3S eONTKIBUTIONS' TO" WESTERN BOTANY NO. 15 * 



GLEOMELLA 



1 confess ccHnplete sympathy with the attitude of Parish in hh 

 criticism of Payson's treatment of this genus, only Parish was too mild, 

 l^uyf?on seems to have had very little experience with the genus, not 

 enough to give him any p^roper idea of the effect of ecological conditions. 



1 al^o■ confess decided opposition 

 tical Flora. An exan 



absence of stipules in the genus except in obtusifolia. Now I have ex- 



species 



uro fugacious, but readily seen in young parts. Another case is where 

 Rohin;on speaks of certain species having "axillary flowers". So far 



i'> I can find most of the species have the lower flowers axillary, uu.t 

 tliis character varies apparently in the development of the individual. 

 .'\n example is in G. Pahnerana Jones. The type material is relatively 

 >oiing'. tlie main floral axes not yet fully developed. This makes tli'e 

 lowers seem to be peculiarly axillary. Just the reverse of the case in 

 {^ longipes its nearest ally. The type of C. nana Eastwood is from al- 

 most tlie exact locality where C. Palmerana was gathered. At the time 

 I gathered C. Palmerana localities were not so definite as now. It would 

 now be called "road to Courthouse Wash." In those days Green River 

 wa.s the only town. Even Thompson's Springs was only a railroad name 

 Ihcn. Probably Valley City would be the best name for the t>'pe locality 

 row. I some years ago and after went to the type locality to study 

 further my C. Palmerana and' found only the form of Miss Eastwocl. 



norma 



conditions and variations noted in the field. The attmepts to base 

 characters on the comparative length of the filaments, and stipes are 

 puerile. The development of horns on the pods is a matter of maturity 

 I' A- r>'^^T^' ^'^? ^ows nothing of ecology and cares less is ex- 

 pected to make species on bug holes and accidental variations, and few 

 r^ople take him seriously any more. His C. comuta founded on a 

 specimen of mine ig an example. 



r lJr.1^!^! "^K ^J!'?;?^^^^ a^ treated by Payson we find him splitting 

 n'^;d° -f ^L"ll ™?fl^ ^'T -? C. Macbrideana Payson' My 



Hillmani. 



Hillman's being the typ 



yuucrgiaKes my specimens gathered at CainvillP TTfnl. 

 type 



among the leaves. 



This^I had referred to C longipes. 



ripe pod 



ofaee itwitr C l.t • ^ ^^\^^^A of leaves which mainfestlv 



arf all redifedl tli^"". ?'T ^^' *^ ^"^^^s of the inflorescence 



leTlif/ brae I W th ^''^?' l"^^'' ^^"P* ^°^ ^^^ '^'^ ^ natural 

 nes wt^^L' f?.lt.r^^^ -^y -- - a wjiile in longi- 



pes where most of the bracts ev^; To {ke vV tip of 'thrrac me 

 green There seems a trend ii. the genus for p3s to be oSately dTar 



^Tach' Tde'The'nt "^ *^ '% ^^r ^ ^^^ greaV devioped 



Z u!c J ^ ^^^^ ^'''"P ^'^ *^^ ^^ wider belnw aivT.^ 



or Itss of an ovate outline, but horns variabl 



are 



comuta 



