NEW PLANTS FROM NORTH DAKOTA 145 
* south of Leeds, Benson County. The color of the flowers is very 
seldom subject to variations. 
Solidago inornata sp. nov. 
Caulis gracilis, de rhizomate 1 dm. longo, gracillimo, hori- 
zontali oriundus, 5 dm. altus, glaber usque inflorescentiam, dein 
magis minusve scaber vel pubescens, perinde ac rami floriferi. 
Folia firma et rigida, in caule admodum remota, lanceolata vel 
oblanceolata, ambobus extremitatibus angustata, integra vel 
remote serrulata, manifeste vel obscure tri-costata, marginibus, 
et precique extremitatibus earum proximis, scabro-ciliata, super- 
iora sessilia, 1-8 cm. longa, inferiora petiolis alatis longipetiolata, 
cum petiolo 8-9 cm. longa. Inflorescentia ramis paucis, divaricatis, 
valde recurvatis secunda, pyramidata, remisse et exigue florifera, 
tam lata quam alta. Bracteae involucri oblongae, obtusae. 
Capitula 4-5 mm. alta. 
Stem slender, from a very slender horizontal rhizoma, 1 dm. 
long, 5 dm. high, glabrous up to the inflorescence, whence it is 
more or less scabrous or pubescent, as well as the flowering 
branches. Leaves firm and rigid, rather distant on the stem, 
lanceolate or oblanceolate, narrowed at both ends, entire or dis- 
tantly serrulate, plainly cr indistinctly triple-veined, scabro- 
ciliate on the margins, especially on their proximal ends, the 
upper sessile, 1-8 cm. long, the lower long-petioled with winged 
petioles, 8-9 cm. long (including the petiole). Inflorescence secund 
with few, divaricate, very recurved branches, pyramidal, loosely 
and scantily flowered, as broad as high. Involucral bracts oblong, 
obtuse. Heads 4-5 mm. high. 
The allies of this species are S. glaberrima Martens, S. mis- 
sourtensis Nutt. and S. concinna A. Nels. All of these have an 
inflorescence of dense crowded racemes approximated into a broad 
and short panicle, which has glabrous branches. 
This modest-looking, lovely golden-rod was collected in the 
open woodland bordering the prairie at Pleasant Lake, Benson 
County, on August 14, 1911, by the writer. It has also been found 
by Rev. Father Z. L. Chandonnet in dry, sandy soil at Richdale, 
Ottertail County, Minn., an excellent specimen of which bears 
the date of July 15, 1911. At least in North Dakota it appears 
to be a rare plant. 
