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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