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729. Simmondsia Californica Nuit. '1 Lis i« S. JahnUmi of Kellocip., roferml ht^re 



by S. Watson, but without sceins speciinciLs. It. is only known from Dr. 



Ve;itch'8 coUoction and was not reiliscovcrod by Mr. Gveeno. Dr. Faliner 



speaks of it an a lar^'c shrub at month of carious. 

 676. Jirncus robustus Wat. 

 764. Juiiiperus Cerrosianus KeHogg. "An irregular shrub, 3 to G feet high, on 



various parts of the north gtuI, but of no particular use." 

 763. Piuus muricata Don. This plant grows on the highest peak l,7Gl feet altitude. 

 695. Ephedra sp. It may bo new. Not common ; month of canon. 



748. Notholeena Candida Hook. Grows in deep canons in shade of rocks. (No. 82 



(tf Mr. Greene.) 



749. Pelleea andromedcefolia Feo. Common in canons. (No. 81 of Mr. Greene.) 

 707 Cheilanthes Brandegei Eaton n. sp. incd. 



659. Trisetum barbatum Stend. Often looks as if sown. Found upon the highest 



points of the ishiml, on the slopes of shady ravines, and under bushes. 



660. Melica imperfecta 'i'rin. Found, not abundantly, upon hill-sides and ravines, 



growing more thriftily near small shrubs and among rocks, as if seeking 

 shade or moisture. 

 661 Stipa eminens Car. Grows in large bunches on the lower part of slorca and 

 ravines. A coarse grass, with th.> dead grass of last year still clinging to the 



bunches. 



662. Melica imperfecta Tnn. Found in one place only, in a deep canon near a 



spring. 



663. Muhlenbergia debilis Willd. v.ir. Common at the mouth of canons in ox- 



posed positions. 



664. Festuca tenella Willd. var. Very abundant' growing in large patches, as if 



Hown, upon the highest point of the islaml, and sparsely in the sha«lc of 

 plants and bushes. • 



665. Festuca tenella Willd. var. 



666. Agrostis verticillata Triu. F..nnd one plot ^ ieet square on a wet place of 



what is known as the watering place of the island. 



SAN BENITO ISLAND PLANTS. 



Mr. E. L. Greeno has very recently published (Pittoiiia, vol. 1, pp. 

 201-2C0) a very interesting little paper on the vegetation of the San 

 Benito Islands with a list of the known plants. He lias ennnierated 

 twenty-four species as belonging to the largest islet. His plants were 

 collected by Lieut. Charles F. I'ond at various times from December to 

 February. Dr. Edward Palmer^spent but a day (March 25) on West 

 San Benito. His general notes of the island and its vegetation are very 

 similar to Mr. Greene\s, and need not be repeated here. He collected 

 seventeen species, all of which are given in Mr. Greene's list. He has, 

 however, collected some of the varieties in considerable abnudance. 

 Ho speaks, also, of two forms of Agave, neither in flower or fruit. No 

 specimens were sent in, and nothing is known as to the species. If 

 the.se should prove two distinct species, of course it will increase the 

 number of species to twenty-six. We have included for convenience 

 in a parenthesis, Mr. Greene's number. 



909. Eschscholtzia ramosa Greene. IJull. Torr. Chib, xiir, 217. This plant was 

 collected in 1^7(1 on these islands by Dr. Streets. (No. 1 of Mr. Greene.) 



908. Frankenia Palmeri Watson. Abundant, especially on level places; a foot to 

 18 inches high ; tlowers white to pink. (No. 4 of Mr. Greene.) 



