174 DOUGLAS' JOURNAL 



clothing being wet. As I could not sleep I rose at two o'clock and with 

 some difficulty dried my blanket and a spare shirt, in which I placed my 

 paper containing the few plants collected. Afterwards boiled my small 

 kettle and made some tea. Felt a severe pain between my shoulders, 

 which I thought might arise from the cold in swimming and lying in wet 

 clothes. Therefore, as I had no medicine to take, I set out a little before 

 4 A.M. on foot, driving the horses before me, thinking that perspiring would 

 remove it, which it partly did. On arriving at my first night's encamp- 

 ment at midday, I stopped a short time to look for the currant in perfection 

 which I saw on my way out just coming to blossom, and fortunately found 

 it in a fine state. 



(63) Ribes sp. ; leaves equally three-lobed, serrate, both sides covered 

 with strong viscous, glandulous hairs ; peduncle and petiole equally so ,- 

 corolla faint green on the outside, yellow inside, in a thick close 

 raceme ; wood white, resembling that of white raspberry ; leaves very 

 fragrant, exactly like the scent of Pelargonium odoratissimum ; this de- 

 sirable plant will no doubt prove R. viscosissimum of Pursh ^ ; all the seed 

 of this must be taken great care of, as well as the other species ; in rocky 

 places ; I have as yet only seen it in this one place. Beached the Kettle 

 Falls on the Columbia in the evening, and although I have not obtained 

 a great number of plants, yet with the repairing of my gun and the few 

 plants collected, I must say I felt satisfied. 



Monday and Tuesday, \Uh, \Uh. — On the morning after my arrival 

 the pain between my shoulders returned and became so bad, as also a 

 severe headache, that I was under the necessity of keeping my bed. As 

 I was feverish and hkely to become worse, I took some salts and then a 

 few grains of Dover's powder, which relieved me greatly. I regretted it 

 the less as the weather was so rainy and boisterous, with thunder, that 

 I CO aid have done but little good although in good health. 



Wednesday, 11th. — As the weather was still unsteady, with showers, 

 1 was afraid to venture out lest I should have a relapse. Therefore I 

 employed myself turning and changing the paper of what were latest 

 collected. Cold and raw, wind northerly. 



Thursday, 18th. — Collected the following near my residence at Kettle 



Falls : 



(63 [bis]) Juniferus sp. (?) ; leaves opposite, glaucous on the upper 



side ; this fine plant, of which I could only find the female, is seen on rocky 



grounds near springs ; 3 to 4 feet high, somewhat procumbent ; however 



I am inchned to think it attains a larger size ; rare. 



(64) Geum sp. ; perennial ; flowers faint yellow ; leaves radical, pinnate, 



cihate ; stem and peduncle hairy ; a fine small plant, 12 to 30 inches 



high ; plentiful on the plains, on the banks of rivers, and under the 



shade of pines. 



* 1 Bibes viscosissimum of Pursh ; fruit long, oblong, hairy ; haira viscid ; skin thin, 

 dry, and divested of fleshy substance ; seeds very prolific, small ; taste musty and 

 very disagreeable, causes vomiting. WiU never be of any use as a fruit, but a great 

 addition to the ornamental garden. — [July 27th, 1826.) 



* Footnote made by Douglas. — Ed. 



