COLLECTED IN THE UPPER MISSOURI, ETC. 289 
These fine specimens show the true root-leaves to be numerous, 
spathulate, half as long as the slender stem. The flowers of this 
and F. thyrsiflora are pentamerous, and I fear they have as much claim 
to be ranked with Swertia as with Frasera. 
1. Villarsia pumila, Dougl. in Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. vol. ii. p. 70. 
t. 157 B. 
Has. Rocky loamy watercourses on the Cœur d’Aleine mountains, with 
Platyspermum scapigerum. April. n: 319. 
POLEMONIACEA, Juss. 
1. Polemonium cæruleum, L.—P. cæruleum, a vulgare, Hook. F1. 
Bor. Am. v. 2. p. 71. 
Has. Swampy meadows, borders of rivulets, Spokan plains, at Tshi- 
-makeine, with ** Aster puniceus.” September. It has the odour of 
“ Polanisia graveolens.” n. 530. 
2. Polemonium capitatum, Eschsch.—Benth. in De Cand. Prodr. vol. 
ix. p. 317. P. Richardsoni, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 2811. P. cæru- 
leum, var., Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1303. P. cer. 8 humile, Hook. Fl. 
Bor. Am. v. 2. p. 11. 
Has. Gravelly table-lands, cataracts of Upper Lewis River, and abun- 
dant in the adjacent Pine-forests. September. ». 529. 
3. Polemonium micranthum, Benth. in De Cand. Prodr. vol. ix. p. 318. — 
Has. Wet sunny rocks, very abundant at the Kettle Falls, Upper - 
Columbia, with ** Collinsia minima” and Platycarpum scapigerum. 
March, April. n. 463. 
1. Phlox speciosa, Ph.—Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1351.—1. var. latifolia. 
2. var. linearifolia ; calycis tubo latiore, laciniis brevioribus. 
Has. Var. latifolia, Mountain meadows, plateaux of the Cœur 
d'Aleine and Nez Percez. Stem woody, with some evergreen leaves 
at the lower branches. A small globose shrub, covered with flowers. - 
May. Rare. a. 875, “P. speciosa,” Gey,— Var. linearifolia. Only - 
in the valley of the Kooskooskie River and the adjoining plains. 
Prostrate or decumbent. Corolla clear, bright rose-colour, mar- 
gin of the limb obsoletely erose: panicles mostly cymed. June. 
n. 340. P : 
The narrow-leaved plant, here mentioned, quite agrees with several - 
of the specimens of our P. speciosa, described in the * Flora Bor. Am.’ 
The broad-leaved plant has a different aspect, larger and more oval - 
