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region lying between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa, an unpro- 

 mising country, consisting in great part of ridges of gneiss alter- 

 nating with swamps, though containing pine, cedar, and other 

 kinds of timber in considerable quantity. It bids fair also to be 

 productive of iron and copper and the other minerals of the Lau- 

 rentian and Huronian rocks. 



The remainder of the report, consisting of the investigations of 

 Mr. Richardson, Mr. Billings, and Prof. Hunt, contains so much 

 matter both of commercial and scientific importance that we must 

 defer its consideration to another number. j. w. v>. 



[To be continued.) 



ARTICLE VI. — A List of Indigenous Plants found growing in 

 the Neighbourhood of Prescott, C. W., under the nomencla- 

 ture of Gray. By B. Billings, Jr. 



Kanunculace^:. 



Clematis Virginiana, Linn. 



Anemone Virginiana, Linn. 

 Pennsylvania, Linn. 



Hepatica acutiloba, De Candolle 



Thaliclrum dioicum, Linn. 



" - Cornuti, Linn. 



Ranunculus aboriivus, Linn. 



recurvatus, Poiret. 



repens, Linn. 



acris, Linn. 



Caltha palustris, Linn. ■ 



Coptis trifolia, Salisbury. 



jiquilegia Canadensis, Linn. 



Acttea spicata, alba, Michaux. 

 Menispermace^: . 



Menispermum Canadense, Linn. 



BERBERIDACEjE. 



Caulophyllum thalictroides, Michaux. 

 Podophyllum peltatum, Linn. 



Nymphs acejE. 



Nymphma odorata, Aiton. 



PAPAVERACEiE. 



Sanguinaria Canadensis, Linn. 



FuMARIACE,3E. 



Dicentra Cucallaria, De Candolle. 



" Canadensis, De Candolle. 



Common Virgin's Bower. 

 Tall Anemone. 

 Pennsylvanian Anemone. 

 Sharp-lobed Hepatica. 

 Early Meadow-Rue. 

 Tall Meadow-Rue. 

 Small-flowered Crowfoot. 

 Hooked Crowfoot. 

 Creeping Crowfoot. 

 Tall Crowfoot. 

 Marsh Marigold. 

 Three-leaved Goldthread. 

 Wild Columbine. 

 White Baneberry. 



Canadian Moonseed. 



Blue Cohosh. 

 May-Apple. 



Sweet-scented Water-Lily. 



Blood-root. 



Dutchman's Breeches. 

 Squirrel-Corn, . 



