Botany of United States Geological Exploration, 40th Parallel
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Camp No 11- Dear Clark's on the Truckee No 48- Called Buffalo berry. Very acid to the taste, Shepherdia argentea No 49 Ephedra- Brought in by Mr Watson No 50 In sluices No 51- Grass from Camp 10- No 52- Coarse. Camp 11 No 53- Common in sand all along the Truckee No 54- No 55- Grass. {Camp 12- Beyond the Big Bend of the Truckee, July 26, '67. 56- From the sage brush districts. Very woody at the base 57- " " " " " 58 " " " " " 59 " " " " " 60. Panicum- along the moist banks of sluices- 61. Day, sandy soil- 10-12 ft. 62. From 6-7 feet high. Stem bored here and there by a peculiar and handsome little fly- whose nests full of the dead insects- were found within, Appeared first at Camp 11 and was very common among the low willow and shrubbery at Camp 12. 63. In a sluice at Camp 11- 64. " slough " " " 65 " " " " " 66 Polygonum. 67. Sandy soil- 68. Very common 69 Andromeda. All through the fields- Franzeria 70. Sagittaria- in sluices and moist places, 71. Shrub- Very Common- Terrace just above the river. 72. Among Snakes- in the meadows.