If 



6. D. Californicum, T. & G. Dull blue flowers velvety: raceme close. 



7. D. glaucum, Watson. Glaucous: pale blue flowers: raceme narrow. 



8. D. troilifolium, Gray. Smooth: leaves shining: flowers large. 



9. D. nudicaule, T. & G. Follicles narrowed at base: C to 12 lines long. 



10. D. cardinale, Hooker. Follicles broader at base, shorter: flowers larger, 



12. ACONITUM, Tournefort. 

 1. A. Columbianum, Nutt. Blue flowers or rarely white: hood beaked. 



13. ACTJEA, Linnaeus. 

 1. A. spicata, var. arguta, Torrey. Leaves 2-3-tcrnate: berries red. 



14. P-3EONIA, Linn. 

 1. P. Brownii, Dougl. Leathery sepals persistent: seeds 5 or 6 lines long. 



BERBERIDACE.E. 



Low shrubs with spiny-toothed pinnate leaves: flowers yellow ............... 1 



Herb: leaves radical, ternatcly compound: flowers nodding, white 2 



Herb: radical 3-foliolate leaf solitary: sepals and petals wanting. ........... 8 



1. BERBERIS, Linnxus. 



1. B. repens, Lindley. Leaflets 3 to 7, ovate, not shiny: not a foot high. 



2. B. Aquifolium, Pursh. Leaflets 7 or more, shiny: berries globose. 



3. B. pinnata, Lag. Petiole short or leaflets at the base: fruit long-ovoid.. 



4. B. nervosa, Pursh. Leaflets pahnately nerved, 11 to 17. 



2. VANCOUVERIA, Morren & Decaisne. 

 1. V. hexandra, M. & D. Panicle of white flowers on a scape. 

 Var. aurea. Flowers yellow, larger. S. W. Or. ( V. aurca, Greene.) 



3. ACHLYS, DeCandoUe. 

 1. A. triphylla, DO. Scape ending in a slender spike of minute flower* 



Leaves elliptic-peltate, floating: stems jelly -coated 1 



Leaves oblong-cordate, large : flowers large, globose, yellow 2 



