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statement than mine. Mr. M. lias erred again in quoting Rothrock 

 as saying that the flowers are ^^always yelloiv" "italicizing the words." 

 Mr. R. does not italicize both words and does not say the flowers are 

 always yellow in any but southern specimens. 



It does not follow because Mr. M. camped at Colorado Springs 

 once that all the species inhabiting its vicinity were found by him. 

 It is as likely that he overlooked A. chrysantha as it is certain that he 

 failed to find Stipa pennata var. Americana, Anemone cylindrica, Psora- 

 lea hypogcea (in the streets), Asclepias Hallii, Eritrichium leiocarpum, 

 Pedicularis procera and many others that I found there, blooming at 

 the same time as A. chrysantha. I will say that I have made Colo- 

 rado Springs my home the greater part of two seasons, doing little 

 else than collecting (securing iioo species), and would be more 

 apt to know its flora than a transient visitor or even one who camped 

 there once. Besides, Mr. Brandegee found the plant in the Grand 

 Canon of the Arkansas, not 30 miles away in an air line {Flora Col. 

 p. 4). My notes were drawn IVom s])ecimens in my herbarium col- 

 lected by me at different times and places. 



(i) Some specimens have the sepals narrower than petals. (2) 

 Others, broader; sepals i incli long, petals over ^ inch ; leaflets 12 

 to 15 lines wide ; spur very slender, 2 inches ; sepals broad lanceolate ; 

 flowers yellow ; plant 30 inches high. (3) Others like (2) except se- 

 pals lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate narrower than petals. (4) Like (2) 

 except leaflets 6 lines wide (plant as tall). (5) Like (2) except se- 

 pals and petals ahiiost equal ; sepals and spurs b ue ; plant 24 inches 

 high. (6) Others like (2) excejit leaflets 2^ inches wide ; flowers 

 size of (2) or one-fourth smaller. 



Two years ago specimens of this plant were taken up and set out at 

 Colorado Springs. The flowers were yellow when taken up but have 

 been blue since. I have seen the plant in bloom. 



Malvastrmn coccincum is common on the plains, often in large patch- 

 es. There is no other common plant (on the p ains) known to be 

 poisonous (except the "Loco" which does not act that way). That 

 i,2oo sheep died in 4 hours after being turned upon a large patch of 

 M. coccineum the owner of the sheep knows too well. Botanists can 

 afford to wait a chemical analysis of the plant, but stockmen cannot. 



Neillia Torrevi. The "thick pubescence" does not "follow all the 

 forms found in Colorado. " I have specimens with glabrous pedicels 

 and calyx. Mr. Meehan's distinction of acute, apiculate sepals in 

 N. opidifolia, and obtuse sepals in N. Torreyi holds good in all my 

 specimens. The pubescent pods of A'. Torreyi 2^^^ glabrous pods of 

 N. opidifolia do not seem to be constant, at least I have a number of 

 specimens with very slender pedicels, 2 inches long, pedicels and 

 calyx either glabrous, slightly pubescent or woolly ; leaves 3 inches by 

 2 inches, slightly three lobed, and doubly crenate (not incised) ; flow- 

 ers 35 to 40; pods as densely pubescent as Utah specimens of iV. 

 Torrevi. 



Smilax hrrlacca, L. var inodora T found August 8, 1878, in Platte 



