H ab. Nutka Sound, N. W-. Coast. Mr Menzies.—A solitary specimen of what I take to be this plant, I
possess from Mr. Menzies, but I feel almost inclined to unite it with the preceding, differing, as it does, only-
in the more secund and more numerous flowers, and in the shorter leaves more abrupt at the base, with
some obscure pale blotches on the upper side, and a reddish tint beneath.
11. P. aphylla; foliis nullis, scapo basi squam&to squamis lanceolatis membranaceis, raceme
elongato subsecundo, anthers poris tubulosis, stylo deflexo flexuoso, stigmate annu-
lato disco dentibus 5 elongatis erectis. (Tab. CXXXVII.)—Sm. in Rees’ Cycl.—Don, in
Wem. Trans. v. 5. p. 227.
Annua. Radix repens, ramosa, fibrosa, fibris tomentosis. Folia omnino nulla! Scapus erectus, pedalis,
simplex, angulatus, inferne prsecipue squamis lanceolatis erectis in axillis non raro geminiferis, superne spi-
raliter tortus. Racemus terminalis, elongatus, subsecundus; floribus majusculis nutantibus. Pedicelli lon-
gitudine florum, basi bractea parva munita. Calycis lacinise ovafce acute, petalis ovalibus concavis patu-
lis 3-plo breviores. Stamina sursum inclinata. Filamenta basi dilatata. Antherce oblongie basi acute,
medio et lateribus sulcate, superne cornibus duobus brevibus apice poro dehiscentibus. Ovarium globosum ;
stylo arete deflexo flexuoso, apice annulato, disco dentibus 5 erectis.
Hab. North-West Coast Mr. Menzies. Fort Vancouver. Dr. Scouler. Plentiful in the dark shady pine
woods among Hypnum, from Cape Mendocino to Puget Sound: it does not exist beyond 100 miles from
the Coast. Douglas.
Tab. CXXXVII.—Fig; 1, Flow er;^. 2,3, Stamens; fig. 4, Capsule; fig. 5, Stigma '.—magnified '
3. PTEROSPORA. Nutt.
Cal. 5-phyllus. Cor. monopetala, ovata, 5-dentata. Siam. 10. Antherce calcaratte.
Capsula umbilicata, 5-locularis, 5-valvis. Semina apice alata.—Herba brunnea, viscido-hir-
suta. Folia squamiformia. Flores r'acemosi. Lindl.
]. P. Andromedea.—-Nutt. Gen. Am, v. 1 .p . 269. Lindl. Collect. Rot. t. 5. Torrey, FI. of
Un. St. v. 1. p. 429.—Monotropa procera. Torrey, in Eat. Mem. o f Bot. ed.2. p. 324.
Hab. Upper Canada, near the Falls of Niagara. Mr. C. Whitlow (in Nutt.) _Near Quebec. Mr. Goldie.
Mrs. Percival. Mrs. Sheppard. Saskatchawan. Drummond. High mountains of the Grand Rapids of the
Columbia, in shady pine woods. Douglas.
4. MONOTROPA. L. (Monotropa et Hypopithys, Nutt.)
Cal. 0. Cor. 4-5-petala; petalis basi cucullatis. Siam. 8—10 hypogyna. Anther a transverse,
1-loculares, bilabiate. Stigma peltatum. Caps. 4-5-locularis, 4-5-valvis. Semina
numerosa, scrobiculata.-—lAexhcsparasitica, aphylla, succulentce, siccitate nigrescentes, scapis
squamosis, racemosis vel unifloris.
1. M. Hypopithys;- glabra, floribus racemosis.—Linn.—Engl. Bot. t. 713. Pursh, FI.
Am. v. 1. p. 303. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. 1. p. 431.—Hypopithys Europea. Nutt. Gen.
Am. v. 1. p. 271.
H ab. On the roots of Birch ( Pursh)-, in the Pine Forests {Nutt.) of Canada.—I have never seen Canadian
specimens of this species; and Dr. Torrey seems of opinion that the following must have been taken
for it.
2. M. lanuginosa ; pubescenti-lanata, floribus racemosis.—Mich. [Am. v. 1% p.*» 266.
Pursh, Fl. Am. v. 1. p. 303. Elliott, Carol, V. 1. p. 478. Torrey, v. l.p . 4 3 0 .^ Hypopithys
lanuginosa. Nutt.
H ab. Canada. Wood of Portage River. Drummond. N.W. Coast. Menzies.
3. M. uniflora; glabra, flore solitario decandro.—L .—Mich. Am. v. l.p . 266. Pursh,
FI. Am. v. l.p . 303. Elliott, Carol, v. 1.p. 477. Hook. Exot. El. t. 85.
Hab. Shady woods, Canada. Lady Dalhousie. Lake Huron. Dr. Todd.
5. CHIMAPHILA. Pursh.
Calyx liber, profunde 5-fidus. Petala 5, concava. Stam. 10. Filamenta erecta, medio
disco orbiculato hirsute vel ciliato. Antherce medio affixæ, basi breviter bicornes
poris déhiscentes. Ovarium liberum, 5-lobum. Stylus perbrevis, crassus. Stigma peltatum,
planum, dilatatum, 5-lobum. Capsula 5-locularis, ab apice dehiscens. Semina
minuta scrobiculata.— Suffrutices caulescentes, ramosa. Folia opposita, subverticillata,
nunc alterna, coriacea, oblonga, dentato-serrata. Pedunculi terminales, bracteati vel nudi,
uniflori vel umbellati.
1. C. umbellata ; foliis verticillatis cuneato-lanceolatis serratis immaculatis basi in petiolum
perbrevem anguslatis, umbella subquinqueflora.—Pursh, Fl. Am. v. 1. p. 30. Nutt. Gen.
Am. v. 1. p.274.—Pyrola umbellata. Linn.—Mich. Am. v. l.p . 251. Curt. Bot. Mag. t.
778. Bigel. Fl. Bost. ed. 2. p. 174. Torrey, FI. o f Un. St. v. l.p . 435. Don, in Wern.
Trans, v. 5. p. 243.
Hab. Lake Huron. Dr. Todd, Quebec, Mrs. Percival, and to the Saskatchawan and Rocky Mountains,
in lat. 58°. Dr. Richardson, Drummond; also from near the sources of the Columbia (Drummond)
I to the Pacific. Douglas, Dr. Scouler, Mr. Menzies.
2. C. maculata; foliis subverticillatis lanceolatis acuminatis grosse serratis brevi-petiolatis
discoloribus superne variegatis, umbella 3-4-flora.—Pursh, FI. Am. v. l.p . 300. Elliott,
Carol, v. 1. p. 505. Nutt. Gen. Am. v. l.p . 275.—Pyrola maculata. L .—Mich. Am. v. 1.
p. 251. Bigel. FI. Bost. ed. 2. p. 175.
Hab. This was gathered in the route from New York to Cumberland House Fort, on the Saskatchawan ;
but whether in British America, or, as is probable, in the United States, is not mentioned.
3. C. Menziesii; foliis altérais rarius oppositis seu subverticillatis ovato-lanceolatis acutis
serratis discoloribus superne immaculatis, pedunculo bracteato 1-2-floro, stylo distincte.
(Tab. CX XXVIII.)—Pyrola Menziesii. Br. in Herb. Banks.-—Don, in Wem. Trans.
Suffruticosa. Caulis basi decumbens, gracilis, £-flexuosus, squamosus, squamis late ovatis, concavis,
membranaceis. Folia subunciam longa, plerumque alterna, coriacea, sempervirentia, brevi-petiolata, acuta,
serrata, subtus purpurascentia, supra viridia, unicoloria. Pedunculus terminalis, bracteatus, plerumque bi-
florus ; bracteis late ovatis, concavis, membranaceis, fuseis. Flores majusculi, nutantes. Calycis laciniæ
oblongo-lanceolatæ. Petala ovalia demum patentissima. Filamenta disco piloso. Stylus quam in 2
speciebus precedentibus longior. Stigma planum, margine obscure 5-lobum.