136 Flora of Guadalupe Island. [zoE 



Perityle Californica Benth. Quite plentiful near the landing 

 along the beach in the bed and on the banks of the canon; in 

 flower beginning of January. Not seen anywhere else. (46.) 



Perityle incana Gray. By far the most abundant of all the 

 shrubs still living on the island and the most likely to survive 

 under the unfavorable circumstances, as it seems quite at home 

 on the more precipitous cliffs, and young plants and seedlings are 

 abundant in the crevices of the rocks. A few straggling flowers 

 appeared as early as the middle of December. (7.) 



Matricaria discoidea DC. Plentiful near the springs, on wet 

 ground, which it covers with a dense and tufted carpet; larger 

 specimens were collected at the spring west of the cabins, where 

 they were already blooming at Christmas. (30.) 



Artemisia CaUfor^iica Less. Basaltic cliff east of the cabins in 

 considerable number, also a mile or so to the north. (11.) 



Senecio Palmeri Gray. Very conspicuous and much whiter 

 even than Perityle incana; perhaps three dozen specimens seen 

 on the eastern cliff above mentioned. (10.) 



Microseris linearifolia f Gray. (56.) 



Sonchus oleracetis ly. Very common in the bed and on the 

 banks of the canon near the landing. 



Dodecatheo7i Meadia L,. Robust, large-leaved specimens. 

 Most abundant only between the trail to the cabins and the cliff; 

 the finest on the very ridge. Goat-hunters, short of tobacco and 

 attracted by the leaves, have used them as a substitute. They 

 are said to have a most pleasant flavor. (31.) 



Gilia Nevinii Gray. Canon near the landing and very com- 

 mon among rocks over the whole island. Not liked by the 

 goats. (57, 59.) 



Nemophila j'acemosa Nutt. Already in flower early in Decem- 

 ber on the northwestern part, under the palms. It grows plen- 

 tifully among rocks all over the island. The goats appear not to 

 like it. (32.) 



Ellisia chrysanthemifolia Nutt. (56 bis.) 



Phacelia phyllonanica Gra}^ A most elegant shrub with 

 finely cut foliage, dark green above and whitish below; a con- 



