. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1992 Catling, Catling, and McKay-Kuja: Rice Lake Plains 79 Dundonald sandy loam, Pontypool sand, over 800' Bondhead sandy loam or mosaic over 800'. 44° 05 44°00' 44°05' Castleton 44°00 78° 15 ONTARIO 78°00' 5 miles 10km Figure 3. Extent of Dundonald sandy loam, Pontypool sand and Bondhead sandy loam in the region south of Rice Lake all over 800' in elevation. After Hoffman and Acton (1974). seems likely that a group of botanists in Kingston attempted to continue after Lawson left, under the name "Kingston Botanical Society", but there is no record of
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1992 Catling, Catling, and McKay-Kuja: Rice Lake Plains 79 Dundonald sandy loam, Pontypool sand, over 800' Bondhead sandy loam or mosaic over 800'. 44° 05 44°00' 44°05' Castleton 44°00 78° 15 ONTARIO 78°00' 5 miles 10km Figure 3. Extent of Dundonald sandy loam, Pontypool sand and Bondhead sandy loam in the region south of Rice Lake all over 800' in elevation. After Hoffman and Acton (1974). seems likely that a group of botanists in Kingston attempted to continue after Lawson left, under the name "Kingston Botanical Society", but there is no record of a meeting after 1864, nor is there any record of their publication of annals. Since the west- ern portion of the Rice Lake Plains is in Northumberland County, and Macoun is known to have visited the plains, his list of Northumberland plants may have been a valuable source of informa- tion, but it is doubtful that it was ever published, and it is possible that Adams' (1928) reference to it is based on Lawson's notice of the reading and indica- tion of intent to publish. This possibility would explain why Adams did not provide page numbers. Most of the Macoun material in the National Archives dates after 1881, and the manuscript list was not found in archival materials of other contem- porary botanists such as Asa Gray and A. T. Drummond, nor have those who have worked exten- sively with older botanical literature been able to find it (W. G. Dore, M. Shchepanek, J. H. Soper, W. A. Waiser, personal communications). Fortunately, Macoun made many references to the Rice Lake Plains in various publications, which although rare, are readily available. His Catalogue of Canadian plants (1883, 1884, 1886a, 1886b, 1888, 1890a, 1890b) and to a lesser extent some of his other publications (, Macoun 1876; Macoun and Gibson 1876, 1877) contain scattered references to the Rice Lake Plains. Macoun mostly reported plants that were geographically limited in eastern Ontario. Thus, his rep
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