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.