258 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 



6. Alsine longipes (Goldie) Coville, Contr. Nat. Herb. 4: 70. 1893. 



Stellaria Jongipes Goldie, Edinb. Phil. Journ. 6: 327. 1822. 



Type uxjality: " Woods near Lake Ontario. " 



Range: Alaska to California, Colorado, and New England. Siberia. 



Specimens examined: Cascade Mountains, latitude 49°, Lyall in 1860; Falcon Valley, 

 Suksdorf 102; Tacoma, Flett 193; Ocosta, Henderson, June, 1892; Clealum, Henderson, 

 June 1892; Kittitas County, Whited, May, 1896; North Yakima, Henderson, May, 1892; 

 Sprague, Sandberg d: Leiberg 133a; Medical Lake, Henderson, June, 1892; Cold Creek, Coi- 

 ton397; Kreager28; Pullman, flutt 481; Piper 1710, 1711; without locality, 5rande<7e« 661. 



Zonal uistbibution: Transition. 



6. Alsine borealis (Bigel.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 6: 149. 1894. 

 Stellaria borealis Bigel. Fl. Boat. ed. 2. 182. 1824. 



Type i>ocaliti': White Mountains, New Hampshire. 



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



Specimens examined: Olympic Mountains, Piper, August, 1895; Seattle, Smith 231; 

 Tacoma, Flett 162; Skokomish Valley, Kincaid, May, 1892; upper Nisqually Valley, Allen 

 155; Cascade Mountains, latitude 49°, Lijall in 1859; Mount Adams, Snlcs(lorf2WQ; Falcon 

 Valley, Suksdorf S27 ; Skamania Count}', Suksdorf 2437 ; Nason Creek, Sandberg d^ Leiberg 

 605; Cascade Mountains to Colvillc,/,j/a// in 1860; Spokane, Watson, St'ptcmber 24, 1880; 

 Tukanon River, Lake d' Hull 480; Blue Mountains, Pi])er 2454; without locality, Brandegee 

 662,664. 



Zonal distribution : Transition and Canadian. 



6a. Alsine borealis alpestris (Fries) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 6: 149. 1894. 



Stellaria alpestris Fries, Mant. 1: 10. 1832. 



Stellaria borealis corollina Fenzl. in Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 1 : 382. 1842. 



Alsine brachyjteiala (Bong.) Howell, Fl. N. W. Am. 82. 1897. 



Ti'PE locality: "In humidis alpium Jemtlandiae, Lapponiae, Norwegiae passim."' 



Range: Alaska to Oregon and the Great Lakes. Europe. Asia. 



Specimens examined: Port Orchard, Pijier 2313; Skamania County, Suksdorf 2438, 

 2430; west Klickitat County, Suksdorf 526; Spokane County, Suksdorf 1864; without 

 locality, Brandegee. 



7. Alsine obtusa (Engelm.) Rose, Contr. Nat. Herb. 3: 569. 18r(). 

 Stellaria obtusa Engelm. Bot. Gaz. 7: 5. 1882. 



Type locality: Gunnison River, Colorado. 



Range: Washington to British Columbia and Colorado. 



Specimens examined: Skokomish River, Piper, August, 1895. 



8. Alsine calycantha (Ledeb.) Rydbei^, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 1: 145. 1900. 

 Arenaria calycantha Ledeb. Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. 6: 534. 1812. 



Stellaria calycantha Bong. Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. VL 2: 127. 1832. 



Alsine simcoei Howell, Fl. N. W. Am. 1 : 83. 1897. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Siberia orientali." 



Range: Alaska to California. Siberia. 



Specimens examined: Mount Rainier, Pi/)er 2134; Paradise River, Allen 159, 159a; 

 Mount Adams, Suksdorf 2302,2303; Mount Stuart, Brandegee 667; Klickitat County, 

 Howell 313; Skamania County, Suksdorf2l94; Wenache trail, Brandegee 668. 



Zonal distribution: Arctic. 



The Mount Rainier specimens were erroneously referred to A.uliginosa (Murr.) Britton, 

 by Howell. o ' 



Alsine simcoei Howell diflfers from A. calycantha only in being unusually pubescent. 



aFl. N.W.Am. 1:82. 1897. 



