PIPER—-FLORA OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. 13 
reaching the mouth of the Clearwater July 24. Douglas collected 
about the present site of Lewiston and in the adjacent Craig Moun- 
tains until the 80th. July 31 he started overland for Kettle Falls, 
which he reached August 4, going by way of Old Fort Spokane. 
Here he remained until the 18th, when he proceeded to Fort Okano- 
gan on horseback, thence down the Columbia, reaching Vancouver 
August 31. The remainder of this season was spent in a trip to the 
head of the Umpqua River, where he discovered the sugar pine, near 
the present site of Roseburg. On March 20, 1827, he started for 
England, going up the Columbia to Kettle Falls on foot. From here 
he made his way across the continent to Hudson Bay, whence he sailed 
in a whaling ship. 
On Douglas’s second journey he reached the Columbia June 3, 1831. 
Most of this season was spent in the Blue Mountains region, where 
he collected “ one hundred new species ” of plants. From October 10 
until December 23 he was at the mouth of the Columbia. From then 
until October 23, 1832, he was in California and the Sandwich 
Islands. Reaching the Columbia again October 28, 1832, he spent 
the fall collecting mosses and seaweeds along the coast. In the 
spring of 1833 he again ascended the Columbia, reaching Fort Oka- 
nogan April 9. The early part of the summer was spent on Fraser 
River, but all his collections were lost by the upsetting of his canoe, 
and Douglas barely escaped with his life. July 15, 1833, he was 
again at Walla Walla, whence he made excursions for the third time 
into the Blue Mountains. October 18, 1833, he sailed from the mouth 
of the Columbia. The extent and amount of this man’s collections 
during the three seasons he spent in the Northwest almost surpass 
belief. 
His collections are described in Hooker’s Flora Boreali- Americana. 
A few of his duplicates are in the Gray Herbarium, but the most 
complete set is at Kew. 
SCOULER. 
Dr. John Scouler (1804-1871) was the companion of Douglas on 
his first journey. His collections were confined to the single season 
of 1825. During April and May he collected with Douglas mainly 
at the mouth of the Columbia and at Fort Vancouver. From June 
until September Scouler spent on a trip to Nootka Sound and return, 
during which he is said to have visited nearly every harbor along 
that stretch of coast. Some of his specimens are labeled “ Straits 
of de Fuca; ” others “ Nootka Sound.” The best set is in the Brit- 
ish Museum. Scouler’s manuscript journal is in the possession of the 
Oregon Historical Society and, it is stated, will soon be published. 
