Polygonum piperanum - was collected by Stansbury in Salt Lake Valley. 126. Calochortus nuttallii, Torr. - This seems to be the plant upon which the species was founded, though the very in the original specimen in Herb. Gray is too immature to Dennis definitely. Stems 6-20' high, 1-4-flowered, with 1-3 narrowly linear 2-4" long or more leaves, the radical longer + usually broader (b") (5-12') terminating or more length than 2"-3" in diameter, or perhaps 1/2' long surrounded by 2 sheathing bracts; the divisions of the perianth are lanceolate, nearly as long as the inner, free, slightly apiculate, & bend to be within the inner whorl, brown or abruptly pointed, whorled, somewhat or slightly tinged with purple-yellow at base with more or less of purple above it; the fully developed capsule oblong-ovate about 3"-4" long - 10" long, the wings 2-5" in breadth - the younger pods often giving little indication of the wings. Nevada, Montana & Utah, frequent upon the foothills, the roots eaten by the Indians + known to the Whoche or "sipo" or "targo". Dr. D. A. Smith collected this in distinct from the next. Montana (Swallow, 30) (C. Hamilton, Mt. Will. Park M.B.) - Clear water, Orpheus Spalding - North's Pass, Sierra Nevada, Marked Mt. Donner Pass 519° Torry - Cotton River of Kansas, Nevada, Anderson 22, June 22, 1864. - South, Unionville camp 2 9/16" July 24, " Bureau Valley- 2" July 9, " Limestone Ridge, Ronda Creek 20, " Ness Ruby Camp 3. var. Smycapha [Aug. 14, " Bridge above Parnell 9,500 ft. 1. Aug. 27, " u. towards Orem Lake 8,000 ft. 1. Aug. 31, " Canyon above Orland Road 7,000 ft. 2. May 21, 1869 Near Salt Lake City 1. June 3, " Antelope Island 1. 127. - C. venustum, Nutt. var.? - Closely resembling the last, but the flowers usually slightly longer + with somewhat more of the purple tinge, & the capsule broadly linear, 1.5" long and wings less 7/8" in diameter) from the C. venustum of Parry & Hall's Colorado collection, also q. Torry in 1403.) 347 549