116 Coville — Botanical, Explorations of Thomas NuHall. 



KOSACEAK. 



Alchemilla cuneifolia Nutt. Referred by most authors to Alvheinilla 

 arveiiais ( L. ) Scop. Professor Greene, however, in Flora Franciscana, page 

 62, maintains it as distinct from that species, basing his opinion on Nnt- 

 tall's description. It was original!}' collected on " dryplai*is, St. [Santa] 

 Barbara." 



Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Mountains of Santa Barbara, April. 



VICIACEAE. 



Amorpha californica Nutt. Near the coast. May. 



Hosackia crassifolia Nutt. Dr. Gray referred this plant to Hosackia 

 scoparia Nntt. as a new variety, dijfasa. Professor Greene in publishing 

 his Lotus ghiber (Pittonia 2; 14.S, 1S90) cited Hosackia scoparia Nutt. as a 

 synonym, but made no mention of the variety or of Nuttall's Hosackia 

 crassifcjlia. It was collected by Nuttall on dry iiillsides near the sea. 



Hosackia maiitima Nutt. = Lo^(.s salsiujiiidxus Greene. Clayey soils 

 and on l)roken declivities near the sea, March. 



Hosackia ochroleuca Nutt. = Xo/«.s grandiJJorus (Benth.) Greene. 

 Shady mountain woods near Santa Barbara, March to April. 



Hosackia prostratus [-ta] Nutt. = Lotus nnttallianus Greene. Plains 

 near the sea, Santa Barbara, April, and also at San Diego. 



Hosackia scoparia Nutt. -= Lotus glaher (Vogel) Greene. Dry hillsides 

 near the sea, March to April. 



Phaca canescens Nutt. ■= Astragalus leucopsis (Torr. & Gr.) Torr. Bor- 

 ders of woods near the sea. 



Phaca tricopoda Nutt. =^ Astragalus tricopodus (Nutt.) Gray. Borders 

 of woods near the. sea, April. 



Pickeringia montana ^nit. ^= XglofJiermia mnntana (Nutt.) Greene. 

 Summits of the mountains in the vicinity of Santa Barbara. This was 

 the type of Nuttall's genus Pickeringia. 



Trifolium aciculare Nutt. Plains of Santa Barbara, March to April. 



Trifolium polyphyllum Nutt. This is one of the clovers that have been 

 referred by various authors, without sutticiently critical examination, to 

 Trifolium Iridentatum Lindl. "Woods around Santa Barbara, April. 



Trifolium spinulosum triste Torr. & Gr. This plant is identified l)y 

 Professor Greene with Trifolluni tHiriegatum ma/us Loja, a reference which, 

 if maintained, requires a change in the varietal name. 



ANACARDIACEAE. 



Rhus laurina Nutt. On bushy plains near Santa Barbara. 



Styphonia integrifolia Nutt.=JR/ut.s integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. 

 Common on the margins of cliffs near the sea around Santa Barbara and 

 also at San Diego. 



Styphonia serrata Nutt. = Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. it Hook., 

 with which it was originally collected. 



