“is good, is ripe from July to October. 
It is very abundant, and much esteemed by 
the inhabitants, who dry it in the sun, and 
sometimes make it into a kind of cake, for 
winter use. It will, I doubt not, become 
a valuable addition to the dessert, and 
probably be useful for making wine, as it 
possesses a great portion of saccharine 
jelly. I haveseen it in from forty to forty- 
nine degrees N. lat. and according to Mr. 
Menzies, who discovered it, and Dr. 
ata » is — at Noolka Sound. 

woody parts ef the coast, being rarely 
seen above 100 miles from it, or beyond 
the influence of the sea breeze. The young 
shoots are the favorite winter — of the 
Elk and other kinds of deer.” 
