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Of the willows there is a considerable variety [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] most of them being of small size.  Ash is abundant in the swampy lands, & is I believe confined entirely to the region between the coast & Cascades Ranges. I have certainly never seen it east of the latter. The birch makes its first appearance about the latitude of the Straits of Fuca ^[[insertion]] [[strikethrough]] [[Abui?]] or Quercus [[/strikethrough]] ([[underlined]] Quercus Garryana) [[/underlined]] is almost the only [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] The [[/strikethrough]] Oak[[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] ^ in [[/strikethrough]] found on the prairies back of Steilacoom, and in the neighborhood of Victoria, but of course is entirely local.

Of the smaller growth, the Vine maple, ([[underlined]] A[[insertion]] cer [[/insertion]] circinatum [[/underlined]]) the ^ [[insertion]] Dogswood [[/insertion]] ([[underlined]] Cormus Nuttalli [[/insertion]]): the Strawberry tree ([[underlined]] Arbatus Menziesii [[/underlined]])

Among the shrubs, ^[insertion]] Several species of [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Spiraea [[/underlined]] ^[[insertion]] occur [[/insertion]] every where; the [[underlined]] Rhododendron [[/underlined]] occasionally, especially in the woods around Port Townsend; the Manzanita ^[[insertion]] ([[underlined]] Arctostaphylos tomentosa [[/underlined]]) [[/insertion]] occurs there also, the only place in which I have noticed it east of the Cascade range. In 1853 I saw it on the Cathlapootl river [[strikethrough]] not [[/strikethrough]] near the foot of Mt. St. Helens.

[[strikethrough]] Crab [[/strikethrough]] Thorn apple ^ [[insertion]] ([[underlined]] Pyrus rivularis [[/underlined]]) [[/insertion]] forming dense thickets in the ash swamps,
Service berry  [[insertion from below]] ([[underlined]] Amelanchier canadensis [[/underlined]]) [[/insertion from below]]  ^[[insertion]]  the mountain ash ([[strikethrough]] ([[underlined]] Pyrus Americana [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]]) [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Gualtheria Shallon [[/underlined]]  or Sallal - Salmon Berry
([[underlined]] Rubus Nutkanus [[/underlined]]); ^ [[insertion]] several species of [[/insertion]] Ribes; _ two of [[underlined]] Berberis [[/underlined]; Elder ([[underline]] Sambucus [[/underlined]])

The bark of the fir tree contains layers of a corky texture intermixed & with woody fibre -

Didn't see Arbutus Menzesii east of Cascades -

Transcription Notes:
Pg1 in notes I've started a list of all the latin names of trees for volunteers to reference. Rivers near Mt St. Helens are South Fork of Toutle, North Fork of Toutle and the Upper Muddy river. Think Gibbs wrote South Toutle but misspelt it as "Topoolt" Section with apple/berry/ash has lots of insertions/strikeouts/underlines - I've tried to deal with this consecutively but is difficult as it's been edited by writer at least two times.