14 Mr. T. Tatum on two new species of Carabus /rom Asia. Milium pungens of Torrey. Asplenium melanocaulon closely re-sembling our A. trichomanes occurred here, and at several other places in crevices of the rocks. Kingston Mills, the last station on the canal to which I re-ferred, was not examined at all at this time, but as during a subsequent residence at Kingston in 1845-6, I had frequent opportunities of collecting in that neighbourhood, I mention the more interesting results here to render the account of the district more complete. At Kingston Mills the canal is carried through a deep glen, surrounded by rounded hills of granite protruding through the limestone strata, and then unites with the Cataragui river, a broad, sluggish stream with extensive marshy banks which bear a profusion of Acorus Calamus. On one of the southern declivities of the granite with a very scanty covering of soil, the Corydalis glauca reappears in great profusion and beauty, accompanied by Silene antirrhina, Aspi-dium rufidulum and Polygonum cilinode, a remarkable species sending long runners to a distance of ten or twelve feet over the rocks. Arabis hirsuta, Lepidium ruderale and Turritis stricta were found more sparingly in the same situation. In the damp valley itself, among the under brush composed of Lonicera and Ribes prostratum, Cornus canadensis with Anoplon biflorum made their appearance. The latter, the Orobanche uniflora of older authors, occurs very sparingly ; and of another uncommon spe-cies, the Ranunculus fascicularis, I only observed one small patch. From this catalogue it will be observed that the vegetation of this district (which lies in about 76° W. longitude and between 44° and 45° N. lat.) resembles much more that of the lower or eastern than of the upper section of the province ; and the rarity as well as the poor appearance of the Podophyllum peltatum and Zanthoxylon americanum, when they do occur — species abundant in Western Canada — show that they nearly reach their northern and eastern limit at the Bideau Canal. IV. — Description of two new species of Carabus from Asia. By T. Tatum, Esq. Carabus lithariophorus. Entirely of a bright jet-black. Head rather large and smooth, with two deep indentations between the antennae. Palpi with the extreme joints strongly securiform. Antenna long and tapering, the last seven joints of a rusty brown colour. Thorax broad, rather flat and smooth except near the lateral and posterior mar-
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