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8. Silene oregana S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 343. 1875. 



Type locality: "In the Blue Mountains, Oregon." Collected by Nevius. 



Range: Oregon and Washington to Montana. 



Specimens examined: Upper Naches River, Henderson 2567 ; Mount Stuart, Elmer 1237 ; 

 White Salmon, Suksdorf in 1878; Sinicoe Hills, Hoioell 311; Skamania County, Suksdorf 

 2038; Wenache Mountains, Whited 1297; Clarks Springs, Kreager 576; Blue Mountains, 

 Piper 2393. 



Zonal distribution ; Canadian and lludsonian. 



9. Silene spaldingii S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 344. 1875. 



Ty'PE locality; "On the Clear Water," Idaho. Collected by Spalding. 

 Range: Washington, Oregon, and Idalio. 

 Specimens examined; Cheney, Mrs. TucJirr in 1900. 

 Zonal distribution; Arid Transition. 



10. SHene scouleri Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 88. 1830. 



Ty'PE LOCALITY'; Fort Vancouver, Washington. Collected by Scoiiler. 



Range; British Columbia to Oregon an'd Colorado. 



Specimens examined: Chambers Prairie, Henderson, August 8, 1892; Yelm Prairie, 

 Smith 621; Tacoma, Flett 875; Lake Park, Piper, July 27, 1896; near Mount Stuart, 

 Brandegee 656; Tieton River, Cotton 491; Blue Mountains, Horner 571. 



Zonal distribution : Arid Transition. 



11. Silene suksdorfii Robinson, Bot. Gaz. 16: 44. 1891. 



Type locality; "Mt. Paddo (Adams), at 7,000 to 8,000 feet altitude." Collected by 

 Suksdorf. 



Range; Washington to California. 



Specimens examined; Mount Rainier, Allen, 239; Piper 2135, 623; Mount Stuart, 

 Elmer 1178; Brandegee 654; Mount Adams, Henderson, August, 1892; Suksdorf Al ; Howell 

 & Henderson, August, 1882; White River, Flett 304. 



Zonal distribution; Arctic. 



12. SUene douglasii Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 88. 1830. 



Silene dilaiata Suksdorf, Deutsch. Bot. Monatss. 16: 212. 1898. 



Type locality ; "Abundant in mountani valleys, above the Grand Rapids of the Cohun- 

 bia, and among the Rocky Mountains on their western declivity." Collected by Douglas. 



Range; British Columbia to California and Montana. 



Specimens examined: Olympic Mountains, Piper 2216; Elmer 2744, 2747; Wenache, 

 Whited 14; Mount Stuart, Sandherg & Leiherg 574; Goat Mountains, Allen 124a; west 

 Klickitat County, Svksdorf 2156; Falcon Valley, Suksdorf 7: Blue Mountains, Lake <fc Hvll, 

 July 4, 1892; without locality, Vasey in 1889; Cape Horn, Piper 5016. 



Zonal distribution : Hudsonian to Transition. 



12a. Silene douglasii monantha (S. Wats.) Robinson, Proc. Am. Acad. 28: 145. 1893. 



Silene monantha S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 340. 1875. 



Type locality: "On the debris at the base of Castle Rock, Ca,scades," Washington. 

 Collected by Harford & Dunn. 



Specimens examined; Castle Rock, Harford ct Dunn. 



This is probably only a starved shade plant, and not distinct. It is known only fi-om the 

 type specimen. 



12b. Silene douglasii brachycalyx Robinson, Proc. Am. Acad. 28: 145. 1893. 



Silene columbiana Howell, Fl. N. W. Am. 78. 1897. 



Type locality; Multnomah County, Oregon. 



Range: Washington and Oregon. 



Specimens examined; Cape Horn, Skamania County, Suksdorf 2436; Baldy Peak, 

 Chehalis County, La//i6 1321. 



