480 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
MERTENSIA MARITIMA (L.) S. F. Gray, Nat. Arr. Br. Pl. 2: 354. 1821. (Pulmonaria 
maritima L. Sp. Pl. 1: 136. 1753.) 
This species is said by A. Gray @ to occur on the coast of Washington, and it is included 
in Suksdorf’s list. There are, however, no specimens in any of the American herbaria to 
substantiate the statement. 
ERITRICHIUM. 
1. Eritrichium howardi (A.Gray) Rydberg, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 1: 327. 1900. 
Omphalodes howard: A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 20: 263. 1885. 
Cynoglossum howardi A. Gray, Syn. Fl. 2!: 188. 1878. . 
Type LocaLity: Rocky Mountains in Montana. 
Rance: Washington to Montana and Wyoming. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Cascade Mountains, Tweedy 130. 
AMSINCKIA. 
Nutlets not muriculate, the projections smooth and pavement-like; calyx 
lobes oblong, obtuse... ......---.------------------------------- 1. A. tessellata. 
Nutlets muriculate-scabrous. 
Erect; calyx lobes linear... .... 2.22... -----2-- 22 ee eee ee ee eee 2. A. intermedia. 
Spreading; calyx lobes lanceolate or ovate, two or three of them 
often united. ... 22.22.22. 22-22-22 2-22.02 eee eee ee ee ee ee ee eee 3. A. lycopsoides. 
1. Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 54. 1874. 
Type Locauiry: “Contra Costa mountains near Monte Diablo,” California. 
Rance: Washington to Utah and California. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Wenache, Whited, June, 1896 and 44; Ellensburg, Piper,May 20, 
1897; North Yakima, Piper 2785; Henderson 2558; Pasco, Piper 2971, 2977; Hindshaw 
20; Snipes Mountain, Cotton 312; Coulee City, Piper 3847; Ephrata to Ritzville, Griffiths & 
Cotton 489. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Upper Sonoran. 
2. Amsinckia intermedia [isch. & Mey. Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 2: 26. 1835. 
Eutoca menziestt Lehm. Pug. 2: 29. 1830, not R. Br. 1823. 
Type Locauity: “Hab. cum sequente specie circa coloniam ruthenorum Ross in portu 
Bodega Novae Californiae.”’ 
Rance: Washington and Idaho to California and Nevada. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: San Juan Island, Lyall, May 10, 1858; Fairhaven, Piper, July 2, 
1897; Port Ludlow, Binns; Ellensburg, Piper 2699; west Klickitat County, Suksdorf 994, 
2007, 390, 995; Rock Lake, Sandberg & Leiberg 120; Douglas County, Spillman; 
Waitsburg, Horner 146, 147; Blue Mountains, Piper; Pullman, Hull 638; Elmer; Almota 
Piper 2786; Wawawai, Piper 1838; Colfax, Piper; without locality, Vasey in 1889; 
Meyers Falls, Kreager 479. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Upper Sonoran and Arid Transition, 
An exceedingly troublesome weed in grain fields of southeastern Washington, locally 
known as “‘tarweed.’”’ The species is extremely variable and Suksdorf segregates from it 
three proposed new species, A. arenaria,® A. retrorsa,¢ and A. nvcrantha.c The characters 
relied upon seem very slight and we question their value. 
3. Amsinckia lycopsoides Lehm.; DC. Prod. 10: 117. 1846. 
Lithospermum lycopsoides Lehm. Pug. 2: 28. 1830. 
Amsinckia lycopsoides bracteosa A. Gray, Syn. Fl. 2': 198. 1878. 
Tyre LocaLity: “Straits of De Fuca, Scouler”’ according to Hooker. 
aSvyn. Fl. 2: 200, 1878.  & Deutsch. Bot. Monatss. 18: 133. 1900. c Op. cit. 134. 
