Clark: February 12, 1806

Wednesday February 12th 1806. This morning we were visited by a Clatsop
man who brought with him three dogs as a remuneration for the Elk which
himself and Nation had Stolen from us Some little time Sence, however the
dogs took the alarm and ran off; we suffered him to remain in the fort all
night.

There are two Species of evergreen Shrubs. this is the leaf of one which I
first met with at the grand rapids of the Columbia River, and which I have
sence found in this neighbourhood also; they usially grow in rich dry
ground not far from Some water course. the roots of both Species are
creeping and celindric. the Stem of the first (as above) is from a foot to
18 inches high and as large as a Goose quil; it is Simple and erect. its
leaves are cauline, and Spredding. the leafits are jointed & oppositly
poinnate 3 par and termonateing in one, cessile widest at the base and
tapering to an accuminated point, an inch and 1/4 the greatest width;
& 31/4 inches in length. each point of their crenate margins armed
with a thorn or Spine, and are from 13 to 17 in number. they are also
veined, glossy, corinated and wrinkled; their points obliquely pointing
towards the extremity of the Common footstalk.

The Stem of the 2nd is procumbent about the Size of the former, jointed
and umbracated. it’s leaves are Cauline, compound and oppositly pointed;
the rib from 14 to 16 inches long Celendric and Smooth the leafits 21/2
inches long and 1 inch wide. the greatest width 1/2 inch from their base
which they are regularly rounded, and from the Same point tapering to an
accute apex, which is mostly but not entirely termonated with a Small
Subulate thorn. they are jointed & oppositly pointed consisting of 6
par and termonateing in one (in this form) sessile, Serrate, or like the
teeth of a whipsaw, each point terminateing in a small subulate spine,
being from 25 to 27 in numbr; veined, Smoth, plane and of a deep green,
their points tending obliquely towards the extremity of the rib or common
footstalk. I do not know the fruit or flower of either. the 1st resembles
a plant Common to maney parts of the United States Called the Mountain
Holly