DOUGLAS' JOURNAL 



May 1th. (176) Caprifolium 1 sp. ; corolla golden-yellow before 

 expansion, after, tinged with a bright red ; style hirsute ; tube hirsute 

 half-way up inside ; leaves sub-amplexicaul ; floral leaves connate ; this 

 agrees perfectly with C. ciliosum 2 of Pursh. Nuttall supposes this to be 

 a mere variety of C. parviflorum? which is incorrect, more in them [sic] 

 than his generic description of Mahonia from Berberis ; abundant on the 

 rapids of the Columbia. Seeds of this fine plant are sent. 



Geum marked 174 and 107 are the same. 



Lupinus sp., 49 ; var. flore albo ; this I doubt not will prove L. villosus 

 of Pursh ; only two plants of this beautiful variety. 



(177) Galium sp., boreale (?), on dry gravel and rocky places near 

 rivers ; abundant. 



(178) Caulophyllum (?) ihalictroides (?) ; shady dry woods ; very 

 plentiful. 



(179) Arenaria (?), annual ; dry natural meadows ; plentiful. 



(180) Oxalis sp., perennial; a small species, scarcely 4 or 5 inches 

 high ; flowers yellow ; on the edges of woods, in light soil. 



(181) Pyrola aphylla ; in thick shady dry woods among moss, in soil 

 composed of the leaves ot Juniperus and Taxus ; frequents the same 

 situations as Monotropia. It was with much pleasure I found this curious 

 little plant, which will I think on careful examination be found to differ 

 from the description, it has a profusion of bracteate leaves, is parasitic on 

 decayed wood like Monotropa.oi Orobanche. Style declining; stamens 

 bent upwards, about 70 specimens of this singular plant I collected which 

 will I am confident find admirers ; I am very glad to be enabled to confirm 

 this plant, as it is still by some persons said not to exist ; I have little 

 doubt but it agrees with that I saw in the possession of Mr. Menzies ; his 

 specimen, however, was imperfect. 



May 10th. Made a journey down the river as far as the ocean for the 

 purpose of transporting the remainder of my property ; returned on 

 Monday 16th. Collected the following plants on my journey : 



(182) Ck&iranthus sp. (?), biennial or perennial ; flowers bright yellow ; 

 on the banks of the river ; only one plant. 



(183) Sedum sp., perennial ; flowers yellow ; rocks ; very plentiful. 



(184) Arbutus sp. ; leaves ovate, oblong, entire, glabrous on the upper 

 side, glaucous on the under ; raceme axillary ; peduncle pubescent ; an 

 obtuse bractea at the foot of each ; calyx minute, five-cleft, white ; corolla 

 nearly entire, partially revolute, white and very fragrant ; pistil double 

 the length of the corolla, filaments at the base, very pubescent ; wood 

 hard and brittle, of a white colour ; bark smooth, yellow, not unlike the 

 second bark of Betula. This very ornamental tree, which attains the height 

 of 60 feet and sometimes 2 in diameter, differs in some measure from the 

 description of A. laurifolia and does not agree with A. Menziesii. The 

 leaves on the young shoots where there are no flowers answer the description 

 of A. laurifolia. I have little doubt it is that noble species ; the fruit is not 



1 Lonicera, Benth. and Hook. f. Gen. PL ii. p. 5. 



2 Lonicera ciliosa, A. Gray, Syn. El. N. Am. i. n. p. 16. 



3 Lonicera glauca, A. Gray, loc. cit., p. 18. 



