nS ('(>N'ruilM"n(»NS KKOM THK NATIONAI. lIKIMiA UllM. 



A s|i('(iiiiciii'cillcct('il lpy lli'iiiiil,i/i I .June;;. lss!i, at Alpine Sim i mi. San I •irL.'nC '(iiiiitv. 

 ('ill., <lil'l'i'i'.- Inmi llii' r(ia>l I'oi'ins w it li u liicli il i- aliicd. iii>l (iiil\ in ils \cry dil'l'rrcnl 

 clcvatiiiM, lint also in its nnicli indrr piuniincni liracts. 1 1 may licjun^r In «-iiini' nl' the 

 (•(lasl Hpccics, liMl as we Iiavc >ccn cmly tli.' Iicads. w liirli mmiu \i> siiL'trt'st a ililTt'iciicc, 

 \\i' <l(i nut vcntnfc at prrscnt td a<siLrn it In any n|' thcin. 



A s|ii'cinn'n in I'mfcssdr < liccnc'- licil»aiiuin. (•(pllci'tcd liy M'n-li, m r A- lli<il,lli at 

 "San .Inai|nin r.riiJL'c" San .Inaiiiiin ( '(innly, ScptcnihiT. Isiii.'. is unlike anv s|ici'ics 

 we lia\(' scrn. i)nl is tun iininatnic In rliaraclcri/c ildinilcly. Il is very slender ami 



S|pfeadin'_', iVnln a I'ascicle n|' t hick mnts; liasal leaves icdneed In nndn>e |iellnles :idm. 



lon^'nr ninre; lower stem leaves sinular. Imt slinrter, and willi very small laueenlale 

 t'litire nr somcwliat siiiiinsely-tnntlied lilades: n|>|iermnst leaves s(ssile and liristly- 



tnnllied and elel't; heads \cry small and sratleiid alnnu the lnn>e and ejnli^aled 



lirancliinj,' stem; Kracls very narmw, mneli Innizcr than the iieads. sparsely hrisllv at 

 liKse; liractlets seariniis lu'lnw; sipals n\ ate-laneenlale, s('ari(pns-mari;iiied, iaperin<i 

 iiitn a I'uspidati' tip. 



6. CHAEROPHYLLUM L. Sp. PI. l:>jr.s. 17.-,:i. 



Calyx Icctli (ilisolctc. Fruit lliitlciird latcnilly. iiari'owly oUloii^ to 

 liiifar. rounded at hasc. with short Itcak or iionr. Cafpcj tci'ctc. with 



<'(|iiai ril)s. ciicii with a lai'Lic n'roiip of 

 st rt'iiLjt iiciiiiiii" ('('lis iistialU o('('iip\ iiiu;' 

 the whdh' ihickiicss ot' t he 1 hick pci'icarp. 

 Stylopodiimi eoiiieal: styles \cry short. 

 Oil tubes sMiiill. mostly solitai'y in the 

 inter\als. •_! on the eomniissui'al side. 

 Seed i'ace inoi'e or less (h'eply suh-ale. 

 '/ Animals, in moist n'l'oimd. with ter- 



nately (lecom])ound leaves. ])iiinatiii(! 

 leatlels w ith ohionij' obtuse lohes. usiiallv 

 no involucre, inyolucids of many brtU't 

 lets, and wliite flowers. 



Fii'st species cited. < '. st/l r, si ri L. 

 A o'l'oup of about In species, extend 

 inji' from Kurope to centrtil Asisi. probably three species occiirrinii' in 

 the rnited States etist of the Ivocky Mountains. 



In niir I'nrmei- re\ isinn nl' the ucmis we were unable In separate C lninlKrli'ri an a 

 species I'rnm ( '. /n'lirinnliiii.^. t'urt her study and mnre abundant material, h-iwcvcr. 

 have ennvinced us that they are prnhalily lo he separated liy t he chaiaetirs nl' the 

 lrMitin<j; umbel and nl' the truil, as well as liy the rau'j-e. In all the t'nrms mature 

 I'riiit is very essential I'ni' determination. 



( llahrous; I'rnit not lieaUed. 



I'"rnitini.f mnhels ol' l! to \ I'niit.s on weak spn>adinjjf iiedirels 1. ('. /irnciiiiihn/s. 



I'^ruiliiiLT umbels of 10 to 17 Ifuils, \\ hich are sessile or on stout pi'ilicels, t'oi'miiiir a 



enmpact cluster -. ( '. h xdniini. 



I'nliescent; I'l'uil heakeil; iiiiilinu nmhels enmpart )!. ( . Idlnliiricri. 



1. Chaerophyllum procumbens (Ij.) Crtintz. I'mbel. 77. 1707. 



iScdiidi.r /irnriiiiiliiii.^ b. Sp. !M. l:-.")7. l7-">;5. 



(ihibi'ous or nearly .so; stems slender, spreadinjj;'. 1..') to4.r)din. hi<^h; 



V\<!. fi. — Olinoroiiliyllinn IninluriiTi 

 iliisyciU'puni: n. '.i\ /<, I'J. 





