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and then the characteristic lava drift vegetation of timber-line The shrub going highest up is Phyllodoce empetriformis, and the next is Sorbus occidentalis Above timber-line, [[insertion]] ^ and above the lava drift vegetation, [[/insertion]] are many places where alpine plants of many kinds might grow, but these sheltered rocky nooks are occupied only by Saxifraga tolmiaei; and Juncus parryi, both of which are abundant The following were seen above the limit of trees, in addition to those just mentioned in the descent Vaccinium membranaceum Agoseris aurantiacum, not seen going up Antennaria alpina Castilleja Eucephalus Unknown grass collected to-day Elymus Cryptogramma Luetkea pectinata. Peucedanum martindalei The trees growing at timber line are Abies lasiocarpa, and
Transcription Notes:
Saxifraga tolmiaei = misspelling of S. tolmiei
Agoseris aurantiacum = misspelling of A. aurantiaca