146 DOUGLAS' JOURNAL 



(496) Artemisia sp. 



(497) Artemisia sp. ; perennial ; tomentose underneath. 



(498) Artemisia sp. ; very fine species. The strongest of any. 



(498 [bis]) Getitiana sp. ; perennial ; leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate ; 

 a species ; S. 



(499) Sorbus sp. ; a low shrub ; on the tops of the high hills at the 

 Rapids. 



Returned on 13th, and on my arrival I found that Mr. Scouler had 

 taken possession of my house and learned that the vessel had returned 

 from the north and would be despatched for England without delay. My 

 time must now be taken up packing, arranging, and writing for a short 

 time. Prom that time till October 3rd employed dividing my seeds 

 and specimens and finishing transcribing my Journal. Wrote to-day 

 to Jos. Sabine, Esq., to Dr. Hooker and Mr. Murray of Glasgow, to 

 A. Menzies, Esq., and to my brother. I am to-morrow morning to leave 

 here to see my boxes safely placed in the vessel. — Fort Vancouver, 

 Columbia River, October 3rd, 1825, D. D. 



October ith to 22nd. — In consequence of receiving a wound on my left 

 knee by falling on a rusty nail when employed packing the last of my 

 boxes, I am unfortunately prevented from proceeding with my collection 

 to the ship. In the meantime I wrote a note to Captain Hanwell, requesting 

 he would have the goodness to place them in an airy situation, particularly 

 the chest of seed, and, if possible, above the level of the water. I gave him 

 also a note to Joseph Sabine, Esq. He kindly answered my note imme- 

 diately on receipt and assured me that as far as was in his power he should 

 feel glad in complying with my request, and that he should make a point 

 of calling on Mr. Sabine on his arrival in England. On the 7th my leg 

 became violently inflamed and a large abscess formed on the knee-joint 

 which did not suppurate until the 16th. It is needless to observe that I 

 was unable to continue my journeys or increase my collection during the 

 time. This very unfortunate circumstance gave me much uneasiness, 

 being my harvest of seed. 



October 22nd to November 15th. — Learning the ship had been detained 

 by contrary winds, and finding myself much recovered, I left for Vancouver 

 in a small canoe, with four Indians, for the purpose of visiting my old 

 shipmates on my way to Whitbey Harbour on the Cheecheeler River in 

 latitude 48°, near to which were several plants that had not come under my 

 notice or of which I had only obtained imperfect specimens and a supply 

 of seed, among them Helonias tenax,^ a very desirable plant for cultivation. 

 I camped at the junction of the Multnomah River at sundown, having 

 made only twenty miles, a strong wind setting in from the sea. On 

 Sunday at daylight I embarked, but before leaving my encamp- 

 ment the canoe had to be fresh gummed. I had not proceeded 

 many miles when it struck on the stump of a tree, which split 

 it from one end to the other, and I had to paddle to shore without 

 loss of time, the water rushing in fast. During the time my Indians 



' Xerophyllum aspjiodeloides var.. Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soo. xvii. p. 467. 



