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ANNALS OP THE 
ica, since the northern boundary of the United States, varying as it does through up- 
wards of five degrees of latitude, nearly embraces Canada proper on the east and 
west. 
In this township, and in general throughout the southern portion of the County 
of Frontenac, the land is rather undulating. The soil in our neighborhood seems, 
for the most part, to be a stiff loam on a clay subsoil, with a limestone base. Sand, 
however, occurs in tolerable abundance on the south-west side of Wolfe Island, at 
Waterloo, and a few other localities. In many places there is but a small depth of 
soil above the limestone, and timber trees in consequence do not attain the size 
which they would under more favorable circumstances. The dearth of soil is also 
very apparent in those localities, as for instance. Cedar Island, where the base is 
granite. What soil there is, however, is generally very rich, so that shrubs and 
herbs grow luxuriantly, whilst the face of the granite where even these cannot 
flourish, from a want of earth, is clothed with lichens and mosses. 
Although specimens, whether of herbs, shrubs or trees, may be obtained in 
whatever direction you may search for them, there are yet particular localities in 
which they can be procured in greater variety and better condition than in others. 
As such. Dr. Sampson's farm west of Portsmouth, the Penitentiary Bush in the rear 
of the same village. Cedar Island, and the vicinity of Haldimand Cove, or Navy 
Bay, may be recommended. Aquatic plants occur in considerable abundance at and 
above Bell's Island. Such Cryptogmas as Lichens and Mosses can be obtained on 
Cedar Island, at Kingston Mills, &c. Lichens will also be found in greater or less 
abundance on almost every stick of cord wood that is brought into the city. Fungi, 
too, are frequently procurable on wood, for they are always to be looked for on de- 
caying vegetable as well as animal matter. There is thus, in fact, within the reach 
of all, specimens enough to form a large herbarium, and whose generic and specific 
names, together with the localities and dates in full, would fill a volume of no in- 
considerable size. And it is to be hoped that, when there are so many facilities 
affbrded for obtaining specimens, not a few will be found who will take sufficient 
interest in Canadian Botany to make contributions to its Flora.* 
PHANEROGAME^ OR FLOWERING PLANTS.— EX OGEN./E. 
Ranuncdlace^. 
Hepatica triloba^ Chaix. Penitentiary Bush. May 8th, 1859. 
Ranunculus abortwus, L. Union Street. May 8th, 1859. 
B. acris, L. Cataraqui Creek. June 25th, 1859. 
Galtha palustn's^ L. Cataraqui Cemetery, Waterloo. May 6th, 1860. 
Aquilegia Canadensis^ L. Haldimand Cove. May 20th, 1859. 
• The accompanying ia not merely an enumeration of plants observed in the neighborhood, but is a list of beaatifiiUy 
prepared Bpecimens, for which the author obtained a first prize in the Natural History Class of Queen's College. — O. L. 
