Brunet, Ovicde 
1863, March 
Quebec, Canada 
TRANSLATION 
Original letter in French 
Quebec, March 1863 
Dear Sir, 
I have recently received some information ïÿin which you mirht be 
interested, Onr'Canadians distinguish apart from abies alba, between two 
other species evinette grise and eninette noire, The lätter one is found 
in abundance ïäin the Saquenach while the gray one is more common around 
Quebec, The epineette grise does not correspond with the description: the 
authors gave of abies nigra. In fact, the scales of the cones are not dentate 
but obtuse, I am expecting from the Sasquenach specimens of abies nirra 
so that I may compare them with epinette grise and see ïäin which way the 
cones differ:from abies alba, where they are oval, 
It is possible that epinette grise might be abies rubra of Lambrt. It 
corresponds sufficiently with the descrintion (very short) which is found 
in este coniferarum by Endlicher. don't have Lambert's work on the 
genus Pinus "stroboli ovato-oblong, obtuse, scaly "hilobal,..'" According 
to him, the bark is red so that he gave it the specific name of "Rubra!, 
/ 
Âs soon as T have received abies nicra from Sasquenach, I shall send 
you all three epinettes, white, black and gray. 
Here are Gentians vhich you have: 
Gentiana Saponaria var, linearis, very common - I have never found G, 
Sapon with large leaves, 
2, G. Andrewsii, very common 
3. G. detonsa, common 
h, G, crinita, rare 
D. G. acuta, even rarer. The specimens T have are of large proportions 
than those ïin the collection Parry, 
Srarganium, le have in Canada: 
lé © 
2: ©, angustifolium Mich. 
, Simplex Huds, 
LA 
3, ©, ramosum Huds. 
H, S. Eurycarpum? Engl. which I found in Sasquenach. 
In my next letter I shall speak about Alismacese, also some words about 
the distribution of our conifers, 
I thank you for your interesting brochures, 
Sincerely yours, 
Ovide Brunet 
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