1884.] Botany. 289 
there are many good farms along the line of the canal. The soil 
is a bottomless peat bog which, when drained and sweetened with 
lime or oyster shells, produces fabulous crops of corn and 
tobacco. 
The prevalent forest growth consists of Taxodium distichum 
(bald cypress), Cupressus thyoides (white cedar), Juniperus virgin- 
tana (red cedar), Magnolia glauca (sweet-bay), Acer rubrum (red 
or swamp maple), Nyssa multiflora (sour gum), Liquidambar sty- 
racifiua (sweet gum), and Quercus aquatica ? (water oak). 
The following herbaceous and arborescent plants were found 
in flower or fruit in the neighborhood of Drummond’s lake during 
the second week in August: Nesæa verticillata (swamp loose- 
strife), Saururus annuus(lizard’s tail), Callicarpa americana (French 
mulberry), Fussiea decurrens, Ludwigia alternifolia (false loose- 
strife), Rhexia virginica (meadow-beauty), Rosa carolina (swamp 
rose), Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry), Smilax rotundifolia 
(green-brier), Saddatia paniculata (American centaury), Passiflora 
incarnata (passion flower) and C/ethra alnifolia (white alder). The 
latter in some places is so abundant that the air is as heavy laden 
with its perfume as “ the zephyrs that wax faint o’er the gardens 
of Gull in their bloom.” The white water lily (Nymphaea odor- 
aia) is very abundant in the canal, but the yellow water lily 
(Nuphar advena) is scarce, as is also Pontederia cordata, although 
the latter two are abundant in the Pasquotank river, into which 
te canal empties. The rush family is represented by two spe- 
cies of Juncus; the sedge family by the genera Hemicarpha, 
Scirpus, Rhynchospora and Carex; all of which are superabun- 
ant. The grass family is represented by the genera Aurundina- 
na, Cynodon, Glyceria, Poa, Paspalum, Briza, Uniola, Setaria and 
Leersia, I observed no specimens of Zizania, Andropogon, Eri- 
ànthus nor Sorghum. The fern family is represented only by 
Onoclea sensióilis (sensitive fern), Woodwardia virginica (chain 
fern) and Aspidium noveboracense (shield fern). 
moss, together with the canebrake (Aurundinaria macro- 
: Perma), give a decided sub-tropical aspect to the scenery. 
_ eeple-bush), Xyris caroliniana (yellow-eyed grass), 
a ciliaris (yello s (y . * 
; ily), Lilium superbum, Sagittaria pusilla (arrow-head), Polygala 
YOL, xvit, —yo, 111, 19 
