The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-23

were seen. Chryaopsisvillosa, Autographs
unifi0aus. not before seen by me, and plo-
pappus acAulis VAT, glnbratus, several erigs
erous aud several antcmariaB BalsamOr-
rhlzR sagittats. Helianthella nnifora, Cha
enantia. Douglass, Gaellardta Rrestata, Var
row, Mntricarifa discoides, three ~arnicas,
n OF which IL not reported for Montana
and appears to have been dropped BY tho
oars near the Anaconda race track. II
must have como from the west.
Six Senecios enrich tho collection. Two
thistlss wore found, Of which Ii very
abundant west OF the range and appears to
Butte declares 4 does not ripen many Of its
seeds. II II did ripen its seeds. IL would
become worse than the Canadian thistle of
the east. / have seen as many as II, 600
flowers on n stock. averaging about zoo
flowers to . head. The usual miorossris,
Hiereciuma. Crspis and Troximous were
then discovered.
The little harebelI, Campanula rotundi-
folia was luxuriant all over our hills and
mountains. Heretofore ] had seen but two
b~lusberries. but at Granite four were found.
In the mountains above Granite, at an sle-
walton OF 5000 feet to $500 feet were found
several very valuable things not usually to
l.. Dodecatheon crenatum; at least this
10 What Prof. u. l.. Greene, Of the Univer-
sity OF California. writes mo that it proba-
bly, IL. This shooting star has hereto only
been found in Alpine elevations in the
highest mountains of the Cascades. This
may yet prove new to science.
2. Bryanthus em~petrifOrmis. This looks
almost AZ II it were 4 European heath. Its
beauty Is remarkably; few in Montana ever
see IL.
3. kalmis Qlauca. or American laurel.
ms was ound always in company with
tho Bryanthus.
4. Ledum elsudulosnm. l had never
eeen this plant before. II Ia called Labra-
dol tea. and forms q plant of great beauty.
1t 10 scarce to the country ut large, but
plentiful at Granite. PrimulA farinosa was
found in the ooze from the Warm Springs:
u is also reported in 4 letter from Mrs. M.
l.. Anderson as found either at Bozeman OF
in that region. 1t is a delicate wonder to
one who first beholds it.
frasera speciosa is once In q while found
east OF the main range. but the mountains
from Drummond to Granite are covered
with u, reminding one at a distance OF the
New England mullain. Several Phacelias
variety Of Pentstemon Menziesii was abund-
ant Ut Granite. and is a plant seldom found
except at high elevations. Several of the
more common PentstemonS were abundant.
Mimulus lutens and several %veronicas
adorned swampy spots. The Painted cups
were frequent as we're also several of Pedi-
oularis. PlantaRo %eriopoda was abundant
at Warm springs, as at Helena. At Stuart
Album ~Schuenoprasum was extraordinarily
abundant in the wet meadows. Z~yQadenus
eleRans was also at this place abundant.
Montana's White Plume flower. called
Xerophyllum Douglasii was just beginning
ut Granite to show bloom.
This article is already too long and must
CLOSE. emitting the grasses and sedRes and
trees. Suffice it to say the trip was delight
full and secured many treasures for the
exhibit that could not otherwise nave been
obtained. 1t showed the writer what a sad
loss it is that he cannot give his whole time
to this work for the state. What can one
man do in a field 30 large as Montana?