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occidentalis.

Page 491.--Under Pinus add--

10. P. pondersa, Dougl., var. scopulrum, Engelm. Leaves in twos or usually threes from long sheaths, 3--6' long, rather rigid; staminate flowers 1' long; cones subterminal, 2--3' long, oval, often 3--5 together, the prominent summit of the thick scales bearing a stout straight or incurved p.r.i.c.kle.--Central Neb. and westward in the Rocky Mountains.--A large tree with very thick bark.

Page 514.--After IRIS CAROLINIANA insert--

2^a. I. hexagona, Walt. Stems flexuous, often low and slender (1--3 high), leafy; leaves much exceeding the stem, 6--12" broad; flowers solitary and sessile in the axils, large, deep blue, variegated with yellow, purple, and white; tube ' long; segments about 3' long, the inner narrow; capsule oblong-cylindric, 6-angled, 2' long--Prairies, Ky.

(_Short_) to W. Mo. (_Bush_), and on the coast from S. Car. southward.

Page 515.--Sisyrinchium angustifolium. What appears to be a form of this species with pale yellow flowers is found near Independence, Mo.

(_Bush_).

Page 516.--Under Zephyranthes Atamasco insert the synonym (Amaryllis Atamasco, _L._).

Page 555.--Sagittaria teres has been collected also at Brewster, Ma.s.s.

(_Farlow_).

Page 575.--After Eleocharis Torreyana insert--

13^a. E. albida, Torr. Like n. 12 and 13 in habit, somewhat stouter; spikelet dense, ellipsoidal or oblong, 1--4" long, acutish, with pale obtuse scales; achene very small, triangular-obovate, very smooth, with a broadly triangular tubercle upon a narrow base, shorter than or exceeding the reddish bristles.--Salt marshes, Northampton Co., Va.

(_Canby_), and south to Fla. and Tex.

Page 653.--Trisetum subspicatum, var. molle, is reported from Roan Mt., N. C. (_Scribner_), and probably occurs on the higher Alleghanies northward.

Page 662.--After Melica diffusa insert--

3. M. Porteri, Scribn. Tall and slender; panicle very narrow, the slender branches erect or the lower slightly divergent; pedicels flexuous or recurved, p.u.b.escent; glumes very unequal and shorter than the spikelet; fertile flowers 3--5, the glumes scabrous.--Mountains of Col. and southward; reported from Ca.s.s Co., Neb. (_J. G. Smith_).

Page 663.--Distichlis maritima. On alkaline soil in Neb., and very common in similar localities west and southwestward; chiefly the var.

STRiCTA, Thurb., with setaceously convolute leaves, the many- (10--20-) flowered spikelets in a loose panicle.

LIST OF ORDERS,

WITH THE NUMBER OF GENERA AND SPECIES, NATIVE AND INTRODUCED.

ANGIOSPERMOUS EXOGENS.

Genera.

Species.

Native.

Introd.

Native.

Introd.

DIV. 1. POLYPETALOUS.

-------+-------+-------+-------

1. Ranunculacae

19

5

62

14

2. Magnoliaceae

2

--

6

--

3. Anonaceae

1

--

1

--

4. Menispermaceae

3

--

3

--

5. Berberidaceae

5

--

5

1

6. Nymphaeaceae

5

--

8

--

7. Sarraceniaceae

1

--

2

--

8. Papaveraceae

3

3

3

6

9. Fumariaceae

3

1

9

1

10. Cruciferae

15

8

46

25

11. Capparidaceae

3

--

4

1

12. Resedaceae

--

1

--

2

13. Cistaceae

3

--

9

--

14. Violaceae

3

--

19

1

15. Caryophyllaceae

6

6

31

22

16. Portulacaceae

3

--

7

1

17. Elatinaceae

1

--

3

--

18. Hypericaceae

3

--

20

1

19. Ternstrmiaceae

2

--

3

--

20. Malvaceae

7

4

15

10

21. Tiliaceae

1

--

3

--

22. Linaceae

1

--

5

1

23. Geraniaceae

4

1

10

7

24. Rutaceae

2

--

3

--

25. Ilicineae

2

--

10

--

26. Celastraceae

3

--

4

--

27. Rhamnaceae

3

--

6

1

28. Vitaceae

3

--

11

--

29. Sapindaceae

5

--

11

--

30. Anacardiaceae

1

--

7

--

31. Polygalaceae

1

--

15

--

32. Leguminosae

41

5

137

19

33. Rosaceae

17

1

87

8

34. Calycanthaceae

1

--

3

--

35. Saxifragaceae

14

--

43

1

36. Cra.s.sulaceae

3

--

8

3

37. Droseraceae

1

--

4

--

38. Hamamelideae

3

--

3

--

39. Halorageae

4

--

13

--

40. Melastomaceae

1

--

4

--

41. Lythraceae

6

--

8

1

42. Onagraceae

7

--

43

1

43. Loasaceae

1

--

3

--

44. Pa.s.sifloraceae

1

--

2

--

45. Cucurbitaceae

5

--

5

--

46. Cactaceae

2

--

6

--

47. Ficoideae

1

1

1

1

48. Umbelliferae

26

10

49

13

49. Araliaceae

1

--

6

--

50. Cornaceae

2

--

11

--

-------+-------+-------+-------

251

46

777

141

-------+-------+-------+-------

ANGIOSPERMOUS EXOGENS.

Genera.

Species.

Native.

Introd.

Native.

Introd.

DIV. 2. GAMOPETALOUS.

-------+-------+-------+-------

51. Caprifoliaceae

8

--

31

--

52. Rubiaceae

7

1

25

5

53. Valerianaceae

2

--

7

1

54. Dipsaceae

--

2

--

3

55. Compositae

78

20

356

51

56. Lobeliaceae

1

--

13

--

57. Campanulaceae

2

--

6

2

58. Ericareae

26

--

69

--

59. Diapensiaceae

3

--

3

--

60. Plumbaginaceae

1

--

2

--

61. Primulaceae

10

1

16

3

62. Sapotaceae

1

--

2

--

63. Ebenaceae

1

--

1

--

64. Styraceae

3

--

5

--

65. Olcaceae

3

1

8

1

66. Apocynaceae

3

--

4

--

67. Asclepiadaceae

5

1

29

1

68. Loganiaceae

4

--

4

--

69. Gentianaceae

9

1

31

3

70. Polemoniaceae

3

--

14

--

71. Hydrophyllaceae

5

--

13

--

72. Borraginaceae

8

3

22

11

73. Convolvulaceae

6

--

20

7

74. Solanaceae

3

5

14

8

75. Scrophulariaceae

24

3

65

15

76. Orobanchaceae

3

1

5

2

77. Lentibulariaceae

2

--

13

--

78. Bignoniaceae

3

--

3

--

79. Pedaliaceae

1

--

1

--

80. Acanthaceae

3

--

4

--

81. Verbenaceae

4

--

11

1

82. l.a.b.i.atae

20

14

65

33

83. Plantaginaceae

2

--

11

1

-------+-------+-------+-------

254

53

874

148

-------+-------+-------+-------

ANGIOSPERMOUS EXOGENS.

Genera.

Species.

Native.

Introd.

Native.

Introd.

DIV. 3. APETALOUS.

-------+-------+-------+-------

84. Nyctaginaceae

2

--

41

--

85. Illecebraceae

2

1

5

1

86. Amarantaceae

4

--

9

7

87. Chenopodiaceae

8

2

17

11

88. Phytolaccaceae

1

--

1

--

89. Polygonaceae

6

1

33

13

90. Podostemaceae

1

--

1

--

91. Aristolochiaceae

2

--

6

1

92. Piperaceae

1

--

1

--

93. Lauraceae

4

--

5

--

94. Thymelaeaceae

1

1

1

1

95. Eaeagnaceae

2

--

3

--

96. Loranthaceae

2

--

2

--

97. Santalaceae

2

--

4

--

98. Euphorbiaceae

10

1

34

8

99. Urticaceae

11

1

16

4

100. Platanaceae

1

--

1

--

101. Juglandaceae

2

--

9

--

102. Myricaceae

1

--

3

--

103. Cupuliferae

8

--

37

--

104. Salicaceae

2

--

25

5

105. Empetraceae

2

--

2

--

106. Ceratophyllaceae

1

--

1

--

-------+-------+-------+-------

76

7

257

51

-------+-------+-------+-------

GYMNOSPERMOUS EXOGENS.

107. Coniferae

10

--

22

--

ENDOGENS.

108. Hydrocharidaceae

3

--

3

--

109. Burmanniaceae

1

--

1

--

110. Orchidaceae

17

--

58

--

111. Bromeliaceae

1

--

1

--

112. Haemodoraceae

3

--

4

--

113. Iridaceae

3

1

10

2

114. Amaryllidaceae

4

--

4

--

115. Dioscoreaceae

1

--

1

--

116. Liliaceae

29

4

74

8

117. Pontederiaceae

2

--

4

--

118. Xyridaceae

1

--

4

--

119. Mayaceae

1

--

1

--

120. Commelinaceae

2

--

6

--

121. Juncaceae

2

--

32

--

122. Typhaceae

2

--

5

--

123. Araceae

6

--

8

--

124. Lemnaceae

3

--

9

--

125. Alismaceae

3

--

11

--

126. Naiadaceae

7

--

39

--

127. Eriocauleae

3

--

5

--

128. Cyperaceae

16

--

237

8

129. Gramineae

60

17

204

46

-------+-------+-------+-------

170

22

721

64

-------+-------+-------+-------

Genera.

Species.

Native.

Introd.

Native.

Introd.

PTERIDOPHYTES.

-------+-------+-------+-------

130. Equisetaceae

1

--

11

--

131. Filices

21

--

62

--

132. Ophioglossaceae

2

--

7

--

133. Lycopodiaceae

1

--

9

--

134. Selaginellaceae

2

--

10

--

135. Marsiliaceae

1

--

2

--

136. Salviniaceae

1

--

1

--

-------+-------+-------+-------

29

102

BRYOPHYTES.

-------+-------+-------+-------

DIV. HEPATICae.

137. Jungermanniaceae

32

1

115

1

138. Anthocerotaceae

2

--

4

--

139. Marchantiaceae

8

--

9

--

140. Ricciaceae

2

--

12

--

-------+-------+-------+-------

44

1

140

1

-------+-------+-------+-------

Exogens.

Polypetalous

251

46

777

141

Gamopetalous

254

53

874

148

Apetalous

76

7

257

51

-------+-------+-------+-------

581

106

1908

340

-------+-------+-------+-------

Gymnospermous

10

--

22

--

Endogens

170

22

721

64

-------+-------+-------+-------

Total Phaenogams

761

128

2651

404

Cryptogams

73

1

242

1

-------+-------+-------+-------

834

129

2893

405

-------+-------+-------+-------

Total of Genera 963 Total of Species 3298

GLOSSARY.

_Abnormal._ Differing from the normal or usual structure.

_Abortion._ Imperfect development or non-development of an organ.

_Abortive._ Defective or barren.

_Acaulescent._ Stemless or apparently so.

_Acc.u.mbent_ (cotyledon). Having the edges against the radicle.

_Acerb._ Sour and astringent.

_Achene._ A small, dry and hard, 1-celled, 1-seeded, indehiscent fruit.

_Achlamydeous._ Without calyx or corolla.

_Acicular._ Slender needle-shaped.

_Acrogenous._ Growing from the apex by a terminal bud or by the apical cell only.

_Aculeate._ p.r.i.c.kly, beset with p.r.i.c.kles.

_Aculeolate._ Beset with diminutive p.r.i.c.kles.

_Ac.u.minate._ Tapering at the end.

_Acute._ Terminating with a sharp or well-defined angle.

_aestivation._ The arrangement of the parts of the perianth in the bud.

_Adnate._ United, as the inferior ovary with the calyx-tube. _Adnate anther_, one attached for its whole length to the inner or outer face of the filament.

_Adventive._ Recently or imperfectly naturalized.

_Alate._ Winged.

_Alb.u.men._ Any deposit of nutritive material accompanying the embryo.

_Alb.u.minous._ Having alb.u.men.

_Alliaceous._ Having the smell or taste of garlic.

_Alternate._ Not opposite to each other, as sepals and petals, or as leaves upon a stem.

_Alveolate._ Honeycombed, having angular depressions separated by thin part.i.tions.

_Ament._ A catkin, or peculiar scaly unis.e.xual spike.

_Amphitropous_ (ovule or seed). Half-inverted and straight, with the hilum lateral.