88 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 



V. macrocarpon Ait. Very abundant in most of the wet dune 

 hollows. The cranberries form the only crop produced on the island 

 that is of any importance. From 50 to 200 barrels are picked and 

 exported every year. J. F. W. Des Bar res reported that in 1766 

 and 1767 he found, "hollows and ponds of fresh-water, the skirts 

 of which abound with cranberries the whole year" (Atlantic Nep- 

 tune, i. 68, 1777). Joseph Howe in 1851 found that "Cranberries 

 of Large size, and fine flavour, grow in abundance on Sable Island. 

 A few barrels of these are generally picked in the autumn, but the 

 cranberry, as a source of income, or a means of employment, has 

 scarcely ever been thought of by our people" (Append, to Journ. 

 of House of Assembly, Prov. of N. S. 161, 1851). J. B. Gilpin 

 recorded in 1858 that "cranberries are in abundance (G. p. 18). 

 J. C. Tache mentions that, "on y trouve, en fait des fruits, * 

 les atocas." "Les atocas y abondent et constituent un objet 

 d 'exportation, dont la valeur annuelle s'e*lve a quelques cen- 

 taines de piastres," (T. p. 29). J. Dwight, Jr. (D. p. 13) speaks of 

 the abundance of "Cranberries (Schollera macrocarpa (Ait.))." 

 They are also included in the lists of J. Macoun (also M. p. 21 5 A 

 & 216A); and H. T. Gussow. H. St. John, no 1,298 (H). 



Fr. August and September. 



[V. OXYCOCCUS L. The only record for this species is by Capt. 

 Fawson in his report, October 15, 1801 (see Murdoch, Beamish: 

 Hist, of Nova-Scotia ii. 6, 1866), where he refers to it by the common 

 name, " bogberries. " He mentions both "bogberries" and "cran- 

 berries," so he is apparently intending to distinguish between the 

 two, but as there are no other records of the former from the island 

 and no specimens, this record needs confirmation.] 



PRIMULACEAE. 



Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B. S. P. Occasional in the wet dune 

 hollows. Listed by J. Macoun; and H. T. Gussow. H. St. John, 

 nos. 1,299, and 1,300 (H). 



Fl. August. 



Trientalis borealis Raf. (T. americana (Pers). Pursh). Com- 

 mon on the turf-covered dunes and barrens. Listed by J. Macoun. 

 H. St. John, nos. 1,301 and 1,302 (H); H. S. Glazebrook (H). 



FL June. 



