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1. D. Calif or nicum, T. & G. Dull blue flowers velvety: raceme close. 



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



1 D. trollifolium, Gray. Smooth: leaves shining: flowers large. 



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

 \0. D. cardinale, Hooker. Follicles broader at base, shorter: flowers larger. 



12. ACONITUM, Tournefort. 

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



13. ACTJEA, Linnaeus. 

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



14. P2EONIA, Linn. 

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



BERBEKIDACEJS. 



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



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



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



1. HERBERTS, Linnaeus. 



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 palraately nerved, 11 to 17. 



2. VANCOUVERIA, Morren & Decaisne. 

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

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



3. ACHLYS, De Candolle. 

 1. A< triphylla, DO. Scape ending iu a slender spike of minute flowers. 



NYMPH^ACEJE. 



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



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



