Flora of Cacouna, P. Q. 451 



low ground and moist woods, but also extending up 

 the rocky slopes to the summit of the ridges. Fruit, 

 occasional flower. 



Lysimachia stricta, Ait. (Loosestrife.) . 



Common in low ground along streams and ditches. Not 

 found on the Island. Flower. 



Glaux maritima, L. (Sea Milkwort.) 

 Very abundant on sandy beaches and in the grass bor- 

 dering the same. Where this plant grows in free 

 sand, its vegetation is very rapid. It then forms 

 dense patches many feet square, the plants growing 

 to a height of 12'— 18'. Under such circumstances 

 flowers are rare, and the whole character of the 

 plant is changed in a marked degree — more so than 

 I have ever observed elsewhere. When growing in 

 somewhat turfy sand, the plants are usually less than 

 six inches in height, they do not form tufted patches, 

 and the inflorescence is abundant. Flower. 



• Gentiana amarella, L. var. acuta, Hook, f. (Gentian.) 

 This is the only gentian found. It is very abundant 

 along the shore towards Cacouna Point, and in the 

 moist places between rocky ridges. It was not 

 observed on the Island. Though not a showy species, 

 it flowers profusely and forms an attractive plant. 

 Flower. 



Halenta deplexa, Grisebach. (Spurred Gentian.) 



Yery common in the low land of the intervale back of 

 Cacouna, very rarely on upland ridges. It is also 

 common on the Island. Flower. 



Mertensia maritima, Don. (Lungwort.) 



This species is very common all along the gravelly shore, 



where it forms frequent patches two or three yards 



in area, and constitutes one of the most strikingly 



attractive features of the shore flora. Flower. 



The description of this plant as given in Gray's 



