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Pentstemon secundiflorus and the mari- 

 posa lily may occur in these moist 

 places. The beautiful shrub Dasiphora 

 fruticosa is found here, although often 

 growing in much drier places. The 

 fire weed (Chamanceriori) sometimes 

 occurs in great abundance. On shaded 

 creek banks grow a few agarics, and 

 here and there leafy liverworts find 

 place on a fallen log or dead stump. 

 A few mosses occur here too, and 

 thallose liverworts, especially Marchantia. 



It must not be supposed that the 

 mountain parks have a characteristic 

 flora of their own. It is the flora of 

 the foothills of the same elevation 

 merely modified by conditions of dis- 

 tribution and slight physiographic 

 peculiarities. 



In these parks and on the surround- 

 ing foothills, the coniferous trees are 

 the dominant plants, although here are 



