Flora of Cacouna, P. Q. 443 



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CiRCiEA lutetiana, L. (Enchanter's Nightshade.) 



Very abundant in the thickets along the shore at the foot 

 of the bluffs. Fruit. 



Ligusticum scoticum, L. (Scotch Lovage.) 



Very common all along the shore of the mainland and 

 Island. Flower and fruit. 



CffiLOPLURUM gmelini, Ledeb. 



Very common in the thickets along the shore of the 

 mainland and Island, where it attains a height of 

 five and six feet. Fruit. 



Osmorrhiza longistylis, D. C. (Sweet Cicely.) 

 Common in thickets along the shore. Fruit. 



Sanicula martlandica, L. (Black Snake-root.) 

 Found sparingly on Cacouna Island. Flower. 



Aralia hispida, Vent. (Bristley Sarsaparilla.) 



Found sparingly on dry, rocky ridges on Pilot Hill and 

 on the rocks of the shore at Cacouna Point. Also a 

 few specimens on Cacouna Island near the shore. 

 Flower and fruit. 



Aralia nudicaulis, L. (Wild Sarsaparilla.) 



Very common everywhere on the Island and mainland in 

 moist, rocky thickets and on rocky slopes. Fruit. 



Cornus canadensis, L. (Bunch Berry.) 



Very abundant everywhere, presenting the greatest diver- 

 sity of habitat. In the low grounds and moist woods 

 of the intervales it is most common. It ascends the 

 slopes of Pilot Hill and follows the wood growth to 

 the summit of Cacouna ridge, where it is a common 

 roadside plant, and it is even found in quantity on 

 the dry, rocky ridges of greater elevation. In the 

 latter situations the plants are rather small and the 

 berries not numerous nor well formed. The favorite 

 habitat, as farther south, is in the rich, moist woods 

 of the rocky slopes, where the berries are large, rich 



