1834 



Wicd- 



Niagara Falls 



stiff, extended boughs, scarcely leave space for the shrubs 

 ied that grow between them, in which the cedar bird (Bombycilla. 

 cedrorum) builds its nest. The northern chatterer or silk tail, 

 of which the Prince of Musignano has given a plate in his " Sup- 

 plement to Wilson's Ornithology," is likewise found here in small 

 companies during the winter. 



1836 



Rafinesque 



1841 



Guraey 



Beautiful plants grow among the boulders, the rocks on the 

 banks of the river, such as the geuldar rose, the white cedar, the 

 Rubus odoratus, now flowering in all its loveliness, the lime, 

 maple, and sumach. 



1836 



Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. A life of travels and 

 researches in North America and the south of Europe. Phila. : for the 

 author by F. Turner. 1836. P. 81. 



The author records his admiration of the Falls and states that he spent 

 one day on each side of the Falls studying the geology and botany of the 

 region, and taking maps and views. His visit was evidently made between 

 1825 and 1830. 



1841 



Gurney, JOSEPH John. A journey in North America, described in 

 familiar letters to Amelia Opie. Norwich: Printed for private circu- 

 lation. 1841. Pp. 322-323. 



Goat Island is a luxuriant spot. The shumach trees, with their 

 red bunches of hairy berries, were at this time adorning it; and 

 we were refreshed, during our walk, with wild fruits — raspber- 

 ries, small prickly gooseberries, and mandrakes which resemble 

 our largest gooseberries, with a very thick rind. They are the 

 fruit produced by the plant called the may-apple. Even when 

 one has turned one's back upon the falls, the walk round this 

 little island is quite delightful. The timber upon it is beautiful ; 

 and the rapids, on each side of it, form a spectacle which, were 

 it not for the greater glory near at hand, might justly be called 

 magnificent. From the sublime pleasures of these scenes, there 



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