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mibus ; corolla luteola campanulata calycis lobis lanceolato-subulatis 

 stamiuibusque paullo lon-giore, lobis truucatis obsolete eroso-dentic- 

 ulatis ; stylo capsula vix breviore ; seminibus in lociilis circa 6-8. — 

 Southern Utah, on the detritus of volcanic rocks, Dr. Parry. Leaves 

 an inch or less in length, all perfectly simple, only the small early ones 

 opposite, all the upper ones shorter than the slender internodes. 

 Earlier pedicels half an inch long, seldom deflexed, the latest only a 

 line long. Calyx-lobes a line long, very acute or cuspidate, the mar- 

 gins slightly scarious-margined. Corolla barely 2 lines long, deeply 

 5-clef't, " cream-color." Anthers globular. Seeds mucilaginous, but 

 not sjiirilliferous. 



GoMPHOCARPUS PURPURASCENS. G. cordifoUo Benth. {Acerat. 

 cordifoUa Benth. PI. Ilartw. & A. atropurpurece Kellogg) affinis, 

 multo minor, cinereo-puberula ; foliis crassis subcordatis obtusis sesqui- 

 pollicaribus brevi-jDCtiolatis ; pedunculis umbella densa parum longiori- 

 bus ; pedicellis albo-pubescentibus flore duplo longioribus ; corollte 

 rubro-purpureae lobis oblongis ; cucullis albidis saccatis toto gynostegio 

 adnatis dependentibus subclausis, lobulis alternantibus coronse mani.- 

 festis ; anthcris viridescentibus. — California, on the bare summit of a 

 mountain in Lake County, not far from the Geysers, Mr. Towle, com- 

 municated by E..L. Greene. 



AuDiBERTiA Clevelandii. Fruticosa, orgyalis, cinereo-tomen- 

 tulosa ; foliis oblongo-oblanceolatis obtusis ci'enulatis rugulosis basi 

 attenuatis subpetiolatis, floralibus parvulis ovatis ; verticillastris laxius- 

 cule capitatis in axillis breviter vel longius pedunculatis raro proliferis; 

 bracteis ovalibus calyce soepius dimidio brevioribus subglanduloso- 

 pul)escentibus ; calyce spathaceo, labio sujjeriore amplo apice cuspidato, 

 denticulis lateralibus nunc manifestis : coroUce coeruleo tinctae (lin. 7-8 

 longaj) tubo gracili exserto, labiis angustis ; genitalibus modice exser- 

 tis; filamento ad articulationera breviter dentato. — Mountains behind 

 San Diego, California, at the elevation of about 2,200 feet, D. Cleve- 

 land, — to whom, as the discoverer, this distinct new species of an inter- 

 esting ijenus is dedicated. The Audihertice are said to be invaluable 

 bee-plants. 



Eriogonuji spathulatum. Capitata : lana adpressa subfloccosa 

 incanum, multicipiti-caespitosum ; caulibus floridis ima basi tantum foli- 

 aceis cajterum nudis scapiformibus ultras23ithama3is simplicibus mono- 

 cephalis vel saspius umbellato-tricephalis ; foliis anguste spathulatis 

 (1-2-pollicaribus lin. 3-4 latis) in petiolum sensim attenuatis; capi- 

 tulo et umbella longe suba?qualiter triradiata breviter subulato-brac- 

 teatis; involucris 7-12 oblongo-turbinatis G-dentalis lanulosis plurifloris; 



