296 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Minn, valley: Higher levels, far N. W. ; wet grounds 

 and edges of sloughs. 



Herb.: Bailey 1^95, Agate bay; Roberts 31, Grand 

 Marais; Roberts 32, Split Rock. 



Potentilla palustris (Ltnn.) Scop. F1. Carn. 2 ed. I, 359 

 (1772). 



Comarmn palustre Linn. Spec. 502 0753). 

 Fragaria palustris Crantz, Stirp. Austr. 73 (1769). 

 Comanmi digitatum and angustifolium Raf. F1. Tell. II, 55. 56 

 (1838). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 160; Upham, Fl. Minn. 51; Brew, 

 and Wats., Fl. Calif. I, 180: Hook., Fl. Britt. 124; Trautv., Fl. Sib. 53; 

 Britt., Fl. N. J. 97; Mac, Fl. Can I, 140; Led., Fl. Ross. II, 61; Nym., Fl. 

 Eur.: Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. 48; Greene, Fl. Fran. 63: Engl. J'ocke, IS! at. 

 Pfianz. Ill, 3, 34; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 299: Hart., Fl. Scand. I, 286; Rothr., 

 Alask. 445. 



Arctic Europe to Pyrenees; Russia to Caucasus; 

 N. Asia. 



North America: Labrador and N. S. to Hudson Bay, 

 Puget sound and Alaska; S. to N. J., Ind., Mich., Wise, 111., 

 Minn ; on Pac. coast to C. California. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; bogs and edges of marshes; 

 rather common. 



Herb. : Taylor 1200, Lake Helena, Waseca Co. ; Shel- 

 don 710, Sleepy Eye; Sheldon 123, Madison Lake; Ballard 41^.3, 

 Prior's lake, Scott Co. ; Ballard 4.15, New Prague, Scott Co. ; 

 Sheldon 3^5, Smith's Mill, Blue Earth Co. ; Sheldon 428, Ash lake, 

 Blue Earth Co.; Sheldon 522, Waseca; Ballard 356, Helena, Scott 

 Co.; Herrick 99, Minneapolis; Oesthnid 4S, Ramsey Co. ; Herrick 

 100, Minneapolis; Oestlund 49, Ramsey Co. ; Bailey 1 42, Vermil- 

 ion lake; Sandberg /7//. Chisago Co. 



Potentilla argentea Linn. Spec. 497 (1753). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 160; Britt., Fl. N. J. 96; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 50; Hook., Fl. Brit. 12o; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 139; Led., Fl. Ross. 

 II, 47; Nym., Fl. Ear.; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 517; Herd., Fl. Eur. Russ. 48; 

 Engl. Focke, Nat. Pflanz. Ill, 3, 35: Wats., Hibl. Ind. I, 293; Hart, Fl. 

 Scand. I, 288 



Europe; N. and W. Asia. 



North America: N. S, N.Br, Q.. Ont. to N. J.; W. 

 to Dak. and E. Kan. 



Minn, valley: N. E. district and E. edge; infrequent; 

 dry fields and hillsides. 



Herb.: Herrick 00, Minneapolis; Oestlund 4'u Minne- 

 apolis; I\<issutje 71, Minneapolis; Herb. Sheld. 1704, Minneapolis. 



