MR. GEYER'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANTS. 207 
Han. Thickets and rich grassy vallies of Kanzas River. (n. 
15).—Var. Valley of the Kooskooskee. (n. 338).—A very 
variable species in the form and apex of the leaflets : I fear 
the V. Oregona and V. truncata of Nuttall are mere forms 
.. of the same. 
l. Lathyrus venosus, Muhl. — Torr. et Gr. Am. 1. p. 274. 
L. decaphyllus, Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1. p.159. Hook. in Bot. 
Mag. 1. 3133. L. Californicus, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1144. 
Has. Elevated meadows, Cœur d'Aleine valley, near St. 
Josephs. (n. 624).—Much confusion still exists among the 
Lathyri of N. America. The plant here intended is clearly 
the L, decaphyllus of Hooker, and the L. Cali ns! Sata 
Lindl. 
2. L. ochroleucus, Hook. Fl. Bor. i 1h p 55 "Pone et 
: Gr. Am, 1. p. 275. L. pisiformis, Richards. in th Frankl. 
Journ, ed. 2. p. 28. 
Has. Along the foot ofthe wooded mountains, in high cold 
‘Plains of the Nez Percez Indians, in fertile meadows. 
Corolla ochroleucous. June. (n. 412).  . ea 
3. L. ornatus, Nutt.—Torr. et Gr. Am. 1. p. 277. A 
Han. Scattered almost over the whole of the Missouri terri- — 
tory, along the banks of rivers. It forms dense groups is. 
by itself, in the high fertile Prairies of Kanzas, near Platte 
River, Flowers very large, fragrant, white, rose, al 
Pink or crimson. The Pawnees collect the young 1 ' 
for food. (n. 255). : dior gcn 
4. L. orphus, Nutt.—DC. Bros, 2. F 37 1. Te. et Gr. : 
Am. Le p. 277. L. decaphyllus, Ph. (not Hook., according to — 
cd orr, Py, Go): Vicia "ipie, Ph. Meg to Tort, and ; 
2 Han. 
Big ary « openings in ‘the _woody mountains of Cc 
à ol (n. | 312)—Three - varieties are _ included Mi 
