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^Sischynomeiie iiivea Brandegee. Proc. Cal. Acad. 2nd Ser. II. 150. Generatly 

 with one central ateiu or sometiinos with a few lateral branches. "Bloom, 

 sulphur color." Grows on stouy lidgeH. Only collected before by Mr. Bran- 

 degee at Pnrisiiiia, lti89. No. HO. 



FhaseoluB filifolia Beuth. Bot. Sulph. i;5. Small climbing plant along ravines. 

 Flowers rose-colored. This is No. liJ of Xantiis. No. 82. 



Cdesalpinia pannosa Brandegee. Proc. Cal. Acad, 2ud. Ser. 11. 150. A very com- 

 mon shrub with two or three main branches. No. 114. 



Csesalpinia n. sj). A compact shrub 4 feet high, brown bark, younger parts somewhat 

 pubescent and with stipitate glands : leaves small (the petiole and rachis with 

 stipitate glands) with one pair of pinmc ; leaflets 5 pairs, excentric, oblong, 2 

 to 4 lines long: racemes short-pednnculate, 1 to 3 inches long; bracts ovate, 

 obtus ', laciniate, caducous : pedicels slender, jointed near the summit : sepals 3 

 lines long, purple ("bronzed"), covered with stipitate glands: petals 5 to 6 

 lines long, yellow, more or less glandular: stamens somewhat villous: pods 

 not seen. — On stony ridges. An abundant bloomer with fragrant flowers " as 

 sweet as apple blossoms." Collected by Palmer in 1887 but not reported in Mr. 

 Watson's list. No. 95. 



Haematoxylon boreale Watson. Proc, Amer. Acad. XXI, 426. "Loose, thorny shrub, 

 8 to 10 feet high ; has in the young leaves a peculiar bronze color; the older 

 leaves fall when the new ones appear. The wood yields a dye." No. 48. 



CaBBia Coveaii Gray. Called "Oyason ;" the roots and stems are nsed as a blood 

 purifier, and by the common people in the making of poultices and in hot 

 baths for the cure of certain diseases. No. 52. 



Parkinsonia Torreyana Watson. Called "Palo Virde." A low tree with branch- 

 ing top. ' Just coming into flower " (Feb, 1). Perhaps this is the same plant 

 collected by Mr. Brandegee in 1889. No. 112. 



Acacia Wrightii Ben th. A thorny shrub (i feet high, with few stems. "The flow- 

 ers liavo a pleasant honey-like aroma." No. 94. 



Acacia Pamesiana Willd. Called " Vinorama." A small tree with loose branches. 

 The outer bark when fresh is used to cure headache, and the pods were once 

 used to make ink, "The flower very aromatic, honey-like." It is No. 34 of 

 Xantus. No. 60. 



Acacia flexicaulis' Benth. Stamens numerous, united into a tube longer than the 

 corolla tube; pods curved, rough, black, an inch broad, 3 inches long. This is 

 called " Palo tierro " (iron wood), and is a very useful plant. Although often 

 a small tree. Dr. Palmer only found it at La Paz as a low thorny bush with 

 rough scraggy branches. Flowers white. No. 86. 



liysiloma Candida Brandegee. Proc. Cal. Acad. 2nd Ser. II, 153. Called "Palo 



bianco" (white wood). The bark is used for tanning purposes, while the wood 



is used in many ways. Only small trees, 12 to 15 feet high and G inches in 



diameter, were seen. Grows along arroyos. Flowers white. No. 80 



Calliandra eriophylla Benth, A small plant 2 feet high with compact top. The 



stamens are white tipped with red. On mesas. Not common. No. 72. 

 Calliandra, sp. Belonging to Bentham's series Nitidw, near C Califomica, or it may 

 be C. Camingii. The pinnae are always G pairs, and leaflets about 20 pairs ; the 

 leaflets 2 to 3 lines long, mid vein eccentric, a little pubescent, acute: peduncle 

 1^ to 2 inches long, with numerous flowers : calyx less than a line long : petals 

 3 lines long: pods 2^ to3| inches long, eonsiderably tapering at base, with thick 

 margins, and a little puberulent. Only a single specimen collected, growing 

 in a garden at La Paz. It is called " Taburdillo," by which name yellow fever 

 was known to the Indians. The root of this plant is now used by the people 

 of this region as a remedy for fevers. No. 22. 

 Pithecolobium dulce Beuth. A large wide-spreading tree. Cultivated in most 

 places in Mexico for its edible fruit, useful wood, and tan-bark. No. 14. 



'This is Pithecolobium Texeme Coiilter Cont. Nat. Herb. I. 37. 



