11-20 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 



Pa. 



but Ihe midrib not strong, glabrous or slightly scabrous on the margins, 

 is nun. long; flowers mostly solitary; pedicels puberulent; sepals 

 obtuse, about 4 mm. long, glabrous or minutely puberulent; petals 0.5-1 

 mm. bro:ul, about equalling; the calyx. Slellatia liflora L. Aisine liflora 

 (],.} \Yahl. Arcnaria snjancnsis Willcl. (?). Exposed recks: Greenl. 

 Que. Alta. \\yo. B. C. The specimens from Utah and Colo., cited 

 by 1'Vrnald belong to A. obtusiloba. 



282 For S. Menziezii read S. Mensiem. 



_M Before Saponaria insert: 



3a. MELANDRIUM Roehl. 



Perennial herbs with opposite leaves. Flowers dioecious. Calyx 5- 

 toothed, more or less inflated. Petals 5, conspicuous, long-clawed, with 

 a crown. Stamens 10. Styles 5, alternate with the petals. Ovary 1-celled. 

 Capsule opening by 5 valves, which are 2-toothed at the apex. 



1. M. album (Mill.) Garcke. Biennial; stem 3-6 dm. high, viscid- 

 pubescent above; lower leaves petioled, the blades oblong, 5-8 cm. long, 

 the upper lanceolate, sessile, acute; flowers loosely paniculate; calyx 

 viscid-pubescent, 10-ribbed, in age ovoid, inflated, 12-14 mm. broad; 

 petals white, deeply notched. Lychnis alba Mill. Waste places and 

 around dwellings: N. S. Mont. Colo. N. C.; adv. from Eur. 



284 In description of NYMPHAEACEAE, for "sepals 4-7" read "sepals 4-12." 



L'-VS In the description of A. zephyra, fourth line, for "petals" read "sepals." 



290 The authority of T. Fendleri should be Engelm. 



296 For R. verecundus read Ranunculus vericundus. 



304 Under Chrysocoptis occidentalis insert the synonym: Coptis occidentalis 

 T. &. G. 



306 For A. larimiensis read Aquilegia laramiensis. 



307 For A. elongatula read Aquilegia elegantula. 



307 After A. elegantula insert: 



lla. Aquilegia triternata Pays. Stem 3-6 dm. high, usually pubes- 

 cent; basal leaves usually 3-ternate, long-petioled; leaflets small, 13-18 

 mm. long, cuneate, 3-cleft and round-lobed, glabrous or nearly so above, 

 pale or more or less pilose beneath, not viscid; stem-leaves once or twice 

 ternate; flowers 2.5-3 cm. broad, nodding; sepals 2 cm. long, rounded or 

 truncate; spur red, 22-24 mm. long, rather abruptly contracted; follicles 

 viscid. Moist places: N. M. w Colo. Ariz. Submont. My Jl. 

 307 Before A. flavescens insert: 



12a. Aquilegia lithophila Payson. Stem 3-4 dm. high, striate, 

 viscid-pubescent; leaves biternate, the petiole and petiolules viscid- 

 pubescent; leaflets about 1.5 cm. long, rather broad, finely pubescent 

 and viscid, round-lobed; flowers nodding, 3 cm. broad; sepals spreading, 

 yellow or tinged with red, 1.5-2 cm. long; petals bright yellow; lamina 

 1 cm. long; spur 3 cm. long, gradually tapering from the base; fruit pub- 

 escent. \Yet places under overhanging sandstone cliffs: w Colo. s Utah. 

 Je. 



309 Line 34 read "a. Plant not viscid." 



In key, 17th line from the bottom omit "not caespitose." 

 l"nder D. cucullatum, instead of (?) D. abietinum read D. abietorum. 



316 Before Odostemon insert: 



2. Berberis vulgaris L. Shrub 1-2.5 m. high; leaves obovate or 

 spatulate, ."> cm. long, bristly serrate; spines usually stout; racemes 

 many-flowered; petals entire; berry ellipsoid, scarlet. Waste places and 

 around dwellings: Mass. Minn. Colo. Nat, from Europe. My Je. 



