1827, JULY— AUGUST. PLANTS COLLECTED 287 



banks of streams in thin woody places; abundant; a wide-spreading 

 creeping plant. 



(241) Gramineae, perennial ; in open woods among the underwood ; 

 this grass is only seen in tufts, never forming a sward like most others. 



(242) Eupatorium, perennial ; a strong upright plant, frequenting 

 moist meadows on the outskirts of woods and river springs. 



(243) Carex sp. ; a fine strong species ; abounds near creeks. 



(244) Gramineae, perennial ; fine dehcate slender grass ; abounds over 

 all the plains in dry soils ; on the Columbia. 



(245) Juncus sp. ; very plentiful ia marshy grounds and near 

 springs. 



(246) Hordeum 'juhatum ; abundant on all the dry plaias on the Eed 

 and Saskatchewan Rivers. 



(247) Grammeae, annual ; a strong grass, 2 to 3 feet high ; abundant 

 everywhere. 



(248) Utricularia sp. ; smaU slender species, in the low overflowed 

 plains and shallow pools among long grass ; this is not so abundant 

 as some other specimens. 



(249) Erixyphorwm vaginatum (?), ia low moist plains ; appears to be 

 rare ; seen very sparingly. 



(250) Grammeae, perennial ; in dry light soils ; 9 to 18 inches high ; 

 abundant. 



(251) Carex sp. ; large root, tuberous, ia all moist places. 

 Saturday, 28th. — ^Rainy ; dried papers and paid a visit to Mr. Logan. 

 Sunday, 29th. — ^Very hot and sultry ; thunder in the evening. Attended 



service at the Roman Catholic church and heard a sermon from the 

 Rev. Mr. Harper ; music good. 



Monday and Tuesday, 30th, 31st. — ^Much indisposed ; violent headache 

 and feverish ; had some medicine of Mr. Richard Julian Hamlyn, the 

 Company and Colony surgeon, who has been attentive to me. Unable to 

 go out. 



Wednesday, August 1st. — ^At daylight started on horseback to a small 

 low hill about sixteen or eighteen miles east of the colony, composed of 

 limestone rock with a few low poplars, willow, and birch in the low places. 

 The plains being overflowed four or five miles back from Red River, had to 

 go round by Sturgeon Creek on the Assiniboine River. Returned late at 

 night. Made the following additions : 



(252) Juncus sp. ; dry elevated spots. 



(253) Gramineae, perennial ; 1 to 2 J feet high ; common on all dry 

 soils ; gives great annoyance to the traveller, the seeds sticking in the 

 trousers and moccasins and accumulating in large masses on the feet. 



(254) Cuscuta americana ; common on all dry soils ; prefers syngenesious 

 plants — Aster, Solidago — sometimes on others, Rosa, &c. 



(255) Umbelliferae, perennial ; in low marshy ground ; rare.' 



(256) Gramineae, sp. ; perennial ; an elegant grass ; the strongest of any 

 on the plains ; 4 to 6 feet high ; in damp low ground ; very plentiful. 



(257) Carex sp. ; in low places ; abundant. 



(258) Juncus sp. ; this seems to be a variable plant ; if I mistake 



