82 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
Nova Scotia: ('(lf,^c of fresh-water pond, Sahle Island, Aug. 21, 
1913, Harold St. Joliii, no. 1,271 (type in (iray Ilerh.). 
This endemic variety differs from all the other known varieties 
of Lailii/rus iHilustri.s in having the leaves l)roadest near the tip, and 
tapering gradually to a cuneate base. 
FL, Fr. — August. 
EMPETRACEAE. 
Empetrum nigrum L. Very al)undant on the low undulating 
dunes and sheltered slopes in the more stable parts of the island. 
The juicy, attractively colored, but unpleasantly flavored berries 
form a part of the food of the birds that visit the island, especially 
the Curlews. They are sometimes used by the residents of the is- 
land in the manufacture of a slightly alcoholic drink. The berries 
are crushed, then after the addition of sugar or molasses the juice is 
put in a dark air-tight receptacle until the fermentation takes place. 
J. Divighf, Jr. (D. pp. 9 & 12) noticed that a large part of the island 
"is carpeted with the evergreen Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum h.)." 
J. Macoun also comments upon its abundance (M. p. 215A, 216A 
& 218A). It is listed by //. T. Giissow. H. St. John, nos. 1,269 and 
1,270 (H). 
Fr. — iVugust and September. 
AQUIFOLIACEAE. 
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray. Occasional on the dry slopes of 
shifting dunes. //. St. John, no. 2,041 (H). 
Not observed in flower or fruit. 
ACER ACE AE. 
Acer platanoides L. One sapling surviving at Life Saving 
Station, No. 3. In 1901 in the large planting there were 500 of these 
trees set out. //. St. John, no. 1,272 (H). 
RHAMNACEAE. 
Rhamnus Frangula L. A few ragged shrubs still surviving at 
Gourd eau Park. None of them exceed 2 feet in height. In 1901 
there were 100 bushes of this set out. H. St. John, no. 1,273 (H). 
MALVACEAE. 
[./. B. Gilpin (G. p. 18-9) in 1858 devotes a single paragraph to 
the flora, beginning with, "A Botanist would give a scientific list of 
