Douglas David 1798-1834 Made Extensive Botanical Collections On


the Pacific coast of North America, for the Horticultural Society of

London, 1824-1826. Crossed the continent from Fort Vancouver, on the

Columbia, to Hudson Bay; met Sir John Franklin there and returned with

him to England. Came out again to the Columbia River on a similar

mission, 1829, and went from there to the Hawaiian Islands, where he was

killed. The gigantic Douglas fir named after him.



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