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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
Letter from M. E. ВопнЁват, Botanist to Capt. PALLISER’ S 
British North American Exploring Expedition. Addressed to 
Sir W. J. Ноокен, F.R.S., F.L.S., and communicated by him. 
з [Read March 3rd, 1859.] 
Fort Garry, Saskatchewan, 
June 7th, 1858. 
Srg,—As you received the first letter, sent from Fort Garry, 
I need not detain you with а description of the little collection 
I was enabled to make, while almost daily upon the rivers and 
lakes, hemmed in on all sides by dense forests, to the Fort just 
named. 
I commenced my herborizations June 12th, upon the Ile Royale, 
situated on Lake Superior, where the vegetation had hardly com- 
menced. The Alders and Willows were in flower on the banks 
of the island, and by their sides large banks of ice still existed 
under the rocks. This island is thoroughly wooded, and especially 
with two Abies (alba and balsamifera), Betula papyracea, and the 
Thuya. The same day we landed at the entrance of the Kami- 
nistoquoiah River, Fort William ; but the shortness of the stay 
did not enable me to make excursions in that place. From that 
time it was only during the hours of rest and at the portages that 
T could gather a few specimens ; the indifferent accommodation in 
our boat did not permit of a large collection being made, from 
the difficulty of preserving it from damp. I have been delighted 
to learn that you have received the plants in a good state of pre- 
LINN. PROC.—BOTANY. B 
