. Wild flowers of Canada [microform]. Wild flowers; Flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Fleurs; Botanique. r I' I iWOH, PLATE 195- ^VEA BREVIFLORA. 'FIGWORT FAMILY. Imw, annutt!. atrmi ilfnU-f. usually fKCm'ttnl /i<}iH th,' ; lon-rr Iraivs eppintle, thf itppfr til/rrmltr, laHifnltt/i; poiutrilat holh fmU, \ht»t-p<tilfd; Jtowtt axilttity on ift:vl\ i'^'ont;, , iinfllii Mtttill, ti,t*ltppfti .M-A a tilth,} ».s/»«.i haiiy '. Ihtfe tij the fiif jliimms i ,-Htit' y MOST industrious t'avelcr ill llie great West was Colonel, afterwards GoiKTal Prcniont. In 1842 he ci)ni
. Wild flowers of Canada [microform]. Wild flowers; Flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Fleurs; Botanique. r I' I iWOH, PLATE 195- ^VEA BREVIFLORA. 'FIGWORT FAMILY. Imw, annutt!. atrmi ilfnU-f. usually fKCm'ttnl /i<}iH th,' ; lon-rr Iraivs eppintle, thf itppfr til/rrmltr, laHifnltt/i; poiutrilat holh fmU, \ht»t-p<tilfd; Jtowtt axilttity on ift:vl\ i'^'ont;, , iinfllii Mtttill, ti,t*ltppfti .M-A a tilth,} ».s/»«.i haiiy '. Ihtfe tij the fiif jliimms i ,-Htit' y MOST industrious t'avelcr ill llie great West was Colonel, afterwards GoiKTal Prcniont. In 1842 he ci)niinandi.(l a parly wliiili traveled from Missuuri to the Wind River Mountains. The expeilition returniiij; reached Missouri unlj- four months after starting;. In the year a more extended journey was inulertaken. This lime California and Oregon, then almost liuknowu to ICnglish speaking peojile, were reached and partly explored. Several accidents befell the party 011 the homeward path, and finally, a large part of the liolanical collections were destroved liy a sudden rising of the Kansas Kiver. What remained ])roved of great interest and value. A careful report on the plants collected was written l>y Dr. Torrey. An unknown plant was discovered liy the parly on the banks fif the Mohave River in California. This was described as a new geinis by Dr. Gray. I'ntil recently only one sjKcies of Mohavea. the \'iscida, was known. It is a native of California ami Arizona, blossoming in Spring. The tlowers are yellow, dotted with puq)le. .\ second species has been coUeeled during the Death Valley expedition, a with yellow llowers, obscurely doited, sometimes iKit dotted at all, both are small, liranching plants, not showy. Mohavea lirevillora was found at .several points in the Death Valley. We would not 1k' surprised to hear of this plant from British Columbia. PLATE 196. TWIN-FLOWER. LINN/EA BOKEALIS. (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY.) Spiltttlxly puhewfnt. pt'tfnHi^il, if-m\
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