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410. ROMANZOFFIA, Cham. 



(1545.) R. Unalaschkensis, Cham. 



Saxifraga nutans, Don. Hook. Fl. L, 245. 

 Unalashka and adjacent islands. (Gray.) 



(1546.) R. Sitchensis, Bongard. 



Sitka. (Hook. Arct. PI.} Sitka, southward along the coast ranges. 

 (Gray.) 



LXVII. BOERAGIKACE^. BORAGE FAMILY. 

 411. HELIOTROPSUM, Linn. (HELIOTROPE.) 



(1547.) H. Curassavicum, Linn. 



Abundant on the margins of saline or brackish lakes in the south- 

 western part of the prairie region. On the borders of Gull Lake, 

 Island Lake, and Stinking Lake north of the Cypress Hills ; also 

 along Hand Hill Lake and other lakes eastward towards the Sas- 

 katchewan. (Macoun.) 



412. PECTOCARYA, DC. 



(1548.) P. penicillata, A. DC. 



Oynoglossum penicittatum, Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beech, 371. 



On very dry soil at Lytton, B.C. The particular spot is between the 

 Wagon Road and the river at the Forks of the Fraser and Thompson. 

 (Macoun.} 



413. CYNOCLOSSUM, Linn. (HOUNDSTONGUE.) 



(1549.) C. officinale, Linn. Common Houndstongue. Sheep Bur. 



Sparingly introduced in eastern Quebec, but becoming common at 

 Montreal. In Ontario it has become a pest. Along roadsides, in 

 pastures and vacant lots and on the borders of woods which have 

 lately been burned, it takes the place of everything else and sheep 

 running at large have their wool filled with its hooked fruit. 



