newly-cleared lands, especially after the woods have been destroyed by fire, though not a plant had previously
been seen within the compass of a hundred miles.
2. V. Blattaria. L .—Mick.—Pursh.—Ell.—Torr.
H ab. Lake Huron (abundant). Dr. Todd.
2. SCROPHULARIA. L.—Benth. 1. c.
1. S. Marylandica. L .—Ph. Ell.—S. nodosa, var. Mich.
Hab. Canada. Mrs. Percival, &c., and thence to the Pacific. Douglas, Dr. Scouler.
T rib. Antirrhine.®. Chavannes. Benth. 1. c.
3. LIN ARIA. Toum. Benth. 1. c.
1. L . vulgaris. Mcench.—Antirrhinum Linaria. L .—Nutt.—E. Bot. t. 658.
H a b . Canada, naturalized. Mrs. Sheppard. Mrs. Percival.
2. L. Canadensis; erecta glabra glauca, foliis linearibus obtusis, floribus racemosis, labio
inferiore maximo palato obsoleto, calcare subulato, stolonibus procumbentibus.—Spreng.—
Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3473.—Antirrhinum Canad. L .—Ph.—Ell.
H a b . Canada. Ph. Plentiful in the swampy soils between Fort Vancouver and the Grand Rapids.
Douglas.
T rib. Salpiglosside^e. Benth. I c.
4. COLLINSIA. Nutt.
Cor. basi supra gibba, limbo valde irregulari 5-fido. Caps, globosa, 4-valvis. Benth l. C.
1. C. grandifiora; caule erecto, foliis lineari-oblongis basi angustatis, pedunculis verticil-
latis floribus brevioribus, corollae laciniis dilatatis retusis, calyce glabro corolla duplo bre-
viore.—Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1107.
H ab. Dry gravelly banks of the Columbia. Douglas. Dr. Scouler. Dr. Gairdner. Wallamet River.
Mr. Tolmie.__Probably the C. violacea of Nutt, of which I possess specimens from the author, is not
distinct from this. The form of the leaves, and shorter peduncles, will readily distinguish it from C. vema.
2. C. pauciftora; caule prostrate, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis infimis ovatis petiolatis, pedunculis
axillaribus solitariis floribus multo longioribus, corollae laciniis subacutis integris,
calyce pubescente corollae subsequali.—Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1082.
H a b . Moist places of the Columbia, from its source to the Pacific. Douglas. Dr. Scouler. Dr. Gairdner.
Saskatchawan. Dr. Richardson. Lake Winipeg. Captain Back,
Trib. Digitale^e. Benth. 1. c.
5. CHELONE. L.—Benth.
Cor. labium superius amplum concavum. Stamen quintum praesens sterile. Semina
membranacea alata. Benth. 1. c.
1. C. glabra; foliis ovato-lanceolatis inaequaliter serratis, floribus dense spicatis, corollae
limbo contract».—L .—Mich. Ph. Nutt. Ell.—et var. /3. lanceolata. Nutt.
H a b . *. and 9 Canada. Newfoundland. Dr. Morison. New Brunswick. Mr. Kendal.
2. C. ramosa; foliis ovatis acuminatis serratis, superioribus amplexicaulibus cordatis,
pedunculis nudis trifloris pubescentibus. Dougl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1211.
Hab. Mountain woods near springs and rivulets, N.W. America. Douglas {Bot. Reg.)
6. PENTSTEMON.* L ’Herit. Benth.
Cor. laciniae subplanae. Stamen quintum praesens sterile. Semina nuda. Benth. 1. c.
1. P . glandulosus; elatus glanduloso-pubescens, foliis radicalibus ovatis grosse dentatis,
caulinis cordatis acutis amplexicaulibus subintegerrimis, calyce capsulam glabram subae-
quante, corolla speciosa, filamenti rudimento glabro.—Lindl. Bot. Reg. t, 1262.
Hab. ^Undulating ground of Lewis and Clarke’s River, near the Forks, among small stones (not common).
Douglas.—Mr. Douglas’ native specimens are in fruit. The flowers as shown in the Bot. Reg. are
yery large, and pale purple.
2. P. serrulatus (Menz. ms.); caule glabro, foliis omnibus argute serratis superioribus
ovatis subhastatis, panicula bi-trifurcata, filamento sterili barbate. Sm. in Rees’ Cycl. n. 5.
Hab. N.W. Coast of America. A . Menzies, Esq.—My specimens of this are not very perfect; but it
seems to have many characters in common with the following.
3. P. diffusus; caule ramoso, foliis ovato-oblongis glabris inasqualiter serratis, pedunculis
axillaribus multifloris, calycibus turbinatis laciniis laceris aristatis. Dougl. in Bot. Reg.
t. 1132.
H ab. Common on limestone Rocks of the Columbia at the. Grand Rapids. Douglas.—Flowers numerous,
large, purple.
4. P. venustus; caule suffruticoso erecto glabro, foliis sessilibus rectis ovato-lanceolatis
acuminatis denticulatis glabris, floribus paniculatis, corollis ventricosis ciiiatis, calycibus
glaberrimis, antheris pilosis. {Lindl.)—Dougl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1309.
H ab. Gravelly channels of rivulets near the Blue Mountains and near the source of the Wallawalla
River.—This fine species, with large pale purple flowers, bears the name of P. suffruticosus, Dougl. ms. in
my herbarium. Dr. Lindley points out its near affinity with P. diffusus, from which, he observes, it differs
“ caule magis erecto, foliis sessilibus longioribus rectioribus, corollae colore obscuriore, calycibusque glaberrimis.”
5. P. glaucus; caule herbaceo glabriusculo, foliis omnibus glaberrimis radicalibus lan-
ceolatis petiolatis integerrimis denticulatisve, caulinis bracteisque ovato-lanceolatis sessilibus
amplexicaulibus, panicula thyrsoidea, corollis inflatis calycibusque extus glanduloso-
pubescentibus, filamento sterili porrecto barbate. (Lindl.)—Grah. in James. Journ. July,
1829. p. 348. Bot. Reg. t. 1286.— P. gracilis. Bot. Mag. f 61. 2945. as to the description,
not the figure.
Hab. According to Dr. Graham, the seeds of this were sent to Edinburgh by Dr. Richardson, from Mr.
Drummond’s collection; but it does not appear to exist in the Herbarium. By some misunderstanding, I
• Of this difficult, and now (mainly by the labours of Mr. Douglas) extensive genus, I gladly avail myself of the
characters drawn up by Dr. Lindley, in the Bot. Reg., from living specimens of the majority of the species. The
distinguishing marks are with difficulty recognizable in dried specimens.