early French Voyageurs L reught the bachelor's button, the corn flower 
many yearn ago, at least they lay it tc then , and it is now a pesky 
weed aril almost takes many crops- It is in every color and very 
beautiful to look at. '’’hen there are the yellow primrosed I think 
[ have told you of and -”ild roses everywhere, '’’hey are very pretty 
am the prickliest things you ever saw. Of course i have seen but 
a few of them. I rear* the flowers, for I did not corned down till 
July and r any of then, -ere past and gone by then. 
The trees are very different from -hat we have been accus¬ 
tomed to, very few alders and maples or cedars, though there are 
plenty of t ieia in the hills and have been seme io#n here in the 
past. Lots of oaks and ash. Some cottonwoods and in the low lan , 
willows- rp he firs sre the i am stand, '’’he service berry grows to be 
a big tree* hots of cascare and dogwood and some vine maple, which 
grows in great V-niches of small poles, not in a good sired tree as 
we fre ment y had it at home, '’’here is a good deal of yew also and 
I saw two good sired trees in a man's yard which were covered with 
the bright red terries so that the whole tree was rosy. 
I have nothing more frr you s.t this time, fhanks for the 
took * keep well and busy and spare me a little time now and then. 
Pest widhes for the coming year. 
Sincerely yours 
