^2 Canadian Record of Science. 



(6.) E. MiNUTUM, Lindl. 



From several localities in British Columbia and common 

 on Yancouver Island. The form named adscendens by 

 Suksdorf, was collected on Mt. Benson, Vati. Island, bj'^ 

 Prof. Macoun in 1893. 



Var. FOLiosuM, Torr. & Gray. 



Sproat, Columbia River, B.C., (John Macoun) and Yale 

 Mt., B.C., (^Fletcher.) Common on Vancouver Island. 



(7.) E. STRICTUM, Muhl. 



E. moUe, Torr. of Macoun Cat. of Canadian Plants, p. 171 

 in part and p. 530. 



Specimens in our herbarium are from East Pt., P.E.I. , 

 and Belleville, Ont. (John Macoun) ; Cartwright, Ont. 

 ( W. Scott.) 



(8.) E. LINEARE, Muhl. 



Common from Prince Edward Island west to Beaver 

 Creek, Selkirk M.ts., B.C. 



(9.) E. PALU8TRE, L. 



Common from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mts. No speci- 

 mens in our herbarium from Bi-itish Columbia, but found 

 north of that province by Dr. Gr. M. iJawson on the Lewis 

 River in Lat. 62°. 



(10.) E. PALUSTRE X LINEARE. (E. pseudolineare,lla\iB8kn.) 

 Specimens collected by Prof Macoun at Ellis Bay, An- 

 ticosti, have been referred here by Dr. Trelease. 



(11.) E. DAVURicuM, Fisch. 



"'S.ahit of E. palitst re; stems terete or with occasional 

 low decurrent lines; seeds fusiform, prominently beaked.*' 



A span or two high mostly simple, the very slender stem 

 sparingly incurved-pubcscent, otherwise glabrous; roots 

 densely fascicled ; leaves less than 15 mm. long, somewhat 

 crowded at base, alternate and remote above, linear or 

 oblong, obtuse, remotely denticulate, sessile Inerved; 

 flowers pale not very numerous, nodding; capsules erect 



