268 DOUGLAS' JOURNAL 



Will see it in the morning. I must mention the particular attention of 

 Mr. Rowand, and the manner of conferring it. Thinking that they would 

 be better to have the paper changed, he had them in his presence examined 

 by Mr. Drummond, who was there at that time, but who is now at Carlton 

 House. This was kind. Morning frosty ; minimum 30, maximum 49 ; 

 showery, with high wind. 



Tuesday, 22nd. Fatigued so much with yesterday's walking that no 

 sleep could be had ; rose at daybreak and had my box opened ; found the 

 seeds in much better order than could be expected from the trouble the 

 person had before he reached this place. Only eighteen papers had 

 suffered, amongst which I am exceedingly sorry to say is Paeonia. This 

 one of the finest plants in the collection. It often happens that the best 

 goes first. 



Rubus sp. ; Lewis and Clarke's River. 



Rubus sp. 



Uvularia, perennial. 



Anemone sp. ; perennial. 



Syngenesia sp. ; perennial. 



Oenothera sp. ; annual ; small ; flowers white. 



Vaccinium sp. ; on the summit of the high mountains. 



Malva sp. ; perennial ; tall. 



Hexandria, Monogynia, 339 of 1825. 



Polygynia, Dipentagynia. 



Phlox, different from Phlox speciosa. 



(152) Lupinus, flowers golden-yellow. 



Ribes sp. ; on the mountains of Lewis and Clarke's River. 



(165) Pentstemon sp. ; P. on the mountains of Lewis and Clarke's River. 



(99) P. sp. ; perennial. 



(71) Pentstemon sp. ; shrubby. 



Seeds or plants should be enclosed in soldered tin-boxes to prevent 

 wet or moisture and placed in strong wooden boxes. Fortunately my 

 shirts were in the box, so they absorbed the moisture. However, from my 

 very small stock being entirely rotten I can at the moment ill spare them.j 



Wednesday 23rd to Saturday 26th. The lateness of the season affording 

 nothing in plants, Viola canadensis, V. pedata, and a few Crramineae were the 

 only plants found here in a perfect state no mosses. Killed one male 

 small pheasant of the plains, which was preserved. This is the same so 

 common on the dry sandy wastes of the Columbia. The country here 

 is undulating, low stunted pines, on the banks of the river, Populus, Betula, 

 and Salix, and a scanty herbage of herbaceous plants. ^A fine young 

 Calumet Eagle, two years old, sex unknown, I had off Mr. Rowand ; brought 

 from the Cootanie lands situated in the bosom of the Rocky Mountains 

 near the headwaters of the Saskatchewan River. His plumage is much 

 destroyed by the boys, who had deprived him of those in the tail that were 

 just coming to their true colour. Many strange stories are told of this bird 

 as to strength and ferocity, such as carrying off young deer entire, killing 

 full-grown Long-tailed deer, and so on. Certain it is, he is both powerful 

 and ferocious. I have seen all other birds leave their prey on his approach, 



