CONTRIBUTIONS TO WESTERN BOTANY 95 
a unique new grass(Paspalum tenuissimum Jones) which Brande- 
gee missed, growing everywhere on the plain, with filiform stems 
from an inch-wide tuft of leaves. I got 2 orchids, one with pel- 
tate leaves single from a tuberous root, growing in damp and sha- 
dy places. Ferns were common in the forest, such as Adiantum 
Capillus-Veneris, Pellea, Phegopteris, Cystopteris, Asplenium 
Trichomanes, also a big Aspidium, Lobelia Cotensis, also Valer'a- 
najsorbifolia, seemingly annual because of the slender stems from 
corm-like roots. There is a peltate-leaved Hydrotyle?, common 
below, also 2 small lupines, Astragalus ervoides not yet in bloom 
but common and prostrate, 2 Desmodiums, a Mimosa, the Ma- 
drona, Salix Bonplandiana rare, Only a black oak(Q. devia) here, 
Pinus cembroides often is 4 ft, diameter here and 75 ft. high and 
not ag opnely branched as the monophylla pinon. There are sev- 
eral cups cut in the trunks, indicating that people got turpentine 
or rosin from them once. There are evidences of long-time occu- 
pation but all old. qyumidity 65%. Populus mvnticola is here 
along the creek, a true aspen, with white bark and is strict, 75 ft. 
high, horizontally branched and with rounded top, twigs tough, 
not brittle, leaves falling as if it were Vall, and wholly unlike 
any other Populus. Arracacia Brandegei here has the habit of 
Myrrhis and is commun in the timber, as is Osmorhiza at home 
and is 1-6 ft. high witha big tuberous root, erect: leaves often 
flat on the ground. Brunella is common on the creek. 
Sept. 24th., 7-30 a.m. Wec and cold last night, everything 
wet. Mules look better: Moso packing up, Dogs barked some 
in the night: moso said it was because of the big cats, but noth- 
ing happened. and stock all right. Got off at 8-30 and reached 
ing down, nearly played out, soon will be down to the river wa- 
ft. alt. Cool breeze. The ranch house forms one side of a corrul 
It consists of 2 shelters roofed with Erythea leaves though no trees 
of it now in sight, and walled in by poles 6 ft. by an inch dimen- 
sion. Between the two shelters it is roofed but open on the sides, 
In the center is a table on 4 posts made of small parallel poles 
forming the top, such as I once made in the Wasatch, then alay- 
er of dirt formed a hearth for an open fire on which they cooked. 
The man just took a piece out of a side of beef and barbecued it 
for us on the coals. It looks pretty well smoked up. Their cow 
just gave a pint of milk, the calf taking the rest. There are 3 
dittle pigs, 4 dogs, 5 turkeys, a dozen chickens of all sizes aialer 
