4-0 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 



So named because the circuit running through the apices 

 of the leaves of the lower scries is narrowed, as the leaf blades 

 and petioles are broad and short. Leeds. 



1028. Laciniaria scariosa var. scalaris Lunell in Am. Mid. 

 Nat. Vol. II: 127. (191 1). 



Leeds. 



1029. Laciniaria scariosa var. immanis Lunell, var. nov. 

 Has a corymbose inflorescence with very long peduncles, bear- 

 ing 1-4 heads. 



Collected by the writer at Butte, August 15, 19 15. 



1030. Laciniaria scariosa var. crista galli Lunell, var. nov. 

 The lower inflorescence of 5 or 6 heads subcorymbosely 



arranged or peduncles 3-5 cm. long. Above this the stem is contin- 

 ued 10-15 cm. and ends with a terminal head 3 times larger than 

 the other heads, 3 cm. high and 4 cm. wide, its appearance suggest- 

 ing a cock's comb. 



Collected by the writer at Butte, July 29, 1906. 



1 03 1. Laciniaria scariosa var. insolens var. nov. 

 Inflorescense subcorymbose and leaves of var. angustata. 

 Collected by the writer at Butte, August 15, 19 15. 



1032. Laciniaria scariosa var. composita var. nov. 

 Inflorescence sub corymbose, flowers large, and leaves of var. 



supereminens . 



Collected by the writer at Butte, August 15, 1915. 



1033. Laciniaria scariosa var. corymbulosa Sheldon, Minn. 

 Bot. St. I: 77 (March 21, 1894). 



Leeds. 



1034. Laciniaria scariosa var. subcorymbosa Lunell in Am. 

 Mid. Nat. Vol. II: 158. (191 2). 



Leeds, Butte. 



1035. Laciniaria scariosa var. opima Lunell in Am. Mid. 

 Nat. Vol. II: 92, 93. ( [91 1). 



Leeds, Butte. 



1036. Laciniaria scariosa var. annuens var. nov. 



Racome 1 -sided, pedicles 1-2 cm. long, involucres nodding, 

 leaves lanceolate. The var. nictitans of Minnesota differs 

 mainly by its narrowly linear leaves and fewer flowers. 



Collected at Leeds September 3, 1916, by the writer. 



GUTIERREZIA Lag. Gen. & Sp. Nov. 30. 1 [816), 



