6 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 
acaule, Ait. Every ditch was choked with Alopecurus genicu- — 
us, L. and its congener A. pratensis, L. was common along 
the roads and in fields, forming with Anthoxanthum odoratum,. — 
L_the common pasture grass. As at Truro, Carex vulgaris, 
Fries, was most prominent among the carices, but debilis, Mx., 
and jfolliculata, L. were fresh additions to this genus. 
n excursion to McNab’s Island, at the mouth of the harbor, 
was next in order, and having been ferried across the Northwest. 
Arm to Herring Cove, we hired a fishing boat for the trip. Here, 
while waiting for our men to get ready, the Professor’s ever 
watehtul eye detected a fresh treasure in Montia fontana, L.,. 
which very. interesting plant grew plentifully on a moist grassy 
slope above the sea, and was in prime seed. In many of the 
island swamps the grass, in spots, was hidden by the profusion 
of Viola cueullata, Ait., which exhibited a number of variations, 
in one locality white flowers almost entirely replacing the pur- 
ple. Archangelica Gmelini, DC. was just coming into flower 
along the gravelly shore, and Brassica Rapa, L., covered an old 
field, but in other respects the flora was almost identical with 
that of the mainland. Returning, we made an exploration of 
the look out for a 
einige: one of the Chain Lakes, of Ilex glabra Gr , a plant. 
bani erie reported, we could hardly persuade ourselves could 
