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hence this appears to be its limit in that direction, and there is no 

 reason to believe that it grows anywhere in New Brunswick. 



East of Pugwash it is abundant at all points where any at- 

 tempt has been made to find it, as far as Eastern Harbor on the 

 west side of Cape Breton, a distance of over two hundred and 

 fifty miles, following the coast. Its favorite habitat is a little be- 

 low low-water mark, and being chiefly loosened by the heavier 

 storms, it is driven by them high up on the beach, and in such 

 profusion that especially in early spring it forms a nearly per- 

 fect belt often extending for miles. Throughout a tramp taken 

 by the writer last March over twenty-five miles of coast around 

 Cape John, it was never missed for more than a few yards, ex- 

 cept at some exposed points, and similar expeditions elsewhere 

 later in the season have had like results. It seems to be every- 

 where on the shores of Pictou County, except the heads of the 

 harbors, and continues in equal abundance to the Strait of Canso, 

 having been collected at Arisaig, Malignant Cove, Cape George 

 and Linwood, all in Antigonish County, by Misses Chisholm, 

 McKinnon, MacEachren and McLean, and subsequently by the 

 writer at several intervening coves. It grows freely at Mulgrave 

 also, but has not been traced beyond Professor Macoun's sta- 

 tion at Pirate Harbor. It could not be found at Canso. On the 

 eastern side of the Strait, only drift specimens were seen at 

 Point Tupper and Port Hawkesbury, but only a short distance 

 north of the latter it resumes its former abundance and main- 

 tains this at least as far as Broad Cove, and is reported at Eastern 

 Harbor, thirty miles beyond, as still the commonest of all sea 

 weeds. The observer, Thomas Gallant, adds the interesting fact 

 that it has only become thus plentiful in recent years, that it for- 

 merly was quite rare. 



There is indeed every likelihood that it is gradually extending 

 its range, though the above is as yet the only actual observation 

 on this point. Moreover, in many of those parts of Prince Ed- 

 ward Island where it is not found, the conditions appear to be 

 highly favorable to its growth, and if so it may be expected to 

 appear there at some future date. It may even be possible that 

 it has been introduced from Europe in ballast, perhaps a century 



