McSwain, J. & Bain F. (1891) List of Prince Edward Island Plants. ”Published by the Natural History 
     
     Society of Prince Edward Island July 1891 8 pages. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     / have extracted below all of the native trees from a list of the Latin names of 430 vascular plants occurring on 
     
     Prince Edward island, that was printed as an eight page pamphlet by the Natural History Society of Prince Edward 
     
     Island in 78.9 7. The authors of the pamphlet were John McSwain and Francis Bain, two members of the Society. 
     
     Francis Bain is well known in island natural history (see Bain 1890), but / have no information on John McSwain 
     
     other than that contained in Erskine. The list includes all of the native trees except jack pine, ironwood, and — what 
     
     can only be an oversight, since they are listed in Bain’s 7890 Natural History of the island — the two ash species. 
     
     There were two additions to the list printed as single sheets in 7894 and 7899, though these did not contain any 
     
     of the missing trees. The list is a sign of the growing interest in the island '3 flora and the botanical competence 
     
     achieved by local persons at the end of the nineteenth century. By the way, the copy that / consulted was a 
     
     photocopy of an autographed original that Francis Bain had sent to an American botanist who subsequently donated 
     
     it to the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. A copy is now available at the UPE/ Library. 
     
    
   
   
    
     REFERENCE: Erskine, D. S. (1960) The Plants of Prince Edward island. Publication 1088, Canada Department of 
     
     Agriculture. p. 7. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The map/95‘- ACERACEAE Acer Pennsylvanicum 
     
     A. spicatum 
     
     A. saccharinum 
     
     A. rubrum 
     
     The cherries. ROSACEAE Prunus Virginiana 
     
     P. Pennsylvanica 
     
     P. depressa 
     
     P. serotina [p. 2] 
     
     Elm. ULMACEAE Ulmus Americana 
     
     Oak, beech CUPULIFERAE Quercus rubra 
     
     and hazel. Fagus ferruglnea 
     
     Corylus rostrata [p. 5] 
     
     The birches BETULACEAE Betula excelsa or lutea 
     
     and alders. B papyracea 
     
    
   
   
    
     A. alba var. populifolia [sic] 
     
     Alnus incana 
     
     A. serrulata 
     
    
   
   
    
     The willows SALICACEAE Salix Muhlenberginia or humilis 
     
     and poplars. S. discolor 
     
    

    
     Populus tremuloides 
     
    

    
     Populus grandidentata 
     
    

    
     P. balsamifera 
     
    
   
   
    
     CONIFERAE Pinus resinosa 
     
     P. Strobus [sic] 
     
     Abies alba 
     
     A. nigra 
     
     A. Canadensis 
     
     A. balsamea 
     
     Larix Americana 
     
     Thuja occidentalis [p. 6] 
     
    
   
   
    
     The conifers. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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