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not describe them. But in the main the botanist lias to 

 fall back upon the descriptions of Nuttall, Douglas, 

 Robert Brown, llichardson and Drunimond, and as these 

 authorities are not easy of access, many specimens have to 

 be set aside when one is on the field for further study. 

 Thus there is accumulated material for delightful future 

 investigation, in prosecuting which months afterwards, it 

 may be, the joys of the excursion are gone over again. 



It was in the month of June, 1897. that the plants 

 classified below were mainly collected, k'lome of them 

 were obtained earlier and later, and sent by friends — a 

 few from California, although they also belong to the 

 mountain and coast ranges within Ca.iadian territory. 

 Altogether this western collection, now leposited in the 

 Cabinet of the Natural History Museum, embraces about 

 300 species, any of which are sekbm meu with in the 

 neighborhood of Montreal. 



GRAMINEiE. 



ANDROPOGON L. Sp. 



Andropogon ScoPARius MiCHX. — Broom Beardgrass. — 

 Broadview. June. 



ANTHOXANTHUM L. Sp. 



Anthoxanthum odouatum L. — Sweet Vernal Grass. — 

 Laggan. June. 



SAVASTANA Schrank. 



Savastana alpina (S.W.) Scribner. — Alpine Holygrass. 

 — Banfi'. June. 



STIPA L. Sp. 



Stipa comata Tpjn. and Rupr. — Western Stipa. — ■ 

 Kamloops. June. 



Stipa Spartea Trin. — Porcupine Grass. — Wolseley. 

 June. 



