SYNOPSIS OF THE FLORA OF COLORADO. -101 
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the spring-state of ne former with larger flowers and greatly slapenes 
corolla tubes.—Canon City, Bra ndegee. Meehan. Clear Cr eek, Coulter 
LITHOSPERMUM HIRTUM, Lehbm.—Near Denver, Dr Smith. 
LITHOSPERMUM PILOSUM, Nutt. Watson in Ming's -» Ol. 
p. 238. Stems slender, branched, 1°-1$° high, strict, numerous from m1 
: a perennial root, hirsute, sulcate; leaves” broadly linear or linear-oblong, 
‘ 1-2’ long, sub-acute, sessile, strigose and somewhat hispid; spikes very 
leafy, elongated in fruit; flowers nearly sessile, yellow, 6” long, tube 
‘ much exceeding “st linear sepals; calyx 5-parted, hirsute, lobes un- 
: equal, linear; nutlets 14” long, smooth and shining.—Ha lu & Harbour, 
441. Parry, 295. Ne eh Denver, Dr. Smith; vi H. Smith. Bear Creek, 
Pleasant Park, and Clear Creek Cation, Coulter...» 
\)MERTENSIA PANICULATA, Tide, ae Calion City’ "Brandegee} Parry. 
‘SLA SIBIR ~iDrom: Gr. Lore tee Sill. Jour., (N.S.,)34 , p. 340. 
Bish cesver it, siabite US OF subpubescent, 19-5° high; cauline leaves 
ga or o -ate-lanceolate, 0 r often oblong: lanceolate, acute or pica 
ostly sessile or very short petioled calyx 5- -pa rted, the lobes oblon 
sbiouglitvenr, Ci sate, obtuse, 2-4 times shorter than the corolla- ibe, 
is Sparing y hairy or ne tae glabrous within; corolla 4//-6” in 
length, limb 5-cleft, more than half longer than the tube; filaments di- 
lated, shorter than ‘the anthers.—Hall & Harbour, 442. Chicago Lakes, 
at 11 000 feet altitude, Coulter. Wet Mountain Valley, Brandegee. Twin 
Lakes, Porter. Dr Smith. Banks of mountain-streams ; variable. 
MERTENSIA ALPINA, Don. Gr. Rev. l. ¢., p. 340. Glabrous or hirsute, 
6-12” high; leaves Gpakitate. -oblong lanceolate or the ippermost oblong- 
ovate, rather small and mostly acute; calyx-segments ovate or oblong- 
lanceolate and obtusish or linear-lanceolate and acute, ciliate, a little 
" shorter than the corolla-tube which equals the limb and is usually hairy 
_ Within; anthers inserted in the throat_—Common on the plains and in the 
mountains, a and very va ariable, Hall & Harbour, 444 and 445. Colorad. 
i Springs and South Park, Porter. Cation City and Wet Mountain Valley, 
: Brandegee. Near Den nyer, Dr. Smith and B. H. Smith. rok a 
4 Shoe Mountain, at 11,000 feet altitude, Gray’s Peak, at 12,000 fee 
4 ort Lincoln, at 13, 600 feet, and Clear Creek Camion, at 9,000 Bet’ 
oul : 
Mar rexsta BREVISTYLA, Watson. Ming's Rep., vol. 5, p. 239. t. 
23. Low, 4/-10! high, pub escent with § short, ae ing rigid hairs, the 
lower surface of the leaves excepted; le Sra s oblong r oblon g-lanceolate 
or nme ed ta de pis obtus we flow rer i epee panicles calyx rt 5- 
lon e deep blue limb; sroneaeste Lauamhea near ibs he of the ae 
aaa inolnded within it; style very short al ar 
o erro tia) VILLOSUM, DC. Prodr. ‘s is, D. 126. Stone 3-6! high, 
—— ne ee eg eae a Re AT Oe nena Sen 
tERITRICI HIUM, Se ead. Calyx Syparted: Corll a salv erform, the shroat close 
8 Stamens and style i ine Inded. Nutlets 4, attached erally “ns ust 
r _ ers the surface of insertion very narrow, my eat 
HE sage ba not extending | — the mide of f the style, the pe te et 
