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appear early in June and flowering continues through July. Fruits are 
matured in August. 
East shore of lake Mamawi, No. 2303: along Quatre Fourches river, 
No. 722; 30th base line district, Slave river, Nos. 720, 721; Government 
Hay Camp district, Slave river, No. 2309; Fort Smith, Nos. 717, 723; Pine 
Lake district, Nos. 2311, 2312, 2313; Moose (Eight) Lake district, Nos. 
2307, 2308, 2314; Indian graveyard, Peace river, No. 2304; base of eastern 
slope of Caribou mountains, Nos. 2300, 2301, 2305, 2306; eastern edge of 
Caribou Mountain plateau, No. 2302. 
S. longpipes Goldie, var, laeta (Richards.) S. Wats. Ahine laeta (Richards.) Rydb. 
Common in dry prairies and clearings, and in damp meadows, but occa- 
sionally found in sloughs and muskegs; largely limited to the upland dis- 
tricts. Extremely variable in leaf-form, growth-habit, and degree of glau- 
cousness. Flowers from the middle of June to the latter part of July. Fruits 
mature in late July and the first half of August. 
East shore of lake Mamawi, Nos. 2336, 2337; Fort Smith, No. 717; 
Pine Lake district, Nos. 2310, 2328, 2330, 2331, 2332, 2334; Peace point, 
No. 2333; sink-hole 16 miles east of Moose lake, No. 2335; base of eastern 
slope of Caribou mountains, Nos. 2338, 2339, 2340, 2341 ; lower Slave river, 
No. 710. 
S. borealis Bigelow. Alsine borealis (Bigelow) Britton. See Rhod. xvi, 144 (1914). 
Common in wet meadows and sloughs throughout the area. Found in 
flower during the latter part of June, and in various stages of flower and 
fruit through July and most of August. 
Murdock Creek district, Nos. 2315, 2316; Fort Smith, No. 728; Pine 
Lake district, Nos. 2319, 2321, 2322; Round lake, about 18 miles south of 
Pine lake, No. 2320; sink-hole 16 miles east of Moose lake, No. 2317 ; Moose 
(Eight) Lake district, Nos. 2318, 2323. 
S. erassifolia Eihrh. Alsine erassifolia (Ehrh.) Britton. 
Occasional in upland muskeg sloughs. Collected in flower early in July 
and in fruit during August. 
Pine Lake district, No. 2324; sink-hole 16 miles east of Moose lake, 
No. 2325; Moose (Eight) Lake district, Nos. 2326, 2327. 
Cerastium Beeringiamim Cham, and Schlecht. See Rhod. xxii, 169 (1920). Mouse- 
ear Chick weed. 
Apparently rare or occasional in the area, and collected thus far only 
in a damp slough near Fort Smith. In flower June 23. 
Fort Smith, No. 694. 
C. nutans Raf. 
Occasional on damp, sandy lake and slough margins, and in damp rock 
crevices. Also found in sandy buffalo wallows. Early flowers collected 
June 22, and fruit July 14. 
East shore of lake Mamawi, No. 2296; Pine Lake district, Nos. 2297, 
2298; Round lake, about 18 miles south of Pine lake, No. 2299. 
