388 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 



Accoidinf; to Dr. E. L. Clreenea the type of C. inkrierrimm proves to be the same as C. 

 andersonii Parry. On this account the name C. nevadensis Kellogg is taken up for tlie 

 Californian plant, while the Washington and northern Oregon plant is considered a distinct 

 species C. ])rduncularis Greene. & 



MALVACEAE. Malluav Family. 



Style branches filiform. 



Stamens simply monadelphuus; bractlets 3 _ Malva. 



Stamens united in two series; bractlets none Sidalcea. 



Style branches each tipped with a capitate stigma. 



Ovules 1 to 3 in each cell, ascending. _ Sphaeralcea. 



Ovules solitary, pendulous Sida. 



MALVA. 



Leaves 5 to y-lobed; carp(>ls puberuleut i, M. rotmtdrfolia. 



Cauline leaves dissected ; carpels very hairy 2. J/, moscitata. 



1. Malva rotundifolia L. Sp. I'i. 2: (ISS. 1753. Mallow. 

 Type locality: "Habitat in Europae ruderatis, viis, plateis." 



Specimens examined: North Yakima, Watt, August, 189.5; Colfax, Hardwick, August, 

 1895; Meyers Falls, Krenger, August 28, 1902; Port Crescent, Lawrence 294. 



2. Malva moschata L. Sp. PI. 2: 690. 1753. Musk mallow. 

 Type locality: "Habitat in Italia, Gallia." 



Specimens examined: Montesano, Heller AOm-, Puyallup, Piper, September, 1895. 



Malva borealis Wallm. is included by Suksdorf in his list. We have seen no Wash- 

 ington specimens. 



SIDALCEA. 



Flowers red ; mature carpels smooth ■. 1 . ,<?. hendersonii. 



Flowers pink; mature carpels rugose. 



Calyx canescent; stems puberulent 2. ,S'. oreqana. 



Calyx pubescent ; stems hirsute z. S. campestris. 



1. Sidalcea hendersonii S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 23: 262. 1888. 

 Type locality: Clatsop Bay, Oregon. Collected hy Henderson. 

 Kange: Seacoast, Vancouver Island to Oregon. 



Specimens examined: Whidby Island, (Jarc/ner, 58; Hoquiam, Z,«mH218; near Everett, 

 Clay pool, September, 1895; Seattle, Piper 723; Everett, Piper 4915. 

 Zonal distribution: Humid Transition. 



2. Sidalcea oregana A. Gray, PI. Fendl. 20. 1848. 

 Sida oregana Nutt.; Torr. & Gr. Fl. 1: 234. 1838. 



Type locality: "West side of tlie Rc^cky Mountains." Collected by Nuttall. 



Range: Idaho and Washington to California. 



Specimens examined: Skamania County, Suksdorf 2448; Falcon Valley, Suhsdorf, Julv 

 20, 1886, and 2446; west Klickitat County, Suksdorf 2447, 2449; Klickitat River, Flett 1014; 

 Ellensburg, Whited 486; Tieton River, Cotton 458; Coulee City, Lake ct Hull, August, 1892; 

 Eemlerson 2433; Blue Mountains, near Waitsburg, Piper 2396; Cow Creek, Griffiths & 

 Cotton .534. 



Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. 



The plant listed by Suksdorf as "S. spicata Greene?" seems to lie referable to S. oregana. 



a Leaflets 1 : 65. 1904. b Leaflets 1 : 67. 1904. 



