79 NOTES ON GEOLOGY AND BOTANY OF DIGBY NECK— BAILEY. 



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Lily {Niiphar adveiui) was also common, but Nymphaecb 

 odorata, the whifo Water-lily, was seen at one pint only, in 

 the little pond midway between the northern and southern 

 outlets of Sandy Cove, its occurrence herehein^ in keepinnf with 

 the warm and sheltered position of its habitat. 



The southern side of the peninsula, fi-oiitint; St. Mary's Bay, 

 may perha]is be refjfarded as forminf( ant^th^r zone, but is less 

 well-deHned than those previously noted, anrl marked rather by 

 the more general prevalence of broad-leaved trees md their 

 comparatively vigorous growth, than by the occurrence of any. 

 special species. 



Finally, over the wA sandstone district constitutino- the 

 isthmus connecting Digl>y Neck with the mainland, the species 

 found are the same as those of the Annapolis Valle3^ of which 

 pretty full lists have been elsewhere published. The growth of 

 the Horse-Uhestnut is especially iioticeaV)le. 



Towards the western extremity of the peninsula and upon 

 Long Island, its natural extension, the above zones (excepting 

 the last which is here wholly wanting), tend to blend or to dis- 

 appear, while the increasing amount of low and boggv ground is 

 accompanied by the corresponding augmentation of ericaceou.s 

 plants, such as Vdcciniiims, Ledum, Kahnia, Cassandra, (&c. 

 Potentilla frtdicosa was also noticed hei'e at several points, 

 forming dense clusters. P. anserina was also of common occur- 

 rence. Finall}^ over the surface of peat bogs, especially on Briar 

 Lsland, were to be found the <liff'erent species of Drosera (Z>. 

 rotundifolia and D. intermedia), Sarracenia jmrpiirea and the 

 Orchids Habemaria j)sycode.s and H. hlephariglotls. Nowhere 

 have I seen these Orchids so abundant as over the barrens and 

 peat bogs of Digby and Yarmouth Counties. 



Appended is given a more complete list of the plants observed 

 on Digby Neck. While by no means embracing all the species 

 which ai-e doubtless represented there, it may be useful as a 

 basis both for comparison and for further exploration. 



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