1827, JULY. PLANTS COLLECTED 281 



Mr. Jones received me with every demonstration of kindness, and politely 

 invited me to his house and said that I should be no stranger during my 

 stay. Returned home at midday and put some plants in order. Very 

 warm and cloudy. 



Monday, 16th. Arranged the following plants collected on my way 

 from Norway House : 



(107) Cucumis sp., annual; flowers white; leaves five-lobed ; in 

 shady places, banks of rivers ; abundant western shores of Lake Winnipeg 

 and Red River. 



(108) (?) aquatic ; abundant in still waters, in all shallow muddy 



bays of Lake Winnipeg. 



(109) (?) aquatic ; abundant with the former. 



(110) Populus trepida,} Lake Winnipeg. 



Betula papyracea, in some parts this attains a great size, 18 inches 

 to 2|- feet diameter, 40 to 80 high ; Lake Winnipeg. 



(111) Alnus sp. ; a common tree, with the two former ; this is no 

 doubt A. glutinosa ; attains a considerable size. 



(112) Carex sp. ; small, in all dry shady woods, among Hypnum ; 

 Lake Winnipeg. 



(113) Stellaria glauca, on the limestone and granite rocks of Lake 

 Winnipeg ; found in conjunction with Potentilla tridentata. 



(114) Ribes sp. ; leaves somewhat five-lobed, serrate, smooth ; 

 flowers erect, faint yellow, tinted with purple ; berry appears to be 

 hirsute ; abundant ; a strong bush. 



(115) Gnaphalium sp. ; perhaps dioecious ; on the granite rocks. 



(116) Poa sp. ; perennial ; a low grass, in dry light or rocky 

 situations. 



(117) Carex sp. ; abundant in dry open woods. 



(118) Poa sp. ; perennial ; a fine low-growing plant in rocky places ; 

 abundant at Norway House, Lake Winnipeg. 



(119) CaprifoUwn* sp. ; leaves smooth, glaucous under; flowers 

 yellow -rose ; a slender plant ; outskirts of woods, Norway House. 



(120) Vaccinium sp. ; flowers yellowish-white ; in woody places ; 

 abundant at Norway House. 



(121) Ledum latifolium ; in marshy grounds ; abundant among 

 Sphagnum. 



(122) Vaccinium buxi folium ; in dry open and rocky situations ; 

 abundant at Norway House. 



(123) .Rosa sp. ; flowers fine pink colour, fragrant ; a low, slender, 

 twiggy plant ; in woody places. 



(124) Umbelliferae, 18 inches to 2 feet high ; in damp open woods 

 and low meadows ; plentiful. 



(125) Shepherdia, in fruit ; abundant on the River Winnipeg, forming 

 the underwood on the banks of creeks ; 3 to 5 feet high ; in fruit. 



(126) Hippophae, in fruit ; found in the same places with the former 

 plants ; 4 to 6 feet high ; more slender than it. 



1 Populus tremuloides, Sargent, Silva N. Am. ix. p. 158. 



2 Lonicera, Benth. and Hook, f . Gen. PI. ii. p. 5. 



