93 



Tababouia Pabneri, another new species, is a conspicuous tree of tins 

 region. It grows to the height of 25 feet and produces htrge clusters of 

 flowers. 



Three or four of the Ipoinceas are very attractive ; one is a tree 30 

 feet high j another is a climbing shrub {I. braeieata) with large conspic- 

 uous bracts which give the plaut a very showy appearance ^ two other 

 new species are high dinibing vines. 



Clematis Drummondii T. aad G. Very coiuiiion, cliitiliiiig over trees, busbes, and 

 fences along water courses at Alamos. Mareli 2)) to April 8. No. '21)4. 



Sisymbrium, si*. A little aunual 3 to 5 inches \x\^\\, with the foliage of iS'. caiiescens, 

 but glabrous; Howers white. Seed collected at Alamos in September. Letter F. 

 Plants grown in greenhouse at Washington. The seed is called "raniita:" 

 mixed with Salvia seed, steeped and sweetened, it forms a cooling drink. 



Helianthemum glonieratum Lag. This plant grows under pinea at the summit of 

 the Alamos Mountain. March 2C) tt> April 8, No. '.142. 



Polygala glochidiata H. U. K. Upper leaves alternate; llowers rose-color. Grows 

 anu>ng grass and other plants iu the shade of a wall. Alamos, September Iti to 

 30. No. 743. 



Stellaria montana, n. sp. Slender, ditfu.se, about 1 foot high, glandular-ptibe.sceut : 

 leaves^ to !J inches long, spatiilato to oblaiiceol-ite, acute to abruptly aciimi- 

 uate: intlorescence open; peilicels slender: sepals .5, ovate, IJ lines long; petals 

 white, bifid, 2 lines long: stamens 10: styles 4: capsule a little longer than 

 the petals, 8-cleft, the carpels rolled back: seeds numerous, tuberculate. — Moist 

 jdaees near water cour.ses from the A'amos Mountain. March 2G to April 8. 

 No. 293. A species much resembling S. prostrata, but with very different leaves, 

 pubescence, etc. 



ExiM.ANATiON OF Pi.ATE II. — The lower part of i)laiit and abraiicli sliowing inflorescence; a, ca])sule- 

 &, calyx, petal, and 2 stamens; c, seed. DiMi'ctious all iniK^h enlarged. 



Fouqulera spinosa H. B. K. A small tree producing large bunches of scarlet 

 dowers at the end of the branches. It is called "Tontte Verde." The Indians 

 and poorer people nse the bark instead of soaj), especially for washing blankets 

 and woolen goods. Dr. Palmer thinks this plant is different from the Santa 

 Rosalia plant, which I have (Cont. Nat. Herb. I. 81) referred to the above species. 

 Near Ahuuos, March 2tS to April 8. No. 3U6. 



Sida Alamosaiia Watson, n. sp. ined. "Flowers orange-color." A single plant with 

 few stems was found in the shade of rocks of a canon. Alamos, Sept. 10 to 30. 

 No. ()83. 



Sida cordifolia L. A foot and a half to throe feet high, compact, bushy, with short 

 and dense stellate pubescence and long silky hairs: leaves densely stellate- 

 pubescent, about the length of the petiole or longer, 1 to 1| inches long, cordate, 

 crenately-toothed ; stipules long, setaceous, early deciduous: tiowers on short 

 peduncles or in small glomerate clusters: calyx 3 lines long, cleft to the middle, 

 its lobes ovate and 3-nerved: petals glabrous, 4 lines long, creamy yellow, with a 

 light brown or scarlet base: styles 5 or <>: carpels 5 or 6, slightly reticulated, 

 obtuse, 1 line long. — Grows in good soil, in shade, at the base of the Alamos 

 M(uintait]. March 26 to April 8. No. 301. Also, September Ui to 30. No. 7.^)2. 

 It differs from S. cordl/olia in having but 5 to 6 carpels, obtuse, and reticnlated, 

 while the true S. cordifolia has 10 to 12 carpels hardly reticulated and either bi-aris- 

 tate or bi-dentate. 



Sida diffusa II. P. K. Its long stems lie prostrate upon the ground : flowers yel- 

 low. It grows on stony ridgl^s iu>.ar Alamos. Sept IG to 30. No. 713. 



Abutilon Jacquiui Don. (?) Collected near Alamos. September 10 to 30. D, 



