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Bay on the 15th of September, and arrived 
at Portsmouth on the 11th of the following 
month." 
D. Dovcras. 
Thus happily terminated Mr. Douglas' 
first adventurous journey in North Ameri- 
ca, a journey extending from the Pacific to 
the source of the Columbia river, and 
_ thence to the Atlantic Ocean. Among the 
many dangers to which he was exposed, 
was that one recorded by Mr. Drummond 
(who, with Capt. Back and Lieut. Kendal, 
was of the party), in the first volume of 
the Botanical Miscellany (p. 216.); when 
in a small open boat in Hudson’s Bay, they 
encountered so dreadful a storm, and were 
so short of provisions, that their escape 
seemed little short of a miracle. Mr. 
Douglas in particular suffered severely, 
and was confined to his bed during the 
greater part of the voyage home. It was 
fortunate that he directed his scientific re- 
searches chiefly to the western side of the 
Rocky Mountains; for, during the very 
time that he was carrying on his investiga- 
tions there, his countrymen, Dr. Richardson 
and Mr. ond, were exploring the 
territories to the eastward of that vas 
stretch of the Cordillera: the former chiefly 
in the arctic regions, the latter in nearly the 
same parallels of latitude with Mr. Douglas: 
and the result of their combined exertions 
has been a mass of collections that have 
_ thrown a new light on the Natural History 
_ of those interesting regions, and have sup- 
plied the materials for Dr. Richardson’s in- 
estimable works on the Quadrupeds, Birds 
(in which he was assisted by Mr. Swainson), 
and Fishes of that country, as well as that 
which is preparing on the Insects by Mr. 
Kirby ; and of our Flora Boreali- Ameri- 
cana. "These will constitute a lasting me- 
morial of Mr. Douglas' zeal and abilities ; 
whilst not only in this country, but through- 
out Europe, and in the United States of 
America, there is scarcely a spot of ground 
deserving the name of a Garden, which 
does not owe many of its most powerful 
attractions to the living roots and seeds 
LIST OF PLANTS INTRODUCED BY MR. DOUGLAS. 
which have been sent by him to the E 
cultural Society of London.! . Dr. Lir 
have now become common in our ga 
LIST OF PLANTS, INTRODUCED BY M 
DOUGLAS, IN 1826—7. 
Abronia mellifera. 
Acer circinnatum. 
macrophyllum. 
Amelanchier florida. 
Anemone Hudsoniana. 
Arbutus procera. 
— tomentosa. - 
Ast us succulentus. 
Benthamia lycopsioides. 
Berberis Aquifolium. 
————— glumacea. 
Brodiea congesta. 
————- grandiflora. 
Calochortus macrocarpus. 
nov. sp. 
Douglasii. 
ciliosum. 
hispidulum. 
Castilleja coccinea. 
elone nemorosa. 
Caprifolium 
— 
Clematis Virginiana. 
Clintonia elegans. 
—-——— pulchella. 
Collomia grandiflora. 
Collinsia bicolor. 
——— grandiflora. 
—— parviflora. 
Coreopsis Atkinsoniana. 
Cornus alba. 
who has lately ` 
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