THE SEED PLANTS OF TORONTO 
Scleria verticillata was known to grow has been 
“improved ” so that this rare plant is now extinct. 
A few years ago both the valleys of the Humber and 
the Don were the homes of many varieties of Orchids 
and rare plants, as Ginseng and the Painted Cup. 
These have disappeared. May not unwise methods 
of teaching Nature Study have contributed to this 
unfortunate result to some extent? 
In the flora of Toronto and its immediate neigh- 
borhood there are 104 families, 398 genera and 798 
species enumerated in the accompanying list. 
The following is a fairly complete list of the 
Phanerogamia found near Toronto. 
TaxaceaE (Yew Family). 
Taxus canadensis, Marsh (Ground Hemlock). Rather 
rare. Don Valley. Also in inter- 
glacial Don Valley deposits. 
Pinacat (Pine Family). 
Pinus resinosa, Ait. (Red Pine). 
“  strobus, L. (White Pine). 
“sylvestris, L. (Scotch Pine). Introduced. 
“laricio austriaca, Endl. (Austrian Pine). 
Introduced. 
Larix decidua, Mill. (European Larch). Introduced. 
“ laricina, Koch. (American Larch or Tam- 
arack). Infrequent in the imme- 
diate neighbourhood, but abundant in 
swamps within easy reach in every 
direction. 
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