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Rh among the botanists of the world. The collections of Douglas furnished the major portion of the materials of several "inestimable works." These, says Dr. Hooker, "will constitute a lasting memorial of Mr. Douglas's zeal and abilities; whilst not only in this country (Great Britain), but throughout Europe and in the United States of America, there is scarcely a spot of ground deserving the name of a garden which does not owe many of its most powerful attractions to the living roots and seeds which have been sent by him to the Horticultural Society of London." A list of 154 plants is given in the body of the records as introduced from the Pacific Northwest into Europe by Douglas. A list of forty-seven more represents those secured in California. Douglas's own statement of his collections, to be found in a letter written October 23, 1832 which was a year before his work in the Pacific Northwest closed is as follows: "I think that I added not less than 150 undescribed species this year, including some new genera, which will bring up the entire amount of flowering plants to scarcely less than 7,000 distinct Species. "

Leaves England in company with Dr. Scouler for the Columbia July 15, 1824. Enters the Columbia April 7, 1825. Leaves Fort Vancouver with the Annual Express for England (overland to Hudson Bay) March 20, 1827. Leaves England for second exploration of the Columbia country October, 1829. Arrives in the Columbia June 3, 1830. Arrives in California from the Columbia December 22, 1830. Goes to the Sandwich Islands August, 1832. Returns to Fort Vancouver October, 1832. Leaves for the Sandwich Islands November, 1833. Was killed there July 12, 1834.

On the outward voyage the William and Anne touches at the Madeira Islands, Rio Janeiro, Juan Fernandez, and Gallipagos Islands. The notes of the naturalists indicate that they are very active at the above points and through-