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The remaining locilities from which specimens were obtained 

 are Gardner's Channel, Kamino River and Mountain, Kitimat 

 Inlet and River. 



These rocky and deep inlets represent fully two degrees of 

 latitude ; but, at least along the lower elevations skirting the 

 shores, afford the same flora throughout. About forty species 

 were collected on them, not including about fifteen repetitions 

 of plants found at the first mentioned localities. To them may 

 also be added eight or nine grasses gathered in the Kitimat 

 country. 



Out of one hundred and twenty species about thirty pertain 

 strictly to the Western flora, and are not known to occur east of 

 the Rocky Mountains ; the rest, however, may be met with 

 east of the mountains in various localities, some on the prairies 

 or along their borders, and others in the wood d regions. Five 

 or six species may be classed among the sub Arctic plants, viz., 

 one Menziesia, two Andromedas, Saxifruga Aizoon and S. 

 cest halt's. It may be remarked that the Andromeda cupres- 

 sina (Hooker) which occurs among the Kamino plants and 

 which is apparently confined to the mountains of the Pacific 

 slope, is closely allied to, yet essentially different from, the 

 Andromeda tetragona of Baffins Bay and the Arctic coast. 

 The latter was the plant upon which Dr. Rae relied for fuel 

 when he wintered in the Esquimaux country at Repulse Bay. 



The botanists of Montreal should feel greatly indebted to Mr. 

 Richardson for this contribution to their knowledge of the 

 Pacific coast flora, and for his still untiring assiduity in the pur- 

 suit of scientific objects ; the more so as botany is not the 

 particular branch of science in which he is officially engaged. 



LIST OF SPECIES. 

 Near Victoria, Vancouver Island, May 1st to 10th. 



Ranunculus recurvatus, Bong. Hooked Crowfoot. 



R. occidentals ? Nutt. M. S. S. 



Delphinium Menziesii, De Candolle. 



Cardamine angulata, Hooker. 



Capsella bursa pastoris, Linn. Shepherd's Purse. 



Viola rotund/folia, Miehx. Round leaved Violet. 



" cucullata Ait., var. cordata. 

 Cerastium arvense, Linn. Field Chickweed. 

 Claytonia alsinoides, Sims. (= C. Unalaschkensis, Fischer.) 

 Calandrinia JJenziesii, Hooker. 



