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2()r) CONTKinrTloNS l'U(»M TIIK NATl(»NAI- IIKUHAKII'M. 



ami il is iiKirc i'f;i-niiiili|(> In ^^MIiiHisc llial \<'ll<i\\ IIuwith miu'lii liiuc liirn iiiixtiikni 

 for whit*' in an licrlKiiiiiin ."iM-i-iini'ii than lliat a imlif^ccnl |iliiiit w itii irlalirnn^ in\ n| 

 i1('<'1h niuM liuvr hi'cn saiil tn In- villniH ami willi tniin'Mtn>f iiiMthifi'lf. 



Tlif only iitlitT f'liccics III' l.iiiKuliiiiii wliirli m'Dws ill ihc ca.*! i«< /,. ilimriiulia, 

 ( I', fiiniiciiliiri iiiii III iiiii^il \\ lilcrs, lull imt nl Nulla II i, I ml I hat lias yclinw llnwiT,", anl 

 Hcciiis nut tn ;rni\\ far i-mni^'li mirlli tn In- /,. I'm nirnhti; imi. 'I'liiM is ilniiliilis^ ili 

 same spfcifs an tlif I'l iir.iliiinim ((//'»'(//( Null., taken ii|i liy Walsmi I'lmii Niillall M' 



Some exiilaiiatiiiii n|' lliese eastern |ilaiiis s|ieiMes nl' Niiiiall l /'. I'm iiiriiliin mii ;\U'i 

 /'. lillomiiii) may lie liel|i|'nl In a eleaier nmlerstaiiiliii;.' nl' llie i|nesliiin. I'laill'iit 

 ami Niittall eolleeteil to^rellier in the n|i|iei' .Missmiri, in what is imw Nmlli DaUnl.i. 

 Kaliiie.s<|ne naineil itrailhnry's |ilaiitH, ami Nnttall nameil his nwn. P'ruiu iheHann' 

 region Uafinesi|ne ilescriheil Lniiiiiliiini rillnKiiiii, anil Nnliall ilesrriheil /•'iihIh (,.. 

 iiiriiliinii. The earlier hotanists, as llnnker, DeCaminlJe, ele,, ifjanleil Iheiii as il .• 

 same, ami there seems tn he no reason to iloiihl this loiuliisinii, 'rmicy ami (iia\ 

 however, inclmleil willi NultaH's h) mlu jixuii-iiliii-ni (as\ar. il'inrii'iilin ] forms I'lnin 



the nmre southern plains, ami the name has 1 n ^.'raihiatly shifieij in them, sn tiui 



lln\V in the I'niteil Slates Nalinlial llerharinm the sperilnens lahelleil I'l iiriilniniin 

 luniii-iiliin mil exti'inl fmni Nehraska In Texas, eiitiii'iy smiih i>i the type Imalitv ..i 

 Nut tail's Fi mill I'lit'iiiciiliifiii. In the meantime, W'alsnii lonk up I'l iiri ilniiinii lillm^ii,,,. 

 a iiiannscripl name nf Nnltall's applieil tna plant fmm "the plains of the I'latli. ' 

 in Nebraska, ami maile it tn iiu'lmle also plants from the far West. 



.V reasonalili- coiirhision seems to he that Lmiiiitliiiii rillnsniu llaf. represents Ilie 

 plautH of the northern jilaiiis which have heen >.'oiii;r nmler the name of I'mfiiliiiitini 

 I'illiiKiiiii Null., ami which are Niittall's /•) ruin I'm iilniliirin: ami that the plants nf 

 the more sniilhern plains which have heen calleil I'l nr, ildmini fm inrnlnri iim repre^iii! 

 another species. Tln^ '.^'1"' species of l,iiiiiiiliiiiii, liierefore, is I,, /(/iiiiriiliiriiiiii ;i- 

 (lellneil in this |iape.r. 



Mostly low, from globose tubers; leaves small, more or less dissected. 

 FuiWKHs wiirri:. 



Fruit puheruleiit 1. L. i/iiniHim. 



Fruit ulalinnis. 



Oil tubes none L'. L. i/i i/, n. 



Oil tubes present. 



(HI litlii's Kolihiri/ ill llir inii'rriih. 



Lateral wiii^s thickish .'!. /,. Iiriiilfn«ii)''i. 



Lateral wings thin 4. /, niiilnK. 



(>'d liilii's mnrnl in llir iiitrrnih. 



I'l'dicels slender, loiijrer than the finit •">. /,. fnriunsihi,. 



Pedicels very short, much shorter than the fruit (i /,. /</y/. '. 



Fl.oWKHS VKI.I.OW. 



Fruit puhi'ruleiit 7. J., irntniuii. 



Fruit glabrous (e.xeepi in /,. i-nnn). 

 Fruit linear. 



Umbellets open; pedicels slender (1 to S mm. long) S. L. iiinliiijiiii". 



Umbellets compact; fruit ni-arly si'.s.sili' (t, /,. IfjUociir/nin. 



Fnnl oblong. 



Rather tall, cauU'scent 10. /,. rirritnulnln-i. 



Jjow, acaule,si'eiit. 



Oil tubes Holitary in the intervals; fruit pubemeiit II. /.. '-..-. 



Oil tubes several in the intervals; fruit glabrous II.*. A. //('(///(//c ^ '. 



Usually stouter than the last, from more or less thickened roots. 

 PEDrNTLIvS USUALLY SLKNDKU, NKVllR SWOLLKN AT Till: Tol'. 



JJRACTLET,S ok i.NVOLL'CEl- COXSI'IClOrS, OiTKN ItUO.Vl) Oil L'MTKD .\T 1!.\SK. 



