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lowing : MaJionia, two species ; Acer glabrum ; Spircea, 

 several species; " Sallal" (Gaultheria shallon, of Pursh) ; 

 Rubus and Ribes, several species ; Lonicera, two species ; 

 Viburnum opulus ; Vacciniiim, several species ; Panax horridus. 

 [By this last I conceive to be meant the Bois piquant, or 

 " Prickly ash," a species of Aralia (?) Common in the damp 

 vallies of the north-west coast, and re-appearing near the heads 

 of Peace River and elsewhere along the verge of the Rocky 

 Mountains.] 



(c). On the Cascade Range: Abies amabilis, Doug, [also 

 found on the lower lands] ; A. grandis ; Picea nobilis, Don. 

 [balsamea, Doug. ?], &c. [In this section are alse noticeable a 

 fine red-flowering Rhododendron, (macrophyUum of Don.) ; two 

 varieties of 31enziesia (often mistaken for Heath) ; and among 

 the numerous cyperaceous plants and Equisetse the American 

 Hellebore [Veratrum viride) is very common.] 



(d.) [Approaching the Columbia River : As the valleys 

 assume the Prairie character Pinus ponderosa and Larix occiden- 

 talis become common, as already mentioned (Supra). Dr. Lyall 

 remarks : " The vegetation here is of a very different character 

 " from that on the other side of the Cascade Mountains, and 

 " bears indications of much drier climate. A good many of the 

 " plants found in this region are strictly local in their distribu- 

 " tion. Some of the orders such as Ranuncidacew, Vacciniaceaiy 

 11 Liliacew, &c, of which species are so plentiful in the first 

 " region, have here comparatively few representatives ; whilst 

 " others, such as Leguminosew, Onagracew, Polemoniacece, &c. 

 " are more common in this district and give a character to the 

 " vegetation." 



I may mention cursorily that the Dwarf Sunflower {Helian- 

 thus petriolaris, Nutt.), here very common and characteristic, 

 extends into British Columbia, as far nearly as Alexandria, the 

 natives gathering its seed, and also preparing its root for food. 

 The Flat-leaved Cactus, (Opuntia Missouriensis) too, extends to 

 a point some miles above Alexandria, and downwards along the 

 Fraser as far back as the Forks of the Thompson. It is also 

 found in small patches on dry knolls on certain islands in the 

 Gulf of Georgia ; but not elsewhere in the northern section 

 except, as before mentioned, on Peace River, near Dunvegan, 

 where it was noticed by Mr. Macoun.J 



