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ANODA. 



Anoda caudatifolia Robinson & Greonman, in lit. Skla caudatifolia Robinson & 

 Greennian, Proc. Am. Acad. 29: 382. 1894. 

 This species proves to be a good Anoda near A. pentasehista and J. abutiloides. 

 Anoda crenatiflora Ortega, Nov. ant. Rar. PI. Dec. 8:90. 1798. Anoda parvifolia 

 Cav. Icones, 5 : 19, t. 431. 1799. 

 It seems best to consider, as has usually been done, that these two names proba- 

 bly apply to the same species. Cavanilles referred A. crenatiflora without question 

 to his A. parvifolia. Both names are common on herbarium specimens, but there is 

 no question as to which is the older. There is considerable variation in the leaf 

 characters. The species, as I now understand it, has a rather wide distribution. 

 The following specimens seem to belong to the typical form: 

 Mexico: 



State of Hidalgo, on hills near Tula, C. 0. Pringle, October 5, 1896 (No. 6541). 

 State of Chihuahua, near Chihuahua City, C. (I. Pringle, September 30, 1896 



(No. 1073). 

 Lower California, near Comondu, T. S. Brandegee, March 4, 1889, and at San 

 Jose del Cabo, October 4, 1892. 



United States: 



Texas, in Viejo Mountains, J", ffavard, October 5, 1883 (No. 6). 

 Tho following form, hero described as a variety, may yet prove to be a good 

 species : 



Anoda crenatiflora glabrata var. no v. 



Leaves glabrous on both sides, or with a few simple or stellate hairs on the veins; 

 Bepals usually more acuminate than in the type, otherwise very similar. 



Collected by J. N. Rose in fields near San Juan Capistrano, State of Zacatecas, 

 August 20, 1897 (No. 2444), and on the side of the mountain at Bolauos, September 

 10 to 19 (No. 291). Here also belongs Dr. Palmer's No. 128 (1885) from south- 

 western Chihuahua. 



Anoda cristata (L.) Schlecht. Linnrea, 11:210. 1837. Sida cristata L. Sp. PI. 



2 :084. 1753. Anoda hastafa, most authors, not Cav. Monadelph. Diss. 1 : 38, 1. 10, 



f. 5. 1785. 



A variable and widely distributed species. Collected by J. N. Rose near Hueju- 



quilla, Jalisco, August 24, 1897 (No. 2523) ; Mesquitec, Zacatecas, August 26 (No. 3579) ; 



near l'lateado, Zacatecas, September 2 (Nos. 

 2709 and 3632); at Bolauos, Jalisco, September 

 10 to 19 (No. 2909\ and in the City of Mexico, 

 September 27 (No. 3071) . 



Anoda hastata Cav. Monadelph. Diss. 1:38,/. 

 10, f. 3. 1785. Anoda acerifolia DC. l'rodr. 

 1:459. 1824. Same of most authors. 



Figure 28. 

 Thisspecies, while mnch resembling A. cristata, 

 seems to be perfectly distinct. I have grown it 

 for several years and find that the fruit characters 

 are constant. Tho lateral walls of the carpels 

 are not entirely absorbed, as in A. cristata, but are 

 simply perforated, the seed remaining within the carpel and dropping with it. The 

 habit of thisspecies is more procumbent. Cultivated specimens have many spreading 

 branches, often 12 to 18 dm. long. 



Anoda pentachista Cray, PI. Wright. 2 : 22. 1853. 



Found in old field growing with A. crenatiflora var. about San Juan Capistrano, 

 Zacatecas, August 20, 1897 (No. 3702). 



FlG. 28. -Anoda hastnta. a, Flower; b 

 Hiiine with petals removed — both nat 

 uval si/*. 



