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There are but very few flowers on the specimens, and several of the involucres 
are converted by the prick of some insect into red tubular processes, not unlike 
the calyx of a Cuphea. 
172. EvpHorsta misera, sp. n., fruticosa, exstipulata, ramis glabris tortuosis, foliis perpaucis 
obovato-orbiculatis crassiusculis viridibus, capitulis in ramulis nodiformibus 1-2 sessilibus, involucri 
dentibus exterioribus petaloideis subdentatis glandula sua vix latioribus, capsula majuscula punctato- 
puberula,—San Diego and San Quentin. 
Frutex habitu Mozinnis accedens, Rami tortuosi, subaphylli, cortice laxiusculo pallido, Ramuli breves, 
nodiformes, hinc inde folia ferunt perpauca, 2-4 lin. longa, breviter petiolata, viridia, utrinque minute puberula, 
Involucra lineam longa; dentes exteriores quinque, squameformes, orbiculati, margine petaloidei, colorati, basi 
late glanduliferi ; dentes interiores breves, inflexi. Capsulam unicam vidi immaturam, axi jam plus linea longa, 
styli lobis bipartitis. 
173. Evpnorsia Hindsiana, sp. n. (Plate XXIV.) fruticosa, exstipulata, glaberrima, foliis 
sparsis petiolatis obovato-orbiculatis retusis crassiusculis pallidis penninerviis, cymis terminalibus 
oligocephalis, involucri dentibus exterioribus amplis dentatis, capsula magna levi, seminibus 
obovoideo-globosis albidis foveolatis.—Cape San Lucas. 
Frutex ramis crassis subtortuosis divaricatis, junioribus levibus. Folia ramealia alterna, majora pollicem 
fere longa et lata, basi subcuneata vel rotundata, crassiuscula, subcarnosa, nervo medio et venis utrinsecus 3-4 
subtus immersis et subpurpurascentibus ; petiolo 2-3 lin. longo ; floralia opposita, similia sed minora. Cyme 
foliis breviores, semel bisve irregulariter bifurcee, seepius aphylle, 4-8-cephale, pedicellis ultimis 2-3 lin. 
longis. Involucrum magnitudine FZ. corollatew, hemisphericum ; dentes 5 interiores ovati, inflexi; 5 exteriores 
petaloidei, 1 lin. longi, 13 lin, lati, plus minus trilobi vel dentati, glandulis majusculis integris, Flores masculi 
numerosi, bracteis plumosis; fcemineorum styli rami bifidi, Capsula 3 lin. longa. Semina 2 lin. longa, 
nequaquam angulata, hinc hilo lineari fusco notata. 
Plate XXIV. fig. 1, head of flowers; fig. 2, involucre laid open; fig. 3, male flower and 
bractea; fig. 4, fruit; fig. 5, seed; all magnified. 
174. Evrnorsta eriantha, sp. n., herbacea, exstipulata, erecta, subdichotome ramosa, foliis 
sparsis subpetiolatis linearibus serrulatis integerrimisque superioribus basi discoloribus, capitalis 
terminalibus aggregatis, involucris incano-tomentosis, dentibus interioribus latis fimbriatis, 
exterioribus subbrevioribus digitatim 7-11-lobis, capsula cano-tomentosa.—Bay of Magdalena. 
Herba stricta, vix pedalis, ramis erectis fastigiatis. Folia caulina pauca, semipollicaria, lineam lata, apice 
acuta et pauciserrata, vel interdum obtusa vel emarginata et integerrima ; basi in petiolum 1-2 lin. longum onde 
gustata ; floralia plurima, approximata, caulinis longiora longius petiolata et basi albida, ceterum ea 
Capitula plurima ad apices ramorum subsessilia. Involucrum lineam longum. Styli rami tres, simplices. 
Capsula 2 lin. longa. Semina nondum matura in sicco foveolata. 
175. Acatypua californica, sp. n., fruticosa, ramulis foliisque novellis tomentoso-puberulis 
demum glabratis, foliis petiolatis late ovatis subcordatis crenatis, spicis axillaribus solitariis, aliis 
feemineis 2-3-floris bibracteatis, aliis masculis vel subandrogynis brevibus ebracteatis.—Bay of 
Magdalena. 
Specimen adest unicum ramosissimum, lignosum, ramulis brevibus teretibus am 
apicibus junioribus pube subflavicante tomentellis. Stipule lanceolato-setacee, —- ; Folia pollicaria ve 
paullo longiora, acutiuscula vel obtusa, basi late rotundato-cordata, supra pilis paucis sparsis et subtus ad venas 
