74 The Botanical Gazette. [February, 
Polygonum viviparum L. in the dry cold clefts; Vzdurnum 
pauciflorum Pyl., Carex Michauxiana Boeckl. and Salix 
phylicifolia L. in moist alpine ravines; Salix Uva-ursi Pursh, 
S. balsamifera Barrett, and Betula papyrifera minor Tuck. 
among the alpine rocks; and Comandra livida, Rich., a shy, 
rare habitant of sphagnum, evergreen-shaded bogs; but the 
greatest surprise in your plant discoveries on the peak is to 
find Rumex Patientia L., though this is one of the products 
of civilization found near the Summit House. 
From the base of the Notch one is as badly deceived as 
by the peaks, for the cliffs look like pastures, only fresher and 
greener; but beware of the Smuggler’s Notch pastures unless 
you enjoy dangerous cliff climbing, for when, after over 4 
thousand foot climb you reach the pastures, they prove to be 
cliffs of the worst kind, covered with A/nus viridis DC. an 
Scirpus caespitosus L., the ladder and anchor of the Notch. 
Upon reaching this altitude you can commence your suc- 
cessful work, for here in these massive cliffs is the place 
where Pringle made most of his discoveries. Probably the 
first plant you will notice will be Saxifraga aizoides L., along 
the little rivulets; higher up in the moist places, Saxifrag@ 
oppositifolia L., and in the moist, more exposed cliffs, Saz- 
ifraga Aizoon Jacq.; in the rich bottoms and sides of the fa 
vines, Astragalus Robbinsti Gray, long mistaken for A. a/pi- 
nus L., Hedysarum boreale Nutt., Castilleia pallida septentri- 
onalis Gray, and Erigeron hyssopifolius Mx.; higher up 1% 
more exposed places Artemisia Canadensis Mx.; in the lowet 
cliffs Solidago Virgaurea Randii Porter; near the top of the 
cliffs, Solidago Virgaurea monticola Porter, with a perplexing 
gradation between them everywhere; in the moist, cold cliffs, 
Aster Novi-Belgii L., Calamagrostis stricta Trin., Carex scir- 
potdea Mx., and Contoselinum Canadense T. & G. If you 
come upon a bit of cliff which is rotten and slimy from the 
dripping water, there you will find Pinguicula vulgarts L. 
Striking out from the ravines into the main cliffs, you will 
find on the wet, mossy, shaded ledges, Woodsia glabella R. 
Br.; in the moist, deeply shaded clefts, Asplenium viride Hud.; 
on the moist, shaded cliffs, Pe/lga gracilis Hook.; and lucky 
is the botanist who, on dry, exposed cliffs finds the Woodsi4 
Ayperborea R. Br., or the Aspidium fragrans Sw. A p& 
culiarity of the latter is that it always grows in dry clefts, 
sheltered from the rain. One of the rarest of the Smuggler’s 
