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these two forms is in the length of galea and, as already suggested, 
even this varies but the two extremes are noteworthy especially 
when their respective ranges are considered. The plant with short 
galea, i. e. true P. groenlandica is the only form that occurs north 
and east of Montana and, although it extends south to California, 
the variety (judging from herbarium collections) replaces it by the 
ratio of 7-1. We would note in this connection that, singularly 
enough, the species is the more frequent form in Custer and Blaine 
Cos., Idaho. The variety, as represented by our no. 3746 from an 
alpine basin in the Smoky Mountains was found nowhere else, and 
the species, although common in the meadows of the region was 
not present in the basin. Our specimens of the variety were very 
distinctive in color as well as in galea-length from the typical form 
and possibly represent a color form of the variety. Since the 
variety and typical form of species have been confused it seems 
worth while ie ie the following material of the latter in the Gray 
(Gr.) and Rocky Mountain (R. Mt.) herbaria. — LaBrapor: 
Makkovik, Aug., 1896, A. Stecker, no. 146 (Gr.); Okak, Aug. 8, 
1892, J. D. Sornborger, no. 145 (Gr.): Okak, Aug., 1911, F. C. 
Hinckley (Gr.); Webeck Harbor, Aug. 4, 1891, Bowdoin College 
Exp., no. 212 (Gr.). UNGava: Ungava Bay, 1884, L. M. Turner, 
no. 4821 (Gr.). SASKATCHEWAN: ‘1858, Bourgeau (Gr.). ALBERTA: 
ke Louise, July 20, 1907, Butters ‘& Holway, no. 177 (Gr.); 
Banff, June 28, 1903, Barber, no. 100 (Gr.); Banff, 1900, Pevisd 
1916, “Macro & ge no. 3479 (Gr Wyo MING: 
Warm jpg Creek, Fremont Co., Aug. ae ibe Aven N om no. 
6 (Gr. Mt.). Conorapo: 1862, Parry, 250 (Gr Ro 
teas: Fish Late. Aug. 10, 1894, Jones, no. 5799 (R. Mt). NEVADA: 
C 1865, Anderson, no. 3 (Gr. }3 rere Corral Creek, 
July 12, 1912 Nelson & Macbride, no. 2049 (Gr. & R. Mt., ap- 
proses. variety). CaLiForRNIA: King’s River Valley, 1877, Ly, 
N. Matthews (Gr.). 
Hieracium absonum, spec. nov., H. Howellii affine; perenne, 
gracile, circa 4 dm. altum minusve ‘plus cinereo-puberulum; foliis 
integerrimis viridibus radicalibus vel caulinis inferioribus oblan- 
ceolatis circa 1.5 dm. longis 1-1.5 em. latis basi angustatis, in 
petiolum alatum contractis, apice subacutis, utrinque molliter cum 
pilis longissimis subapresse hirsutis (pilis non omnino eigen 
tibus) etiam minute et crispe puberulis; _ caulinis solum 1- 
similibus sed Seiad go So Saha 4-7 laxe corymbosis; involucro 
