1827, JUNE. PLANTS COLLECTED 275 



(40) Ribes ; flowers faint white ; abundant in conjunction with the 

 former. 



(41) Viburnum sp. ; a low shrub ; in woods ; flowers white. 



(42) Prunus sp. ; common on the banks of rivers, with the following : 



(43) Prunus sp. ; a more slender shrub than the former. 



(44) Salix sp. ; male and female ; a shrub 10 to 14 feet high ; creeks 

 and springs ; abundant. 



(45) Conradia * (Nuttall) ; abundant on the plains ; this I found 

 on the Columbia in abundance. 



(46) Acer sp. ; a small shrubby tree ; Carlton and Cumberland ; sugar 

 is made from the species in small quantities. 



(47) Mespilus canadensis 2 : abundant anywhere. 



(48) Betula sp. ; tall tree, canoe birch ; abundant in the woody parts 

 of the Saskatchewan. 



(49) Mentha viridis ; in mossy woods. 



(50) Corallorrhiza innata ; in shady pinewoods ; abundant. 



(51) Carex sp. ; small, in low open woods. 



(52) Rubus ; abundant at Cumberland ; sometimes with five leaves. 



(53) Aralia sp. ; perennial ; a strong plant ; in shady woods ; 

 abundant. 



(54) Cerastium sp. ; perennial ; on the plains ; abundant in all soils. 



(55) Ribes sp. ; leaves smooth ; peduncle slender ; flowers brown ; 

 abundant in the woods ; thrives well in moist situations. 



(56) Salix, male and female ; 10 to 15 feet high ; in all wet grounds 

 at Cumberland. 



(57) Leontodon sp. ; abundant everywhere on the plains at Carlton. 



(58) Ranunculus sp. ; perennial ; in marshy grounds around Cumber- 

 land ; abundant. 



(59) Trientalis americana ; in woods ; plentiful. 



(60) Draba sp. ; annual ; abundant around Carlton. 



(61) Thlaspi sp. ; annual ; in the same situations. 



(62) Sisymbrium sp. ; annual ; a tall strong plant ; found sparingly 

 on the upper parts of the river. 



(63) Didynamia, perennial ; imperfect ; rare ; near Carlton. 



(64) Astragalus sp. ; small ; flowers fine purple-blue ; 4 to 8 inches 

 high ; very abundant, in thick clumps, on the upper parts of the river. 



(65) var. alba of the preceding ; rare. 



(66) A. campestris 3 ; a fine plant, 12 inches high ; in rocky and 

 gravelly places ; this is also found on the higher parts of the Columbia. 



(67) A. succulentus 4 (Franklin's App.) ; abundant from Bear Hills to 

 Carlton. 



(68) Oxytropis argentata 5 ; abundant on the plains. I have marked 

 the following : 



1 Macranthera, Benth. and Hook. f. Gen. PI. ii. p. 971. 



2 Amelanchier canadensis, S. Wats. Bibl. Ind. N. Am. Bot. p. 272. 



3 Oxytropis campestris, Ledeb. Fl. Ross. i. p. 591. 



4 Astragalus caryocarpus, S. Wats. Bibl. Ind. N. Am. Bot. p. 192. 



5 ? Oxytropis nana, S. Wats. loc. cit., p. 246. 



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