498 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
Grand Marais; Roberts 73, Agate bay; Kassube 152, Minneap- 
olis; Leiberg 45, Blue Harth Co.; Oestlund 108, Hennepin Co. ; 
Sundberg 367, Goodhue Co. 
Lobelia spicata Lam. Enc. Meth. ITI, 587 (1786). 
L. claytoniana Micux. Fl. N. Am. II, 153 (1808). 
LD. pallida Munu. Cat. (1813). 
L. goodenioides WiLLD. Hort. Berol. 30 (1816). 
L. nivea RAF. Ann. Nat. 15 (1820). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 306; Britt., Fl. N J. 156; Webb., Fl. 
Neb. 141; Upham, Fl. Minn. 92; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 286; Chap., F1.S. St. 255; 
Cov., Fl. Ark. 199; Gray, Syn. Fl. II, 1, 6. 
North America: Ont. to L. Huron reg.; 8. to N. J. and 
Miss.; W. to Minn., Neb., Ark. and La. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; abundant; moist or dry 
fields or sandy banks of lakes or streams. 
Hers.: Sheldon 1475, Pipestone; Sheldon 1115, Spring- 
field; Taylor 550, Janesville; Tuylor 563, Minnesota lake; Tay- 
lor 860, Gleawood; She/don 769, Sleepy Eye; Taylor 766, Glen- 
wood; Sheldon 633, Wilton, Waseca Co.; Ballard 461, Prior's 
lake, Scott Co.; Oestlund 107, Hennepin Co.; Leiberg 44, Blue 
Earth Co.; Herrick 783, Minneapolis; Leonard 29, Minneapolis; 
Holzinger 137, Winona Co.; Sandberg 364, Chisago Co.; Kas- 
sube 151, Minneapolis; Sandberg 365, Cannon Falls; Herb. Sheld. 
1924, Minneapolis; Herb. Wickersheim 89, Idlewild, Lincoln Co. ; 
Herb. Moyer 157, Montevideo. The last three are var. hirtella 
Gray. 
Lobelia syphiliticea Linn. Spec. 945 (1753). 
L, glandulosa Linpu. Bot Reg. XXXII, t. 63 (1847). 
LL. syphilitica var. ludoviciana A. DC. Prodr. VII, 377 (1837). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 306; Britt., Fl. N. J. 156; Webb., 
F). Neb. 141; Mac.. Fl. Can. I, 285; Chap., Fl. 8. St. 254; Upham, Fl. Minn. 
91; Coult., Fl. Colo. 224; Cov., Fl. Ark. 199; Engl. Schonland, Nat. Pflanz. 
IV, 5, 67; Gray, Syn. FI. II, 1, 4. 
North America: Ont. to Owen Sound, Minn. and Dak.; 
S. to N. J., Ga. and La.; W. to Colo., Neb. and Ark. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; low meadows and thick- 
ets; frequent. 
HERB.: Sheldon 1400, Lake Benton; Sheldon 1322, Verdi, 
Lincoln Co.; Taylor 1051, Glenwood; Aussube 150, Minneapolis; 
Huntington 10, Rock Co.; Holzinger 136, Winona Co.; Oestlund 
106, Minneapolis; Sandberg 362, Goodhue Co.; Sandberg 363, 
Cannon Falls; Herb. Sheld. 1662, Minneapolis. 
Lobelia cardinalis Linn. Spec. 930 (1753). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 305; Britt., Fl. N. J. 156; Upham, 
Fl. Minn. 91; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 285; Chap., Fl. S. St. 254; Coult:, Fl. Colo. 
