p & i i i l ~ s t e & s a t i divisions ovate or oblong-ovate often nnonlnioti „ . ■> uiviuea , tne
slender, with a minute gibbosity at the base- fruit ellintieal sLr 0? g aad
p u b ^ e n , along.the « A l e , L , i „ « T ^ c Ä w Ä Ä
the Western S t a tÄ ^ J u ^ X y l - s f e Z l - s T e f high.T Teaves® thifand
membranaceous. Corolla pale pink, 8 lines to near an inch in length.
4. V. capitata.(Willd.): glabrous, or pubescent at the nodes of the erect
simp e stem; radical and lower cauline leaves on W h T l S S
simple (and ovate or broadly oval, obtuse), or pinnately 3- 5-divided •’ the divisions
broad y oval, sinuate-toothed, repand-crenulate, or o C entire the
orrZ n I0" 6 a,rgeSt; thf uPPe r «aaHne leaves somewhat sessile, undivided
" Z 4 P 6 y p a r te d t! ?e dlvlsions (or leaves) oblong or ovate-oblong
mostly acute, serrate-toothed or entire; cyme glomerate or often capitatet
b T f n h e ^ r Z Z T ’ elongated 5. corolla gibbous on one side, at first short ;
the tube at length elongated; fruit ovate-oblong, compressed, very glabrous
2-3-nervedon one side, 1-nerved on the other__“ Wüld. htrl.^Rcem. £■
'Cham %'Zrhr'bt' 25l * Under J - sisymbriifolia, by a typographical error)’t
CMm Schlecht. mLirmtea, 3- p. 130; DC. prodr. 4. p. 637 ; Hook &■
A m . hot. Beechey,p. 125 ; Hook. ! fl. Bor.-Am. 1 . p. 292. *
, rr!l’z7f ° ^ erV Z ant largarL ?yme more or Jess expanded__Hook.. 1. c. t. V. pauciflora, 101, not of Michx. V. Hookeri, Nutt. mss. V. Sitcbensis
Bon gar d, in mem. aead. St. Petersb. (ser. 6) 2. p. 145 ?
iv f r n,ebsTe’Sƒ ° £ ldl C!la7mif ° Eschscholtz, Lay Sp Collie! (Beechey's Voy.)
INforfolk Sound Eschscholtz! Arctic coast, Dr. Richardson! ß. Moist ro<fks
Md islands of the Oregon, Douglas, Dr. Scouler! Woods in the Rocky
Mountains about lat. 56°, Drummond.—Plant 1-3 feet high. Leaves or
segments one to nearly 3 inches long, membranaceous, veiny, obtuse or
rather acute at each end. Peduncles slightly hairy. Corolla whitish or
rose-color, at first about the length of the bracts, in size equal to those
of the nearly allied V. tnptens of Europe, gibbous about to the same decree
and in the same manner; but the tube at length elongates and becomes
slender, and the gibbosity nearly disappears: the fully developed corolla
is not more than half the length ofthat of V. pauciflora— Like V. tripteris,
this species vanes with the leaves or divisions toothed or entire : we have
never seen them cordate, nor does Hooker represent them thus. Our specimen
collected by Eschscholtz, as well as one from Kotzebue’s Sound ga-
thered in Capt. Beechey’s Voyage and given to us by Dr. Arnott, might as
well be referred to the vat. /?., which we are confident is only a more luxuriant
state of the northern plant. It is also a native of Kamtschatka &c.
Judging from the description, we should have referred the V. Sitchensis,
Bongard, without hesitation, to our var. ß.; but it is said to differ from V.
capitata, as well in the form of the leaves as in its whole habit.’ The root
ol the Sitcha plant is also said to have a stronger odor than that of V. officinalis,
and to be employed medicinally by the natives of the island.
* * * Stem erect: root fusiform, fleshy: leaves somewhat fleshy.
5. V. eduhs (Nutt, mss.): stem very glabrous; leaves all somewhat
fleshy, pubescent, petioled ; the radical ones linear-lanceolate, entire, or 1- 2-
pinnately parted, with the lobes divaricate; the cauline deeply pinnatifid,
with linear segments; panicle elongated ; the peduncles temately verticil-
late; flowers white (Hook.); “ fruitovate,compressed,pubescent; the limb
of the calyx at length evolved in a plumose crown of about 15 set*.” Nutt.—
Patrinia ceratophylla, Hook. ft. Bor.-Am. 1. p. 290.
Interior of Oregon from Wallawallah and Kettle Falls, to the vallies of
the Rocky Mountains, Douglas, Nuttall.—“ Stem about a foot, or in the
plains of the Rocky Mountains only 3-4 inches high. Flowers small, white,
in paniculated clusters. Leaves thin and membranaceous. Fruit one-
celled.” Nutt.—This is one of the numerous plants, the roots of which furnish
food to the aborigines of the country. The thick and fusiform black
root, although bitter and apparently pernicious, when baked on heated stones
or steamed under ground is converted into a pulpy mass, sweet and rather
agreeable to the taste, and not unwholesome. Dougl., Nutt.—The following
is evidently an allied species.
6. V. ciliata: stem very glabrous, striate, simple; leaves somewhat
fleshy, glabrous, densely ciliate; the radical ones entire, spatulate-lanceolate,
tapering into a slender sheathing base; some of them often pinnately 5-7-
parted, with the segments linear or lanceolate; the cauline few (1-2 pairs),
sessile, pinnately 3-9-parted ; the segments linear; flowers in an elongated
compound panicle; corolla very short, obconical-campanulate (greenish-
white) ; fruit ovate, compressed, 3-ribbed on one side, 1-ribbed on the other ;
limb of the calyx at length evolved in a plumose crown of about 12 elongated
set*.—V. n. sp., Sullivant! cat. Ohio plants. Patrinia longifolia, Mac-
Nah,in Edinb. phil. jour. 19. p . . ?
Swamps and wet alluvial prairies, “ near Springfield, Ohio, Mr. Williams,"
Mr. Sullivant ! Urbana, Ohio, Mr. Samples! Milwaukie County,
Wisconsin, Mr. Lapham! On the Maitland River, near Goderich, Upper
Canada, Mr. J. Macnab (1834). June.—Root fusiform, often 6 to 12 inches
long, resembling that of the carrot in color and appearance, except that it is
inclined to become horizontal and branched below, bitter and somewhat aromatic
to the taste, mucilaginous. (Mr. Samples, Mr. Sullivant.) Stem 1-3
or even 4 feet high in fruit, sometimes leafless. Leaves dark green; the.
radical ones 4 to 9 inches long, clustered; the veins somewhat parallel, but
reticulated. Panicle at length elongated to a loot or more; the primary
branches rather remote, elongated; the flowers, as usual in the genus, at
first glomerate, but loose in fruit.—The Patrinia longifolia of IVEacNab was
doubtless founded^ upon a small and immature specimen of this interesting
plant. That specific name is pre-occupied in Valeriana.
t Doubtful Species.
. 7- f- (Phyllactis) obovata (Nutt.): stemless; root fusiform; leaves radiating,
linear-spatulate, obtuse, hirsute-pilose. Nutt. gen. l . p . 21 (under Phyllactis)
; Schult. mant. 1. p. 214 ; DC. prodr. 4. p . 63t.
Bare hills around the Arikaree village, Upper Missouri.—The expanded
flowers, fruit &c., unknown. Nuttall.—A very doubtful plant.
2. PL ECTRIT IS. Lindl. hot. reg. t. 1095 (§ of Valerianella); DC.
mem. Valer. Sf prodr. 4. p. 631.
Limb of the calyx truncate, entire, almost none. Tube of the corolla gibbous
anteriorly, spurred at the base ; the limb 5-cleft, more or less bilabiate.
Stamens 3. Stigma capitate. Fruit with a somewhat coriaceous triangular
fertile cell; the two empty ones open from top to bottom! each forming an
involute wing.—Annual glabrous herbs (natives of Oregon and California),
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