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the raiDy season of southern California and Mexico unite. Here lie 

 was very successful in collecting many rare and valuable specimens. 

 These were collected under many difficulties and dried on ship-board. 

 On his way to San Diego his precious cargo was almost lost in the ter- 

 rible storm which visited the coast the last of April. Only a partial 

 list is now given, the remainder to follow in another paper. 



806. Eulobus Californicus Nutt. 

 816. CEnothera primiveris Gray. 



Leaves sometimes 7 inches long, petals 15 lines long, "sulphur yel- 

 low," becoming purple in drying, closes by day. Sandy low places 

 among hills 40 miles back from the sea. This extends the range of this 

 species considerably ; it has only been reported from Utah, New Mexico, 

 and western Texas. 



807. Viguiera deltoidea Gray. 



The rediscovery of this species after a lapse of thirty years is of con- 

 siderable interest. It was collected by L. J. Xantus in 1850, probably 

 near Cape St. Lucas, Lower California, and described by Gray in Proc. 

 Am. Acad., Vol. V, p. 161. Very poor specimens were collected, and 

 there has been ever since considerable uncertainty respecting its habit. 

 It is a very common plant on hills 10 miles back from the ocean, 3 to 4 

 feet high, shrubby at base, large, showy, orange-colored flowers, and 

 quite fragrant. It much resembles V. Parishii of more northern range, 

 but the inflorescence is more crowded, the heads sessile or on short 

 peduncles, while V. Parishii has its flowers mostly single on long 

 peduncles. 



270, Viguiera microphylla n. sp. 



Stems shrubby at base, about 2 feet high, covered with a white, close 

 pubescence; leaves deltoid, entire, 3 to lines long, on short petioles; 

 heads two to four, on long, slender, naked peduncles; heads 4 to 6 

 lines; rays 3 lines long; akenes 2 lines long, covered with long silky 

 hairs; pappus two, slender palere, with one to three intermediate paleae, 

 which are broad and laciniate. Should follow V. laciniata, Gray. 

 I* Loose-growing plant with bright yellow flowers." Forty miles back 

 from the ocean. 



804. Eucelia laciniata n. sp. 



Two to 3 feet high, woody at base, slightly pubescent, becoming 

 glabrous; leaves 2 inches long, ovate, with a slender, cuneate base, 

 laciniately serrate; peduncles 2 to 3 inches long. Heads 9 lines broad, 

 nodding after anthesis ; the involucral bracts lanceolate, somewhat 

 tomentose; rays yellow, disk reddish; akenes 2i lines long, obovate, 

 no pappus, margins long, densely villose. Grows on sand plaius and 

 hills above the bay. 



805. Encelia Palmeri n. sp. 



Stems compact, 3 feet high, with a short white tomentum, becoming 

 green and scabrous above ; leaves whitish-hirsute, becoming green and 



