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This is a distinct species related to V. trifolia which occurs far- 

 ther east in Canada and has been reported from the western moun- 

 tains. The writer has seen no other western specimens so cannot 

 determine whether the other material referred to V. trifolia is of that 

 species or rather belongs here. Vagnera pundla is distinguished 

 from the eastern plant by the short leaves, small size of the plant, 

 less spreading pedicels, and especially by the very short style. The 

 raceme, too, is all exserted beyond the leaves while in V. trifolia it 

 seldom more than equals them. 



ARTEMISIA LAEVIGATA Standley, sp. nov. 



Perennial ; stems stout, 25 to 30 cm. high, erect from an ascend- 

 ing base, finely striate, reddish, glabrous ; basal leaves on slender 

 petioles, twice pinnatifid into oblong-linear acute segments, glabrous, 

 bright green, thick ; cauline leaves mostly once, sometimes twice 

 pinnatifid into narrow acute segments, the upper ones sessile, the 

 lower petiolate, those of the inflorescence mostly oblong-linear and 

 entire ; heads few, about 5 to 8, large, 8 to 10 mm. in diameter, 

 broadly campanulate, cernuous on slender erect peduncles 7 to 16 

 mm. long ; bracts glabrous, 3 to 4 mm. long, in 2 or 3 series, ovate, 

 obtuse, with scarious erose margins, green with a broad dark brown 

 border ; receptacle naked, glabrous ; flowers apparently all fertile ; 

 corolla trumpet-shaped, slightly constricted at the throat, 2 mm. 

 long, with short-triangular erect or reflexed lobes, glabrous or with a 

 few short white hairs at the base, yellowish or the lobes tinged with 

 reddish purple ; mature achenes not seen, the undeveloped ones 

 short, glabrous. 



Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 622563, collected at 

 the head of Smoky River in western Alberta, August 5, 1911, by 

 J. H. Riley (no. 30). 



This appears to be most closely related to Artemisia arctica Less. 

 It differs from that species and its allies in being quite glabrous. 

 Its leaves, too, are less dissected than in other members of the group. 



GAILLARDIA BRACTEOSA Standley, sp. nov. 



Stems rather slender, tall, about 70 cm. high, ascending or erect, 

 branched from the base and throughout, sparingly and minutely 

 glandular, beset with abundant cobwebby hairs, purplish, striate ; 

 basal leaves not seen ; cauline ones lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, 

 35 to 80 mm. long and 10 to 18 mm. wide, entire, acute or nearly 

 obtuse, sessile by a usually clasping base, bright green, minutely 



