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which, swollen with pollen, press firmly against its upper part, 

 holding" it as in a vise. As the pollen is shed these cells collapse 

 and the anther is then free to take up a horizontal position on 

 the tip of the filament. (Nos. 695, 798, 963, 2451.) 



Smilacina amplexicaulis Ntitt. False Solomon's Seal. 



Found only in the upper part of Onstatt Valley and near 

 Deer Springs. (No. 2572.) 



Veratrum speciosum Ri/dJ)., Bull. Torr. Club xxvii. 532 and 

 650 (1901). V. Calif ornicum of Bot. Calif., not of Durand. 

 False Hellebore. 



This species borders the streams of the higher valleys, reach- 

 ing 9200 ft. alt. in Round Valley, but does not occur on the west 

 side. (Nos. 781, 2468.) 



Yucca Whipplei Torr. Hesperoyucca WMpplei Baker. Yucca. 



Spanish Bayonet. 



The Yucca is found growing on the chaparral-covered slopes 

 of Chalk Hill and is common over the foot-hills of the south and 

 west sides. 



IRIDACE.5^. 



[Iris Hartwegi australis Parish, Erythea vi. 87 (1898). 



This has been reported from San Jacinto,* but erroneously, 

 since no species of Iris has yet been collected on the mountain.] 



Sisyrinchium helium ^Yats. Blue-eyed-grass. 



Not rare throughout the Transition Zone, growing along 

 streams and in meadows. (Nos. 2247, 2340, 2470.) 



ORCHIDACEx^. 



Corailorhiza multiflora Xidt. Coral-root. 



Found only in upper Strawberry Valley and in Tahquitz 

 Valley but to be expected anywhere in the Yellow Pine and Fir 

 forests. (Nos. 2345, 2523.) 



* Erythea vi. 87 (1898). 



