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iL Joun COr 

 Chalmers. 



1878 



SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE. 



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3(1 in culti- 

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P. avlculare, L. Knotgrass. Goose gms*. Door-ieted. Abundant in yards. The Euro- 

 pean plant with 8 stamens occurs at th« ll^iilway depot, Curleton. 



P. maritimum, L. Coast Kixotyrass Sandy sei-Hhore 



F. aritolium, L. Halbeid leaved Tcnrthvinh. Low uronnds. Konchlbouguac. 



P. sa&ittatiirn, L. Arrow Ipavfd Tear tlittmb. Ldw grounds. Common. 



P. Convolvulus, L. Black Biudtoted. full ivated and wa^te pronnds. 



P. cilinode, Miobx. In thickets ur rocky places, climDing over shrubs and fallen trees, 

 llather common. • 



P. dumetorum, L., var. ao.Hndens. Gray. Climbing False Buckicheat. In damp thickets, 

 twininfr over bushes, 8-12 foei lii;;h. Norton. 



P. Tautakicum, L. Bough Buchtoht at. Cnliivaied and waste lerounds. 



FaGOPyuum ksculbntuji, Mwiich. Bwkwheat. Cultivated pr-ounds. 



KuMKX PHATKNSis. Mert. Sent from Ciimpbellton by Mr. Chalmers. 



R. o'-biculatus, Gray. Groat Wntfr-Dork. In wet places. Keni.. • '• 



R. .. Ilcifolius, Weinmann. White Pock. Shore o£ Richibuto River. 



R. CKISPUS L. Curled Dock Frederiuion, in field,". 



R. obtusifolius. L. Bitter Dock. Tabnsintac, on Bathurst Road. 



R. maritimus, L. Qoiden Dock. On shore, near mouth of Molns River. Shediac. 



R. ACETOSELLA, L. Field or ,'-hP(p Sorrii. The most aljundant weed in old and barren 

 fields, which are often red witli its panicles. 



EL.liAGNACEiE-Oleaster Family. 



SnEPHEUDiA Canadensis, Nutt. Canadian Shepherdia. Clinging to rocky banks at Grand 



Falls, Sc. John, and at Cape Ron Ami. Retttiaouche. 

 CoMANDKA livida, Richardson. Bastard Toad-Flax. N^ar St. John. Spec mens received 



from Mr. Matthew. 



CALLITRICIIACE.E-Water Starworts. 



Callitriche verna, L. (Common in stajinnnt water, ditches, etc. 

 0. autumnalis, L. Growing in a pond at Rothesay station. 



EUPHORBIACE^E Spurge Family. 



Euphorbia polygonlfolia, L. Kouchibousuac hpach in sand. Rare. 

 E. iiKLOscoPiA, L. River Charlo. linctnuolie. Rather rare. 

 E. Cyparissias, L. Have only noticed it in trardens. 

 E. FEPLUs, L. Spontaneous in gardens at Richibucto. 



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EMPETR\CE.T<:-Crowberry Family. 



Empetroi nigrum, L. Black Croicberry. Hillocks in bogs. Sometimes hanging over 



rocky banks near the coast. 

 C(»REMA Conradil. Torrey, Broom Croicberry. Very like the preceding. Abundant in 



sphagnous bog in rear of Carleton. 



URTICACEJE Nettle Fa; Illy. 



Ulmus Americana, L. American or White Elm. Very common on rich intervales. 



UuTiCA gracilis, Alt. Nettle. Moist grounds in waste places. Rather co mou. 



U. URENS, L. Slinging Nettle. .BassR''ei. Not common. 



Laportea Canadensis, Gaudichaud. Wood-Netde. Rich intervales. Aug. 



PiLEA pumila. Gray. Bichioeed. Clcarweed. Dirap shaded places. Norton. Rare. 



IIuMULUS Lupulus, L. Common Up. Cultivated, fccarcely wild. 



JUGLANDACE.Iil-Walnut Family. 



Juglans cinerea, L. Butternut. Rich woods along the St. John and its tributaries. Have 

 not noticed it in northern counties. 



CUPULIFER-i:-Oak Family. 



QUKRCUS rubra, L. Bed oak. Common. 



Faous fenuginea, Ait. American Beech. A valuable forest tree growing in dry land. 

 CouYLUS rostrata, Ait. Beaked Hazel-nut. Along the banks of streams. Common. 

 OsniYA Virginlca, WiUd. American Bop-JIornheam. Lever wood, lu rich woods. Ra- 

 ther scarce. 



MYRICACEiE— Sweet -Gale Family. 



Myrica Gale, L. Stceet Gale. Wet places in barrens and along low shores of ponds and 



streams. Common. 

 M. cerlfera, L. Bayberry. Wax-Myrtle. Sand beaches on the sea-shore. 

 CoMPTONiA aspleaifolla, Ait. Suect-Fern. Abandant in dry barren places. 

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