Part 1, 1905] CRASSULACEAE 55 



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Flowers white to purplish ; infloresence somewhat mealy or glaucous. 1. H. Blochmanae. 

 Flowers bright-yellow ; plant not at all glaucous or mealy. 



Corolla-tube about the length of the cal}^;: ; petals pure yellow. 2. H. elongatus. 

 Corolla-tube much shorter than the calyx : petals streaked with purple. 



Petals 4 mm. long ; leaves 4 mm. long. 3. H. variegatus. 



Petals 7-8 mm. long ; leaves 2-3 cm. long. 4. H. multicaulis. 



1. Hasseanthus Blochmanae (Eastw.) Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. 



Gard. 3: 37. 1903. 



Sedum Blochmanae Eastw. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. II. 6 : 422. 1896. 



Corms shallow, nearly globular or somewhat fusiform, 15 mm. long. Stems several, 

 ascending, 1-1.5 cm. high; basal leaves not seen; stem-leaves narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 

 somewhat clasping ; inflorescence cymose ; pedicels very short ; calyx 5 mm. long, the 

 lobes somewhat unequal, ovate, acute ; corolla at first white but becoming rose-colored. 



Type locality : Along the road to Point Sal, near Casmailia Beach, Santa Barbara County, 

 California. 



Distribution : Known only from the type locality. 

 Illustration : Eastwood, loc. cii. pi. 53. 



2. Hasseanthus elongatus Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 37. 1903. 



Corms oblong in outline ; stem long and slender. Lower stem-leaves slender, 2-3 cm. 

 long ; inflorescence of few branches, sometimes only 2 and much elongated ; flowers short- 

 pedicelled ; calyx-lobes oblong, acute ; corolla bright-yellow sometimes tinged with red, its 

 lobes widely spreading ; carpels widely spreading. 



Typb locality : San Joaquin Hills, Orange County, California. 

 Distribution : Southern California. 



3. Hasseanthus variegatus (S. Wats.) Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. 



Gard. 3 : 37. 1903. 



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Sedum variegatum S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 11 : 137. 1876. 



Perennial by a small shallow corm ; stems several, 5-7 cm. high, variegated, smooth. 

 Basal leaves not known ; stem-leaves purplish, ovate-oblong, probably turgid, 4 mm. long ; 

 inflorescence usually of 1 or 2 secund few-flowered racemes ; flowers short-pedicelled or 

 subsessile ; calyx 3 mm. long, 5-lobed, the lobes ovate, acute ; corolla-lobes united into a 

 short tube, broadly lanceolate, 4 mm. long, yellow veined with purple ; stamens and styles 



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a little shorter than the corolla-lobes ; carpels united at base, when mature widely spreading. 



Type locality : San Diego, California. 



Distribution : Very local, San Diego County, California. 



4. Hasseanthus multicaulis Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 38. 1903. 



Perennial by an oblong corm 2-3 cm. long. Stems 2-5, rather stout, 1-2.5 dm. high, 

 variegated, glabrous, not at all glaucous ; basal leaves 3-4 cm. long, terete, acute ; stem- 

 leaves 1-2.5 cm. long, ovate-oblong, acute or acuminate, turgid or somewhat flattened; 

 inflorescence of several secund, many-flowered racemes ; flowers subsessile ; calyx-lobes 

 ovate, obtuse ; flower-buds pinkish, obtuse ; corolla- segments widely spreading above the 

 middle, pale-yellow tinged with red, 7-8 mm. long, slightly united at base ; stamens 10, 

 borne on base of corolla- segments ; carpels widely spreading (?) in age. 



Type locality : Clay bluffs near Santa Monica,_IvOs Angeles County, California. 

 Distribution : Known only from the type locality. 



20. DIAMORPHA Nutt. Gen. 1 : 293. 1818. 



Low annual or biennial herbs, with branched stems, and perfect pink or purple flowers in 

 corymbose cymes, the leaves alternate, nearly terete. Calyx-segments 4 or 5, very small. 

 Petals 4 or 5, distinct to the base, much longer than the calyx. Stamens 8 or 10, with 

 filiform filaments and nearly black anthers. Carpels 4 or 5, united below the middle. 



Follicle-tips spreading. 



Type species, Tillaea cymosa Nutt. 



Petals oblong, about three times as long as wide. 1. D. cymosa. 



Petals ovate-oblong, about twice as long as wide. 2. D. Smalhi. 



