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July 18, 1898.
Camp at northeast corner of Lake Merrill.
In the water of the lake are.
 Ranunculua reptane, in flower
 Batrachium
 Polygonum aniphibium  in flower sparingly
 Eleocharis palustris
Around the lake are
 Populus trichocarpa, fallen fruit hairy
 Alnus oregana
 Saline (propuloides) lasiandra
 " [[Ditto for: Saline]] (discoloraides) piperi  No.751
 " [[Ditto for: Saline]] longifolioides         No.752
 " [[Ditto for: Saline]] (velvetinus) sitchensis
 Cornus sanguinea
 Spiraea douglasii, in flower

Forest vegetation
 Tsuga heterophylla
 Pseudotsuga mucronata
 Thuja plicata     
 Acer macrophyllum 
[[curly bracket encapsulating above two entries]] Mostly near the lake [[/bracket]]
 Acer circinatum      
 Berberis nervosa
 Dryopteris murieta?
 Orgalis  in fruit.

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 Cornus nuttallii
 Vaccinium parvifolium sparing
 " [[Ditto for: Vaccinium]] seminifera, in fruit 
 Rosa gymnocarpa, with young fruit                        

Transcription Notes:
Have determined Coville's letter "p"s look exactly like an "f" in cursive today. Cannot find any plant named Ranunculua reptane. Closest match is Ranunculis repens- creaping buttercup found in Eurasia and Northwest Africa.