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116 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ May, 
ence could be seen between the plants growing immediately 
about this place and those found throughout northern On- 
_ tario, and upon descending to the mouth of the river no spe- 
cies were seen that are not common along the Atlantic coast. 
Sailing in a northeasterly direction a distance of about sixty — 
miles trom Moose river, Charlton island is reached, from 
_ which the mainland may be seen both toward the south and 
east, and a very perceptible change is at once noticeable in 
the character of the flora. The first flower that meets the 
eye on stepping ashore is Chrysanthemum arcticum L. in pro- 
fusion just below high-water mark, and a few yards higher 
up Silene acaulis L. and Dryas octo petala L. var. integrifola 
Achillea mille fi olium L., Potentilla maculata Pour., Salix are- 
. and Poa cenisia All. pecul- 
num perenne L,. with white flowers is common 
islands in James bay. I have never 
pecimen growing anywhere near James 
far north as lat 56° although T have collected this form as 
eee a ge esi hl. eye 
cuxia Lan -, Glyceria maritima Wa il., 
alpina yer gs pth, Phleum alpinum \., Hierochloa 
minor “> Leschampsia atropurpurea Scheele. Val 
hot seen in any other loca eo 
ie - Balticus Deth. and F. triglumis 4 
PPeOr RE. and’ Luculaaecucta Mever = 
