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BOTANY. 
CAPPARIDE^. 
Cleome^ integeifolta, T. & Gr. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets lanceolate or 
oblong, entire, siib-miicronatc ; sepals united below ; petals light-pnrple, with 
short claws ; pods oblong-linear, mnch exceeding the stipe. — Stem 2-3° high ; 
flowers large and showy. From New Mexico to the Upper Missouri and 
Oregon. Frequent in Salt Lake Valley ; June-September. (130.) 
Cleome aurea, Nutt. Leaves 3-5-foliolate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, 
(1-2' long,) acute at each end, entire ; sepals united at the base only ; petals 
(3" long) oblong-elliptical or ovate-oblong, nearly sessile ; stamens equal ; pods 
linear-oblong, (1' long,) exceeding the stipe. — Stem 1-2° high, branched 
above, the branches terminating: in a dense sub-capitate raceme of bright 
yellow fl()\\ crs, elongating in fruit ; filaments filiform, much exserted, anthers 
closely coiled. Tliis is doul;)tlcss the plant of Douglas's collection, the C. lutea. 
Hook., in Flora Bor.- American a, though it does not accord in all respects 
with the description and figure. From the head-waters of the Platte to the 
Columl)ia. F requent in the dry valleys of Nevada, and collected by Palmer 
(1870) in Southern Utah; May- August. (131.) 
Cleome ! Small, (6' high,) branched from the base ; leaves 
3-foliolate ; leaflets (4-7" long) oblanceolate ; flowers in loose few-flowered ra- 
cemes ; sepals distinct ; petals oblong, (5" in length,) yellow; stamens unequal, 
scarcely exceeding the petals ; pods linear-oblong. — Apparently distinct from 
the last, but the single early specimen is insufficient for a definite specific 
description. Found near Humboldt Lake, Nevada ; May. (132.) 
Cleome sparsifolia. Annual glabrous ; stem flexuous, diffusely 
branched; leaves sinqile or 3-foUolate ; leaflets small, oblong, entire, shortly 
petiolulate, mucronate, distant; stipules setaceous, scanty or wanting ; floral 
bracts minute; flowers in loose racemes; sepals minute, distinct; petals oblong- 
lanceolate ; filaments equal and nearly equaling the petals, the anthers a half 
shorter;, pod linear, 4-6 times longer than the stipe. — Stem 1° high, nearly 
naked, with small (2-3'' long) scattered leaves; flowers large, yellow; petals 
(3'' long) with a broad claw and a large s(nnewhat 2-lobed nectariferous scale 
on the inner l)ase ; siliques 1' in length. In Carson Desert, near Eagtown, 
Nevada. August. Plate V. Fig. 1. A small plant ; natural size. Fig. 2 
and 3. A flower and petal ; enlarged foui- diameters. (133.) 
1 cleome, L. Sepals distinct or somewhat united. Stamens 6, or rarely 4. Torns minute. 
Pod linear or oblong, subsessile or stipitate.— Annual herbs, or shrubs, with digitate or simple leaves 
and racemed or solitary flowers. Bextu. & Hook. 
