^'^^ MELANTHACE^. [Veratrum. 



considers the Z. chloranthus to be identical with his Z. glaucus or not. ** Why," he says, *' this species (Z. 

 glaucus) should have been changed to the name of chloranthus, by Richardson, I am at a loss to conceive, 

 since the flower is more white than any other colour." He does not, however, adduce it as a synonym : and 

 further remarks — " the northern plant is probably something different." 



2. Z.elegans{V\\.)\ scapo subnudo, bracteis linearibus, petalis acutis. Ph, Am. 1. 

 p. 241. 



I 



Hab. Waters of Cokablaishkit Kiver, near the Rocky Mountains. M, Lewis (in PL). In the vallies of 

 the Rocky Mountains, near the sources of the Columbia, and on the banks of the Saskatchawan and Red 

 Rivers. (?) Bottglas, ?nst—l have no specimen in Mr Douglas* collection, but there can scarcely be a question 

 that his plant is Z. chloranthus, whatever Pursh's may be. 



3. Z. glaucus (Nutt. in PL of Rocky M. p. 56) ; «« bulbo tunicato, foliis glaucis gramineis 

 niarginatjs, racemo plerumque simplici paucifloro, floribus hermaphroditis, petalis rotun- 

 datis unguiculatis bimaculatis, seminibus subulato-alatis," — Melanthium glaucum. Nutt, 

 Gen. Am. \.p. 232, 



Hab. Banks of the St Lawrence, around the Cataract of Niagara, and on the borders of Lakes Erie and 

 Huron. Nutiall^Thxs, seems to be only known to Mr Nuttall, if it be really distinct from Z. chloranthus, 



3. XEROPHYLLUM. Mich, 



1. X.tenax {Ph.)i foliis longissimis tenacissimis lineari-acuminatissimis marginibus 

 scabris subtus glaucis, racemis longissimis densifloris, pedicellis erectis, filamentis fili- 

 forniibus perianthium superantibus, bracteis membranaceis. Ph. Am. 1. p. 243. t. 9. 

 Gray. I, c.p. 129 — X. setifolium. Lindl. Bat. Beg. t. 1613. {vix Mx,) 



Hab. High lands of the Rocky Mountains {M. Lewis), and summits of the hills around Mount Hood, 



Mount St Helens, and the Cascade Mountains. Douglas, Near the summit of Mount Rainier, Tolmie 



Stem 2.4 feet high. Leaves 2-3 feet long, drooping, chiefly from the root ; having, as Mr Douglas remarks, 

 the habit of Bonapartea juncea. It is one of the greatest ornaments of the western mountains, and the 

 natives make baskets, hats, pouches, bags, bottles, mats for sleeping on, &c., of its strong foliage. Racemes a 

 foot and more long. Capsules triangulari-orbicular, 3-celled, 3-6.seeded, seeds oblong, triangular, and some- 

 what winged at the angles. , 



4. HELONIAS. Linn, 



1. H. dioica. Ph. Am. 1. p. 243. Gray. L c. p. 132 — H, lutea. Ait.—Bot Mag. t. 

 1062 — H. pumila. Jacg'.— Veratrum luteum. L, 



Hab. Canada. Gray. 



5. VERATRUM. L. 



1. V. viride. Ait. Hort 

 118.— V. album. Mkh.Ai 

 V. parviflorum. Bong. 



Mag 



Bong. yeg. de Sitcha, p. 48. vix Mx — V. Lobelianum. /3. Esch- 

 scholzianum. Schult. Syst. Veg. v. l.p. 1555.— V. Eschscholzii. Gray. I c.p. 119. 



Hab. Canada, to the Saskatchawan and the Rocky Mountains. Drummond; and from the Columbia on 

 the west side to Stikine. Douglas. Dr Scouhr. Tolmie. Br Gairdner.^The north-western plant is the 

 same as the eastern one ; and probably the V. Lobelianum, d. Schultz (F. parviflorum. Bong.), from Nor- 



