FRAGRANT WILDFLOWERS 



r 1 'HE list of fragrant wildflowers published in the May 

 ■*• number of this magazine has brought out additional 

 points regarding the odors of flowers which we purpose pub- 

 lishing" from time to time. The following will, therefore, be 

 of interest : 



Mr. Fred E. Burlew writes: "To the list of fragrant 

 wild flowers from Southern California may be added one of 

 the sand verbenas (Abronia umbcllata) and our Western Gol- 

 denrod (Solidago OvcidcntaUs). Datura meteloides should be 

 included and also Brickcllia Calif oniica, usually overlooked 

 because it is not at all showy. The plant listed as Solaiunn 

 xanti is fragrant at San Diego and as far north as Laguna 

 Beach, but in the vicinity of Los Angeles and in the neighbor- 

 ing mountains it is not fragrant. Of our ill-scented flowers 

 perhaps Isomcris arborca deserves first place." 



From Mr. C. L. Gruber we have received the following 

 note: "During spring and summer I have devoted some time 

 to investigating the fragrance of wild flowers and. while I 

 have tested the fragrance of almost two hundred species by 

 this time, I naturally missed quite a number for want of timj 

 to follow them up properly. One of the chief problems I 

 have encountered is just where to draw the line between fra- 

 grant and non-fragrant flowers, since there are all degrees of 

 fragrance from the faintest delightful odor to a full volume 

 of sweetness. One of my surprises was given to me by the 

 perfoliate bellowort ( Uvularia perfoiiata) which I found to be 

 deliriously sweet lemon scented. Concerning the waiting list 

 mentioned in the May number of the American Botanist, I 



