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POLEMONIACEiE. 



CoUomia heterophylla Hook. Columbia River, above Astoria. 



There is in the Herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 of Philadelphia, a specimen of this, and perhaps from the same 

 locality, simply marked " Gilia, Columbia River." In the same 

 paper is a specimen marked Navarretia heterophylla Benth., 

 " from Durand's Herbarium," which is almost smooth, not viscous 

 as this is, and accords with the figure in Hook. Bot. Mag.,t. 2895, 

 which this and Nuttall's specimen scarcely do. 



BORRAGINACE^. 



Mertensia maritima Dun. Killisnow Island, Alaska. 



SCROPHULARIACEJE. 



Boscbniakia glabra C. H. Meyer. Pyramid Harbor, Alaska. 



Among alders, apparently in the track of a receding glacier. 

 A long woody thread descends from the base of the scaly flower 

 stem, but in the haste of collecting I did not find to what 

 the thread was attached, if it were attached at all. The Indians 

 make no use of the plant, but class it with plants which are 

 " cultash " (no good). Their name for this is " Asquakali." 



Castillija hispida Bentb. Pyramid Harbor, Alaska. 



C. miniata Dougl. Victoria, B. C. 



C pallida Kunth. Pyramid Harbor, Alaska. 



Common through Alaska, and varying very much, especially 

 in the colors of the bracts and flowers. 



Euphrasia officinalis L. Bartlett Bay, A'aska. 

 Mimulus dentatus Nutt. Astoria, Or. 



Though from the numerous variations oi M. luteus L. this might 

 be regarded as but a variety of that species, it has a ver}' distinct 

 appearance when seen growing. The dark, blue-green, thick 

 leaves are particularl}^ striking. This might be owing to the 

 sub-saline locality — so many maritime plants having foliage of 

 this character ; but the normal M. luteus may be often seen i^ 

 similar situations, and without these characters. Dr. Gray, in 

 Botanical Gazette^ now regards it as a good species. 



Mimulus luteus L. Harrisburg, Alaska. 



Common along the coast. 



Fedicalaris palustris, var. Wlaxsovinna Bunge. Bartlett Bay, Alaska. 

 Scrophularia Californica Cham. Astoria, Or. 

 Veronica scutellata L. Departure Bay, B. C. 

 V. alpina L. ? Bartlett Bay, Alaska. 



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