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dorsally; keel strongly ciliated; pods lanoc-t>blong, acute, silky, 2.4 to 3 cm. long, 4 or 5- 

 seeded. — Flowering in August. 



Specimens examined: Washington, Mount Adams, Henderaon 1387; SvksdorflW-, Oregon, 

 north side of Mount Hood, Hoirell. 



18. Lupinus littoralis Dougl. ; Lindl. Bot. Reg. 14: pi. 119S. 1828. 



TSpe locality: "On the seashore from Cape Mendocino to Puget's Sound. Collected 

 by Douglas. 



Range: Seacoast of Washington, Oregon, and northern California. 



Specimens examined: Clallam County, Elmer 2537; Westport, Henderson, .Tunc 2.1, 

 1892; La?nb 1110; Coupevillc, Gardner 65; Ilwaco, Piper 4697. 



Zonal distribitiox: Humid Transition. » 



This is the "liquorice root " mentioned by Lewis and Clark and formerly used as food by 

 the natives. 



19. Lupinus volcanicu8Gre<»nc, Pittonia 3: 308. 1898. 

 Type ukality: Mount Rainier, Wa.shington. 

 Range: Known only from Mount Rainier. 



Specimens examined: Mount Rainier, Piper 2120 and in 1889; Flett296. 

 Zonal distribution: Arctic. 



20. Lupinus saxosus Howell, Erythea 1: 110, 1893. 



Type i-ocalit^-; "On high stony ridges, from near the Dalles eastward, in Oregon and 

 Wa.shington." Collected by Howell. 



Range: Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon. 



Specimens examined: Kittitas Mountains, Whited, May 27, 1896; Wenache, Whited 29, 

 98,38. 



Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. 



21. Lupinus subalprnus Piper & Robinson, .sp. nov. (| Saxosi). 



Lupinus arcticus S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 8: 526. 1873, as to plant of Lyall, not as to 

 arctic elements. 



Erect or somewhat decumbent, sprcading-vilious; stems simple, 25 to 40 cm. high, leafy; 

 leaflets spatulate-oblanceolate, rounded or obtuse at the apex, villous beneath, sparsely so or 

 rarely quite glabrous above, 3 to 4.2 cm. long; raceme terminal, 10 to 15 cm. long, many- 

 flowered, borne on a stoutish peduncle 3 to 5 cm. in length ; pedicels slender, 4 to 8 mm. long, 

 spreading-pubescent; flowers large and showy; petals 12 to 16 mm. long; the standard 

 glabrous; the keel entirely glabrous or with traces of ciliation; pods linear-oblong, about 3.5 

 cm. in length, obliquely sharp-pointed, 7 to 9-seeded. 



Specimens examined: Cascade Mountains to Fort Colville, Lyall 1860; dry slopes on 

 Mount Rainier, Piper 463, 4114; E. C. Smith 463; Wenache' Washington, Whited. 



This species differs from L. saxosus, Howell, in its greater stature, larger leaflets, and only 

 obsoletely ciliate keel; from L. wyethii S. W^ats., in the form of the leaflets, as well as in the 

 sparse pubescence usually present on their upper surface. 



Other specimens referable here are the following: Horseshoe Basin, Lake cfc Hull; Mount 

 Adams, Flett 1254; Henderson 15; SuJcsdorf 2561 , 108, 1787; Olympic Mountains, Piper, 

 August, 1895; Mount Stu&rt, Brandegee 699; Elmer 1205; Goat Mountains, ^Ken 30. 



22. Lupinus wyethii S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 8: 525. 1873. 

 Type locality: "Flat-Head River." Collected by Wyeth. 

 Range: Washington and Idaho. 



Specimens examined: Waitsburg, Horner 89; Walla Walla region, Brandegee 702; 

 Spangle, S'wX:sdor/266; Piper 3551; Pullman, Piper, June 13, 1896; Union Flat, Piper 1900; 

 Wawawai, Elmer 764; Harrington, Sandberg cfc Leiberg 200. 



Zonal distribution: Arid Transition. 



