REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1899 



859 



and those of the lower country south of it. It might therefore be 

 expected to combine to some extent the swamp floras of both regions. 

 To ascertain the character of its flora, a part of two days in July 

 was spent in its botanical exploration. This work was more easy 

 because facilitated by the roads running through the swamp. The 

 resulting list of species found shows it to be a rich botanical field, 

 but doubtless a more extended investigation would add several spe- 

 cies to the list, specially if the search could be made both earlier 

 and later in the season. Among the species which may be expected 

 to occur, but which were not seen, are Coptis trifolia, Viola 

 c u c u 1 1 a t a and V. communis, Aster acuminatus, 

 Viburnum cassinoides, Spiraea salicifolia D a 1 i- 

 b a r d a repens, V a c c i n i u m corymbosum, V. c a n a- 

 dense an d V. p e n n s y 1 v a n i c u m, K a 1 m i a angustifo- 

 1 i u m, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Veratrum v i r i d e, 

 C a 1 1 a p a 1 u s t r i s, A r i s a e m a t r i p h y 1 1 u m, C a r e x i n t u- 

 mescens, C. monile and C. trisperma. 



The large proportion of shrubs and trees shows that much of the 

 swamp has passed beyond the soft, marshy condition, which is unfa- 

 vorable to such plants. Yet marshy spots are not wholly absent, as 

 the presence of the small cranberry, Ox y coccus ox y coccus, 

 the grass pink, Limodorum tuberosum, the showy lady's- 

 slipper, Cypripedium r e g i n a e, and the white bog orchis, 

 Habenaria d i 1 a t a t a, indicates. The carices are specially well 

 represented, no less than 18 species being recorded; while of grasses 

 only 10 species were seen. Phrag mites phrag mites, the reed 

 grass, is one of the most stately and interesting vof these. Among 

 the rare plants are the swamp valerian, Valeriana s y 1 v a t i c a, 

 the slender spike-rush, Eleocharis tenuis, and the low birch, 

 B e t u 1 a p u m i 1 a. This birch is plentiful and fruits freely. The 

 narrow lady-fern, A s p 1 e n i u m f i 1 i x-f o e m i n a a n g u s t u m, 

 occurs here in a form having fronds only about 2 inches broad. 

 The number of species found is 129. Their names are given 

 below. 



Osmunda regalis Z. 

 O. cinnamomea Z. 



Onoclea sensibilis Z. 

 Dryopteris thelypteris (Z.) Gray 



Equisetum fluviatile Z. 

 Picea mariana {Mill.) B. S. P. 

 P. brevifolia Pi. 

 Abies balsamea (Z.) Mill. 



Aspienium filix-f oemina (Z.) Bernh. \ Thuja occidentalis Z. 



