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sparsa decidua^ ifi ramos articulata^ lanceolata, mucronata^ omnino sesulia^ oblique obscure 

 venosd. Peduncull axillares, solitarii? uniflori^ folio breviores^ hracteati; bracteis linearibus, 



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I. T. occideatalis, 



Hab. North- West Coast of America. Mr.Menzies, — Much as the flowers of this interesting plant accord in 

 general structure with Pfjrola, I can by no means consent to its forming a species of that Genus. The habit 

 is totally different, and more like that of a Kalmia than a Pyrola, I have seen no other specimens in my 

 Herbarium, except those (not very perfect ones) from Mr. Menzies. I have named the Genus in honour 

 of ilir. Tolmie, one of my most zealous Botanical pupils, and now resident, as Surgeon in the Hudson's Bay 

 Company's Service, in Puget Sound, N.W, America, where, it is to be hoped, he will rediscover this plant, 

 and enable us more fully to illustrate its history. 



2. PYROLA. Z. 



Cal, 5-fidus3 seu 5-partitus. Pet, 5 decidua, erecta v, patenta, Stmn, 10, Antherm apice 

 insertae, pendulae, apice subbicornes poris duobus superne dehiscentibus. Ovarium subglo- 

 bosuni 5-lobum. Stylus rectus vel curvatus. Stigma S-Iobuin, nunc annulatum. Capsula 

 5-locularis, loculis medio longitudinaliter dehiscentibus, Receptacida axilia, Semina nu- 

 nierosa, scrobiculata. — Herbee vix suffrutescentes^ hmniles. Folia sempervirentia^ subrotunda, 

 rarius oblonga^ longe petiolata^ integerrima vel dentata, Scapus nudus vel squamosus^ sim- 

 plex. Flores racem,osi rarius unijlori, albiy lutescentes vel rubicundi. 



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Stylus rectus. Stamina erecta. 



\, P, itnijlora; caule unifloro, foliis orbicularibus serratis, stigmate niagno lobis 5 erectis. 



Linn. — Engl, Bat. t, 146. Mich, Am, v, I. p. 251. Pursh, Fl. Am, v. \. p. 299. Bigel. 

 Fl, Bast, ed, 2. p, 173. Torrey, FL of U7i, St. v, l,/}.454. Rich, in FrankL Istjourn, ed. 2. 

 App. /?. 1 8. 



Hab. From Lake Huron (2>r. Todd) throughout Canada to lat. 64** (Z)r. Richardson), and from New- 

 foundland {Mr, Cormack, Dr. Morrison, Miss Brenton), and Labrador, {Kohlmeister, Dr. Morrison) to the 

 woody country in the Rocky Mountains. Observatory Inlet {Dr. Scouter), and near Mount St. Helens on the 

 West Coast, in shady woods, but not nearly so common as on the east side of the Rocky Mountains. {Douglas.) 



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2. P. minor; foliis ovato-rotundatis crenatis, floribus racemosis styli inclusi longitudine, 

 stigmate dilatato lobis 5 radiatis, — Linn, — EngL Bot, t. 158, et t, 2543 (P. rosea.) Pursh^ 

 Fl, Am, v. \.p. 299. Torrey, Fl of U71, St. v, \. p, 434. 



Hab. Canada. Mrs. Percival. Woods in the Rocky Mountains. Drummond. Barren country from lat. 

 64° to the Arctic Coast {Dr. Richardson) and Islands {Captain Ross). Labrador. Dr. Morrison. Obser- 

 vatory Inlet, N. W. Coast.i />r. Scouler. Unalaschka. Chamisso. — The American plant exactly accords witli 

 the European, Petals rounded, concave, not spreading. 



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3. P, secunda; foliis ovatis acutis, floribus racemosis omnibus secundis, stylo exserto, 

 stigmate dilatato 5-lobo. — Linn, — EngL Bot, t, 307. Mich, Am. v, 1. p, 250. Pursh, Fl. 

 Am. v. \, p. 299. Bigel. Fl, Bost, ed. 2. p. 174. Torrey, Fl. of Un, St. v. \. p, 434, Rich, 

 in Franhl. \st. Journ, ed, 2, App. p. 18. — /3. foliis augustiorlbus acuminatis. 



Hab. Throughout Canada to the Mackenzie River (/)r, Richardson), stnd from Newfoundland (Mr. Cor- 



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