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6. STELLARIA, Linn. 



1. Stellaria longifolia, Muhl. 



Hab. Interior of Oregon. — The leaves of the solitary specimen are 

 broader than usual. 



2. Stellaria nitens, Nutt. in Torr. & Gray. 



Hab. In prairies, Puget Sound; common. Also in the Kooskoos- 

 kee, in the interior of Washington Territory. (Some of the speci- 

 mens are 8 or 10 inches high.) 



3. Stellaria Jamesii, Torr. 



Hab. Eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, Washington Terri- 

 tory. — This differs from the plant collected by Dr. James only in the 

 smaller leaves. The cymes are terminal and axillary. Petals 2-lobed 

 only at the summit. It is allied to S. holostea. 



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4. Stellaria borealis, Bigel. & var. crispa. 



Hab. On the Kooskooskee River, Rev. Mr. Spalding. Also near 

 Gray's Harbor ; the var. crispa, also growing at the latter place. — We 

 unite jS. crispa of Chamisso and Schlechtendal with S. borealis, because 

 we find intermediate forms that connect them. The leaves of the 

 former are sometimes evidently veiny, with an intramarginal nerve. 



5. Stellaria longipes, Goldie. 



Hab. Damp fertile soils, near Gray's Harbor and around Puget 

 Sound. On the Kooskooskee River, Rev. Mr. Spalding. — This species, 

 which is diffused over the northern part of this continent (from lat. 



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