LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 331 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 131; Webb., Fl. Neb. 132; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 42: Coult., Fl. Colo. 57; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 108; Coult., Fl. Tex. 75; 

 Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 253. 



North America: Saskatchewan valley to Brazos and 

 Rio Grande valleys; plains E. of Rocky mts. 



Minn, valley; W. and S. W. districts; E. to Chippewa 

 valley and New Ulm; high prairies and hillsides. 



Herb.: Sheldon 1365, Lake Benton; Wickersheim 1, 

 Idlewild, Lincoln Co. ; Holzinger 52, Cottonwood Co. ; Leiherg 

 15, Blue Earth Co. ; Herb. Wickersheim 29, Idlewild, Lincoln 

 Co. ; Herb. Moyer 53, Montevideo. 



Psoralea incana Nutt. Fras. Cat. (1813). 



P. argopkylla PuRsn, Fl, Am, 475 (1814), 

 Lotodes argopkylla OK. Rev. Gen. I, (1891). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man, 6 ed. 131; Upham, Fl, Minn, 42; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 132; Coult., Fl. Colo. 57; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 108; Wats., Bibl. Ind. 

 1, 252, 



North America: Red and Saskatchewan valleys to 

 Rocky mts. of Brit. Col.; S. to Wise, Minn., Neb, Kan, and 

 Colo. ; W. to Mont, and Wyoming. 



Mmn. valley: Throughout, at higher levels; dry prai- 

 ries and hillsides; openings in forests. 



Herb.: Ballard 195, Jordan, Scott Co.; Ballard 564, 

 Prior's lake, Scott Co. ; Ballard 360, Helena, Scott Co, ; Sheldon 

 1114, Springfield; Sheldon 525, Waseca; Sheldon 712, Sleepy 

 Eye; Taylor 379, Janesville; Taylor 584, Minnesota lake; Taylor 

 878, Glenwood; Taylor 778, Glenwood; Sandberg 126, Cannon 

 Falls; Kassube 55, Minneapolis; Leonard 9, Spring Valley; Her- 

 rick 71, Minneapolis; Herb. Sheld. 1741, Minneapolis; Herb, 

 Moyer 52, Minnesota valley near Montevideo, 



LOTUS Linn. Gen. 600 (1787). 



Tetragouolobus Scop. Fl. Carn. II, 87 (1772), 

 liOtea Webb. Phyt. Car. II, 80 (1842), 

 Auisolotus Beknh. Ind. Sem. Erfurth (1837). 

 Pertrosia Lowe, Hook. Journ. VIII, 292 (1847). 

 Heiiieckenia Webb. Exs, Car. B. and H. 1. c. (1843?) 



Hosackia Dougl. Benth. Bot. Reg. 1257 ( ). 



Syrmatium VoG. Linn. X, 590 (183r). 

 Baillon, Hist. PI. II. 289, 291; Benth. and Hook., Gen. Fl. I, 490, 491; 

 Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 92. 



Living species: :^00 described; 100 reduced; Europe; 

 Asia; Africa; N. and S. America; Australia. N. America, 26- 

 32; middle Calif,, 31; W. Tex., 2; Canada, 5; Rocky mts., 2; 

 E. Sts.. 1; S. Sts., 1; PI. King, 5; PI. Wheel., 7. 



