same from Kamtschatka, gathered by Chamisso. Our plant is identical with the specimens “ from near Williams-
town, Massachusetts,” but not with those from the “ Western States of New York,” sent to me by Dr. Torrey.
The latter are the L. oblongifolia. In some of my specimens, especially from Labrador, the umbilici 0f the
ovaries are ciliated, when it becomes the L. velutina of De Candolle.
9. L. oblongifolia; caule erecto, foliis oblongis ovalibusve subtus prsecipue velutino-
pubescentibus, pedunculis elongatis erectis etiam fructiferis, bracteis obsoletis, corollae
hirsutae tubo basi bine gibboso limbo insequali profunde bilabiate labio superiore 4-dentato
inferiore subintegro, baceis in unicam globosam biumbilicatam (sicco cseruleo-nigricantem)
concretis. (Tab. C.)—Xylosteum oblongifolium. Goldie, in JEdin. Phil. Journ. v. Q.p. 323.
Frutex 4-pedalis, erectus, valde ramosus; ramis cortice cinereo Isevi tectis, junioribus pubescentibus.
Folia 2-3-uncialia, membranaceo-subcoriacea, sessilia seu brevissime petiolata, plerumque oblonga, nonnun-
quam lanceolata, rarius superne latiora, supra pubescentia, juniora pnecipue, subtus pubescenti-velutina.
Pedunculi asdllares, oppositi, unciam longi, gracillimi, semper, etiam fructiferi, erecti. Bractece obsolete seu
nullse. Corolla hirsute flavae (?) tubus basi hinc gibbosus; limbo profunde in labia 2 insequaha bifido,
labio superiore multo latiore, 4-dentato, inferiore lineari integro patente. Anther a lineares, long«, versatiles,
vix exsertae. Germina 2 in unum urceolatum non raro bifidum concreta, glabra. Stylus hirsutus staminum
longitudine. Bacca caeruleo-nigra, magnitudine seminis Pisi sativi, globosa, umbilicis seu calycibus 2 parvis
5-dentatis coronate.
Hab. Island of Montreal in the St. Lawrence. Mr. Goldie. About MontreaL Mr. Cleghom. Lake
Winipeg. Drummond.—It was at my suggestion that Mr. Goldie published this as a new species, in the
Edinburgh Philosophical Journal: yet, although'it is there very accurately described, my valued friend Dr.
Torrey has referred it to the L. villosa of American authors; L. ccerulea of the present work. At this I
am the more surprised, because he is not unacquainted with the two plants, and has communicated both
species to me, under the name of Xylosteum villosum, of Michaux:—that from “ Williamstown, Massachusetts,”
is undoubtedly the true L. villosa; that from “ the Western part of the State of New York,” is
certainly our L. oblongifolia. This latter differs from the former in its more downy leaves, in the great
length of the constantly erect peduncles, in the obsolete bracteae, in the hairy corolla, which, too, is very
different in shape, and in the linear anthers. It seems to be a rare species: only three specimens are in Mr.
Drummond’s collection, one barren, and two "with berries.
Tab. C. L. oblongifolia. Fig. 1, Two flowers from the connate germens; fig. 2, Style and stigma; fig. 3,
Berry:—magnified.
10. .L. involucrata; ramis acute tetragonis, foliis ovatis ovalibusve petiolatis submem-
branaceis subtus appresse pilosis, pedunculis axillaribus 2-3 floris, bracteis 4, 2 ext. ovatis,
int. late obcordatis demum ampliatis pubescenti-glandulosis, corollis pubescentibus extus
basi gibbosis, stylo exserto.—Herb. Banks. MSS. Rich, in Frankl. 1st Journ. ed. 2. App. p.
6. (sub Xylost.) Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 11*79. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 336.
Hab. Woody country between lat 54° and 64°, (but probably confined to the vicinity of the Saskat-
chawan.) Dr. Richardson. Drummond: thence to the Rocky Mountains. Drummond. Frequent on the
North-West coast, lat. 54° to 56°. Douglas. Dr. Scouler,—I am afraid the L. Ledebourii of Chamisso can
hardly be distinguished from this.
5. SYMPHORICARPUS. Dill.
Calycis tubus globosus, limbus parvus 4-5-dentatus. Cor. infundibuliformis subaequaliter
4-5-loba. Siam. 5 breve exserta. Stigma semiglobosum. Ovarium adnatum 4-locul.,
loculis fertilibus 1-ovul., sterilibus pauce ovulatis. Bacca calyce coronata 4 locul.,
loculis 2 vacuis, 2 monospermis.— Frutices erecti dumosi opposite ramosissimi. Folia ovalia
integerrima. Pedunculi breves axillares uni-aut mvUijlori. Flores bibracteati parvi albi
aut rosei brevissime pedicellati. DC.
1. S. racemosus; floribus in racemos subterminales laxos interruptos non raro foliosos,
corolla intus dense barbata, stylo staminibusque inclusis.—Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 107. Pursh,
PI. Am. v. 1. p. 107. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 339. Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 2211. Torrey,
FI. ofUn. St. v. 1. p. 246.—Xylosteum ciliatum. /3. album. Pursh, FI. Am. v. 1. p. 161.
( Nuttcdl.)
Hab. Upper Canada. Nuttall. Mr. Cleghom. Mr. Goldie. Abundant about the Saskatchawan. Dr.
Richardson. Drummond. On the Columbia and at Puget’s Sound, North-West America. Dr. Scouler.
Douglas. Nootka. Dr. Scouler.—Our specimens have the leaves mostly very glaucous beneath, and they
vary considerably in size and outline, the lower ones sometimes being deeply sinuated.
2. iS. occidentalis; spicis densis terminalibus axillaribusque nutantibus, corolla intus
laciniisque dense barbatis, stylo staminibusque subexsertis.—Rich, in Frankl. ls£ Journ. ed.
2. App. p. 6.
T-T ar- Woody country, between lat. 54° and 64°, and known under the name of “ Wolf-berry.” Dr.
Richardson. Abundant about the Saskatchawan and Red River. Drummond. Douglas. Fort Vancouver,
on the Columbia. Douglas.—Dr. Richardson has justly remarked of this plant “ S. racemosi proximus: ”
and among the numerous specimens in the Herbarium, are some which appear almost as much allied to the
one species as the other. But the majority of individuals of the two species are readily enough distinguished;
those belonging to the S. occidentalis, by their larger, less glaucous, more rigid, and denser foliage,* (some
of the leaves being two and a half inches long,) by the flowers arranged in .dense drooping spikes, larger
than in S. racemosus, and by the prominent style and stamens.
6. LINN AS A. Gron.
Calycis tubus ovatus, limbus 5-partitus, laciniis lanceolato-subulatis deciduis. Corolla
turbinata subcampanulata 5-loba. Stam. 4 didynama inclusa. Stigma globosum. Bacca
subsicca minima ovato-globosa 3-locularis, loculis ex A. Rich, ovula 2 suspensa gerentibus,
ex R. Brown 2 polyspermis sterilibus, tertio monospermo fertili.—Herbula sempervirens
subvillosa repens, surculis erectis apice nudis bifloris. Bractese 2 sub quoqueflore calyculum
mentientes. Folia ovalia snbdentata. Flores ex albo subrosei. DC.
1. L . borealis.—Linn. Sp. PI. p . 880. Engl. Bot. t. 443. Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 87. Pursh,
FI. Am. v. 2. p. 413. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 241. Hook, et Am. in Bot. o f Beech. Voy.
v. 1. p. 125. Rich, in Frankl. ls£ Journ. ed. 2. App. p . 24. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 340.
Hab. Throughout the woody country, from Lake Huron to the Arctic Circle, and from Newfoundland,
(Dr. Morrison. Miss Brenton.) and Labrador, (Dr. Morrison.) on the East, to the Columbia, (Mr. Menzies.
Douglas. Dr. Scouler.') Unalaschka, (Chamisso.) and Kotzebue’s Sound (Messrs. Lay and Collie.) on the
West.—This beautiful and interesting plant seems to have its maximum in British North America. Specimens
with the largest foliage are from the Columbia; those with the smallest, and very compact in habit,
and bearing the most copious flowers, are from the Rocky Mountains.
O rd. XL IX. RUBIACEJE. Juss.
Trib. I. H edyotide^e. Cham, et Schlecht.—Fructus capsularis bilocularis, loculicido-
dehiscens aut submembranaceiis indehiscens, loculis polyspermis. Sem. non alata, albumine
carnoso.—Frutices aut Herbes. Folia opposita. Stipulce interpetiolares. DC.