CONTRIBUTIONS TO WRYFERN BOTANY 119 
in an hour. Weather fair and still, everything frosted, left for 
Tucson at 4.40,with ail baggage checked for Pomona, feel much 
relieved, nothing now to do but ride home, have had sour stom- 
ach for several days, and got a package of soda for it and feel 
somewhat better now. They are plowing, and some wheat is up. 
Plenty of water here. Got to Tucson at 6 p. m. 
Dec. 5, now at Banning, cold and still, did not sleep much 
last night and my stomach much upset as if I have an infection. 
It surely is good to be this near home. 
Dec.6 got home duly, and was taken down at once witk a very bal 
lumbago that made it very painful getting up and followed by 
ulcerated teeth and a temperature of 105°, so that 1 knew I had 
a serious infection which I began to control by medication. Then 
the teeth had to come out, and my doctor insisted on the hospital 
had the case under control. So next day my pressure was nor 
mal but the lumbago continued. Another doctor friend eaid I 
had rheumatism, eo I began eating oranges and my trouble quit, 
but was Purgatory while it lasted. : 
After a few months of labeling I was at Berkeley consulting the 
Brandegee herbarium, for there was no one in California who was 
familiar with Mexican plants. ThenI had another siege with 
lumbago and upset it with oranges. I doctored myself and eae 
ily nearly always and never had any faith in the theory that bat 
teeth and rheumatism had any causative relation. 
CACTACE. 
THE FANTASTIC CLAN. 
igstatenent in this 
led me to goover '& 
hould not be permitted 
California ‘constellations’ of 
of this bype 
: here in California nor 
hug masses’ anyW et 
banks of the Colora 
does it grow nearer than Ts ob A jatioeade ape 
and many miles from Victorville, 
