488 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



of Good Hope and mts. of tropics. Russia, 3; Europe, 3; N. 

 America, 5; Canada, 3; Rocky mts., 3; S. Sts., 2; California, 

 2; PL King, 3; PL Wheel., 3; W. Tex., 2. 



Fossil species: Amber; Germany (Conwentz). 



ScimlHiciis racemosa LINN. Spec. 270 (1753). 

 S. pubens MICHX. Fl. N. Am. I, 181 (1803). 

 S. pubescens PERS. Syn. I, 328 (1805). 

 S. pubescens var. B. HOOK. Fl. Bor.-Am. I, 279 (1833). 

 S. pubescens var. arborescens T. and G. Fl. II, 13 (1841). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 217; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 193, 538; 

 Britt., Fl. N. J. 121; Wats., Fl. Calif. II, 278; Chap., Fl. S. St. 171; Coult., 

 Fl. Colo. 124; Upham, Fl. Minn. 66; Led., Fl. Ross. II, 338; Nym., Fl. Eur.; 

 Forbes and Hems., Fl. Sin. 348; Miyabe, Fl. Kur. 238; Herd., Fl. Eur. 

 Russ. 62; Wats., King Exp. 133; Gray, Syn. Fl. I, 2,8; Hart.,Fl.Scand. I, 

 555. 



Northern and Central Europe; Mid. Russia to Sib., 

 China, Japan, Kamtk and Kuriles. 



North America: N. S., across Can. to Vancouver and 

 Alaska; S. to N. J. and Ga.; W. to Colo., Dak., Minn.; S. in 

 Rockies to Arizona; S. in Sierras and Coast range to Calif, 

 and Utah. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; thickets and banks of 

 streams. 



HERB.: Taylor 44, Elysian; Taylor 427, Janesville; 

 Herrick 130, St. Louis river; Sondberg 252, Goodhue Co. ; Her- 

 ricklSl, Minneapolis; Holzinger 103, Winona Co.; Sandberg 253, 

 Tower; Kassiibe 113, Minneapolis; Herb. Sheld. 1869, Minne- 

 apolis; Herb. Wicker sheim 58, Mankato; Herb. Moyer 99, Mon- 

 tevideo. 



Sam hue us canadensis LINN. Spec. 269 (1753). 

 S. niqra MARSH. Arbust. Amer. 141 (1785). 

 S. humilis RAF. Ann. Nat. 13 (1820). 

 S. glauca GRAY, PI. Wright. II, 66 (1852). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 217; Britt., Fl. N. J. 121; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 143; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 194; Upham, Fl. Minn. 66; Chap., Fl. S. 

 St. 171; Coult., Fl. Colo. 124; Wats., King Exp. 134; Cov., Fl. Ark. 187; 

 Gray, Syn. Fl. I, 2, 9; Coult., Fl. Tex. 155. 



North America: N. S. to Saskatchewan; S. to N. Eng., 

 N. J. and Fla.; W. to Minn., Neb., Iowa, Dak., Ark., Tex., 

 Colo., Utah, Arizona. 



Minn, valley: Throughout; thickets and banks of 

 streams. 



HERB. : Sheldon 1166, New Ulm; Sheldon 1098, Spring- 

 field; Sheldon 336, Smith's Mills, Blue Earth Co. ; Sheldon 729, 

 Sleepy Eye; Bollard 129, Chaska; Bollard 551, Spring lake, 



