100 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUJt. 



PHYLLOSPADIX. 



1. Phyllospadix scouleri Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 171. 1839. 



Type locality: "Dundas Island in the Columbia River," Dr. Scouler. 



Range: Seacoast, British Columbia to California. 



Specimens examined: Whidb}- Island, Gardner 323. 



The other spevies, P. torreyi Wats., may be expected to occur on the Washington coast, 

 as it is known from California and from Vancouver Island. 



SCHEUCHZERIACEAE. 



Tjeaves ba-sal ; flowers in a long spike-like raceme Triglochiw. 



Stems leafy; flowers few in a loose raceme Scueuchzehia. 



TRIGLOCHIN. 



Carpels 3; fruit linear or clavate 1. T. pahistris. 



Carpels 6 ; fruit oblong or ovoid 2. T. maritima. 



1. Triglochin palustris L. Sp. PI. 1: XiH. 175:?. 

 Type locality: European. 



Range: Alaska to New Brunswick, south to Washington and New York. 

 Specimens examined: Colville, Kreaoer 52C. 

 Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. 



2. Triglochin maritima L. Sp. PI. 1: 339. 1753. 

 Type locality: Europe. 



Range: Alaska to Labrador, .south to California and New Jersey. 



Specimens examined: Clallam County, Elmer 2571; Whidby Island, Gardner 355; 

 Admiralty Head, Piper; Orchard Point, Piper, July, 1895; Seattle, Piper 680; Lopez 

 Island, Lyall in 1858-59; Falcon Valley, Suksdorf 6\7; Lake Chelan, Elmer, Septeml)er, 

 1897; Lake c& Hull 628; Loomis, Elmer 261; Spr&gue, Sandberg db Leiberg 210; Medical 

 Lake, Henderson, July 2, 1892; Priest Rapids, Cotton 1378. 



Zonal distribution: Transition. 



SCHEUCHZERIA. 



1. Scheuchzeria palustris L. Sp. PI. 1: 338. 1753. 



Type locality: "Habitat in Lapponiae, Helvetiae, Borussiae, Sueciae paludosis." 



Range: British Columbia to Labrador, south to California and Pennsylvania. 



Specimens examined: Seattle, Piper 693; Skamania County, Svksdorf 1327; White 

 Salmon, Suksdorf'm 1878; Colville to Rocky Mountains, Lyall in 1861 ; Tacoma, Flett 2226. 



Zonal distribution: Humid Transition. 



ALISMACEAE. 



Carpels in a ring on a flat receptacle; leaves ovate , Alisma. 



Carpels in many series on a convex receptacle; leaves sagittate (in ours) SAGiTrARiA. 



ALISMA. 



1. Alisma plantago-aquatica L. Sp. PI. 1: 342. 1753. Water plantain. 



Type LOCALITY : European. 



Range: Nearly throughout North America, Europe, Asia. 



Specimens examined; Cascade Mountains, latitude 49°, Lyall in 1859; Seattle, Piper, 

 August, 1892; Tacoma, Flett 153; west Klickitat County, Suksdorf 1317: Ellensbui^, 

 Whited 498; Wenache, Whited 1428; North Yakima, If a«, August, 1895; Columbia River, 



