LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 155 



Minn, valley: Throughout; common; woods and shady- 

 banks of lakes and streams. 



Herb.: Taylor 118a, Janesville; Ballard 67, Chaska; 

 Sheldon 41, Elysian; Taylor 34, Elyslan; Oestlund 201, Hennepin 

 Co.; Holzinger •287.^\non2kQ>o.\ Herrick 311^, Minneapolis; /S^and- 

 herg oSlf., Cannon Falls; Hammond ^5, Lake City; Herb. Wicker- 

 sheim 126, Lake Benton. 



Polygoiiatum biflorutn (Walt.) Ell Sk. (1823). 



Convallaria hiflora Walt. F1. Car. 122 (1788). 

 C. multijlora MiCHX. Fl. I, 202 (18031. 



Polygonatum angustifolium, :- canaUculatum, imhescens, fhirtum, lati- 

 folium and multijlorum Pursh, Fl. I, 234-235 (1814). 



Convallaria parvifiora PoiR. Suppl. Enc. Meth. IV, 29 (1816). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 525; Britt., Fl. N. J. 240; Mac, 

 Fl. Can. II, 28; Chap., Fl. S. St. 481; Upham, Fl. Minn. 146: Engl., Nat. 

 Pflanz. II, 5, 81; Cov., Fl. Ark. 224; Webb., Appx. Neb. 26. 



North America: N. S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to Owen Sound, 

 Georgian Bay and S. Man.; S. to N. Eng., N. J. and Fla. ; W. 

 to Minn. , Neb. , E. Kan. , Ark. and Tex. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; frequent; woods and shady 

 banks of lakes and streams. 



Herb.: Taylor 262, Janesville; Sheldon 116, Madison 

 Lake, Blue Earth Co. ; Ballard 69, Chaska; Holzinger 286, Winona 

 Co.; HerricJc 313, Minneapolis; Kassuhe 24-6, Minneapolis; Sand- 

 berg 583, Cannon Palls; Hammond, 4-3, Lake City; Herb. Moyer 

 240, Carlton lake, near Montevideo. 



MEDEOLA Linn. Gen. 305 (1737). 

 Gyromia Nutt Gen. I, 238 (1818). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. Ill, 833: Durand, hid. Gen. Phan. 432; 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, V, 83 (Engler). 



Living species: 1; Atlantic N. America. 



Medeola virginiaiia Linn. Spec. 339 (1753). 

 M. virginica Linn. Spec, ed 2(1762). 

 Gyromia virginica Nutt. Gen. I, 238 (1818). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 530; Britt., Fi. N. J. 244; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 144; Mac, Fl. Can. II, 48; Chap., Fl. S. St. 479: Engl., Nat. Pflanz 

 II, 5, 83; Cov., Fl. Ark. 225. 



North America: N. S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to Owen Sound 

 and Georgian Bay; S. to N. Eng., N. J., Mid. Fla.; W. to Minn., 

 Ind. and Ark. 



Minn valley: Reported from N. E. district; rare; rich 

 woodland and banks of streams. 



