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of them, doubtless, while he was prosecuting his profes- 
sional work. To this extent, it may be taken as a complete 
Montreal collection, that it represents the island plants 
which came under Dr. Holmes’ notice, or of which he be- 
came possessed. Other places are credited occasionally as 
the habitat of the specimens embraced, but whenever a 
plant was found in or near the city, Montreal was invari- 
ably first mentioned among the localities in which it grew. 
When Montreal is not credited with a plant, it may there- 
fore be taken for granted that Dr. Holmes never came across 
the plant on the island. It will be interesting to note how 
far the flora of Montreal to-day corresponds with that of 
seventy years ago; and I have compared the collection I 
have so far made with the Herbarium of Dr. Holmes, with 
the object of finding out what changes, if any, have come 
about. Or rather I have taken the catalogue of the Her- 
barium, prepared by the late Prof. James Barnston, and 
published in ‘The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist,” for 
April, 1859, as the basis of comparison; and I shall assume 
that Prof. Barnston’s nomenclature is correct and in agree- 
ment with the classification of Gray, as it claimed to be. 
Clematis Virginiana, L.—Common Virgin’s Bower.— 
August. Mountain Park, south of Park Ranger’s house. 
(Holmes). 
Clematis verticillaris, DC.—Virgin’s Bower—Mountain 
above Ravenscrag and elsewhere. (Holmes’ Atragene 
Americana). June. 
Anemone Virginiana, Gray. — Virginian Anemone. — 
North end of mountain, and common on the island. June. 
Anemone Pennsylvanica, l.—Pennsylvanian Anemone.— 
(Holmes). June. Common. 
Hepatica acutiloba, DC.—Sharplobed Hepatica.—North 
end of Mount Royal. April and May. 
Hepatica triloba, Chaix.—Round-lobed Hepatica.—South 
end of Mount Royal, and Petite Cote Woods. (Holmes)— 
April and May. 
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