The wild lettuce (Lactuea scariola), dandelions, red, white, 

 and yellow clovers, and various foreign grasses are found in 

 abundance. Among the latter was Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire 

 Fog) the pest of British pastures. So far the plants are not 

 numerous, but it will be interesting to observe its behavior on 

 Californian soil. 



A 16-mile stage ride up the river, on a good road, brings 

 us across the main stream and a short distance up the south 

 fork, finds as at Andrews' camp at 8000 ft. alt. with good 

 tents and all needful comforts. This valley, narrow and deep, 

 extends for about twelve miles behind the Sierras and termi- 

 nates at the divide about six miles from one of the sources of 

 Kings River. The stream is small, 10-15 feet wide about 2 feet 

 deep, fairly rapid, ice cold, and alive with fish. 



Its edges are bordered with a continuous line of wil- 

 low Salix lemmoni, birch (B. fontanalis) and cotton wood P. 

 trichocarpa, and a few large pines P. ponderosa. The valley 

 on each side is grey with sage brush (artemesia tridentata) 

 brightened by patches of blue (Lupines) yellow (Eriogonium) 

 scarlet pentstemons and castilleias, and a gilia of wonderful 

 coral hues, or starred with clumps of Gilia pungens and Phlox 

 longituba. 



In the twilight the latter unfolds its petals and difuses its 

 fragrance, while the Phlox which has similarly saluted the day 

 closes. On the Mohave Desert the Gilia Parryi similarly rules 

 the day and G. dichotoma the night. 



Six miles up stream the Gal. Nevada Power Go. has just 

 completed a dam. Here limber pine and tamarack possess the 

 slopes, the aspen replaces the cottonwood and S. geyeriana 

 argentea represents the willow. Here too was my first view 

 of Ledum glandulosm, gorgeous white columbines, various 

 saxifrages, arnicas, pentstemons, etc. The meadows bordering 

 the stream are practically beds of iris shooting stars, scarlet 

 columbine, aconite, polemonium and asters such as are to be 

 found elsewhere throughout the Sierras. 



The si i rubs bordering the meadows near the camp were 

 chiefly Purshia tridentata, Symphoricarpus longifiorus ; Prunus 

 Andersonii (called wild peaches by the children) currants, 

 gooseberry and ceanothus. A coral pink variety of Gilia aggre- 

 gata, a beautiful plant was the most conspicuous plant in this 

 locality. Higher up it was supplanted by Gilia bridgesii. 



Near camp is a power dam full of large but wary trout 

 ten or twelve inches on the average. If you are used in the 

 ways of the species you may come home with some silvery 

 scaled beauties bright as salmon fresh run from the sea. If 

 not, pass on, there are plenty trout all the way to Lake Sabrina, 

 six miles above. 



Pinus ponderosa, tamarack and cottonwood are more 

 abundant and of larger growth here. Ceanothus velutina was 

 here discovered. Arabis davidsonii, Greene, a new species, was 



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