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species, etc.”(362) Ref: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the ClassLiliopsida (the monocots) of the flowering plants. Plants of this family are usually called grasses, or, to distinguishthem from other graminoids, true grasses; the shrub or tree-like plants in this family are called bamboo (there arealso herbaceous, non-woody bamboos). There are about 600 genera and some 9,000–10,000 or more species ofgrasses (Kew Index of World Grass Species).”(363) Ref: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Ledum is a genus name formerly widely recognized in thefamily Ericaceae, including 8 species of evergreen shrubs native to cool temperate and sub-arctic regions of theNorthern Hemisphere and commonly known as Labrador Tea. Recent genetic evidence has shown that the speciespreviously treated in this genus are correctly placed in the genus Rhododendron, where they are now treated asRhododendron subset Ledum.”(364) Ref: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Myrica is a genus of about 35–50 species of small trees andshrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. Common names include Bayberry, Bay-rum tree, Candleberry,Sweet Gale, and Wax-myrtle.”(365) Ref: US Military Expeditions in Okanagan County – Boom Town Tales & Historic People: “TheSpokane tribe, who are generally included under the name Flatheads subsist for the most part on roots, fish, berriesand game. At the opening of spring, in March and April, or as soon as the snow disappears, they begin to search fora root resembling the cammass, which they call pox-pox. This lasts them till the beginning of May, when it givesplace to a bitter root, termed spatylon. In June the izwa or cammass, comes in season. This root was thought bymany of us to have the taste of boiled chestnuts.”CHAPTER XXII(366) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: “Robert Campbell (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1894) was a Hudson’s BayCompany fur trader and explorer. He explored a large part of the southern Yukon and established Fort Frances,Yukon on Frances Lake in the Liard River basin and Fort Selkirk, Yukon at the juncture of the Yukon River and thePelly River. He was for a time in charge of Fort Halkett. Campbell Peak, just south of the British Columbiacommunity of Liard River, is named after him.”(367) Ref: Encyclopedia Brittanica: “U.S. Presbyterian missionary who, with his wife, Eliza (née Hart), in 1836established the Lapwai Mission (near present-day Lewiston, Idaho) with the first white home, church, and school inwhat is now Idaho.”Ref: Wikipedia: “Henry Harmon Spalding (1803 - 1874) and his wife Eliza Hart Spalding (1807 - 1851) wereprominent Presbyterian missionaries and educators working primarily with the Nez Perce in the U.S. PacificNorthwest. The Spaldings and their fellow missionaries were among the earliest Americans to travel across thewestern plains, through the Rocky Mountains and into the lands of the Pacific Northwest to their religious missionsin what would become the states of Idaho and Washington.”(367) From 1841-46, Archibald Mc Kinley was in charge of Fort Nez Perce (later renamed Fort Walla Walla).Ref: Fort Nez Perce – Oregon History Project: “Archibald Mc kinley was chief trader for the Hudson’s BayCompany at Fort Nez Perce.”