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THE BOTANY OF THE EOUTE. 
H. capitatum, Benth. (G-.) In similar situations; common. July; 2-3 feet; white. (Steila- 
coom, S.) 
Phacelia circinata, Jacq. (G.) Abundant in dry openings of the forest; June. 
Eutoca Menziesii, Benth. (G.) Prairies near Puget Sound, rare; June; 1 foot. (Steila- 
coom, S.) 
Nemophila parviflora, Benth. (T.) Woods near Puget Sound; June and July; rare. 
Polemonium micranthum, Benth. (T.) Rich soil, prairie, Whitby’s I.; April 12; rare. 
Collomia grandiflora, Dougl. (G.) Common on prairies of interior; June; 2 feet, (S.) 
C. gracilis, Dougl. (T.) Common in the same situations as the last. 
Gilia Achilllefolia, Benth. With the preceding; common; July. 
G. micrantha, Steud. (T.) With the preceding; June, common, (S.) 
G. tricolor, Benth. (G.) In cultivated ground on coast. Introduced? 
Navarretia heterophylla, Benth.. (T.) Prairie near Puget Sound; June; rare, (S.) 
Calystegia soldanella, R. Br. (G.) On sandy sea-beach near salt water, common; June 20. 
Flower large, purple; plant prostrate. 
Cuscuta umbrosa, Beurick. (G.) “ex Hooker.” Common among Salicornia on sea-coast. Sept. 
Solanum nigrum, Linn. (G.) A large form, growing chiefly around cultivated grounds 
Introduced? July to December. 
Fraxinus Oregonus, Nutt. Ash. River bank above tide-water; June. 
Asarum Hookeri, Gray. (G.) A. canadensis , var. Hook. Forests; not common; June. (Steila- 
coom, S.) “The specimens are not in flower, but it is no doubt a distinct species.”— Gray. 
Salicornia herbacea, Linn. (G.) Salt marshes; abundant. 
Chenopodium album, Linn. (G.) Several varieties about cultivated grounds on sea-shore. 
Introduced? 
Blitum rubrum, Linn. var. B. humile, Moq. (T.) Salt marsh at Shoalwater bay; May. 
Branches decumbent, fleshy; 6 inches long. 
Abronia arenaria, Menz. (G.) Sandy sea-shore nearest to water, spreading. Flowers in 
June and July; orange yellow, and with the odor of orange blossoms. 
A. umbellata, Lamk. (C.) With preceding, a smaller plant; flowers pink, expanding in 
September; scentless. 
Polygonum Paronychia, Cham. (G.) Common on dry sandy prairies along sea-coast; July; 
2 feet; rose-colored. 
P. Persicaria, Linn. (G.) About cultivated grounds. Introduced? July. 
P. tenue, Michx. (G.) Sea-shore prairies; June. 
P. amphibium, var. aquaticum, Linn. (T.) In lakes about Puget Sound, common; June. 
Rumex Salicifolius, Weinm. (G.) About salt marshes, etc., common; June. 
R. domesticus, Hartm. ex-Hook. (G.) Introduced? not common. (Steilacoom, S.) “Leaves 
boiled and eaten by Indians.”—(G.) 
R. persicarioides, Linn. (G.) Common about salt marshes. June; 1 foot. 
R. acetosella, Linn. Becoming common in cultivated prairies. Introduced 20 years since 
at Nisqually farms, and is now spread for miles around, crowding out everything else in the 
poor gravelly soil.—(S.) 
Shepherdia Canadensis, Nutt. Found only on banks near Straits of Fuca; flowering March 10. 
Quercus Garryana, Dougl. White Oak. The abundant and sole species of oak, in prairies. 
Flowers, May 25. 
