The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08
seven new species Of Washington plants
These are, briefly, as follows:

seven new species Of Washington plants
These are. briefly. as follows:
Trifoilum caurinum, found by F. III.
Lamb on August i, 1897, on Big creek
prairie. altitude $500 feet. Chehalis coun-
~. This Is new species OF white clover.
peucedanum confusum. This is the ear
Hest spring flower on the Palousa hills
In Whitman county. where it is locally
known as pepper and SALT" In alludon
TO tho color Of its flowers.
Aster jessicae. This species Is found
along the Paiouse river at Pullman. where
1t blooms In August and September.
ella hispida. This new plant Is found
at Pasco. Franklin county, where Il grows
in drifting sand. 1t was collected by l..
+. Henderson. June Il. 1892: III. II. Hind
shaw. May s, 1896: c. v. Piper. July II,
1897
vleckia occidental. Specimens were ex-
amincd as follows: Kittitas county-Six
miles southwest OF Ellensburg. June g,
1897, by A. ID. Z. Elmer: at Wenatchee.
by X. whited. June IS. 1895. Yakima
county-Lsower Natchez valley, l.. +. Hen
derson. June 10. 1892: mouth OF Natchez
river, by c. V. Piper. July, 1897. Douglas
ceunty--Between Couiee City and Water
Vile. by w. j. Spillrnan, May q. 1886.
Stachys emersoni. This species has
been named In honor OF Mr.. George II.
Emerson. of Hoqaiam, Chehaiis county,
q. the request OF i. II. Lamb, who dis
covered the plant juno 2. 1897. along the
river banks at Hoquiam.
IA.tera caurina. This plant was found
common in tha Cascade mountains at
about 3, 600 feet elevation by l.. F. Hender-
son and c. V. Piper. 1t was also found
In the Olympic mountains by +. Il. Lamb
and in this Cascade mountains, Latah
county, Idaho, by C. v. Piper.
The descriptions as published are quite
technical and show the reasons for class
flying the plants as new species. To MAKO
sure OF all this it has been necessary for
Prof. Piper to examine oil the available
literature and specimens. so that each
new plant thus described and named rep
resen,s much work. care and patience.
John Jackoi.
In the class that graduated from the
University OF Washington in 1897 was
JOHN Jackcl. who kept right on IN the
university. registering a. q post-gradu-
Ate student. He had proved himself a
successful student In tho department OF
biology and was especially interested in
botany. Soon after taking mp his post
graduate studies he was attracted toward
an investigation OF the slime molds. which
seems an absolutely UNEMPLOYED field so
far as the Pacific coast OF America is con-
eerned. lie has been a most dtligent coll
lectur OF materials ana II is a perfect treat
TO visit him at his station In the uniyer-
sty laboratory, for every visit heips TO
widen out your horizon and TO show YOU
wonders and beauties Of nature hidden
away among fragments OF decay.ng wood
or leaves During such visits and while
on occasional journeys for specimens
have CLEANED the following interesting
factai
slime Moids.
Myxomycetes or n1yertozoa during their
lffe history present two phases, or life
cycles, more different IN general appear
ance and habits than a tadpole Is from
a frog: ard. as u tadpoic, swimming in
water and breathing with gills. could b.
classified as fish did II not develop into
an adult freq, so the mycetesca Gould be