MAY WILD FLOWERSr 



The May-flower or trailing arbutus (Ep- 

 igsea* repens) is a trailing evergreen, with 

 rusty hairs and pinkish, white flowers, which 

 are sweet scented. It grows on sandy soils, 

 beneath pine trees ; it occurs in the Gomin 

 wood, at Montmorency Falls and on the 

 north shore of the Island of Orleans. 



♦ M. St. Cyr, F.R.S.C, noticed the follow- 

 ing, on the 7th May, 1884, in full bloom, at the 

 Island of Orleans : / 



Jlepatica triloba, Ghaix. 



Dentaria diphylla, L. 



Asarum Canadense, (Gingembre.) 



Trillium erectum, L. 



Gapsella bursa-pastoris, Moench. (Bourse.) 



Sanguinaria Canadensis, L. (Sang-dragon.) 



Corylus americana, Walt. (Noisettier,) 



Erythronium americaaum, Smith. (Aildoux.) 



Carex rosea. Schkuhr. 



On the 13th May, in the Gomin Woodj in 

 bloom : 



Epigaea repens, L. 



Alnus incana, Willd. (Aulne.) *. 



Alnus serrulata, "Willd. (Aulne.) 



•Populus tremuloides, Michx. (Tremble.) 



Acer rubrum, L. (Plaine.) 



Taraxacum dens-leonis, Deaf. (Dent de lion.) 



On the 15th May, an excursion to the south- 

 west of Island of Orleans gave as results : 



Aralia trifolia, Grey. (Petit Ginseng.) 



Viola blanda, Willd. (Violette.) 



