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to be collected with less trouble. The rocks, even to the wa- 

 ter's edge, were covered with various species of lichens and 

 mosses, and the scuta? of the Peltidceas had a beautiful ap- 

 pearance when contrasted with the dark colours of the tripe 

 de roche (Gyraphorae,) and without rising from the rock on 

 which I was seated, I collected upwards of twenty species of 

 cryptogamic plants. I quitted with regret this favoured 

 cradle of cryptogamic vegetation, but found the phenogamous 

 plants equally curious, though less abundant. On our return, 

 we observed the remains of an Indian lodge, which consisted 

 of a few poles, supporting a covering of dried branches, while 

 the sides were open. There remained also a number of fish- 

 hooks of a curious construction, which will be afterwards men- 

 tioned. 



18th.— We now returned to Salmon Cove, which well me- 

 rits its name. The quantity of salmon around us was asto- 

 nishing, so that it was not possible to let a stone fall from the 

 vessel without it touching some of them. On landing, I pro- 

 ceeded about three miles into the country, along the margins 

 of the rivulet. Every pool was filled with salmon, and many 

 of them were continuing their progress up the shallow water. 

 On my return I killed a number, which I brought to the ship. 

 Encouraged by my success, a party of the men were sent to 

 procure more fish, which they easily did, and I availed my- 

 self of the opportunity of going farther into the country, which 

 abounded in marsh plants; but the most interesting specimen 

 was two plants belonging to the natural order of Saxifrages, 

 and on returning to the ship I found my prize was the Ro- 

 manzowiaUnaloschensis of Chamisso. The salmon which we 

 found on this coast were those named hunch-backed by Captain 

 Vancouver. At the spawning season the difference of confi- 

 guration between the male and female fish is so great, that at 

 first sight they could scarcely be suspected to belong to the 

 same species. The female had little remarkable in its appear- 

 ance, being the usual shape of salmon. The body of the male 

 was remarkably compressed, and the back very sharp, from 

 the arched appearance of his dorsal swelling ; when cut into, it 

 was found to be composed entirely of cellular matter. The 

 snout was very long, and furnished with long teeth, the upper 



