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and contains but a single extremely thick-shelled seed. Is was found along the 

 Yampia creek and on the Little Colorado. 3. A large shrub, with ovate rather 

 acute obtusely carinate ; leaves. The berries are only a little larger than in J. 

 Virghuana, the pulp is copious and sweetish, and the seed is usually solitary. 

 It grows on theZuni river. The first species may be J. occidentaiis, Hook.; the 

 second is, I suspect, J. tetragona, Schlecht.; and the third is probably new. 



Ephreda untisiphilitka, Berland.; Endl. Syn. Conif., p. 263. On the Zuni 

 and Yampai rivers. The specimen of Berlandier was collected on the Rio 

 Grande, near Laredo, from whence we also possess specimens that agree with 

 the description of C. A. Meyer, (quoted by Endlicher, 1. c.) and are identical 

 with Dr. Woodhouse's plant. It is a common species in New Mexico, and is 

 everywhere used by the natives as a remedy for gonorrha?, a disease that is too 

 common in New Mexico. 



