90 Writings of Edward L. Greene. [zoe 



trate, only the spicate ends assurgent." The plant in Montana 

 from which the seeds were gathered was, however, according to 

 the collector, entirely erect. 



Godetia micropetala Greene is G. qiiadrividnera (Dougl.) wuth 

 depauperate corolla. Mr. Greene in Flora Franciscana says : 

 " spike rather short," but his type shows it to be nearly a foot 

 long with remote flowers. 



G. piilcherrima Greene is what has been known as G. Bottm 

 Spach. Mr. Greene finds it quite different in color from typical 

 CE. Bothz^ but fails to explain how he came by his exact knowl- 

 edge of the coloring of CE. Bottcc. It is indeed too probable 

 that a part of the southern CE. Bottcs as received, belongs to 

 CE. amcena Lilj. and the remainder to CE. biloba Wats. CE. 

 pulcher7'ima Greene is very common, ranging from Lake Count}- 

 to San Diego. It is not distinguishable by any character from 

 entire-petaled forms of CE. biloba and shares with it a somewhat 

 inconstant character— the purple or lilac sepals — which is the 

 most striking difference readily observable between forms of CE. 

 anicena^ and these others. 



Godetia purpurea Wats, of which Mr. Greene writes: "Mr. 

 Watson attributes to this species two rows of seeds in each cell of 

 the capsule. No such plant has been recognized by the present 

 writer," is not uncommon in the Sacramento Valley. Mr. 

 Greene will find it if he looks along the trenches by the side of 

 the railway near Elmira. The character " two rows of seeds in 

 each cell " is probably as inconstant as the pedicel of the amxna 

 group. Specimens of what Mr. Greene would probably call G. 

 rubicunda collected near Sonoma by John MacLean show two 

 rows in their very large capsules. 



Sium heterophylhim Greene is probably not a native species, 



Selimim eryngiifolium Greene is a common form of 6*. capi- 

 tellatiini B, & H. with rather more dissected foliage. 



Galium buxifoliuvi^ Greene is G. Catalineyise Gray. 



Galium flaccid urn Greene is G. Cali/orjiiciDn F. & M. 



Galium Miguelense Greene is G. Nuttallii Gra3\ 



Sambucus callicarpa & 6". maritima Greene^^". glauca 

 Nutt. The diagnosis of 5. callicarpa is a mixture of the charac- 



* Bull. Cal. Acad, ii, 150. 



