Bidcns iriparlitiis L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1763) p. 11G5; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. IV, p. 53; Karcl. 

 cl Kiril. Eiuiin. IM. Fl. Alt. no. 400; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 516; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. 

 (1816) p. 1G8, no. 589; Herder, PI. Radd. (1865) p. 399, no. 71; Kpi.u. 'I>.i. A.ix. HI (1901) 

 p. 608. 



On llie l)anks t)f llir river Kamuishto, and on Ibe borders of ditcbes between Minu- 

 sinsk and Kusbabar. Willi young flower-buds in Ibe middle of July. 



Distribution: l""uropc. except tbe extreme norlb, Cauca.sia. soutb-weslern Asia to 

 Turkestan, Tibet and llie Himalayas, Siberia, norlbwards to about 66" nortli lat., east- 

 wards to the Sea of Okbotsk, Mongolia. Manchooria, .Japan, North Africa, .\ustralia. 



Achillea Millefolium L. Spec. PI. cd. II (1763) p. 1267; Ledeb. Fl. All. 1\', p. 121; 

 Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II. p. 531; Herder, PI. Radd. (1865) p. 403, no. 76; Kpi.i.i. 'I>.i. A.it. Ill 

 (1904) p. 611. .4. selacm Waldst. et Kit. PI. Rar. Hung. I, p. 82; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. 

 (1846) p. 174. no. 594. 



This plant is very common in the Minusinsk district, in dry meadows, and the like, 

 and varies considerably as to stature, hairiness, breadth of the segments of the leaves, 

 size of the heads, colour, etc. I have observed it to be pretty common on islets in the 

 river Abakan, in several places in diy steppe meadows about Minusinsk, at Kusbabar, Ust 

 Algiac, Ust Sisti-kem, Ust Tara-kem, and near the Dora Steppe. 



Besides the typical plant, I have found, in diy, sandy places on islets in the Yenisei, 

 near Minusinsk, and on the Abakan Steppe, specimens of f. setncen (Waldst. et Krr.) 

 Ledeb. 1. c. p. 532, a steppe form, especially distinguished by its dense pubescence, by 

 filiform leaf-segments, and smaller heads, measuring 3,5—4 mm. in length, and 2 mm. in 



breadtli. 



Distribution: Europe, the Caucasus, south-western Asia to Turkestan and the Hima- 

 layas. Siberia, northwards to past 70° north lat, eastwards to the Sea of Okhotsk, north- 

 ern Mongolia, Manchooria, China, and North America. The form selacea occurs in dry, 

 sunny places in middle Europe, the steppe region in eastern Europe, southern Siberia, 

 and northern Mongolia. 



Achillea Ptarniica L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1763) p. 1622; Herder, PI. Radd. (1865) p. 

 406, no. 78. Ptarmica milgaris Clusius, Hist. Stirp. Rar. Panon. II (1576) p. 12; Turczan. 

 Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1846) p. 173, no. 593 (ex parte); Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 529; b'pi.i.i. 'Im. 

 A.1T. Ill (1904) p. 613. 



On islets in the Yenisei, near Minusinsk, and in .slightly moist meadows on tlie river 

 Abakan, near Askys. With young, not opened flower-buds at the beginning of June. Tbe 

 specimens seemed to belong to /. caiiilaginea (Ledkis. spec.) DC. Prodrom. VI, p. 23. 



Distribution: Europe, except the most nortliern and .southern poisons, Caucasia 

 and south-western Asia, Siberia, northwards to about 69K'° north lat., eastwards to Kamt- 

 chatka and the .\moor Province, Manchooria, Corea, North America. 



Achillea impatiens L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1763) p. 1266; Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 603; 

 Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. ML no. 442: Ledeb. Fl. Alt. IV. p. 123: Herder, PI. Radd. 



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