Boraginaceae 243 



of the calyx, blue, in one-sided leafy-bracted 

 racemes; nutlets papillose on the back, 

 armed with 2 rows of slender barbed prickles. 

 In open or waste ground throughout the 

 region, especially on or near the railway; 

 flowering throughout the summer. 



M osotis Stems tufted, erect, 3-9 inches 



alpestris high. Leaves oblong, linear, or 



Schmidt. lanceolate, hairy, 1-2 inches 



Forget-me- lon p lowers in rather dense 



not. 



heads; corolla flat, bright blue 



with a yellow centre J of an inch or more 

 broad, 5-lobed. 



Frequent throughout the Rockies in alpine 

 meadows and on grassy slopes; flowering 

 during June and early July. 



Lithosper- Erect or diffusely branched from 

 mumlineari- t ^ e b ase> 6-12 inches high, mi- 

 nutely rough-hairy. Leaves all 

 Narr&w- linear, sessile, acute, 1-2 inches 

 leaved long. Flowers of two kinds, 



Puccoon. leafy-bracted, at the ends of the 

 branches, the earlier bright yellow, \ an 



