The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
PLANT LIFE IN THE CASCADES.

Five years ago this summer my husband
ana cans from beautiful village In
Minnesota 10 the little mining Camp o. sill
<erfcn. hoping to better ourselves rnan-
elai'y by the change. SO we d!d that fra,
summer. But with us as with many 9TH
ers the hard times came Just when we
were least prepared 10 NEE; them NV
husband had 10 20 away to work. leaving
me alone with my darling babies a greater
part or the time. In a strange land de-
privcd OF all social privileges
But / was not lonely. except AT srs.
neither did sit down 20 mourn over Cur
misfortunas. l was fascinated by the
beauty and grandeur Of tho mountain
scenery around my new home and the
many new plants saw aroused my curl.
esisy 20 know their names So began TO
ask some of the old settlers whom /
thought would know but my questions IN
vafiabiy met with the reply. wen. now.
] can't say" Although / had a Grav's
school and Field Beck of Rotany, I mus,
CONFESS mat dsd not know So much or its
contents as doea our little flve-year-oIti
Girl now. There WAS teacher from Seat.
lie With us for week and she analysed
one or two flowers and gave me little in
eight to aualyzins fer myself bu, i, was
uphill work. not knowing any az the term.
used. But I was determined 10 get ae-
oualnted with my new plant friends and
Kept TO work during all my spare moments
with what results you may partly Judge
from the following notes on my hethAriunl
How proud | was OF the frs. success Al,
determining the name or a plant Us analg-
sis,
Ny husband also became Interested and
was Always watching Tor new sn4eifrsas
seldom coming home from the hills without
bringing me from enc 10 ! dozen BUT he
even set insists upon my taking AneYi.
IN xs-e-s
herharium even contains specimens
brought from far Up fin the hills by nearly
every Old mf4er IN nBr camp The man
aver Of The now famous Is hav{ns. tNss.
trthut%d several i base is specimens
mounted now. but tas< IS reg ~ All rast.
pieted, l hope by ne ala AZ 4 good MI
erosccpe and better manual 70 nearly
double that aufueeT THIS sun1raer tnf'tif-
irx moses and !icaeus. ] feel sFatffsi =,
Pref. Meany tor giving uss teiS emporium
.ty 20 tell 20 ether isolated sisters wAar 7
hope may encourage them e. become in
terested ia the study % natures hap8i-
work. wherein there IS n charm. 4 some.
thinS which makes HE wovth hvinr ara
s'evates the seul 70 pgrsf. nob,eF thoughts.
Don't get discouraged al the formidable
appearance ~ the Lain names. for ven
won't Ard them sly obstacle tn deferrlln-
ing plants They ara attached because
while the common names are often merely
local and would convey nc meaning 70 tire
scientist. You vii also learn IL watch
Ter tAs interesting and ogten amusing Slg~
nincance az the Latin names.
The plants are named in the order found
IA Gray's Botany. The ealy book which
could hs consulted "a this isolated wilder
ness- Hence scientists viii please cr!ise.se
The weTx with degree 81 allowance
Crowfout Family.
TAsre are seven species OF the cTowsooe
family found here, as follows:
Thaiietrpm d.oicam. Or early meadow
rue. 10 Interesting because the fertile and
the sterile part % the flower are borne ca
different plants.
RanuneosGs aauati8s. O. white water
ercefoor. the Latin name meaning - lit
tss frog" is given also 20 the family be-
cause they all seem 80 fond OF water. I
s.AaasA Tais little p,aat Is very eaa be-