134 POLYGONE^. lEriogomm. 



Hab. Summits of the Blue Mountains. Douglas. — Leaves all radical, as they mostly are in the eight fol- 

 lowing* species, densely woolly beneath. Scapes a span or more high. Heads of flowers in dense yellow 

 umbels, with short rays, 



3. E. crassifolium (Benth.); caule brevissimo incrassato vaginis foliorum villosissimis 

 obtecto, foliisradicalibuspetiolatis oblongis basi longe angustatis crassis supra tomentoso- 

 pubescentibiis subtus albo-lanatis, scapo apice breviter umbellato, involucris sessilibus vel 

 ad apices radiorum solitariis campanulatis lanatis multifloris, perianthiis sericeo-villosis. 



(Tab. CLXXVI.)— ^en^A. I c, p. 408. 



Hab. Carlton House Fort on the Saskatchawan. Dr Richardson, — A beautiful and very distinct species, 



with a long thick tap root, very woolly at the neck among the leaves. Umbels more or less lax or compact. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Tab. CLXXVI. Ebiogonum crassifolium. Fig. 1, Involucre with flowers ; /, 2, Single flower ; f, 3, 

 Pistil : — magnified, 



4. E. ccespitosum (Nutt. Journ. Ac, Nat. Sc. PhiL 7. p, 50. t S./i 2.) ; caule brevissimo 

 vaginis foliorum glabriusculis obtecto, foliis radicalibus oblongo-Iinearibus basi longe 

 angustatis supra laeviter subtus dense albo-tomentosis, scapo apice breviter utnbellato, 

 involucris sessilibus vel ad apices radiorum solitariis campanulatis lanatis. Benfh, L c, 

 p. 408. 



Hab. Alpine spots among the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000 feet. Drummond, — A small 

 tufted species, with the habit of a Primula or Androsace, Flowers full j'cllow. 



5. E. ovalifolitim (Nutt. /. c. p, 50. L 8,/, 1.); foliis ad basin caulis approximatis 

 subrotundo-ovalibus basi in petiolum angustatis utrinque dense albo-lanatis, involucro ad 

 apicem pedunculi solitario globoso multifloro vel paucis sessilibus, perianthiis glabris vel 

 basi vix pubescentibus. Benth, L c. p. 409. 



Hab. Summits of the Blue Mountains, N, W. America. Douglas. — Stems short, much branched, tufted; 

 the lower leaves black and decayed, the upper ones broadly spathulate and white on both sides, with dense 

 wool. Scape 3-5 inchesj with a circle of leaves above the middle : in other words, the upper portion of the 

 scape is a single ray of an involucrated abortive umbel. 



6. E. Tolmieatiiim ; suffruticosum basi ramosum, ramis brevibus tortuosis foliosis, 

 foliis ovatis in petiolum attenuatis supra viridibus glabriusculis subtus albo-tomentosis, 

 scapo nudo gracili, involucris multifloris perpaucis in umbellam parvam capitatam 1-2 

 foliosam congestis campanulatis subtrifidis pedicellis multo brevioribus. 



Hab. Banks of the Walla-wallah River, among Artemisia. Tolmie.- — Habit of the preceding, but smaller 

 and of slenderer growth. Scape quite naked. Flowers small, yellow, appearing at first sight to be densely 

 capitate. Each involucre is almost sessile, and crowded with flowers, which are much protruded : and one or 

 two leaves arise from the base of the umbel. 



7. E. stellatum (Benth.) ; foliis ad basin caulis approximatis ovalibus basi in petiolum 

 longe angustatis supra glabriusculis subtus canescentibus, pedunculo apice simpliciter vel 

 bis umbellate, involucris in umbellula paucis villosulis sexfidis, laciniis lanceolatis tubo 

 longioribus reflexo-patentibus, perianthiis glabris. (Tab. CLXXVII.) — Benth, L c, p. 409. 



