86 Writings of Edzoard L. Greene. [zoe 



figure in Ic. Mex. Ined.-'- on which the species was founded, 

 transfers the name S. malvcefiora (Moc. & Sesse) to what has been 

 of late called 5". Neo-Mexicana Gray and takes up ^. delphinifolia 

 Nutt. for the common species of the coast of California. From 

 his remarks he appears to think that the original ,5. malvcefiora 

 was glabrous, whereas the drawing shows it to have a copious 

 spreading pubescence. 



Erodium Californicum Greene was brought from Santa Cruz 

 Island by Mr. Brandegee in i888. It seems to be only a rank and 

 vigorous E. viacrophyllmu Hook. & Arn. of which it has the 

 glandular pubescence and exactly the fruit. E. inacrophyUum 

 has neither the habit nor the distribution of a native. 



Pteka crenulata Greene is P. angustifolia Benth. 



Ceanoihiis connivens Greene is a hybrid of C. cuneatus & 

 prostratus. 



Ceanothus rugosus Greene is a hybrid of C. vehdijius & 

 prostratus. 



Ceanothus vestitus Greene is one of the forms connecting too 

 closely C. cicneatus and C. Greggii. 



Up to date Mr. Greene is guilty of eighteen " new species " 

 of lyupinus, including L. adsiirgens & L. sylvestris\ Drew, for 

 the naming of which he was responsible. Three species he has 

 himself reduced — L. Franciscamis Greene to L. versicolor lyindl., 

 L. adsiirgens to L. latifoliiis Agardh. and L. sylvestris to L. 

 albicatdis. Dougl. 



Lupimis iimbellatusX Greene is L. micranthus Dougl. 



Lupinus capitatns Greene seems to be L. Sileri Wats. 



Lupimis pachylobus Greene is L. bicolor I^indl. 



Lupinus Pondii Greene is a form oi L. Arizonicus Wats. 



Liipiniis carnosulus Greene is L. nanus Dougl. In the 

 original diagnosis Mr. Greene describes it as " with the habit of 

 large states of Z.. nanus but very distinct, wanting the variegated 

 or changeable petals and villous-edged keel of that species; the 

 herbage fleshy as in L. afiinis." An inspection of the type of 

 L. carnosulus in the herbarium of the California Academy of 



* There are probably only two copies of this work in America, one in 

 the library of the Gray Herbarium, the other in the library of Mr. Brandegee. 

 t Bull. Torr. Club, xvi, 150 

 X Bull. Cal. Acad, ii, 145. 



