1898.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA 



Lupiiius sericeus Pursh. New spe- 



23 



cies. 



Flowers cream colored with a 

 small tinge of blue. On the 

 Kooskooskee, June 5, 180b. 

 [Tolerable specimen]. 



(The labels of these two speci- 

 mens of Lupinus were confused.) 



Oxytropis nana Nutt. var. 



Near the head of Clark's Riv- 

 er, July, 1806. [Differs from 

 type in having calyx teeth longer 

 also plant larger, leaflets longer]. 



Petalostemon violaceus Michx. 



On the Missouri, July 22,1806. 

 [Stem, leaves and spike of flow- 

 ers]. 



Petalostemon violaceus Michx. 



Found September 2d ; the In- 

 dians use it as an application to 

 fresh wounds, they bruise the 

 leaves adding a little water and 

 apply it. [Sterile specimen only, 

 and accordingly doubtful], 



Psoralea argophylla Pursh. 



No. 48, No. 103, October 17, 

 1804. A decoction of the plant 

 used by the Indians to wash their 

 wounds. [Sterile, but character- 

 istic specimen]. 



Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh. 



Big bend of Missouri, Septem- 

 ber 21, 1804. [Stem and 

 leaves]. 



Pursh, Fl. 468. On the banks 

 of the Kooskooskee, M. Lewis. 

 % . July, v. s. in Herb. Lewis. 

 Flowers pale purple or rose col- 

 ored. 



O. argentata Pursh, Fl. 473. 

 On the banks of Clark's River, 

 M. Lewis. %. July, v. s. in 

 Herb. Lewis. 10 



Pursh, Fl. 461. In Tennessee, 

 Illinois, and on the banks of the 

 Missouri. % . July, September, 

 v. v. 



Pursh, Fl. 1. c. 



Pursh, Fl. 475. On the banks 

 of the Missouri. 2/ . v. s. 



Pursh, Fl. 475. On the banks 

 of the Missouri, M. Lewis. 2/ . 

 September, v. s. in Herb. Lewis. 



10 Oxytropis nana Nutt. 



" Near the headwaters of Clark's Kiver, July, 1806." Described by Pursh, 

 Fl. p. 473, as Oxytropis argentata. 



