187H 



1878 



SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE. 



it 



. July— 



June. 

 ye-Fiuyer. 



common. 



-Aug. 

 ) rouka at 



ly its pur- 



. June. 

 erywUere. 



md in bor- 

 ;t3. Corn- 

 spreading 

 branches 



July, 

 ledgea and 



ion. June, 

 ano-carpa , 



i 



179. 



180. 



181. 



182. 

 18:1. 



18i. 



r 



185. 



186. 



187. 

 188. 



189. 



190. 



ne. 



R. aureum, Piirsh. Flowerini/ Currant, is extensively cnltivated for ornament, its 



lon;» y<!ll<>w blossoms nnd pleasant fragrance rendering it a favorite in early spring. 

 P.viJNASsiA Ciiroliniana, Mich. Ora^ of Parnassii.'i. A perennial smooth little herb 



with (1. single or sometimes two clasping leaves low down on the stem, the others 



all radical. A solitary flower terminates the stem. York County. — Prof. Bailey. 



Have not seen the living plant. 

 SAxiKK.Viiv Aizoon, Jacq. On moist rocks opposite Kothsay. (Herb of Prof. Bailey.) 



Have not seen the living plant. 

 S. Virginionsis, Michx. Early Saxi/raf/e. York County.— (Herb of Prof Bailey.) 

 MiTDM.A iiuda, L. Mifre-irort. Bifi'/iop\s-Cap, A delicate little pi tnt with fine slender 



piiiniititid petals, greenish blossoms and round or kidney-shaped crenatc leaves, 



found in deep mossy woods. Common. May — June. 

 Ti.vuKr,i,.\ cordifulia, L. False Mitrewort. One of. our early flowers in rich rocky 



woudn, (> 1') inches high, with a naked scape terminated by a simple raceme of white 



flowers. Hare in northern counties; common about Fredericton. 

 CiiRVSOSPr.EXiUM Americanuni, Schwoin. Gulden. Saxifrage. A tender, smooth, low 



plant with inconspicuous flowers, growing about springs and in cold wet places. 



Common. May. 



' '. "" ' CRASSULACE.E -Orpine Family. 



Penthc)KIt:m sedoifles, L. nitc\ Stone crop. I am indebted for a specimen to Mr. 

 Hay, who collected it at Norton. A specimen in the University Herbarium is 

 labelled " Frederic ton." Wet open places and ditches. July— Sept. 



Skoiim Telki'Jiium, L. Garden Orpine, or Lirefur-crer. Escaped from gardens and 

 becoming a troublesome weed in some places. 



8. lihodiola, DC. lioseroot. On exposed sea-cliffs, St. John County. June. 



HAMAMELACE.E— Witch-Hazel Family. 



IIamameus Virginiana, L. Witch-Hazel. As it differs from other trees by blossoming 



' iu October when the leaves are falling, and by retainmg its flowers through the 



greater part of winter, it has come to figure largely in the superstitions of the 



ignorant and designing, and furnishes material for divining rods, etc. Damp rich 



woods. Rather rare. 



HALORAGE.T-:— Water-Milfoil Family. 



Myrigphyllum spicatum, L. In deep water. Kouchibouguac. Kennebeccasis. Per- 

 haps common. 



M. tenellum, Bigelow. A very insignificant, simple, leafless plant 2 5 inches high, 

 growing in water round the edge of lakes or ponds. Have only seen it near liichi- 

 bucto. 



IIirpuRiS vulgaris, L. Marc's Tail. In. water and deep mud. In the city of St. John, 

 near the shipyard, bhediac. Dorchester. Rare. 



ONAGRACE.E— Evening-Primrose Family. 



ClRC^iCA alpina, L. Enchanter's Kif/hishade. Common in damp wood«. July. 



C. Lutetiana, L. Have no native specimen ; one in Prof. Bailey's Herb, is labelled 



" Queensbury." 

 EpiLoniL'ji angustifolium, L. E. spicatum. Lam. Great Willow-herb. Abundant on 



newly cleared land. The long spikes of pink-purple flowers very conspicuous. 

 E. palustre, L , var. lineare, Gray. In wet boggy places. Rather common. 

 E. coloratum, Muhl. Somewhat common in wet places. July — August. 

 Gi^NOTiiKRA biennis, L. Eci'ning Primrose. Common in fields and waste places. 



Flowers vry conspicuous in the evening twilight. June — September. 

 CE. pumila, L. Very frequent in dry fields and roadsides. June. 



U.MBELLIFEILE— Parsley Family. 



irYi>itocoTVLi3 Americana, L. Water Pennywort. In shady damp or springy places* 

 Common. 



Sanicula Marilandica, L. Sanieh'. Black Snaleroot. Bass River, Kent Co. Wool- 

 stock. Rare or overlooked. Woods and copses. July. 



IlKi{Acr,EUM lanatum, Michx Cow Parsnip. In rich moist ground. A large, strong- 

 scented weed, easily known hy its broad flat umbels of white flowers and fruit. 

 Stems woolly and grooved. Common. June. ^ . 



