8. L.Mandanense; caule decumbente hirsute, foliis lanceolato-linearibus sericeo-strigosis
marginerevolutis, floribus pedicellatis, corollae limbo fimbriato-crenato. (T ab. C L X V I.)—
Spr. Syst. Veg. v. 1. p. 544.— Batschia decumbens. Nutt. Am. v. 1. p. M4.
Affinis prsecedenti, differt foliis latioribus, floribus dimidio brevioribus et habitu omnino diversa.—
Radix lignosa multiceps. Caules decumbentes, hirsuti, 4-6 pollicares, superne in ramis floriferis dicho-
tomo-vel trichotomo-divisi. Folia lanceolato-linearia, obtusissima, margine revoluta, sericeo-strigosa, 5—9
lineas longa, suprema longiora et latiora. Flores breviter pedicellati in axillis foliorum superiorum. Calyx
5-par titus-.la ciniis linearibus, acutis. Corolla semipollicaris: Limbus planus, laciniis fimbriato-crenulatis.
Stamina summo tubo inserta. Stylus longitudine tubi: stigmate bilobo.
Hab. Mountains and Plains of the Saskatchewan. Drummond.
Tab. CLXVI.—Fig. 1, Flow er;^. 2, Pistil -.—magnified.
9. L. hirtum; caule herbaceo erecto simplici liirto, foliis lineari-lanceolatis obtusis, flo-
ralibus ovato-lanceolatis rotundato-obtusis utrinque hirtis, corollas tubo calycem subasquante,
limbo integerrimo.—Lehm. Asper. v. 2. p. 304. Torr. Am. v. 1. p. 204. Spr. Syst. Veg.
v. 1. p. 544.— Anchusa hirta. Miihlenb. Cat. Plant. Am. Septp. 19.—Batschia Gmelini.
Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 130. Pursh. Am. v. 1. p. 132.— B. Carolinensis. Gmel. Syst. Nat. v. 2.
p. 315.—B . Caroliniana. Ecem. et Schult. Syst. Veg. v. 4. p. 52.
Hab. Upper Canada. Goldie. Lake Huron. Dr. Todtf.—This species is also found as far South as
Galveston Bay, Texas. (No. 310 of Mr. Drummond’s 3d collection.)
10. L . canescens; caule herbaceo erecto subsimplice villoso, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis
obtusis emarginatis utrinque ad presse villosiusculis, junioribus candicantibus demum sca-
briusculis, corollae tubo calyce duplo longiore, limbo integerrimo.— Lehm. Asper. v. 2. p.
305. Torr. Am. v. 1. p. 203. (excl. syn. Anchusce virg.)—Anchusa canescens; Mühl.
Cat. Plant. Am. Sept. p. 19.— Batschia canescens. Mich. Am. v. 1. p. 130. t. 14. Pursh,
Am. v. 1. p. 132.—B . conspicua. Rich. App. ed. 1. p. 49.
Hab. Canada to the Saskatchewan. Dr. Richardson, Drummond, Douglas.
1 1 . l . sericeum; caule basi suflruticoso erecto trichotomo-ramoso superne villoso, foliis
oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis supra sericeis subtus subvilloso-canescentibus, corollae tubo calyce
duplo longiore, limbo integerrimo.—Lehm. Asper. v. 2. p. 306.—Lithospermum Vir-
ginianum. Moris. Hist. 3. Sect. 11. t. 28.ƒ. 4.'— Anchusa Virginica. L. Sp. PI. v. p. 191.
— Batschia sericea. Bcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg. v. 4. p. 743.
Affinis pnecedenti, differt caule apice trichotomo-diviso, foliis integerrimis (nec emarginatis) tmyoribus
magis sericeis, corollis duplo fere majoribus.
Hab. Banks of the Saskatchewan. Dr. Richardson, Drummond, Douglas.
Sectio III. Corollafaucenuda, foliis radicalibus post florescentiam non excrescentibus.
(L ithosperma; verae.)
12. L . officinale; caule erecto ramis numerosis, foliis lanceolatis acutis nervosis scabris
subtus oppresse hirsutis, corollae tubo longitudine calycibus nucibus brevissimis impunctatis.
L .—Lehm. Aspen/, p. 313. (excl. syn.)—L. latifolia. Muhl. Cert., p. 18. Torrey, FI. p.
202.
H a b . Falls of Niagara. Mr. Greene. Quebec. Mrs. Sheppard.—(I quite agree with m y friend Dr.
Torrey, that L. latifolium of American authors is a very plant.)—Book. distinct species, and exclusively a more southern
13. L . ruderale (Dough); caule herbaceo stricto hirsuto, foliis linearibus acuminatis
strigosis, spicis foliosis, corollis villosis, tubo longitudine calycis. Lehm. Pugil. II. p. 28.
Caulis herbaceus, strictus,.angulatus, sulcatus, simplex, apice ramosus, 1-lJ-pedalis, hirsutus. Folia
sparsa, conferta, sessilia, acuminata, strigosa, versus marginem et ad nervum medium subtus hispida: infe-
riora linearia, erecta, bipollicaria et ultra: superiora lineari-lanceolata, erecto-patentia. Ramuli spica so-
litaria, foliosa, pauciflora terminati■. floribus subsessilibus.. Calyx hirsutus, 5-partitus: laciniis inm q u alib u s,
erectis, linearibus. Corolla extus villosa, flava. Tubus longitudine laciniarum calycis longiorum cylindri-
cus: laciniis limbi ovatis rotundatis. Filamenta tubi corollas inserta: antheris oblongis usque ad faucem
porrectis. Stylus longitudine tubi, stigmate simplici.
H ab. Gravelly banks of the Columbia and Multnomack Rivers. Douglas.
14. L . angusti/olium; caulibus herbaceis procumbentibus, foliis linearibus undique strigosis,
floribus sparsis lateralibus axillaribusque, fructibus turgide ovatis nitidis impresso-
punctatis.—Mich. Am. Bor. v. 1. p. 130. Ph. Am. v. 1. p. 131. Lehm. Asper. v. 2. p. 309.
H ab. Head of Lake Ontario. Goldie. Canada. Dr. Holmes. Norway House on the Saskatchewan.
Drummond.—In fruit, and only one specimen gathered. (Drummond’s plants, from Brazosia and San Filipe
in Texas, III. n. 307 and 306, are probably the same species.)
15. L. lycopsoides (Lehm.); caulibus herbaceis procumbentibus ramosis foliisque ovato-
lanceolatis denticulatis setoso-ciliatis utrinque hirtis, floribus sparsis lateralibus axillaribusque,
nucibus ovato-trigonis basi emarginatis dorso convexis rugosis.—Lehm. Pugil. II.
p. 28.
Cuulis procumbens, teres, hirtus, di-vel trichotomo-ramosus: ramis adscendentibus. Folia sessilia,
ovato-lanceolata, acuta, utrinqne e punctis sparsis callosis hirta, undulato-denticulata, denticulis callosis se-
tosis. Flores laterales axillaresque breviter pedicellati. Calyx hispidissimus, 5-partitus, laciniis lariceo-
latis, 2 lineas longis, in fructu cemuus, subinflatus. Corolla longitudine calycis, flava, glabra, limbo erecto
minimo. Genitalia inclusa. Nuces ovatas, trigonas, acutae, brunnem, dorso convex», rugosee.
H a b . Straits of de Fuca, N.W. America. Dr. Scouler.
7: ECHIUM. L.
Cal. 5-partitus. Cor. infundibuliformis vel campanulata: fauce ampliata nuda. Limbi
laciniis in plurimis insequalibus. Nuces 4, uniloculares, turbinatm, gigartoidese, scabrse,
fundo calycis affixse, basi imperforatae.
1. E. Menziesii; caule herbaceo erecto retrorsum hispido, ^foliis sessilibus acutis hispi-
dissimis, inferioribus angusto-lanceolatis, superioribus ovato-lanceolatis, racemis multifloris
imbricatis hispidissimis, staminibus corolla parva subtubulosa multo brevioribus.—Lehm.
Pugil. II. p. 29.
Radix simplicissima. Caulis herbaceus, erectus, angulatus, sulcatus, retrorsum hispidissimus, l£-pe-
dalis, ramosus. Folia sessilia, obscure 8-nervia, undique e punctis callosis hispidissima. Radicalia et
caulina inferiora angusto-lanceolata (8 poll, longa, 4 lin. lata) acuta, integerrima: superiora ovato-lanceolata. VOL. II. M