110 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



Expedition, 1893, 103. — Larger and more loosely forked; 

 flowers very large, the petals 3 to 6 mm. long, rosy; 

 anthers and stigma twice as large as in the preceding; 

 capsules moro spreading, torulose; seeds few, 1.3 to 1.5 

 mm. long. — Oregon to Central California. 



Specimens examined from Oregon (Camp Harney, 

 Bendire, 1875), and California (Bolander, 1866, 6371; 

 Peru Creek, Rothrock, 1875, 225; Fresno Co.,Engelmann, 

 Sept. 13, 1880 — the seeds of some specimens of this 

 collection glabrous and papillate, strongly suggesting 

 hybridity with diffusum; Kern Co., Palmer, 1888, 155; 

 Tulare Co., Coville and Funston, 1891, 1316; Siskiyou 

 Co., Pringle, Sept. 6, 1882). 



G. diffusum Torrey and Gray, Fl. 1840, i. 513. — A 

 foot or two high, loosely dichotomous, somewhat canescent 

 above or with spreading hairs throughout ; flowers large, 

 the petals about 3 mm. long; stamens all with good 

 anthers ; stigma little enlarged, about .25 mm. in diameter ; 

 capsules thick, subclavate, torulose, erect or refracted; 

 seeds few, low papillate, about .55X1.3 mm. (varying from 

 .42 to .85X1.05 to 2 mm).— Washington to Central Cali- 

 fornia, Idaho and Northern Utah. 



Specimens examined from Washington (Snake River, 

 Fremont, 1843, 782 ; Spokane River, Cooper, 1860 ; Fal- 

 con Valley, Suksdorf , Sept. 2, 1881, and Howell, Aug. 19, 

 1882), Oregon (Nuttall; Harford; Klamath Valley, Cronk- 

 hite, 1864; Geyer, 546; Cusick, June 1878; Lyall, 1860; 

 Howell, June 1877, and 1880), California (Bridges; 

 Brewer, 1860-2, 1414; Lassen Co., Bryant; Amador Co., 

 Mrs. Wiley, July 1886; Plumas Co., Mrs. Ames, 1874, and 

 Cleveland, June 1882 ; Alta, Jones, July 3, 1882 ; Crescent 

 Lake, Kellogg and Harford, 1868, 280; Sequoia Mills, 

 Brandegee, July 19, 1892; Mt. Shasta, Pringle, Aug. 29, 

 1882; Sierra Nevada Mts., Lemmon, 1875; Sissons, Mrs. 

 Curran, July 1887 ; Yosemite, Gray, 1872, Torrey, 1865, 

 112, Bolander, 1866, 4922, Mrs. Curran, July 



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