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breakfasted ; shore cold, pure white limestone. Found on some of the 

 small rocky islands abundance of gulls ' eggs. Towards noon the wind rose 

 very high, producing a high swell, and being near the shore in such broken 

 water, we were under the necessity of lying to. Had much difficulty to 

 land, the water breaking over the boats. Gathered a few Musci. The 

 following morning at daylight embarked and having a fair wind went 

 speedily along. Passed Mossy Point, a part of the lake with steep muddy 

 banks and rotten moss 3 to 4 feet deep on the top. Gained the old 

 establishment of Norway House at 1 p.m. where we took some breakfast 

 and at two resumed our route to the new one, eighteen miles below on 

 Jackfish River, where we arrived at 8 p.m. Here I found my old friend 

 Mr. John McLeod, who last year carried my letters across from the 

 Columbia, also J. G. McTavish, Esq., from whom I had much kindness and 

 who desired to know in what way he would be of most service to me. 

 Received a letter of Jos. Sabine, Esq., London, 10th March : good news, 

 the vessel from the Columbia arrived safe ; collection sustained no injury. 

 A letter from William Booth, Mr. Murray, Dr. Hooker of Glasgow, and 

 my brother, the latter afiording me but news of a melancholy cast. 



June nth.— This morning at dayUght George Simpson, Esq. (Governor), 

 arrived from Montreal, who I state with pleasure gave sufficient testimony 

 of his friendly attentions and kind offices. Seeing me perhaps rather 

 indifierently clothed, he ofiered me some linen, &c., which I refused; at the 

 same time extremely indebted to him. Changing the paper of my plants, 

 &c. The following were collected on my descent of the Saskatchewan 

 River frorp. Fort Edmonton to Norway House : 



(1) Linum sp. ; perennial ; flowers blue ; in dry, Ught, elevated soils ; 

 in soUtary plants, 1 foot to 18 inches high. 



(2) Anemone sp.; perennial ; in moist woods among moss ; plentiful. 



(3) Uvularia sp. ; perennial ; in shady woods ; this plant extends 

 over the whole continent ; found in all woods ; very strong in elevated 

 places. 



(4) Convallaria sp. ; perennial ; abundant in all woods and gravelly 

 grounds. 



(5) Erigeron sp. ; perennial ; flowers white ; on moist grounds ; rare. 



(6) Dodecatheon Meadia ; in marshy grounds ; abundant. 



(7) Rubus stellatus ; on dry upland open woods on peaty soils. 



(8) Cerastium sp. ; on the dry gravelly plains ; abundant. 



(9) Androsace sp. ; annual ; abundant in the same places. 



(10) Gramineae sp. ; perennial ; abundant in all low places, banks of 

 rivers, &c. 



(11) Carex sp. ; a low plant, 8 to 10 inches high at most ; as well 

 as the following species : 



(12) Oarex sp. ; perennial ; a minute plant. 



(13) Carex sp. ; perennial ; 1 foot to 14 inches high ; in woods at 

 Cumberland. 



(14) Sisyrinchium anceps ^ ; abundant on the dry elevated ground at 



Carlton. 



^ SisyrincMum an^ustifolium. Baker, Handb. Irid. p. 124. 



