122 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



sand-banks an CEnothera was common and 

 very attractive. 



I must not forget the berry-bearing 

 plants, which were numerous, particularly 

 on the slopes where the high forest had been 

 burnt, — cranberries, bear-berries, crow-ber- 

 ries, partridge berries, and so forth. Some 

 of these were most interesting and attrac- 

 tive; the last-named was, I think, a dwarf 

 Gaultheria, creeping along the ground al- 

 most like thyme, with its festoons orna- 

 mented at intervals by pure white, pearl-like 

 fruits. But I must not omit the edible 

 berries. There were thickets of raspberries 

 in every direction, and nothing could have 

 been more delicious than their fruit. It 

 yielded, when pressed, an admirable syrup, 

 wholly unconnected with raspberry vinegar, 

 for which, even in my school-days, I had no 

 great taste. A wine-glass of this syrup, 

 added to a tumbler of iced water, was a 

 glorious beverage for a thirsty soul. In the 

 open spaces wild strawberries were plentiful, 

 particularly at the edge of the sandy beaches, 



