292 BORAGINACEAE. 



13. Mertensia myosotifolia Heller. On mountains in Colo. — Red Cliflf, 

 Eagle Co. 



14. Mertensia fusiformis Greene. (M. congcsta Greene) On hillsides in 

 Colo. — Alt. 7000-10,000 ft. — Graham's Peak ; Bob Creek, West La Plata Moun- 

 tains ; Cimarron; Minium; Poverty Ridge. 



15. Mertensia viridula Rydb. Along mountain streams in Colo. — Alt. 

 6000-12,000 ft. — Jack Brook; North Cheyenne Canon; Cascade Caiion; Col- 

 orado Springs ; Ruxton ; West Spanish Peak. 



16. Mertensia lineariloba Rydb. On hillsides in Colo. — Alt. 8000-9000 ft. — 

 West Indian Creek; near Empire. 



17. Mertensia Parryi Rydb. On the higher mountains of Colo. — Alt. 

 11,000-12,000 ft. — Alpine ridges east of Middle Park; Cameron Pass; Alpine 

 Tunnel; Estes Park; Beaver Creek; Gray's Peak; Ethel Peak. 



18. Mertensia ovata Rydb. On high mountains among rocks in Colo. — Alt. 

 9000-10,000 ft. — West Spanish Peak; Anita Peak. 



19. Mertensia amoena A. Nels. On hills in Wyo. and Colo. — Alt. 5000- 

 10,000 ft. — Montezuma; Boulder; Eldora to Baltimore. 



20. Mertensia linearis Greene. On dry hillsides from Ass. to Neb. and 

 Colo. — Alt. 5000-9000 ft. — Cucharas Valley, near La Veta ; Georgetown ; 

 plains near Denver; South Cheyenne Canon, Colorado Springs; Platte 

 Caiion; Manitou ; El Paso Co.; Wahatoya Creek; near Livermore, Larimer 

 Co. ; Clear Creek Canon ; hills southeast of La Veta ; Boulder ; Malta station, 

 near Leadville; Eldora to Baltimore. 



21. Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. On hills in damp places from Mont, 

 to Colo. — Alt. 5000-10,000 ft. — Foot-hills west of Ft. Collins ; Howe's Gulch ; 

 north of La Porte ; Rist Caiion ; gulch west of Soldier Caiion ; Eldora to 

 Baltimore; Boulder; vicinity of Horsetooth. 



22. Mertensia alpina (Torn) Don. On alpine peaks of Colo. — Alt. 11,000- 

 14,000 ft. — Massif de I'Arapahoe; Pike's Peak; headwaters of Clear Creek; 

 Argentine Pass; Garden of the Gods; Saddle cliffs. 



23. Mertensia perplexa Rydb. On high mountains of Colo. — Mountains 

 south of Ward, Boulder Co. 



24. Mertensia brevistyla S. Wats. In the mountains of Utah, Wyo. and 

 Colo. — Exact locality not given, 



25. Mertensia canescens Rydb. On alpine peak of Colo. — Alt. 11,000-12,000 

 ft. — Berthoud Pass ; mountains southwest of Como. 



9. MYOSOTIS L. Forget-me-not. 



I. Myosotis alpestris Schmidt. In mountain meadows from Alb. and 

 Alaska to Colo. — Devil's Causeway. 



10. LITHOSPERMUM L. Gromwell, Puccoon, 



Corolla-lobes neither fimbriate nor toothed ; flowers all well developed. 



Corolla greenish or pale yellow, i cm. or less long ; crest in the throat obsolete. 

 Corolla-limb 3-5 mm. wide ; tube not longer than the calyx ; stem grayish 



strigose, but scarcely hispid. i. L. Torreyi. 



Corolla-limb 5-8 mm. wide ; tube longer than the calyx ; stem more or less 

 hispid. 2. L. pilosuni. 



