58 THE BOTANY OF THE EODTE. 



R. BRACTEOSUM, Dougl. (G.) Dark woods, along streams, from Cascades to coast. Flowers 

 yellowish green ; fruit black, as large as a pea, unpleasant; April 1. 



R. SANGUINEUM, Pursh. (G.) Abundant in open fir forests; March 15; very beautiful in 

 flower ; fruit small and tasteless, bluish. (Steilacoom, S.) 



Sedum spathulifolium, Hook. (G.) On bare rocks about mouth of the Columbia; July; 

 yellow. The ;S'. Oregona I did not find there, but think I saw it on the top of the Cascade 

 mountains, in August, 1853. 



Saxifraga integrifolia, Hook. (G.) Prairies of middle region; March 20 to June ; leaves 

 much thinner and more entire than in S. Virginiensis ; scape fewer flowered and more racemose 

 flower smaller. (Steilacoom, S.) 



Heuchera micrantha, Dougl. Common in moist woods ; May; flowers white. 



H. cylindrica, Dougl. (T.) Not very common in dark woods near Steilacoom ; June 11 ; 

 flowers greenish yellow; scape three feet high. (S.) "Leaves bruised and applied to boils by 

 the Nisquallies." (G.) 



ToLMiEA Menziesii, Torr. & Gray. Common in wet, shady woods, along rocky streams ; 

 June and July; flowers purple. 



Tellima grandiflora, Dougl. (G.) Not rare on damp clay banks, &c., at Puget Sound and 

 along the coast ; May 1 ; flowers cream color, handsome, very similar in appearance to those of 

 Silene stellata. 



LiTHOPHRAGMA PARVIFLORA, Nutt. Abundant on prairies of Whidby's island, &c. ; March 25. 



TiARELLA TRiFOLiATA, Linn. (G.) Commou in dark, damp woods, especially near the coast ; 

 May to July. 



Chrysosplenium glechoMxEFOLium, Nutt. (G.) Rare, in wet woods about Shoalwater bay; 

 June 4 ; yellowish green. 



Philadelphus Gordonianus, Lindl. Very common in dry, open grounds about Vancouver ; 

 rare about Puget Sound; six feet high; July. As strongly scented as the garden "mock 

 orange." The distinctions of this and P. Lewisii seem obscure. "Leaves used by the Indians 

 instead of soap." (G.) 



Sanicula menziesii, Hook. & Arn. (T.) Prairies, common; April 20 to June; yellow, 1^ 

 feet high. 



S. BIPINNATIPIDA, Dougl. (T.) Rare on prairie at Penn's Cove, "Whitby's island; April 20; 

 purple flowers. 



S. BiPiNNATA, Hook. & Arn. var. (T.) Prairie near Steilacoom; June; flowers yellow, two 

 feet high. 



Edosmia Gairdneri, Hook. & Arn. (G.) Common on prairies near Puget Sound. (Steila- 

 coom, "root eaten by the Nisqually Indians, and called S'hah-gok," S.) 



Oenanthe sarmextosa, Nutt. (G.) Common in wet grounds along coast; rarer at Steilacoom. 

 July to September; flowers white. 



LiGUSTicuM ScoTicuM, Linn. (G.) Not rare along coast at Shoalwater bay; July. "Green 

 stems peeled and eaten by tlie Indians." (G.) 



Conioselinum Fischeri, Weim. & Grab. (G.) Common in moist sandy prairies, both on coast 

 and interior; July to September; flowers white. Plant with tlie odor of anise when in dry soil, 

 but disagreeable in moist ground. (Steilacoom, S.) 



Arciiangelica peregrina, Nutt. (G.) Wet alder groves at Shoalwater Bay; rare; G feet 



