ocrr, 1899.] PLANTS. 147 



Draba breweri Wats. Sierra Alpine Draba. 



Collected east of Mud Creek Canyon at an altitude of 1.3,000 feet by- 

 Miss Wilkin s; not observed elsewhere. This J)r(( ha awd Polemonimn 

 piilchelJum are the only plants found at so great au elevation. (Identi- 

 fied by F. Y. Coville.) 



Strep tanthus orbiculatus Greene. 



A Hudsonian species common on pumice soil in stony places at and 

 below timberline all the way around the mountain. Tlie i)lantis easily 

 recognized by its long" curved slender pods and its rather large domed 

 leaves. The length of the large tapering root only slightly exceeds the 

 height of the plant. (Identified by Professor Greene.) 



Chrysamphora californica (Torr.) Greene. California l*it(;her Plant. 

 ( = Darliiigtonia Auct. ) 

 This interesting pitcher plant is exceedingly local in distribution. 

 Mr. Elmer Applegate tells me that it is common in the upper part of 

 the Sacramento Canyon, a short distance from Sisson Tavern. It has 

 been reported as occurring in the 'marshes' of Shasta, but we did not 

 find it on the mountain, nor did we find any marshy areas more than a 

 few rods in extent. 



Drosera rotundifolia Linn. Sundew. 



Collected by Miss Wilkins in the springy bog just above Wagon 

 Camp in the Canadian zone. Not observed elsewhere. 



Mitella pentandra Hook. 



Common in the heather patches along the overhanging banks of 

 streams in the Hudsonian zone. Abundant at Squaw Creek Camp. 

 (Identified by Professor Greene.) 



Parnassia californica (Gray) Greene. Grass-of-Parnassus. 



This elegant flower is common along the water courses of the Hud- 

 sonian zone, usually growing along the overhanging banks of the tiny 

 rivulets. It blossoms late, and a few plants were still in flower when 

 snow fell, the last week in September. 



Saxifraga bryophora Gray. 



Re])orted l)y Miss Eastwood from the timberline region on Horse 

 Camp Trail; not found by us. 



Saxifraga tolmiei' T. & G. Alpine Rock Saxifrage. 



Common above timberline, where it usually forms small dense mats 

 in moist places among rocks. On Inconstance Creek, on the north side 

 of Shasta, it was found as low as 7,G00 feet. On the south slope it 

 ranges uj) to 11,000 feet, or possibly higher. On the cold northeast 

 side of Red Butte it occurs among the rocks with Oxyria digyna. (See 

 P- 50.) ^ 



' The spelling tolmcei should be regarded as an obvious typographical error. 



