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Vaseyanthus insularie, (Wats.) Ruse. Echinopepon insularis Wats. Proc. Am. Acail. 

 24:51. 1889. 

 Only known from Dr. Edward Palmer's specimen (No. 409) from San Pedro Marl ir 

 Island, Lower California, 1887. A duplicate specimen of the type (No. 317) is depos- 

 ited in the National Herbarium. 



BRANDEGEA. 



The genus Urandegea was established by Professor Cogniaux in 1<S!U, 



and was based upon two species from different genera. One of them, / \ 

 bigelovii, litis long been a puzzle, having previously been referred to 1 

 different genera. The genus, while apparently a valid one, should he 

 made to include a number of outlying species which have been assigned 

 to several genera. 



As I understand the genus the following species may be recognized: 



Brandegea bigelovii (Wats.) Cogn. Proc. Cal. Acad. ser. 2, 3: 58. 1890. Elateri::m 



bigelovii Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 12: 252. 1877. Echinocystis bigelovii Cogn. i:i 



DC. Monogr. Phan. 3:804. 1881. Echinopepon bigelovii Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 



24 : 52. 1889. 



The only United States specimens are from the valley of the Lower Colorado, 



where they were collected by Dr. E. Palmer and J. M. Bigelow. We have n specimen 



of Dr. Palmer's plant (type No. 257) in the National Herbarium. 



The species has been collected in Lower California by Brandegee at Soledad (Janu- 

 ary 8, 1890) and San Gregorio (February 1, 1889). 



In the Botany of California this species was referred to Melotlma pendttlal/. ; after- 

 wards Dr. Watson separated it as a new species of Elaterium, and later he referred it 

 to Echinopepon. Professor Cogniaux tirst referred it to Echiuocystis, but afterwards 

 made it the type of this genus. 



Brandegea monosperma, (Brandegee) Conn. Proc Cal. Acad. scr. 2. 3:50. 1890. 

 Cyctanthera monosperma Brandegee, Proc Cal. Acad, scr. 2, 2: 159. 1889. 

 Collected by T. S. Brandegee at Agua Dulce, Lower California in 18811 and per- 

 haps also by Palmer at La Paz in 1800 (No. 144). 



Brandegea palmeri (Wats.) Rose. Echinopepon palmeri Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 

 24 : 52. 1889. 

 Only known from original specimens collected by Dr. E. Palmer near Cuayiuas, 

 Mexico, 1887 (No. 304). 



Duplicate type specimens (No. 346) are deposited in the National Herbarium. 

 Brandegea parviflora Wats. Echinooystis parriflora Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 17:373. 

 1882. Echinopepon parviflora Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 24: 52. 1889. 



Said to have been collected by W. G. Wright "in the San Bernardino Mountain ;, 

 California," iu 1880, but not since collected, I have seen the type in the Gray 

 Herbarium. 



After I had made the above change in manuscript m,v attention was called by Mr. 

 Samuel Parish to the occurrence of the combination Brandegea parviflora with the 

 authority "Watson, in herb." iu Patterson's checklist. Though there a nomen 

 nudum, the name should be retained with Watson as author. I had examined the 

 type at Cambridge but had found no reference to Mr. Watson's transfer. The cita- 

 tion should have been Watson "in lit." rather than "in herb." 



The above quotation regarding the type locality is from Mr. Watson. In regard 

 to this as well as time of collection Mr. Parish has kindly furnished the following 

 note: 



I collected the cucurbit you ask me about in April, 1879, I rather think in com- 

 pany with Mr. Wright, at any rate at the same place. It — the station — is wrongly 

 given by Dr. Watson (Proc. Amer. Acad. 17: 373) as "San Bernardino Mountains." 



