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surface near the center; cross section anther shape (Plate B, Fig. 2); longitudinal 

 section oval (Plate E, Fig. 2); size, oh mm. x 2| mm. ; hilum at center of seed. 



Dry ground, from the Mississippi River westward. 



Specimens examined: Brazos, Texas (G. C. Nealley, 1881*, National Herba- 

 rium); San Bernardino County, California (S. B. Parish, April, 1890, Herbarium 

 of J. M. Coulter) ; Prescott, Arizona (Dr. Palmer, 1869, National Herbarium) ; 

 San Diego, California (C. R. Orcutt, April 22, 1882, Herbarium of J. M. Coulter) ; 

 San Quentin Bay, California (Palmer, January, 1889, Herbarium of J. M. Coul- 

 ter); Austin, Texas (P. Patagonica, var. nuda, Elihu Hall, May 12, 1872, 397, 

 National Herbarium); St. George, Utah (M. E. Jones, April 2, 1880, Herbarium 

 of J. M. Coulter); Portland, Oregon (Drake and Dickson, May, 1889, Herbarium 

 of J. M. Coulter) ; Uintah, Utah (M. E. Jones, July 2, 1880, alt. 5,000 ft.. Herba- 

 rium of J. M. Coulter); Los Angeles, California (P. Bigelovii, H. E. Hasse, 

 April, 1888, National Herbarium); Oregon (P. Bigelovii, Mrs. Nevins, National 

 Herbarium.) 



Var. gnaphalioides Gray. — 75 mm. to 125 mm. high; leaves canescently vil- 

 lous, wool often tloccose and deciduous, linear to lanceolate, acutely ])ointed, 

 margin entire; spike 12.7 mm. to 1125 mm. long, densely Howered, varying to 

 capitate and few flowered; bracts oblong to linear, acute, not exceeding the calyx; 

 scape 50 mm. to 225 mm. long, densely woolly ; sepals obtuse, villous ; capsule 

 slightly longer than the calyx, 2 seeded ; size of seeds, 4 mm. x 2 mm. ; other seed 

 characters same as species (Plate 9). 



Dry, sandy soil, from Minnesota westward and south to Texas. 



Specimens examined : Courtland, Minnesota (C. A. Ballard, Jnly, 1892, 

 National Herbarium) ; Klickitat County, Washington (W. N. Suksdorf, May 16, 

 1885, National Herbarium); Minnesota (E. P. Sheldon, August, 1891, Herbarium 

 of the University of Minnesota) ; Oregon (Elihu Hall, 1871, 362, National Her- 

 barium); San Diego, Texas (M. B. Croft, 1884, 112, National Herbarium); Min- 

 nesota (Alton Collection, May 11, 1888, Herbarium of the University of Minne- 

 sota); Lincoln, Nebraska (T. A. Williams, June 1, 1890, National Herbarium) ; 

 Blue Earth County, Minnesota (P. Patagonica, Sandberg Collection, Herbarium 

 of the University of Minnesota); Kearney, Nebraska (J. H. Holmes, August, 

 1889, National Herbarium); Mexican Boundary Survey (706, National Her- 

 barium) ; Washington (Dr. Cooper, National Herbarium) ; LTtah Valley, Utah 

 (S. Watson, July, 1869, alt. 4,500 feet, 750, National Herbarium) ; Eastern Texas 

 (Elihu Hall, April 20, 1872, 396, National Herbarium); Ponca Agency, Okla- 

 homa (Bailey, August 5, 1892, National Herbarium) ; El Paso, Texas (M. E. 

 Jones, April 16, 1884, Herbarium of J. M. Coulter) ; Hastings, Nebraska (.June 



