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var. reptans. 19. R. An ambiguous little plant from the alpine region, which 
might be mistaken for a smaller form of Parry’s 79.* . Myosurvs MINI- 
mus, L., from . Park, with heb yer 8 a Bites k shed the achenia t an 
in Eastern o ropean specimen 
TRoLLivs Hixvs, Salinb. var. albifloru ra, Gray, 3 in sil. Tour. 8 33: jrell-developed 
the Eas 
ens. Division s of the leaves less deeply in than 
U.S. plant. 23. AquimEcia vuLGARIS, var. agp seiemenas 24. A. pty EA, Torr 
equally oe with the pope ve = t fone oe ELATUM, 
+» Var., Parry’s No. 84. 26. D. sc um, Gra. high alpine for 
of the ah 28. D. Me pene DC. ; “put ‘if f collected’ S st ot the pe tert 
might be taken for D. tricorn 29. Acosrrum NasutuM, Fisch. ; white 
blue, as in Parry’s 86. et 
BERBERIDACEZ. 
30. BEerseEris (Manoyta) Aquirouium, Pursh, var. repens. 
i FUMARIACE. t 
31. Corypaus AuREA, Willd., var. eervisrigra (C. a: Engelm.), 
the Same as Wright’s No. 1309. veer Chena es 
CRUCIFERE 
32. NasTuRTIUM OBTUSUM, Nutt. 33. CARDAMINE HIRSUTA, 34. C. corpi- 
von, Gray.} 35. Srrepranruvs aNcustirouivs, Nutt. ; ‘probably a form of 
S. saeirratvs, Nutt. 36. Turerris patuta, Graham. Pa pdt pte Boss 2 TUM, 
bia but aap sifique rather an Erysimum. 38. E THOIDES, 
L. : M, Nutt., (which I'suppose is a at ‘Vinciolaten, B. Br., of 
the bia World,) . es "to the fruiting alpine specimens, along with forms of E. 
ASPERUM, DC., wi th large flowers (E. Avhanvanum The collectors. think 
these are all ohn of ones shee . Sysmprium Sopu, L. (including S. 
canescens, Nutt.), both asmoothi sh form, with short pedicels and short pods, 
i. brachy Nie sae Richards.), and also with slender pods, and the wae 
el cari d with glandular pubescence,— one of the forms of S. incisum, 
Engel elm ep ABA CRASSIFOLIA, eras which, in Parry’s former collec- 
tion, No. ra d Draba Johannis, but it proves to ed yellow flowers. 
With it is saisead ‘i very little D-: stellata, var. hebecarpa, as the species are 
silari parva adnata; acheniis in capitulum ovale digestis levibus turgidis, rostro te ae en- 
siformi utringue scariosi-alato! In the high alpine region, close to the snow. Dr. Parry’s speci- 
mens of 1862, seme _— in the season,—with some mature fruit, and with some of the stems 
_ beeomiing procumbent nner-like, and producing a flowering shoot {rom thea ee lige ee ae 
“iia loaves, omable me haracterize this remarkable species. - In the early state it bears some 
resemblance to pr toed vernalis. The scarious >, the styleare eege Reaetmnstanding the 
peel which, peer often 4 - hung hyaline wing round und the Pabeeet end apie of 
yetior 
whieh is said te La wing-margin The enol s equally large and 2 
* This, from : eontirms Mr. 
a nate three 
he ipeermacs oa 
parate it from R. #lammula var. reptans; and the m Bron ay Gafnarrow ! pofeong brig clobniag 
head of — and the depauperate size (2 or 3 inch R. affinis, of which it has the 
enia. ve ‘ ‘specimen. e si : 
PaPaver aLprnuM, L., was again collected by Dr. ee No, 147. 
This spze oies—which holds i its —— well—when deseribed, was compared Aad our ©. rhom- 
boidea and re core ee on the one hand, and on the other, with the Horopea’ C.a: wis Spe which, 
so far as recorded abits ¢ mily ¢ central ‘Europe. But Ihave ve just rece ‘ived from K a specimen. 
collected by Dr. Ly if the ve esate River, in the i =, N. W. 
America. at about Md 49°, which, so far s of comparison eaten hpi piers belong to 
@. asarvfo ia. The interesting bearing seston earsiid of geographical distribution id byte pinnarrh 
=. ae te w the probable affiliation of C. asarifolia, ungulata, cordifolia, rhumboidea a undi- 
@ Specimens of this were sent by me to Dr. Hooker, to ask his opinion. He replies : “It is Dra- 
ba Johannis of Eurcpe, accordi ing bss Mr. Ball -oxcept pend the flower is P eect oF, is ales rhege nly also 
D. aon en Graham, from Kocky Mou 8, Drum se > and evi y the as D. Fiad- 
sts, Walp., and D. luctea, Adams, D. pia eG og hee cokes 
