Nemophila from the Pacific Coast 155 



the style not extending to the middle : seeds large, more than i 

 mm. in diameter, obscurely pitted and covered with scattered scales 

 that are soon deciduous : calyptra not seen : on the specimens ex- 

 amined there was only one capsule, so that this description of the 

 seed is not comprehensive enough to have much value. 



H 



in 1888. 



21. Nemophila nemorensis sp. no v. 



Stems branching from the base and dichotomously above, be- 

 coming more than 3 dm. long, decumbent or ascending, sup- 

 ported by othet- plants, weak, sparingly hispid with retrorse 

 bristles, strongly ribbed ; lower internodes about 8 cm., upper be- 

 coming much shorter : leaves opposite or alternate, at the ends 

 of the branches, upper ones frequently oblong, entire, on short 

 petioles ; lower compound, with the top division 3-lobed, cuneate, 

 the 4 or 6 lower ones orbicular on petiolules equalling or twice 

 their length, often the lower leaflets are lobed : petioles hispid- 

 ciliate at the dilated bases ; pubescence of stiff hairs upwardly ap- 

 pressed : peduncles slender, spreading, with the fruit generally 

 nodding, 2-4 cm, long : divisions of the calyx linear-lanceolate, 

 2.5 mm. long, hispid externally, glabrous within : appendages very 

 short, deflexed, darker green than the divisions : corolla rotate- 

 campanulate, white, 6 mm. long, the divisions a little longer than 

 the tube, obovate, retuse, hairy externally ; appendages triangu- 

 lar, attached by the long side, the opposite angle free and 

 glabrous : stamens as long as the tube of the corolla, inserted a 

 little above the base : anthers oblong, cordate : ovary very his- 

 pid : style divided half way : pod globular, hispid, papillose, sur- 

 passing the calyx : seeds 2-3, scrobiculate with cap-like calyp- 

 tra, easily detached. 



This pretty Nemophila, distinguished by the delicacy of its 

 foliage, grows in shady places under brush and trees, and is found 

 around San Francisco Bay. It varies extremely in foliage and 

 slightly in the floral organs. The following specimens have been 

 examined : two specimens from South San Francisco collected by 

 Mrs. Brandegee, April, 1890 and 1892; four from Sutro's Hill, 

 San Francisco, collected by the writer, April, 1894; four from 

 Fairfax, Marin County, collected by the writer on several occa- 

 sions, in the months of April and May ; one from Angel Island 

 collected by E. L. Greene, April, 1886; one from Lagunitas 

 Lake, one from Lagunitas Creek, and one from Mount Tamalpais 

 collected by the writer in March and April, 1896, 1898; one 



