Society of New Brunswick for the 

 years 1SS2-83 contains additional notices both of species and localities. 

 Contributions from the following gentlemen are also acknowledged: 

 G. F. Matthew, M.A., Prof. Bailey, Messrs. G. U. Hay, James Vroom, 

 Robert Chalmers, James Moser, Arthur J. Trucman, J. Brittain, G. H. 

 Biu-nett and J. E. Wetmore. 



Our knowledge of the Quebec flora is obtained from the following 

 sources: A catalogue of the plants collected by the late Dr. Andrew 

 Holmes in the vicinit}- of Montreal about the year 1821. The plants 

 themselves are in the Herbarium of McGill College. Dr. Thomas' list of 

 the plants growing at Riviere du Loup and on the Island of Orleans. 

 L'Abb^ Ovide Bj-unet's Catalogue, published in 1865 by himself, and 

 distributed to his friends, gave all the Canadian plants in the Herbarium 

 of Laval University, Quebec. W, S. M. D' Urban collected, in the year 



•Among the principal contributor:- to the McGill College Herbarium, the following may be 

 mentioned :— Dr. Andrew Holme?, Miss Brodie, Rev. Mr. Butler, D. F. H. Wilkins, B.A-, 

 I.Abrador plants: Mr. (leorge Baruston, Arctic plant?; H. E- Trai)ne]l, Newfoundland plants: 

 W. W. Dohcrty, Xew Brunswick plants; Principal Daw.^on, Dr. F. W. Kellev, Nova Scotian 

 plants. Also Dr. R. S. McConncU, Dr. B- J. Harrington. Dr. C. E. Graham, Dr B. J- Wales, 

 Dr. .John Dell, and Messrs. W. B. Dawson. B.A., H. H. Lvman.B.A., R. G. McConnell, B.A., 

 D. Cnrric, B.A.. L. M. Ensland, B.A., Walter Lyman, B.A., .1. C- McElae, .J. A. Porter, B.A., 

 R. C. Kirkpatrick. James Meaban and G. H. Blackadar. 



