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Var. lavandulsefolia, Watson. Taller, pubescent throughout : leaves 

 mostly linear and shorter : calyx-segments less attenuated above. — CE. la- 

 vandula folia, Torr. & Gray. From Kansas and Colorado to Mexico. 



14. CE. serrulata, Nutt. Leaves linear to lanceolate, denticulate: the 

 free calyx-tips short: capsules 9 to 15 lines long. — From New Mexico and 

 Texas northward to British America. 



§ 4. Stigma capitate : calyx-tube obconic or short funnelform : flowers in crowded 

 bracteate or leafy spikes: anthers oblong: capsule linear, sessile, attenuated 

 above, curved anil contorted. 



15. CE. striglllosa, Torr. & Gray, var. pubens, Watson. Pubescence 

 hirsute and spreading, sometimes nearly smooth : petals 1 to 2 lines long, yel- 

 low, usually turning red : capsule very narrowly linear, often short-pedicelled. — 

 Includes (E. dentata, Torr. & Gray. From the Wasatch westward through 

 the Pacific States. 



16. CE. aildina, Xutt. Dwarf, 1 to 3 inches high, canescently puberulent: 

 flowers a line long, yellow: capsule fusiform, 3 to 6 lines long. — From E. 

 Oregon to Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah. 



§ 5. As in § 4, but capsules linear to clavate, pedicelled and obtuse : caulescent : 

 flowers in loose, naked racemes : seeds oblong-lanceolate. 



17. (E. scapoidea, Nutt. Puberulent or nearly glabrous: leaves low on 

 the stem, usually lyrately-pinnatifid : calyx-tips not free : capsule 4 to 12 lines 

 long. — From W. Wyoming and S. Idaho to S. Utah and Colorado. 



18. CE. brevipes, Gr. Like the last, but stouter: villous, not puberu- 

 lent : calyx-tips free, thick : capsule 1 to 3 inches long. 



Var. parviflora, Watson. Of a much more branching habit: the leaves 

 more distinctly pinnate : inflorescence more slender : flowers pale yellow, the 

 petals 2 to 3 lines long. — Am. Nat. ix. 271. S. W. Colorado and S. Utah. 



5. CLARKIA, Pursh. 



Petals purple or violet. Anthers oblong or linear. Stigma with 4 broad 

 lobes. Capsule linear, attenuate above, somewhat 4-angled. Seeds angled 

 or margined. — Annuals, with erect brittle stems : leaves on short slender 

 petioles, the uppermost sessile : flowers showy, nodding in the bud, in terminal 

 racemes. 



1. C. pulchella, Pursh. Leaves linear-lanceolate to linear : petals 3-lobed, 

 attenuate to a long claw ichich has a spreading tooth on each side: perfect sta- 

 mens with a linear scale on each side at base ; alternate stamens rudimentary 

 and filiform: capsule %-angled. — Bitter Root Valley, W. Montana, to Idaho, 

 Oregou, and Washington. 



2. C. rhomboidea, Dougl. Leaves oblong -lanceolate to obi onq-ovate : pet- 

 als entire, rhomboidal, with a short broad claw which is often broadly toothed : 

 anthers all perfect ; filaments with hairy scales at the base : capsule ^-angled. — 

 From the Wasatch to California and Washington. 



6. STENOSIPHON, Spach. 



Tube of the calyx filiform or almost capillary, much prolonged beyond the 

 ovary, recurved or declined after flowering. Petals unguiculate, unequal. 



