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papillose above, smooth beneath ; basal leaves oblong, oblanceo- 

 late or spatulate, somewhat fleshy, obtuse or acutish, the petioles 

 2-4 cm. long ; stem leaves 1-2 cm. long, oblong-lanceolate, acutish ; 

 calyx divided nearly to the base, its lobes linear-lanceolate, ciliate 

 on the margin, one-half to one-third the length of the tube of the 

 corolla ; corolla dark blue, 8-10 mm. long, its limb fully as long as 

 the tube, 6-8 mm. in diameter; stamens included in the throat of the 

 corolla, the filaments verv short ; style short, reaching about to the 

 middle of the anthers. 



This has been included in M. al^ina, which, without doubt, con- 

 tains several species. Of these, M. hrevistyla Wats, is one. The 

 typical M. alpina, represented by the original specimens collected 

 by James in the Long Expedition, is upright, and has ovate stem- 

 leaves and a much smaller corolla-limb. As far as can be judged 

 from the dry specimens, the plant is not fleshy. Found on the 

 highest peaks of southern Montana, northwestern Wyoming and 

 adjacent Idaho. 



Montana: Old Hollowtop, Pony Mountains, July 7-9, 1897, 

 Rydherg & Bcssey^ 4^^7 (type) ; Indian Creek, July 22, 4866; 

 Lake Plateau, 1897, P. Koch, J4. and 60; Sheep Mountain, 1887, 

 Tweedy, 21 j. 



Yellowstone Park: Mt. Holmes, 1884, /^. Tzveedy, 1^2; Hoo- 

 doo Peak, 1897, P. Koch, //. 



VERBENACEAE. 



Verbena hastata L. Sp. PI. 20 [111. Fl. 3 : 70 ; Syn. Fl. 2': 336; 



Bot. Cal. i: 609; Man. R. M. 291]. 



In meadows, up to an altitude of 1500 m. 



Montana: Falls of Missouri, 1885, P. W. Anderson; Bozeman, 

 1887, P. Koch; Great Falls, 1887, R. S. Williams, 6g2. 

 Verbena bracteosa Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2 : 13 [111. Fl. 3: 71 ; Syn. 



Fl. 2': 336; Bot. Cal. i: 609; Man. R. M. 291]. 



On prairies, up to an altitude of 1500 m. 



Montana: Great Falls, 1886, R. S. Williams, 60; Gallatin Co., 

 Mrs. Alderson; Indian Creek, 1883, Scribner, 2og. 



LABIATAE. 



* Mentha rubella. 



Stems from a slender stoloniferous rootstock, about i dm. high, 

 4-angled, more or less purple, finely puberulent with short white 



