Norton,-The Botanical Survey of Maine


  He remarked that " Ulmus fulva" was a native tree of the island
"but only two or three trees remain standing" and these cruelly
stripped of their bark.
  From this place he returned to Bangor and prepared for the final
stage of his survey, an exploration of the hard-wood forests of York
County. He states that he devoted three weeks to this section, and
his diary closes on October 27, with an excursion to Kennebunk Beach
for marine algae, which were washed ashore there in large quantities.
  In February, 1848, he filed the report of his survey with the gover-
nor. This is largely in the nature of a diary of proceedings, divided
by a series of chapters or headings, which show what he tried to ac-
complish. It was submitted as a preliminary report, with the evident
hope that the survey would be continued by the next legislature.
That body was unwilling or unable to make further appropriations
for the purpose, and some of the legislators expressed disappointment
at not having received an illustrated handbook of the flora of the
state, as the result of the ten weeks' work by the State Botanist, so
thé matter was allowed to terminate.
  Dr. Holmes, editor of the Maine Farmer, a weekly newspaper,
appears once more upon the scene, now to rescue from complete
oblivion the "Report of the Botanical Survey." This he published in
his paper under the general title of "Dr. Young's Report." It ap-
peared in eight instalments from March 16 to May 25, 1848; the eight
issues bear the following sub-titles and dates of publication.
  March 16: [Letter of Transmittal]; Botanical Report of Mt. Katahdin.
  April 13: Botany of Mt. Katahdin (concluded).
         20: Brief Account of Mt. Katahdin.
         27: Exploration of the Coast and Islands.
  May     4: Forests of York County: Species of Oak.
         11: Oak Planting.
         18: Continued.
         25: Concluded.

  No instalment appeared between March 16 and April 13; both of
these issues are devoted to the Botany of Mount Katahdin, wherein
are mentioned forty-two alpine species, with others observed between
the base of the mountain and Hunt's Farm on the East Branch of the
Penobscot River. The fact that the white pine had been nearly all
stripped off along the Wissataquoik previous to that time is note-
worthy.
  In his "Brief Account of Mt. Katahdin," April 20, Dr. Young
reviews the principal facts concerning the ascents of Turner, 1804,


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