312 FOREST LIFE IN ACADIE. 



The advent of summer is characterized by the waning 

 of the flower-masses of the Rhodora, and the succession 

 of the crimson whorls of the Kalmias (K. angustifolia 

 and K. ghiuca) as prominent species. The Kahnia, 

 locally termed laurel, enlivens large tracts of forest, as 

 does the last-named shrub earlier, and forms a pleasing 

 contrast to the new green shoots of the young coniferse. 

 The moss in the greenwoods is now covered with the 

 nodding bells of the twin flower (Linncea borejdis) which, 

 in imparting frjigrance to the atmosphere, takes the place 

 of two pretty little sj^ring flowers, the star-shaped Tri- 

 cntalis, and the (locally so called) lily of the valley 

 (Smilacini. bifolia). The swamp vegetation, headed by 

 the Indian cup (Sarracenia purpurea) and blue flag (Iris 

 versicolor), flowers abundantly in ponds and moist hollows 

 in the woods, the dark-red drooping petals of the former 

 prettily contrasting with the blue of the iris. The large, 

 yellow-throated frog (Rana fontinalis) here rules the 

 world of reptile life ; his solemn ejaculation — " glum I 

 glumpk ! " is heard in every direction and at regular 

 intervals, mingled with the long trilling love-note of 

 Bufo Americanus — the common toad — and the shai-p and 

 ceaseless cries of the little Hylodes (H. Pickeringii). The 

 deciduous foliage attains its full development ; ferns are 

 strong and their spores beginning to ripen. The whip- 

 poor-will (Caprinmlgus vociferus), and the night hawk 

 (C. Virginianus) — reading representatives of summer 

 birds — arrive ; and the plaintive song of the former — 

 " Wyp-6-il "■ — repeated in fast succession and at frequent 

 intervals, is now heard in the maple-bush copses by lake 

 or river-side throughout the night, with the shriU scream 

 of the night hawk, and the strange booming sound which 



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