402 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [DeC, 



Northern Europe, extending to the Altai, and in Ameiica is not 

 uncommon in low grounds throughout the States south to 

 Florida. 



M. arvensis, Hoffman. Kingston, Ont., a weed in gardens ; 

 not indigenous, but probably effectually naturalized as a plant 

 cultivated by man against his will. Dr. Hooker observes : — 

 ''Watson finds this occasionally approximating to ccuf^pitosa, and 

 I find it difiicult to separate northern forms of one from the 

 other." This remark should set at rest all doubt as to the 

 propriety of separating cmspltosa from pahcstris, unless, indeed, 

 we revert to the old Linnaen idea of one species of Mi/osotis, 

 which no modern botanist is prepared for. 



M. verna, Nuttall : Chapman, " Flora of Southern United 

 States," p. 333 (in part), if. striata, Wood : " Flora United 

 States,*' p. 562 (in part probably.) 3f. arveasis, Torrey : " Fl. 

 New York State," vol. ii., p. 88 (not of other botanists.) M. 

 scorpoides (a) Michaux. 



Whether M. stricta Link, Ledebour, Kar. & Kir., Trautv^teer, 

 Kegel & Herder, &c., is identical with this admits of some doubt. 

 Millcreek, Odessa, Ont., 8th July, 1861— G-. L.; Maiden, Out.— 

 Dr. Maclagan. Mr. Macoun speaks of it doubtfully as occurring 

 at Ox Point, below Belleville ; very rare. 



There are two forms, viz. : — 



a. Ti/pica. Stem simple, branching above into cymes. M. 

 verna, Chapman. Indian Island, Bay of Quinte — G. L. 



h. Rimosa. Much branched from the very base ; whole plant 

 more robust. Odessa, near Kingston, Ont. — Gr. L. Chapman's 

 var. macroaperma may prove to be a distinct species. 



M. versicolor, Persoon. I have no information respecting this 

 as a Canadian plant. 



M. suaveolens, (li) Americana. This plant is intermediate 

 between the M. suaveolens (alpestris) of the mountains of Europe, 

 and M. sylvatica of the plains. Between Fort Youcon and 

 Lapierre's House, in the Youcon Country — Governor McTavish, 

 sp. 



Eritricliium villossuni, Bunge. West of Rocky Mountains, 

 between Ft. Youcon and Lapierre's House — Governor McTavish,sp. 



EritricMum vilhsum, var. aretioides ; E. aretioides — D. C. ; 

 E. villosum Hook, fil; E. villosum, var. aretioides A. Gray, in 

 " Parry's Plants." Fort Simpson, summer of 1853 — Governor 

 McTavish, sp. 



