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17- Epilohium franciscanum Barbey. Generally regarded as a ' 

 maritime species. The Labish plant may possibly be E. ciner- 

 ascens Piper, reccnth' published in the Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 

 (3175. June 29, 1918), the type being from Douglas County, 

 Oregon . 



18. Ledum coJumhiamim Piper. A common shrub of the 

 sand-dunes along the coast, but I can find no other report of it 

 from the interior. 



19. Menyanthes UifoUata L. Like Comarum, this is abundant 

 in the lake-bed, and is widely distributed throughout North 

 America, but I have failed to find it elsewhere in this county, 

 except at considerable elevations in the mountains. 



20. Scutellaria galericulata L. Another species of wide dis- 

 tribution, that has been reported from west of the Cascades only 

 from IMt. Constitution on the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound. 



Senecio oreganus Howell, the type-specimen of which was 

 collected "in marshes bordering Lake Labish," seems to be 

 simply a form of S. exaltatiis Nutt. — a rare species in the Willa- 

 mette \^alley, but occasionally found in other localities. 



An interesting feature of the Labish flora is the abundance of 

 Solaniim Dulcamara L. in the tangled thickets occupying the 

 uncleared area. The plant does not seem to occur on the shores 

 bordering the lake, and it is hard to understand how an evident 

 introduction could have become so thoroughly established at 

 such a distance from any spot where it might have been culti- 

 vated. 



It will be seen from the above list that we have in the Lake 

 Labish basin an aggregate of species of widely different range, 

 that have come together here in a surprising and unexplainable 

 way. Since the whole region will doubtless be soon brought 

 under cultivation, and the distinctive flora will disappear, it 

 seems worth while to offer this record for publication. 

 Salem, Oregon 



