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would have added to the beauty of any garden, Mimulus Lewisii, the 

 Western monkey-flower, being one of the most conspicuous. To my 

 mind none of the species in ordinary cultivation are at all to be com- 

 pared with it. On a ledge of rock grew a solitary clump of Epilobium 

 latifolium,butitsdwarf habitand larger flowers make it much more attrac- 

 tive than its weed-like brother E. spicatum which grew near it. Beside 

 and in every rivulet grew Caltha leptosepala, in general appearance not 

 at all like Caltha palustris, the marsh marigold or cowslip of the East ; 

 the flowers are bluish-white instead of yellow, and the whole plant is 

 much smaller than Caltha palusttis. The porcupine was the largest 

 animal seen while we were on this mountain, although there must have 

 been caribou, bear, deer and mountain goats in considerable numbers, 

 as fresh tiacks were seen every day, but we never caught a glimpse of 

 the animals themselves. 



Besides the locality near our camp which I have mentioned, colo- 

 nies of the Hoary Marmot were found in many other places ; with them 

 were frequently Parry's Spermophile ( Spermophylus empetra) and the 

 Little Chief Hare ( Lugo my s princeps ), although the spermophile pre- 

 ferred more open ground in which it could burrow easily. It is one of 

 the largest of the ground squirrels, and was our principal food while on 

 the mountain ; we found its flesh to be delicate in flavour, tender, and 

 much to be preferred to that of the marmot. Tfje Little Chief Hare is 

 an exceedingly interesting animal, and much has yet to be learned of 

 its habits. Very little larger than the common rat, it is a typical hare 

 in appearance as well as structure, with many of the habits of the 

 common hare of Eastern Canada. Small and much the colour of the 

 rocks which it frequents, it is seldom seen except when it attracts 

 attention by its sharp whistle, and as the whistle is generally given 

 just as it dives into a safe place among the rocks, specimens are 

 not as a rule easy to procure. They are said to hibernate in nests 

 made of moss,dried leaves and similar material, but it is hard to believe 

 that so much time is spent in the careful cutting and drying of leaves 

 that are to be used in the composition of a nest and not for food, when 

 everywhere about are dried leaves of all sorts and sizes, and in suffi- 

 cient quantity to furnish homes for all the animals that frequent the 

 place ; but it is said that they eat nothing when in winter quarters. 



