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CoNTKim TIONS KIMM TIIK NAI'lnNAI, II KUHA Ull' M. 



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I'loiii rniti'iil Ciililoiniii iIiiohli'Ii ciistciii Orcunn midI \\'ii>liiii<il(»ii 

 ti» lliilisli AiiHTU-ji, t'ustwanl to western Colorado and \vi>it'iii 

 N\ yoininy. 



S/iriniiiiix I riiiiliiii il: 



( ' M iRiitsi \: Saiitii ( 'lam Valley. I'lrUnini. May I, isiitl; I'liiiiias ('mmly, Mnni 

 11. I'. .I///'.-, in IS71.'; Siimniia ('niiiity, Sininuh ".•(; Siski>nii, I'liiiiia^*, ami 

 Sierra cinintie.x, LinniKni, in I.HHli; Aniiidiir ('ounly, llniimii ICt.'t, May '.'ii, 

 ISH"); Santa (Mai'a ('nuiity, Jipnuu, .hnu' M, |s!Mi; Sissmi, Siskixnii ('cmhiIx. 

 Ilriiini, in IS!i7. 

 OmcdnN: llttll '2.\, in 1S71 (lyiic u|' I'liiciilinniiii iii'irnirdr/nnii ( nriiriir/iinii i',r;\yi : 

 easteri\ Orenon, lloinll. in ISS(t; Ciixii-I: ;t7, May. ISS;{; near l'',ii;;eni' ( 'ily. I.iun 

 CniiMty, //(.//■(// 7:t7. . I line l.'S, ISW;!; Malheur llnttc. Mallicnr ( 'nnnly. I.,ih.n, 

 l'(i;!S. May I'J, I.SIMI; Swan i-ake Valley. Kiainalh Cnnnty. Ai./ilri/iih •_';;!. 

 May LM. iSltti; fnxlrl.- |S4il. April L''>. IS!(8. 

 W.\siiiN(iT(iN: W. Klickitat CcMiuly. Su/.-yiluri'^ May-.hnii', IS.s.">; eastern Wasli- 

 iiij.'t(in, (I. li. \'<is,ii, in iss;;; S|>iikane Cnunty, SiiL-silnrf. .Mine I'li, |ss|. 

 (I. h'. \'iiKiii .">(IS. in l.ssil; ^■Mkinla. l''ranklin, ami W liilman lounties, llm- 

 ilrrsiiii, May-.lnly. isiii'; ShihIIk r(/ <{■ Lfilnnj (il, •Jl.'l. in IS!'."!; I'nllnian, 

 Wliitnian CitMnty, /'///i / I.Vi;;, .lune I'l, lSi»4; Clevelaml, Kliekitat Connly, 

 /•;///, May, IS!».'); Shrlilui, ,S();!S, in l,S<»7; Waitslmr^'. Wallawalla Cnunlv, 

 //'»/■;/(•/• L'2 1, June "), lS!t7; I'uUman, Wliitnian Connly, F.hn.r'M'K Ma\. lMt7. 

 Idaiiii: Lower Clearwater Uiver, Nez I'erces Cnunly. .S'///'///i/</ .")i'. April L'(i, ISDJ; 

 hills near Moscnw, Ifiinlirsnii, April-.Iuly. Isii4; (Neur <!' Aleiie Mnuntaiir^. 

 Li ihi ri/ i;!. .lune L"_'. Isit,"); near i.ewistnu, Ne/ I'erees Ciiunty. .1. .1. ,v /■,' 

 diiiriKl,' //,//,/••_'! (7(1. April •_'7, ISiiil. 

 Nk\' ADA: Near \'ir;rinia City, llldniinr, {'"ehruary N. isdi, 'I'rinityaml W. Ihiin- 

 lii.ltlt Mnuntains, WuIkhu 4()S, May-.Iun<', isiiS; raiisiile. .Ii>i,<s ;!,s,s;!, .Innr 

 14, ISSL'; Ain-uni. ./'-//«N. .lune, ISIM. 

 C()i.(ii!Ai)(i; l'',<:eria Park, Uoutt County, .l/'rv /•.V/x/f/oof/, .Inly "i, IS!)!. 

 WvoMiNd: Yellowstone I'ark, Tinnli/, .June, iss."); l,a l>arye, Cinta Coiiniy, 

 Slrniisiiti, May-.Iune, lS!t4; I'oint ol' Kocks, Sweetwater County, .\ilsn,i 

 :{()S(), .fune 1, 1SH7; Yellowstone Kiver, Yellowstone I'aik, .1. .V' A'. AV/.v-,„ 

 r>7:{:5, July !», ISitil. 

 Montana: Colunihia Kails, WiUinimt I4S, .lune-.luly, 1S94. 

 l?iUTisn Coi.i mhia: '^pences I'rid-.'e, Murniiii, May 1'"). ISSii. 

 .A.ssiNiHoiA: Medicine Hat, Mnconu 41t(;4. .June 1. IS!t4; {'"arewcll Cicek, Cypre>- 



Ilills, Man, III! 10()!I4, .lune 1'7, iSit;"); \V 1 Moinitain Post, Macmn KKiiKi, 



.[uly 10, iSiif). 

 .\i.hkkta: Milk i{iver P.rid-re, Manuni l(»(i!»;'>, .Iidy l!l. lS!t.">. 

 This almndant and widely <listril)uted sjH'cies is very constant in its ixeneral haliit. 

 puheseeiiee, foiiajie, and striking: invohici'ls, hut wonderl'iilly variahle in its Iruil. 

 We have atteni|)ted in \ain to di.seover lines of cU-avajre for seyiretrates, not e\tii 

 different ^'eoi,'rai>hical distrihution supportinji diversi' fruit characters. In soinc 

 forms the liuear-olilonii fruit is I'd nun. Ion;:, hut .'! mm. broad, and with very nariow 

 wintrs; while at the other extreme are small ol)|on^M>r ovate fruits hut ti nun. loii'^. 

 nearly as broad, and with wintj.s as broad as body. Hetwei-n the two extreme.-, 

 however, there neems to be every po,SHible gradation. 



18. Lomatium dasycarpum (Toir. c'c (iitiv) (". c^i H. 



Penreddiiniii ild.'^iirdrjiiiiii Ti)rr. i<:(tray, FI. 1: (i'JS. 1X40. 

 I'.'Kridniiniii iiriiKjIci C. &.U. Mot. (ia/. 13: L'Oit. ISSS. 



Very short cauloseent or iicaiilesccnt, with .scncnil stout pediincles 

 1.5 to '^ em, liigh from a common root, tomentose jjiihescent: Icmv i- 



