PLATE XVI. 



Scene on a small island near Sitka. Near the rock just below the 

 center may be seen some Blue bells {Campanula sp.). The white- 

 flowered plant with finely divided leaves is Achillea borealis; the one 

 with ternately decompound leaves is Conioselinum gmelini; the fern is 

 Polypodium vulgare; the grass is Hordeum boreale, while the species 

 that is so dominant at the top is Fireweed (Epilobiiim angustifoUum) . 

 Some leaves of a native Currant (Ribes bracteosum) may be seen 

 near the center. 



