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A great deal of work is yet to be done by careful ob- 

 servers before the full nature of the Labrador flora can be 

 satisfactorily known. As yet only its more superficial as- 

 pects have been reported. Hardly any attempt has been 

 made to determine the influence of different types of situ- 

 ations, and to enumerate the plants that flourish in each. 

 It is but a rough preliminary survey that has thus far been 

 accomplished. There must, moreover, still remain many 

 species of plants undiscovered. Every new visit to the 

 country results in fresh finds. A large number of species 

 has been found in near-by regions as yet unknown in Lab- 

 rador, but probably occurring there. A striking instance of 

 this probability seems to be presented by the Cyperacece. 

 According to methods of calculation already explained, 

 which cannot be very exact, forty-seven of them seem to 

 have been reported from adjacent localities, and only twenty- 

 eight from Labrador. Other instances of similar impor- 

 tance will probably be found. Especially large rewards 

 may probably be expected from further investigations of 

 the mosses, lichens, hepatics, and fungi. A considerable 

 number ol those brought back by the writer in 1900 seemed 

 to be new for that locality, so far as previous records 

 showed. 



Labrador is no longer the inaccessible land of mystery 

 it was a few years ago. Its marvellous scenery and varied 

 charm are sure to attract more and more visitors year by 

 year. Many will go for technical study, and will find a 

 rich field for its pursuit. Most will be drawn by the love 

 of an outdoor life, by the desire for adventure or for ser- 

 viceableness in the Mission, by the opportunity for seeing 

 and enjoying a strange and fascinating country. It is 



