[237] Probably Comandra livida Rich.
[238] Evidently, from his description, Hearne here refers to the Alpine bearberry, Arctous alpina (Linn.). It is abundant throughout the region.
[239] Apparently referring to the common rose of the region, Rosa acicularis Lindl. An abundant and very beautiful species.
[240] Hearne refers here to the two species of Ledum. L. grœnlandicum Œder is the broad-leaved sort, generally distributed through the wooded country, and extending a little into the Barren Grounds. L. palustre Linn. is a smaller narrow-leaved species, which overlaps the range of the larger sort, and extends much farther north.
[241] This refers to the common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Linn.). Its leaves are smoked both by the Indians and the Eskimo, and also by the white residents.
[242] Picea alba (Ait.) and P. mariana (Mill.).
[243] Larix laricina (Du Roi).
[244] Populus balsamifera Linn., and P. tremuloides Michx.
[245] Betula nana Linn.
[246] A number of dwarf willows, including Salix anglorum Cham., S. phylicifolia Linn., and S. reticulata Linn., grow on the coast of Hudson Bay to the northward of Fort Churchill.