Thuya occidentalis.) (**Footnote.

Prunus virginiana.) (***Footnote.

Prunus pensylvanica.) The most esteemed fruit of the country however is the produce of the Aronia ovalis.

Under the name of meesasscootoomena it is a favourite dish at most of the Indian feasts and, mixed with pemmican, it renders that greasy food actually palatable.

A great variety of currants and gooseberries are also mentioned by the natives under the name of sappoommeena but we only found three species in the neighbourhood of Cumberland House.