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2. M. lanceolata, (Pursh.) DC. 



Erect, branched, 8-16 in. high; leaves spatulate to linear, rather thick, 

 minutely pubescent on the upper surface, the whole plant otherwise glabrous ; 

 flowers in a loose panicle, the corolla tube hairy at the base and never more 

 than twice the length of the calyx-tube. Dry hills, S. Sask. 



4. LITHOSPERMUM. Puccoon. 



Calyx and corolla 5-cleft; throat of the corolla open, naked, or 

 with a scale-like fold opposite each lobe; stamens included; nut- 

 lets bony; flowers soli;tary in the axils of the leaves or leaf -like 

 bracts. Roughish herts from a thick, often red root. 



1. L. canescens, (Michx.) Lehm. Hoaby Puccoon. 



Soft-pubescent, more or less hoary ; leaves oblong to ovate, obtuse, some- 

 what downy beneath, and roughened with appressed hairs above; flowers 

 orange, sessile, with a naked throat. Dry prairies, Man. and westward. 



2. L. angustlfolium, Michx. 



Erect, or spreading by diffuse branches from the base, minutely rough- 

 pubescent; leaves linear; flowers pediceled, orange-yellow, the earlier showy, 

 the later inconspicuous and paler. Dry soil, Man.-Alta. 



3. L. pilflsum, Nutt. 



Hairy, somewhat pale green; stems 6-18 in. high, stout, often clustered; 

 leaves lanceolate to linear, usually tapering to both ends; flowers small, 

 dull yellow, crowded ; lobes of the calyx densely hairy ; throat of the corolla 

 slightly pubescent below each lobe. Gravelly ridges, W. Sask. and Alta. ' 



5. OREO CAR Y A. 



Calyx deeply 5-parted, the divisions spreading in fruit; corolla 

 5-lobed, salver-form, crested in the throat; stamens 5, included; 

 ovary dividing into 4 nutlets, their margins sharp or sometimes 

 winged. Hairy perennial herbs with narrow leaves and small 

 white flowers. 



1. O. glomerata, (Pursh.) Greene. 



Stems erect, 6-18 in. high, rather stout; leaves spatulate below, linear 

 above, the lower tufted; flowers in small axillary clusters closely grouped at 

 the top of the stem; the whole plant densely hairy. (Eritrichium glomera- 

 tum, DC.) (Krynitzkia glomerata, Gray.) Dry soil, Manj-Alta. 



6. MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not. 



Calyx 5-oleft, the lobes erect in fruit; corolla 5-lobed, salver- 

 form; stamens 5, included; ovary dividing into 4 glabrous nutlets. 



