﻿18 Canadian Record of Science. 



S. AUREUS, var. balsamit/E, Torr. & Gray. Exploits 

 Itiver and Holvrood. 



*S. Jacoh.ea, L. Eoadsides, St. John's. Noticed to be 

 very abundant in Nortliern Nova Scotia. 



*S. SYLVATicus, L. liailway ballast, Whitbourne ; abund- 

 ant. 

 . S. VULGARIS, L. St. John's. 

 *S0LIDAG0 MACROPHYLLA, Pursh. St. John's (52). 

 *S. RUGOSA, Mill. Holyrood (172). A smoothish form 

 was collected in open wood near St. John's. 



S. Terr.e-Noy.^^., Torr. & Gray. Whitbourne. Clearly 

 a more corymbosely branched form of S. uliginosa, toward 

 whicli intergradations were found near the Exploits Kiver. 

 S. ULIGINOSA, Nutt. Exploits Eiver (210), etc. 



SONCHUS ARYENSIS, L. Gravel banks in Salmonier 

 Kiver (164). Exclusively with native plants, as if in- 

 digenous. 



S. OLERACEUS, L. Fields, Placentia. 



Taraxacum officinale, Weber. St. John's, etc. 



Campanula rotundifolia, L. Cliffs on the north side 

 of the harbour, St. John's (71). 



Lobelia Dortmanna, L. Quiddy-Yiddy Lake (56). 



Andromeda polifolia, L. Exploits Eiver and near 

 Whitbourne (8). 



Cassandra calyculata, Don. Low, peaty ground, St. 

 John's (58), and Exploits Eiver. 



Chiogenes serpyllifolia, Salisb. Moist places upon 

 rocky liillsides, abundant ; St. John's (28), etc. The fruit, 

 under the name of " capillaire-berry," is collected in suffi- 

 cient quantity to make a preserve, which is justly esteemed 

 a special delicacy. It is said that the crops of this, to us, 

 rare berry vary much, being often good and poor in alter- 

 nate seasons. The reason assigned was, the difficulty of 



