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PLANTS FROM MINNESOTA 161 
c. Flowers nodding, on recurved 
Pecenelen Acar w ie Se bs es 3. var. nictitans 
b. Stem branched, with sessile or short- 
pedicelled flowers on the branches....4. var. ramea 
a. ‘The leaves of the lower series middle-sized, 
with shorter petioles, more or less distant..5. var. porrecta 
a. The leaves of the lower series linear or 
linear-lanceolate, of moderate length, with 
narrow petioles, quite short, rather approx- 
imate. 
Peers. Sima ee slain «4 tka Shean 5s 6. var. propinqua 
b. Stems branched even as low down as 
to the lowest 1-5 of the stem..... 7. var. brachiata 
a. The leaves linear, short and crowded along 
the whole stem up to the inflorescence, the 
lowest on short petioles, all others sessile. 
b. Flowers short-pedicelled or sub- 
Star | Ra Rs Oe Gee he Oe ee 8. var. Chandonnetir 
b. Flowers borne on pedicels of mod- 3 
erates lettin thw Giye oe ite kata pte eed ages 9. var. obesa 
The var. superscandens is a very slender plant with very 
distant and long-petioled leaves of the lower series, which occupies 
% of the stem beneath the very narrow raceme. ‘The. corres- 
ponding North Dakota variety is var. supereminens. It was 
collected in dry sandy soil at Staples, Todd County, on August 
20, Lori. 
The var. praecellens is an unusually stout, luxuriant plant, 
with thick, strong stem, leaves of the lower series uncommonly 
large and leathery, and the involucral heads subsessile or short- 
peduncled and in well developed plants exuberant, often number- 
ing 30 or more. The corresponding North Dakota variety is 
var. praestans. The type specimen was collected in dry, red 
sand at Perham, Ottertail County, on August 22, 1gI1. 
The var. nictitans is an elegant form with its arcuate, reclinate 
pedicels, 1-2.5 cm. long. It was collected in dry, sandy soil 
at Staples, Todd County, on August 29, grt. 
The var. ramea has its lower branches 5 cm. long and few- 
flowered. One plant has a corymbose inflorescence, probably 
on account of defective growth of the top. The type’s inflorescence 
