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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[1898. 



Fritillaria lanceolata Pursh. 



Specimen of a liliaceous plant 

 obtained on Brant Island, 10th 

 of April, 1806, the root of this 

 plant is a squamous bulb and is 

 eaten by the natives. The Clak- 

 clel-lar, opposite this island, call 

 it Tel-lak-thil-pah. [Complete 

 specimen]. 



Fritillaria pudica Spreng. 



Plains of Columbia near the 

 Kooskooskee, May 8, 1806. The 

 bulb in the shape of a biscuit 

 which the natives eat. [Com- 

 plete specimen corresponding 

 with Pursh's figure]. 



Trillium ovatum Pursh. 



Columbia River near the rap- 

 ids, April 10, 1806. [Upper por- 

 tion of plant]. 



Trillium petiolatum Pursh. 



Folium. The flowers brown 

 with a fruit of brick-red. On the 

 waters of the Kooskooskee. June 

 15, 1806. [Excellent specimen]. 



Veratrum viride Ait. or V. Californi- 

 cum Dur. 



A plant growing in wet places 

 with a single stem and leaves 

 clasping round one another, no 

 flowers observed. On the Koos- 

 kooskee, June_25, 1806. [Single 

 leaf only.] 



Xerophyllum tenax Nutt. 



The leaves are made use of by 

 the natives to make baskets and 

 other ornaments. On high land, 

 Rocky Mountains, June 15, 1806. 



Pursh, Fl. 230. On the head- 

 waters of the Missouri and Col- 

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



Lilium f pudimm Pursh, Fl. 

 228, t. 8. On the headwaters of 

 the Missouri. M. Lewis. 2/ . May, 

 v. s. in Herb. Lewis. 



Pursh, Fl. 245. On the rap- 

 ids of the Columbia River. M. 

 Lewis. % . April, v. s. 



Pursh, Fl. 244. On the waters 

 of the Kooskooskee. M. Lewis. 

 %. June, v. s. 



Helonias tenax Pursh, Fl. 243. 

 On high lands near the Rocky 

 Mountains. M. Lewis. % . June, 



v. s. 



