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lepis) is often a marked exception. Single trees of this species are 
oftén found which, in size of trunk, in wide expanse and symmetry 
of growth, vie with the noblest oaks of the coast, while, in the beauty 
of the foliage and of their golden-velvety fruit, they surpass all 
our other species. The golden cup of the coast, indeed, is com- 
monly buta scraggly, ungainly tree compared with the same species 
in our coniferous belt. The black oak ( Quercus Kelloggiz) is fre- 
quent in the woods, while along the streams the flowering dogwood 
( Cornus Nuttalliz), the alder. (Alnus rhombtfolia) and a few wil- 
lows represent nearly the whole of our deciduous trees in this belt. 
In the following list of species, in addition to the letters and © 
marks previously used, Ct. indicates that the plant is also found on 
the coast, while Y shows that the plant is a portion of the peculiar 
flora of the Yosemite Valley: 
Ranunculus hystriculus Gray. Wet cliffs, Merced River, Devil’s 
Gulch, etc. Y. 
Acta spicata L. var. arguta Torr. Scarce. Ct. 
Dicentra formosa DC. Rocky beds of streams. S. Ct. 
Dentaria tenella Pursh. Frequent. 
Streptanthus tortuosus Kell. Rocky hills. S. 
Viola lobata Benth. Frequent above 4,500 feet. S. 
Silene Lemmoni Wats. Occasional above 4,500 feet. S. 
incompta Gray. Common. 5S. 
Bridgesii Rohrbach. Mostly above 5,000 feet. Perhaps 
identical with the last. S. Y. : 
Sagina Linnzi Presl. Banks of streams. Occasional above 4,500 
feet. S. A. 
Claytonia linearis Dougl. Darrah. Local. 
Limnanthes Douglasii R. Br. Wet rocks. C. S. 
Ceanothus integerrimus. H. & A. Frequent. 
decumbens Wats. Frequent above 4,500 feet. S. 
Staphylea Bolanderi Gray. Snow Creek, Devil’s Gulch, etc. 
Lupinus albicaulis Dougl. vars. Various peculiar forms credited to 
this polymorphus species are abundant and also subalpine. 
Lupinus Grayi Wats. A beautiful species frequent below 4,500 
feet. 
Trifolium Breweri Wats. Occasional in the woods, forming mats, 
more abundant above. S. 
