H a b . Summits of the Blue Mountains. Douglas— Leaves all radical, as they mostly are in the eight following
species, densely woolly beneath. Scapes a span or more high. Heads of flowers in dense yellow
umbels, with short rays.
3. E. crassifoliim (B enth.); caule brevissimo incrassato vaginis foKorum villosissimis
obtecto, foliis radicalibus petiolatis oblongis basi longe angustatis crassis supra tomentoso-
pubescentibus subtus albo-lanatis, scapo apice breviter umbellato, involucris sessilibus vel
ad apices radiorum solitariis campanulatis lanatis multifloris, perianthiis sericeo-villosis.
(T ab. CLXXVI.)— Benth. I c. p. 408.
H a b . Carlton House Fort on the Saskatchawan. Dr Richardson— A beautiful and very distinct species,
with a long thick tap root, very woolly at the neck among the leaves. Umbels more or less lax or compact.
Flowers yellow.
T a b . CLXXVI. Eriogonum crassifolium. Fig. 1, Involucre with flowers ; ƒ. 2, Single flower ; ƒ. 8,
Pistil :—magnified.
4. E . coespitosum (N utt. Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil. 7. p. 50. t. 8. f . 2.); caule brevissimo
vaginis foliorum glabriusculis obtecto, foliis radicalibus oblongo-linearibus basi longe
angustatis supra læviter subtus dense albo-tomentosis, scapo apice breviter umbellato,
involucris sessilibus vel ad apices radiorum solitariis campanulatis lanatis. Benth. l. c.
p. 408.
H ab . Alpine Bpots among the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000 feet.. Drummond.-K small
tufted species, with the habit of a Primula or Androsace. Flowers full yellow.
5. E. omlifolium (Nutt. 1. c. p. 50. t. 8. ƒ I.); foliis ad basin caulis approximate
subrotundo-ovalibus basi in petiolum angustatis utrinque dense albo-lanatis, invplucro ad
apicem pedunculi solitario globoso multifloro vel paucis sessilibus, perianthiis glabris vel
basi v-ix pubescentibus. Benth. 1. c. p. 409.
Hab. Summits of the Blue Mountains, N. W. America. Douglas.—Stems short, much branched, tufted;
the lower leaves black and decayed, the upper ones broadly spathulate and white on both sides, with dense
wool. Scape 3-5 inches, with a circle of leaves above the middle: in other words, the upper portion ot the
scape is a single ray of an involucrated abortive umbel.
6. E. Tolmieanum; suifruticosum basi ramosum, ramis brevibus tortuosis fohosis,
foliis ovatis in petiolum attenuatis supra viridibus glabriusculis subtus albo-tomentosis,
scapo nudo gracili, involucris multifloris perpaucis in umbellam parvam capitatam 1-2
foliosam congestis campanulatis subtrifidis pedicellis multo brevioribus;
Hab Banks of the Walla-wallah Elver, among Artemisia. Tolmie.—Habit of the preceding, hut smaller
and of slenderer growth. Seape quite naked. Hover, small, jellow, appearing at: first sight to-be densely
capitate. Each involucre is almost sessile, and crowded with dowers, which are much protruded.; andone or
ium loavfis arise from the base of the umbel.
7, E . stelkdum (Benth.) ; foliis ad basin caulis approximatis ovalibns bast tmpetiolum
longe angustatis supra glabriusculis subtus caneseentibus, pedunculo apice simpliciter vel
bis umbellato, involucris in umbellula paucis villosulis sexfidis, lacinns lanceolatis tubo
longioribus reflexo-patentibus, perianthiis glabris. (Tab. CLXXVII,)~-Benth. 1. c. p. 40.9.
H ab. Blue Mountains of the N. W. Interior. Douglas.—My specimens of this have the leaves (of which
two or three arise from the scape) exactly like those of Statice oleifolia, slightly downy, and only so beneath.
Umbels frequently compound and lax.
Tab. CLXXVII. Fig. 1, Involucre with flowers; f . 2, Single flower ; f . 3, Pistil :—magnified.
8. E. umhellatum (Torr. in Ann. Lyc. N. Hist. 2. p. 241); foliis ad basin caulis approximatis
oblongo-linearibus subtus vel utrinque albo-lanatis, pedunculo apice umbellato,
involucris ad apices radiorum solitariis late campanulatis lanatis multifloris dentibus tubo
brevioribus, perianthiis glabris. Benth. 1. c. p. 410. t. 18. f. 2.
H ab. On the high grounds of Salmon River, and valleys near the Kettle Falls on the Columbia. Douglas.
—Scape about a span high.
9. E. heracleoides (Nutt. 1. c. p. 49); foliis ad basin caulis approximatis spathulato-
oblongis subtus albo-lanatis, pedunculis elongatis apice biumbellatis, involucris in umbellula
plurimis pedicellatis late campanulatis lanatis multifloris, perianthiis glabris. Benth.
1. c. p. 410.
Hab. North-west interior, above the Kettle Falls of the Columbia. Douglas.—My specimens of this fine
plant are 1£ foot high, and the leaves, including the petioles, 3-4 inches long. Umbels large, yellow ?
10. E. compositum (Dougl. mst.); foliis ad basin caulis approximatis longe petiolatis
ovatis basi rotundatis cordatisve supra demum glabratis subtus dense albo-lanatis, pedunculo
longissimo nudo apice breviter biumbellato, involucris breviter pedicellatis campanulatis
multifloris. Benth. 1. c.p. 410. t. 17. f 10. et in Bot. Reg. t. 1774.
Hab. Common on the gravelly banks of the Columbia, and of the N. W. interior generally, especially on
the Blue Mountains. Douglas.—A fine and stout species, with large compound umbels of yellow flowers.
$ 2. Latifolia. Benth.
11. E. nudum (Dougl. mst.); foliis ovatis margine undulatis basi rotundatis v. sub-
cordatis supra arachnoideo-lanatis demum glabris subtus albo-lanatis, pedunculo 2-3-
chotome paniculato, capitulis lateralibus terminalibusque, involucris in capitulo 1-3 sessilibus
tubuloso-campanulatis glabris, bracteolis vix plumosis. Benth. 1. c. p. 413.—E.
arachnoideum. Hook, et Am. in Bot. of Beech. Very. p. 158. (non Eschsch.)
Hab. Plains of the Multnomak River, and between the “ Grand Rapids” and “ Great Falls” of the
Columbia. Douglas.—A stout-growing plant, 1-3 feet high. Differs from E. latifolium (of California) in
being more glabrous, and in the inflorescence. Bracteas beneath the involucres and ramifications, ovate.
Teeth of the involucre short, obtuse. Bracteoles setaceous, scarcely exserted. Segments of the perianth
nearly equal.
12. E. elatyim (Dougl. mst.); foliis amplis oblongis undulatis supra villosulis subtus
velutinis, involucris glomeratis pedicellatis tubuloso-campanulatis glabris. Benth. 1. c.
p. 413.
Hab. Plains of Multnomak and Cape Mendocino, New California; common. Douglas.—Leaves very
large, 5-6 inches long without the petiole. -
§ 3. Micrantha.
13. E . strictum (Benth.); suifruticosum, foliis parvis oblongo-ovatis basi in petiolum