424 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
732, Sleepy Eye; Gedge 11, Detroit; var. linearis (Gray)—Sand- 
berg 474, Red Wing; Holzinger 190-191, Winona;—var. lanceo- 
lata (Ives); Ballard 272, Jordan, Scott Co.; Taylor 690, Minne- 
sota lake; Sheldon 610, Wilton, Waseca Co.; Leiberg 55, Blue 
Earth Co.; Herb. Moyer 209, Watson [var. lanceolata (Ives). ]. 
Asclepias floridana Lam. Enc. Meth. I, 284 (1783). 
A, longifolia Micux. Fl. N. Am. J, 116 (1803). 
Acerates longifolia ELL. Sk. I, 317 (1821). 
A. floridana Hircucock, FI. Ames 508 (1891). 
Wats. and Coult.. Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 343; Webb., Fl. Neb. 141; Chap., 
FI.S. St. 366; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 565; Cov., Fl. Ark. 208; Gray, Syn. FI. IT, 
1, 99, Coult., Fl. Tex. 268. 
North America: Ont. to Minn., Dak. and Neb.; S. to 
Ohio, Fla., Ark. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: S. and N. W. districts; wet meadows or 
fields. 
HEeRB.: Juni 13, Alexandria; ?Gedge 13, Clay Co. 
Asclepias verticillata Linn. Spec. ed. 2, 1272 (1762). 
A. galioides HBK. Nov. Gen. et Spec. III, 188 (1818). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 342; Britt., Fl. N. J. 170; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 115; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 319; Chap., Fl. S. St. 365; Coult., Fl. 
Colo. 241; Roth., Wheel. Exp. 368; Wats., King Exp. 282; Cov., Fl. Ark. 
208; Gray, Syn. Fl. II, 1, 97; Coult., Fl. Tex. 267. 
North America: Ont. to Saskatchewan and S. Man.; 
S. to N. Eng., N. J. and Fla.; W. to Minn., Neb., Colo., N. 
Mex., Tex. and Mexico. 
Minn. valley: Throughout except N. E. district; hills 
and fields. 
HErRB.: Sheldon 970,Sleepy Eye; Sheldon 1068, Spring- 
field; Sheldon 815, Sigel township, Brown Co.; Taylor 925, 
Glenwood; Juni ? 12, Glyndon; Herb. Moyer 208, Chippewa Co. 
Asclepias quadrifolia Linn. Spec. (1753). 
A. vanilla RaF. Am. Mo. Mag. (1818). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 342; Britt., Fl. N. J. 170; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 114; Chap., Fl. S. St. 364; Cov., Fl. Ark. 203; Gray, Syn. Fl. II, 
1, 96. 
North America: Ont. to N. Eng., N. J. and N. Car.; 
W. to Minn. and Ark. 
Minn. valley: Reported from E. edge; doubtful; no 
Minn. specimens seen. 
Asclepias ovalifolia Decn. DC. Prodr. VIII, 567 (1844). 
A. variegata var. «a. Hoox. Fl. Bor.-Am. II, 252 (1840). 
A. nuttalliana GRAY, Man. 2 ed. 352, 704 (1852). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 342; Webb., Fl. Neb. 141; Mac., 
FI, Can. I, 319; Upham, Fl. Minn. 114; Coult., Fl. Colo. 241; Gray, Syn. 
Fl. II, 1, 95. 
