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BOTANY OF THE ROUTE. 
Veratrum eschscholtzii, Torr. V. viride, var.‘I Woods near Vancouver, June; 6 feet. Flowers 
white. 
Hesperoscordon hyacinthinum, Lindl. (T.) White. Prairies at Steilacoom; June. Common; 
3 feet high. “Root edible.” (G-.) 
Dichelostemma congestum, Kunth. (G-.) With the preceding. Common; June. 2 feet, 
purple. (S.) “Poison Camass;” Bah-kah of Nisquallies. (G.) 
Brodiea grandiflora, Smith, (G.) Rare, on prairie near Puget Sound; June. Purple, (S.) 
“ Root edible.” (G.) 
Camassia esculenta, Lindl. (T.) “Camass.” Common on prairies everywhere; March 15. 
Blue. 
Luzula parviflora, Desvaux, (G.) Dry hills, common; 3 feet high. 
L. campestris, var. Desv. (T.) Wet meadows, June; 1 foot high. 
Juncus balticus, Willd. (G.) 
J. bufonius, Linn. (G.) Together about salt marshes; July. 
Eleocharis palustris, Mr.? (E. scabra, R. Brown.) “Without perigynous bristles.” (T.) 
Marshes. 
Scirpus lacustris, Linn. (G.) Common in marshes along coast. “Tule.” 
S. maritimus, Linn. (G.) With the preceding. 
Eriophorum vaginatum, Linn. (Ghamissonis, ? Meyer.) Rare in cranberry marshes. 
Carex bromoides, Schkur. (G.) On dry hills along coast; not common. 
C. scouleri, Torr. (G.) Common in wet grounds, April and May; 2 feet. 
C. sitchensis, Bongard, (G.) Abundant in salt marshes, July; 3 feet. 
C. macrocephala, Willd. (G.) Sandy prairies of sea-shore, common; May. 1 foot. 
C. teretiuscula, Good. “ or very near it; spike shorter.” (T.) 
Alopecurus geniculatus, Linn. (T.) Wet ground at Steilacoom; June. Introduced.? 
A. aristulatus, ? Michx. “ between the two;” (T.) With the preceding. 
Koeleria Cristata, Persoon, (T.) Dry prairies; June. 
Poa borealis, Hook. (G.) Dry hills on coast; June. 
P. annua, Linn. (T.) Prairies. Introduced.? 
Hordeum pratense, Kunth. (G.) With preceding. 
Aira elongata, Hook. (G.) Damp prairies and salt meadows, where it is the common grass. 
A. latifolia, Hook. (G.) With preceding, but less common. 
Festuca myurus, Linn. (G.) Steilacoom. (S.) 
Panicum. Uncertain species. (T.) Steilacoom. 
Ceratochloa breviaristata, Hook. (T.) Dry prairie at Steilacoom; June. Common. 
Beratochloa grandiflora, Hook. (T.) Salt meadows; 3 feet high. Common. 
Lolium temulentum, (T.) “Near L. multiflorum. ” Near summit of Cape Disappointment. 
Polypogon. “ New species. ?” (T.) 
Elymus arenarius, Linn. (G.) Sandy sea-shore prairies, 6 feet; July. (Steilacoom, S.) 
Calamagrostis stricta, Nutt. (G.) With the last; 2 feet high; July. 
Equisetum fluviatile, Linn. Damp woods, common.—(S.) 
Pteris aquilina, Linn. (G.) Abundant on prairies everywhere. (Steilacoom, S.) 
Polypodium vulgare, Linn. (G.) var. occidentale. P. falcatum, Kellogg, inProc. Cal. Acad. 
Sciences. Among moss or wet rocks, and dead trunks. 
Adiantum pedatum, Linn. (G.) Not rare; in shady, damp woods. (S.) 
