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green. Its open pods were all that was left of its fruit. We 
found this plant much more abundant on the cliffs of Mt. Hor. 
The pretty little Primula Mistassinica was growing everywhere 
in the wet chinks of the rocks. The time to gather this plant in 
flower is early in June, but we secured as many specimens in fine 
fruit as we cared to take away. The withered corolla was still 
covering the well-developed capsule, which, with the seape, was 
bright yellow, contrasting strangely with the bright, green leaves. 
The most interesting of the twenty-seven species and varie- 
ties of the genus Carex that we found and collected during our 
visit, was Carex scirpoidea, which, grew here in great profusion 
on the rocky slope, as well as on the cliffs of Mt. Hor. Bot 
sterile and fertile spikes were equally abundant. Though the 
sedge itself is not very striking in appearance, yet, when col- 
lected properly, with its root-stock and base leaves, it makes a 
handsome specimen. It is rather difficult to get the plant up by 
the roots, and botanists are apt to leave them behind. Carex 
Oederi was also very abundant, varying in height from three to 
eight inches. The only other cyperaceous plant that we found 
here was Rhynchospora capillacea. Erigeron hyssopifolius and 
Calamagrostis stricta were interesting features of this locality. 
st not forget the Hedysarum boreale, with its pretty 
purple flowers and jointed pods. It seemed to be well aware 
of its great attraction to botanists, for most of it was growing 
defiantly far above our reach. e Arabis petreea, which we 
had particularly desired to find, was abundant everywhere on the 
same dry slopes where Horace Mann found it in 1862. It was 
eds of Adiantum pedatum, and amongst the 
moss-grown bowlders near the water were magnificent specimens 
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