PLANT NOTES FROM TEMISCOUATA 

 COUNTY, CANADA^ 



By John I. Northrop 



The parish of Notre Dame du Lac lies on the western shore of 

 Lake Temiscouata, Temiscouata County, Canada, about forty-eight 

 miles from Riviere du Loup and thirty-one miles from Edmundston, 

 N.B. 



The surrounding country is for the most part rolling hills covered 

 with the usual second growth of spruce, fir, larch, and birch. There 

 are also groves of sugar maple and yellow birch, and on the lowland 

 near the lake the balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera, grows luxuriantly. 

 Populus tremuloides, Acer rubrum, A. spicatum, Prunus Pennsylvani- 

 cum, and Rhus typhina are common treees of the region. 



The lake is about thirty miles long, and varies from three-quarters 

 of a mile to two miles in width. The shore is in most places of slate, 

 forming rocky points running into the lake, sometimes so abruptly as 

 to make passing exceedingly difficult. In the crevices of the slate grow 

 Lobelia Kahnii, Campanula rotundifolia, and Parnassia Caroliniana, 

 Near the bank we find Potentilla fruticosa, Spircea salicifolia, and My- 

 rica gale. 



Farther up Alnus viridis, Cornus stolonifera, and Viburnum Opulus 

 form thickets guarded by the ever present Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium 

 purpureum. Here and there along the bank the berries of Pyrus 

 sambucifolia add their bright color to the scene. 



Along the roadside, where not shaded by trees, Artemisia vulgaris 

 grows in undisturbed luxuriance, in company with the wild raspberry, 

 Rubus strigosus, and Sambiicus racemosa. 



In the fields one misses the ubiquitous Chrysanthemum Leucanthe- 

 mum, but its place is well filled by Anaphalis margaritacea and the 

 Canada thistle. In many places the banks of the roadside are covered 

 with the bunch berry, Cornus Canadensis, which the French Canadians 



^ Contributions from Herbarium of Columbia Coll. No. 3. Bull. Torrey Botanical 

 Club, November, 1887, pp. 230-238. 



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