'M\ coN'riUMITloNS KUoM TIIK NAIIONAI, IIKKHAUH'M. 



t). Sanicula menziesii llook.iVL Am. Uot. Uirrlitv 1 iJ. Is;t>j. 



^iliiiiiilii „ii,liriliili:< lliink iVj Actl. Iluf. Mccclu'V III". |M|(t. 



Stt'iii snIitiiiN . firrl. .'1 to lo.;i din. liijLjIi, luiincliiiiy; l(ii\f> round 

 rurilult'. ."i to |(i cm. Iiloiid. \ri\ drcply •» to .'i-loltt'd, tilt' liToail >«'^- 

 inrnls sliurply toothed oc ■^oMicwIiat ili-l't. the tcflli Inistli- tipprd; 

 nppi'i' It'iivt's inoi'i' nui'i'owly IoImmI and hniniatrly tootlird: nnihrl with 

 :! or I sh'iKh'r I'ays. inv<»hifr<' of -J or ;! small leaf likt" lira(t>. and in\(t 

 hif«'l> of <■> to s >niall fulirc l»racllct>: llo\vfr> ytdlow. tin- >t('rili' ones 

 •short -pfdi«(d('(l: ftiiit sessile, hnt distinctly >tipitate. ol»o\a(e. 2 to 4 

 mill. lonj;. CON crcd with strony hristles; seed facr sideate. 



TviM" localil\ not jjiven; luil c(dlecte(l li\ .lA //.:A.v km the ••North- 

 west coast i)\' .America." uccordiny; to llookef. 



Fr(»in soiillieiii ( 'alifoiiiia to N'ancoiuer Island and the coast of 

 Hi'itish ('olniiil)ia. 



iSy«'((;;(( )/••( I .iiiiiiniiil: 



CaI.IKOHNIA: hKinilnn, in |S;!.",; lliijilinr, in lS."i;! ,")1; lliildiiili r. ill IStKi; Silll I'lllll- 



cIhcii, KfHi'n;/ a- Ihirimil \m, A|.ril:!(», IMtW; I'.rrkclcy, d. I!. \'<is,ii, May l!», 

 is:."); ,<iiii l.iiis Oliispu, ./»(/( ^ l'T:!."), May !I, ISSJ; Hfikclty, timin. May 2(», 

 IHSW; .'<iiii l>icv''i ('niiiity, Orrntl, Miiy, IHHil; l.ns Aiim'les, llnsx,', May, 

 ISilL'; Sail r.criiiinliiin Muiiniaiiis. altitmle .")t)() |u T.Mi inclcrs, I'lirixh .'UHO, 

 ■Mtin, ill IS'.K iiini lS!Mi: Little Cliiro Creek. Mix. /,'. .1/. .liixihi. May, IS'Ki; 

 AiiukIit ('t)iiiily, l/itiixiii 7.">, Ajuil "JH. IS'.Kt, and t-l.')l, l.'i.'i!'. Id.").'), April 

 ami May, ISItti; Santa ( 'ataliiia l-lainl, Hlniuhf '/'/vls/, .lime, |S!i7; near San 

 lieriianiiiicp, /.lilirn/ '.V.\'2-, April ■_'), IS'.i.S; Mendncinu runiitx, llninn S'J'\ 

 .lane, iSiis. 



Wasmin<H(in: ('iilnnil)ia lliver, Klickitat (nnniy, Siil.silnn', Ma\ tl •_'.'), ISS."); 

 Seattle, /'//x /■ (W.'l, May '_'!•, issie 'riimstnii ami Kiiit: cniintif,-, llniilir.'oiii, 

 .lime, l.siC'. 



JiitiTisii ('oi.CMiii a: Naiiaiimi, N'amonver Isiaml. 1/'/n.(//), ,lime '.•. 1SS7. 



Prufe^'siir (ireene prepared the I'ullew inj; imte w lien at Kew in Nnxcniher, IS!i|. 

 "Sdiiirnlii iiiiiliriiiilix a iniseralile speeimeii nf .V. iiiiii:ii sii with stunt main stem lunkeii 

 off and throw II away to sa\c space; two almnrinal scapifi(rm sniiiiasal hianches, w illi 

 eacli a |)air of opposite leaves .siihteiidini.' toiideiised an<l alniormal inlloresceiiee. 

 Ilookerdid not compare it w illi /"'■'(m'((^/, Iml momited it on the same sheet with 

 iii>'ii:ii'xii. where it l)eloiii_'s." 



7. Sanicula argiita (Ifeene. sp. no\ . in jieilt. 



Stems more or less Kranchiiio', !.."» to !..'» dm. hioli. from ii thicUened 

 rootstock: Iciives palmatcdy ."(-iMirtt'tl. the middle division elonjialed 

 iind distiint, tdl the divisions more or less pinnattdy lohed iind toothed. 

 (liH'ui'rent upon the riichis. forinino- a lirotid toothed wine-; teeth spin- 

 o.s(dy pointed; iimhel '.'> to .'(-riiyed. with involucre of letifdike Itrticts, 

 and involucids of lineiir to lineiir-liinceoliite spinoscdy pointed l)riict- 

 Icts; llowers ycdiow. the sterile ones on pedicids '.' to I mm. lone'; fi'uit 

 ohoviite, taiH'rine- into a stipitiite l>iise, somcwhtit naketl Indow. more 

 hristly ahovo, t! imn. lone. 



IVpe locality, hills netir San Dieyo. California; colh'cted by ( '. H. 

 Prtixjh; lS8ii; type in V. S. Nat. Herb. 



Southern California. 



