BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 115 
ba Notes on the Flora of James Bay. ag 
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ba plants there is perhaps no district which affords better Oppor- «7s 
t tunities than James bay for noting the interchange of species. ; 
If the coast line be followed, the change is so gradual as one A 
proceeds northward, that a thorough examination day by Bs 
. day of the flora a mile inland from the coast will result in 
4 the discovery of but few species that had not been observed 
+ before, but it will be seen that the more southern forms are 
are entirely wanting, Although the cold currents from the 
north enter the bay along the western shore, the water 18:50 _ 
Shallow that floating icebergs, even 0 small size, ground 
by every change of tide. The plants found along the west- 
€™ Coast are simply those one expects to find throughout the 
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