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219 JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF DAVID DOUGLAS. 219 those interesting regions, and have supplied the materials for Dr. Richardson's inestimable works on the Quadrupeds, Birds, (in which he was assisted by Mr. Swainson), and Fishes of that country, as well as that which is preparing on the Insects by Mr. Kirby ; and of our Flora Boreali- Americana. These will constitute a lasting memorial of Mr. Douglas' zeal and abilities ; whilst not only in this country, 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. 2 Dr. Lindley has favoured me with the fol- lowing list of species which have thus been introduced by him, the greater proportion of which are figured in the Botanical Register, and have now become common in our gardens. LIST OF PLANTS Introduced by Mr. Douglas in 18ZG-27. Abronia inellifera. Caprifolium hispidulum. Acer circinnatum. Castilleja coccinea. macrophyllum. Chelone nemorosa. Araelanchier florida. Clarckia elegans. Anemone Hudsoniana. gauroides. Arbutus procera. pulchella. - tomentosa. Clematis Virginiana. Astragalus succulentus. Clintonia elegans. Benthamia lycopsioides. pulchella. Berberis Aquifolium. Collomia grandiflora. glumacea. bellidifolia. Brodiaea conge&ta. gracilis. grandiflora. linearis. Calochortus macrocarpus. pinnatifida. nov. sp. Collinsia bicolor. Caprifolium Douglasii. grandiflora. ciliosum. parviflora. 2 A young friend of ours, who has lately (summer of 1836) visited Hammerfest in Norway, the most northern town in the world, in latitude 71, saw the Clarckia pulchella cultivated in pots in the windows of the apartments and very much prized.