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in the woods, from the great profusion of mutilated capsules. This must 

 be a plant worthy of strict attention. A small bulbous plant just peeping 

 through the ground at the point of rocks to the south, six miles back from 

 the river. To-day found abundance of Hippophae or Shepherdia (female) 

 which escaped my notice the preceding. 



(42 [bis]) Fragaria sp. ; petioles and imder side of the leaf pubescent ; 

 upper smooth ; flowers large, white, fragrant ; abundant on aU open dry 

 and rocky soils ; this strongly resembles one found over all the lower 

 country, but lest there should be even any difierence as a variety of fruit, 

 I lay some in.^ 



(43) Viola sp. ; leaves cordate, nearly entire, smooth ; flowers blue ; 

 a small stemless plant, 2 to 4 inches high, plentiful on low open moist 

 ground. 



(44) Viola sp., perennial ; flowers white ; a variety of the preceding ; 

 foimd in the same place. 



(45) Tetrandria, Monogynia ; calyx quadripartite-ovate ; petals four, 

 minute, narrower than the calyx, fringed and revolute, scarlet ; anthers 

 yellow ; style half the length of the filaments ; leaves opposite, ovate- 

 lanceolate, serrate, smooth ; this little evergreen shrub, I think, came 

 under my notice on the mountains at the Grand Rapids last year in an 

 imperfect state, which I took to be Vaccinium; abundant in the 

 mountain valleys, under the shade of Betula and Populus.^ 



(46) UnibeUiferae, pereimial ; flowers purple ; one of the strongest of 

 the tribe found in the upper country ; the tender shoots are eaten by 

 the natives ; very plentiful in all rocky situations and sandy soils 

 near rivers. 



(47) Vaccinium sp. ; flowers pink colour ; a small plant, 4 to 6 inches 

 high, in open piue-woods. ^ Maximum heat 57° ; minimum 36° ; wind 

 north. 



Friday, 5th. — Made a walk to the hilla on the opposite side of the river 

 and found the following : 



(48) Viola sp. ; perennial ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; flowers 

 yellow ; seldom exceeding 6 or 8 inches high ; abundant on open ground. 



Saturday, May 6th. — Rainy ; made an excursion to the opposite 

 side of the river. Killed one small female pheasant ; found usually 

 on the plains, it is a shy bird and difficult to be had. The plumage is not 

 so fine as I should have wished ; very thin on the breast, probably 

 hatching its eggs. I am to preserve the skin if I am fortunate enough to 

 prepare it nicely. Two species of Prunus, not yet in blossom, one with 

 large ovate leaves, and one with smaller, narrower, and serrated leaves. 

 A fine species of Pentstemon just coming to blossom, with lanceolate- 



* ^ Fragaria, small, flavour good, the sameas that found on the coast. In the interior 

 not Bo abundant ; but, as might be expected, better from the dryness of the climate. 

 — (I had this by report.) 



* ° No fruit could I find of this curious plant. — {Aitgust 20th.) 



* ' Vaccinium: fruit abundant, small, globular colour, light brown; with an 

 agreeable acid. — {July IQth.) 



Footnotes made by Douglas, — Ed. 



