Eriogonum.'] - * POLYGONE^. 



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Hab. Blue Mountains of the N. W. Interior. nouglas,-~Uy specimens of this have the leaves (of which 

 two or three arise from the scape) exactly like those of Statice oleifolia, slightly downy, and only so beneath. 

 Umbels frequently compound and lax. 



Tab. CLXXVII. Fig, 1, Involucre with flowers ; / 2, Single flower ; /. 3, Pistil -.— magnified, 



Q.E, umhellatnm (Torr. in Ann. Lye. N, HisL 2, p. 241); foliis ad basin caiilis ap- 

 proximatis oblongo-linearibus subtus vel utrinque albo-Ianatis, pedunculo apice umbellato, 

 involucris ad apices radiorum solitariis late campaniilatis lanatis multifloris dentibus tubo 

 brevioribus, perianthiis glabris. Benifu I c. p. 410. L 18,/ 2. 



Hab. On the high grounds of Salmon River, and valleys near the Kettle Falls on the Columbia. Bouglas, 

 — Scape about a span high. 



9. E. heradeoides (Nutt. /. c. /?. 49) ; foliis ad basin caulis approximatis spathulato- 



oblongis subtus albo-lanatis, pedunculis elongatis apice biumbellatis, involucris in umbel- 



lula plurimis pedicellatis late campanulatis lanatis multifloris, perianthiis glabris. Benih. 

 L c, p. 410. 



Hab. North-west interior, above the Kettle Falls of the Columbia. Douglas.—My specimens of this fine 

 plant are I J foot high, and the leaves, including the petioles. 3-4 inches long. Umbels large, yellow? 



10. E, compositum (Dougl. mst.) ; foliis ad basin caulis approximatis longe petiolatis 

 ovatis basl rotundatis cordatisve supra demum glabratis subtus dense albo-Ianatis, pedun- 

 culo longissimo nudo apice breviter biumbellato, involucris breviter pedicellatis cam- 

 panulatis multifloris. Benth, I c. p. 410. L 17./ 10. et in Bot Reg. t, 1774. 



Hab. Common on the gravelly banks of the Columbia, and of the N. W, interior generally, especially on 

 the Blue Mountains. Douglas. — A fine and stout species, with large compound umbels of yellow flowers. 



§ 2. Latifolia. Benth. 



11. jB. nudum (Dougl. mst.); foliis ovatis margine undulatis basi rotundatis v. sub- 

 cordatis supra arachnoideo-lanatis demum glabris subtus albo-lanatis, pedunculo 2-3- 

 chotome paniculato, capitulis lateralibus terminalibusque, involucris in capitulo 1-3 ses- 

 silibus tubuloso-campanulatis glabris, bracteolis vix phimosis, Benth, L c. p. 4,13. — E. 

 arachnoideum. Hook, et Am. in BoL of Beech. Voy. p. 158, (nan Eschsch.) 



Hab. Plains of the Multnomak River, and between the "Grand Kapids** and "Great Falls'' of the 

 Columbia. Douglas,— K stout-growing plant, 1-3 feet high. Differs from B, latifolium (of California) in 

 being more glabrous, and in the inflorescence. Bracteas beneath the involucres and ramifications, ovate. 

 Teeth of the involucre short, obtuse. Bracteoles setaceous, scarcely exserted. Segments of the perianth 

 nearly equal. 



12. E. elatum (Dougl. mst.); foliis amplis oblongis undulatis supra villosulis subtus 



velutinis, involucris glomeratis pedicellatis tubuloso-campanulatis glabris. Benth. I. c, 

 p. 413. 



Hab. Plains of Multnomak and Cape Mendocino, New California; common. Douglas, — Leaves very 

 large, 5-6 inches long without the petiole, 



§ 3. MlCBANTUA. 



13. E, sirictum (Benth.); sufl'ruticosum, foliis parvis oblongo-ovatis basi in peliolum 



