1900] BRIEFER ARTICLES 119g 
elliptic, 4-5"" long, white, tinged with yellow toward the base, the 
upper half with purple dots, 3-nerved, the lateral ones arising near the 
base and extending to near the apex : ovaries united their whole length, 
the slender, conical styles more or less divergent. 
This includes all of the so-called S. dronchialis of the Rocky mountains, 
and perhaps also of the mountains of the Pacific states. 5S. bronchia/lis, whic 
is originally from Siberia, is everywhere described as having lanceolate sepals 
and orange-dotted petals, while our plant has ovate sepals, and petals quite 
prominently dotted with purple. 
No, 5551, from Golden gate in the Yellowstone park, June 28, 1899, may 
be taken as the type of this species. 
Ribes saximontanum.—A low shrub; spreading stems about 6% 
long, more or less bristly, with straw-colored and shreddy bark; 
infra-axillary spines three together, stout, 8—-12™" long: leaves orbicu- 
lar or broader, truncate at base, 3-lobed half way to the base, the two 
lateral lobes again somewhat 2-lobed, the lobes with obtuse or acutish 
teeth, very finely pubescent on both sides or glabrate, 6-20" broad : 
flowers 1-3, axillary, about 1™ long: calyx cylindraceous, glabrous, 
white tinged with violet: the tube 2™ broad or Jess, 4™™ long, villous 
within ; the lobes oblong, minutely toothed at the rounded summit, 
slightly shorter than the tube : petals cuneate-spatulate, toothed at the 
Toad summit, about 2™™ long: stamens included, the anthers oblong 
and obtuse : style divided half way to the base, villous: berry globose, 
smooth, reddish-purple, 6—10™" in diameter. 
z iba excellent species, quite different from its southern relative 7. /epfan- 
”% trom which it is readily distinguished by its bristly stems, glabrous 
cane calyx, and divided villous style. It is an inhabitant of high, open 
; ae ho. §542. Golden gate in Yellowstone park, June 28, 1899; also no. 
or Soteld peak, July 20, 1894, by Aven Nelson. 
Rosa grosse-serrata,— Much branched, 6-18 high, with occasional 
short prickles (less than 5™ long) or wholly unarmed, the branches 
eaves Somewhat glaucous ; stipules usually broad, 12-20%" long, 
acute, or a ie glandular-toothed, the free ends triangular ovate, 
cent Y Sean usually minutely resinous dotted and finely pubes- 
lalate sy 5-7-foliolate ; the leaflets nearly sessile, the terminal ase 
serrate See = aemended and cuneately obvate, sharply and coarsely 
as T about two thirds their length, 2-4 long, glabrous above, 
oy finely pubescent and minutely resinous dotted (under 
