Eastwood : Californian Species of Delphinium 671 



from the Placer county plant, that from Fresno county being too 

 young. A search over the entire area covered by the plants failed 

 to discover a single fruiting specimen. 



Besides the specimens collected at Bodega Port (no. 770),* 

 there is another typical specimen in the Herbarium of the Califor- 

 nia Academy of Sciences. This is one collected by Dr. Kellogg, 

 at San Gregorio, in San Mateo county, May 14, 1870 (no. 771). 



* Delphinium decorum racemosum var. nov. 



This is the form common in the vicinity of San Francisco. It is 

 distinguished by racemose inflorescence, simpler, more glabrose, 

 taller stems, narrower bracts and bractlets, the latter generally oppo- 

 site and close under the flower, spurs generally straight. The flowers 

 vary somewhat in size and generally are smaller than those of the 

 typical form. This is probably the D. Menziesii of the Manual of 

 the Bay Region : D. decorum of that work being more like D. 

 patens Benth. (PL Hartweg. 296). Specimens of this variety are 

 represented in the Herbarium of the Academy from Sausalito 

 (no. 765 ), and Mt. Tamalpias (no; 766), in Marin county, from 

 Colma (no. 767) and Crystal Springs (no. 763), San Mateo 

 county, and from Mission Hills, Stanford Heights (no. 769), and 

 Bay View Hills ( no. 762 ), San Francisco. 



^ Delphinium decorum Sonomensis var. nov. 



Similar in habit to the preceding variety, but with denser pubes 

 cence, more evidently canescent ; leaves with narrower, more dis- 

 sected divisions ; flowers with narrower sepals and stouter spurs. 

 This form was collected by the writer at Altruria, Sonoma county, 

 April 7, 1900. (No. 764.) 



There are some other specimens in the herbarium of the Acad- 

 emy, which appear to belong under D. decorum but the material 

 is too imperfect, as the roots and fruits are wanting, and it is bet- 

 ter to leave them unnamed and undescribed than to add to the 

 already existing confusion. 



At present the small-flowered species of Delphinium which 

 has been named D. decorum F. & M. in the " Manual of the 



* These numbers are the herbarium numbers of the specimens. 



