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Cook on avery confpicuous mountain *, which lay inland to the north-welt of 
the bay, in lat. 60. 15- 
Berinc, during the fhort ftay he made on the coaft, fent his boat on fhore to 
procure water. That great naturalift, Steller, companion of the voyage, took the 
opportunity of landing. The whole time allotted him was only fix hours; during 
which he colleéted a few plants, and fhot that beautiful {pecies of Jay, Ne 139, 
to which I have given his name. He returned on board with the regret a man of 
his zeal muft feel at the neceffity of fo flight an examination in fo ample a field. 
What he could have done, had circumftances permitted, is evident from the ex- 
cellent collection he formed of natural hiftory refpecting Kamt/chatka, and fome of 
its iflands +. 
Among the plants found by him on the American continent were, Plantago ma- 
jor, Sp. Pl. i. 163; Great Plantane, Fi. Scot. i. 117. K. Virg. : Plantago Afiatica, 
Sp. Pl. i. 163. K.: Polemonium Ceruleam, Sp. Pl. i. 230: Greek Valerian, Aud- 
fon, i. 89. K.: Lonicera Xylofteum, FI. Sib. ill, 129. K.: Ribes Alpinum, Sp. Pl. i. 
2gt. Fl. Scot.i. 146. K.: Ribes groffularia, Sp. Pl. i. 291 ; Goofeberries, K. Virg. : 
Claytonia Virginica? Sp. Pl. i. 294. K. Virg.: Heuchera Americana? Sp. Pl. i. 
328. K.: Heracleum Panaces, Sp. Pl. i. 358; or Cow Parfnep, K. which he found 
jn one of the habitations of the natives, tied up in bundles f ready for ufe. (I have 
mentioned, at p. cxvit. the application of itin Kamt/chatka, for the purpofes of dif- 
tilling an intoxicating liquor; but the Americans are fortunate enough to be 
ignorant of that art, and only ufe it asa food.) Vaccinium Myrtillus, Sp. Pl. i. 
498; Bilberries, Fi. Scot. i. 200. K.: Vaccinium Vitis Idea, Virg. Sp. Pl. i. 500; 
Red Whortle-berries, F/. Scot. i. 202. K.: Erica, Fl. Sib. 131, N° 22. K.: 
Adoxa Mofchatellina, Sp. Pl. i. 5273 tuberous Mofchatel, Fi. Scot. i. 209. K.: 
Rubus Ideus, Sp. Pl. i. 7063; Rafberry-buth, Fi. Scot. i. 263. K.: FragariaVefca, 
Sp. Pl. i. 708; Wood Strawberry, Fi. Scot. i. 267. Virg. K.: the Leontodon Ta- 
raxicum, Virg. B. Sp. Pl. ii. 11223 or common Dandelion, Fi. Scot. i. 433: Ab- 
finthium, Sp. Pl. ii. 1188 5 or common Wormwood, Fi. Scot. i. 467: Artemifia 
Vulgaris, Sp. Pl. ii. 1188 5 or Mugwort, Fi. Scot. i. 468: Guaphalium Dioicum, 
Sp. Pl. ii. 1199 ; Mountain Cudweed, or Cat’s-foot, Fi. Scot. i. 470. K.i After 
feu potins Heleninm fruticofum, ¥1\. Sib. ii. 175, B. K. with beautiful yellow 
flowers: Erigeron acre, Sp. Pl. ii. 1211; Blue Fleabane, F/. Scot. i. 474. K.: 
Chryfanthemum Leucanthemum, ii. 1251 ; Great Daify, or Ox-eye, Fl. Scot. i. 488. 
B. K. Virg.: Pyrethrum, F1. Sib. ii. 203, N° 170. B. K.: Achillea Millefolium, 
* Cook, ii, tab. 36. t Voy. & Decouvertes, 1» 257+ t Decouvertes faites 
par les Rufes, i. 256.—Vayage, iis tab. 86. 
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