74 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
HyYPERICINES, Juss. 
1. Hypericum Scouleri, Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1. p. 111. Torr. 
and Gr. Am. 1. p. 160.—var. fol. angustioribus. 
Has. Rocky places about springs and along borders of 
`. rivers, and in the open plains of Upper Oregon, growing 
= with Eriogonum umbellatum; July. Sept. (n. 196); and 
very wet places, valley of Kooskooskee. June. (n. 501). 
CaARYOPHYLLEJ, Juss. 
l. Arenaria congesía, Nutt. in Torr. et Gr. Am. 1. p. 178.— 
and P. var. major. 
Has. Gravelly banks of Horse River of the Upper Platte 
(n. 26); and var. major, stony Islands of Kooskooskee 
River: rare. July. (n. 466).— The var. major is twice or 
thrice the usual size of the plant, but does not appear 
otherwise different. 
2. A. Hookeri, Nutt. in Torr. et Gr. Am. 1. p. 178. 
Has. High stony plateaux of Upper Sweet Water River, 
with Phlox “ muscoides.? July. (n. 143). 
1. Stellaria borealis, Bigelow, Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1. p. 94. 
Torr. and Gr. Am. 1. p. 185. Spergulastrum lanceolatum, 
. Mich. Micropetalon lanceolatum, Pers.—var. minor. 
Has. Springs in the Spokan plains, September, (n. 532); 
and var. minor, springy places in the desert between P 
Upper Platte and Sweet Water Rivers. July. (n. 36). —— 
; What is here called var. minor of this most variable plant, 
has the leaves narrower than in a. and more obtuse, but ` 
except in size, is not otherwise different. — e 
2. S. nitida, Hook. in App. Scoresby Greenl. p. a s. = 
. Edwardsi, Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1. p. 96. t. 31. EC 
Has. Open stony slopes of mountains, Upper Oregon, Apr. ; 
May, very abundant. (n. 629).— This is the S. nitida, nob. 
in Scoresby; and is a slenderer plant than S. Edward- - 
sii, with which I I united it in the Flors Dore Scape 
