Flora and Fauna 



few other places does the Wild Grape climb so high or spread 1892 

 so far or swell itself into such tree-like proportions. Nowhere, 

 especially on the American side and in the vicinity of Luna 

 Island, is the visitor out of sight of these rampant vines. The 

 slope leading down to Luna Island is covered with small trees so 

 overgrown by vines that one wonders how the trees can grow at 

 all, yet they appear to thrive under the load. 



If the Grape-vines are without fruit this fall, it is not the case 

 with other wild plants on Goat Island. The Virginia Creeper, 

 Bitter Sweet, Waahoo and Barberry are purple, yellow and 

 scarlet with berries, and grow as though this were their chosen 

 home of all the earth. The Barberry here, especially, illustrates 

 the tendency of certain plants to keep away from cultivation. By 

 far the finest specimen on the island hangs so far below the Luna 

 Island stair-landing that it is unsafe to try to gather the rich 

 clusters of scarlet berries, while a bush on the roadway that has 

 been planted and given some cultivation is far less vigorous and 

 seldom bears more than one or two berries on a single stem. The 

 largest Bitter Sweet clusters hang far over the western bank, 

 growing in very indifferent soil, and the Waahoo is best content 

 where left entirely to itself. 



1894 



CAMERON, RODERICK. Catalogue of plants which have been found 1894 

 growing without cultivation in the park and its outlying territories. . . . Cameron 

 (Ann. rep'ts of the com'rs for the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls park. 

 1894. 9:app.) 



A list of " 105 families, comprising 41 7 genera and 915 species," com- 

 piled by the chief gardener of the park. 



GUEST, Lady THEODORA. A round trip in North America. . . . 1894 

 Lond.: Edward Stanford. 1895. Pp. 187-194. Guest 



The author was interested in sketching and went about to various points 

 of v;ew at the Falls but does not give much description of what she saw. 

 She thinks Niagara a " marvellous mass of water, but that it has no other 

 advantage; not fine scenery, no fine weather and no fine flowers." 



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