BOTANY. 91 



NAIDACEJE. 



POTAMOGETON NATANS, Linn. Klamath lake. 



ALISMACE^E. 



TRIGLOCHIN MARITIMUM, Linn. Bartee s valley, northern California, August 1. 



ALISMA PLANTAGO, Linn. In marshes throughout northern California and Oregon. Apparently 

 entirely identical with the eastern plant. 



SAGITTARIA VARIABILIS, Engelm. ; Gray, Bot. N. U. 8. p. 4G1. Pit river, Klamath lakes, and 

 Columbia river ; July to November. The bulb of this plant is an important article of food among 

 the Oregon Indians, by whom it is called Wapatoo. 



MELANTHACE^. 



ANTICLEA DOUGLASII, Torr. in Whipple s Report. Petaluma, California; February. 

 XEROPHYLLUM TENAX, Pursli. Fl. 1, p. 243, t. 9. Cascade mountains, Oregon Territory. 

 TOFIELDIA GLUTINOSA, Pursli. Fl. 1, p. 246. Crater pass, Cascade mountains. 

 VERATRUM VIRIDE, Ait. Kew. (ed. 1,) 3, p. 896. Meadows, McCumber s ; August. 



LILIACEJ3. 



DICHELOSTEMMA CONGESTA, Ktli. Eiium. 4, p. 4*70. Brodifea congesta, Smith, in Linn. Trans. 

 10, p. 3, t. 1. Fort Reading, California, March 18. Flowers slightly fragrant. 



CALOCHORTUS UNIFLORUS, Hook. & Am. Bot. Beechey, p. 398, t. 94. Petaluma, California ; 

 April. 



CALOCHORTUS MACROCARPUS, Dougl. in Hort. Trans. 7, p. 2*76, t. 8. Banks of Canoe creek, 

 California , August. 



BRODDEA GRANDIFLORA, Smith, in Linn. Trans. 10, p. 2. McCumber s; August 29. Var. 

 BRACHYPODA, TorT. in Wliipple s Report. 



HESPEROSCORDON LACTEUM, Lindl. Bot. Rey. t. 1639. McCumber s ; July 29. 



FRITILLARIA LANCEOLATA, Pursli.; Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2, p. 181, t. 193. Pine Wood pass? 



In fruit. Flowering specimen. 



CHLOROGALUM POMERIDIANUM, Kuntli. Enum. 4, p. 682. McCumber s. This is the celebrated 

 Soap plant. 



SMILACINA STELLATA, Desf. Head of Des Chutes river ; September ; in fruit. 



CLINTONIA UNIFLORA, Torr. Sinilacina uniflora, Hook. Fl. Bor.-Am. 2, p. 175, t. 190. Upper 

 Des Chutes river. The fruit is a large, solitary, blue berry. 



SMILACE^]. 

 TRILLIUM OVATUM, Pursli, Fl. 1, p. 249. Petaluma, California ; February. 



ORCHIDACEJE. 



EPIPACTIS GIGANTEA, HooJc. Flor. Bor.-Amer. 2, p. 202, t. 202. McCumber s and Mpto-ly-as 

 river. 



SPIRANTHES DECTPIENS, Hook. Flor. Bor.-Amer. 2, p. 203, t. 204. Spruce forests, Cascade 

 mountains ; September. 



