68 BOTANY. 



Claytonia perfoliata, Don. Bot. Mag. t. 1336; Torr. & Gray, Flor. 1, p. 200 & 676. Near 

 San Francisco, California ; May. 



Claytonia parvifolia, Mocino, in DC. Prodr. 3, p. 361. C. filicaulis, Book. Flor. Bor.-Amer. 

 l,p. 224. McCumber's, Northern California; July. 



Calandrinia Menziesii, Hook. Flor. Bor.-Amer. l,p. 223, t. 10; Torr. & Gray, Flor. 1, p. 

 197. Fort Reading, California; April. 



Spraguea umbellata, Torr. Plant. Fremont, p. 4, t. 1. McCumber's, California. Crater Pass, 

 Cascade mountains, altitude 6,700 feet. At McCumber's this plant has acute leaves, erect flower 

 stems, and pale cream-colored flowers. On the summits of the Cascade mountains I found the 

 whole plant spread mat-like on the sand, small, with truncated leaves and purple flowers and 

 stems. 



STERCULACE^. 



Fremontia Californica, Torr. PI. Fremont, in Smilhson. Contrib. 6, p. 5, t. 2. Near Fort 

 Reading, California. July 27-30, in fruit. 



MALVACE.3E. 



Sidalcea malv^eflora, Gray. PI. Wright. 1, p. 16. McCumber's and Hat Creek, N. California ; 

 August 1 to 10 ; in flower. 



Sidalcea hirsuta, Gray. PI. Wright 1, p. 16. S. delphinifolia, Gray, PI. Fendl. p. 19, 

 McCumber's, July 29 ; in flower. 



Sidalcea Hartwegi, Gray. PI. Fendl., p. 209; Benth. PI. Harhu.p. 300. Fort Reading; 

 April, in flower. 



Malva borealis, Wallr.; Gray. PI. Fendl., p. 15. M. obtusa, Torr. &fGray, Flor. \,p. 225. 

 Common in the southern portions of the Sacramento valley. 



Malva hederacea, Dougl. in Hook. Flor. Bor.-Amer. 1, p. 107. Near Benicia; July 1, in 

 flower. 



LINACE^. 



Linum perenne, Linn.; Torr. & Gr. Flor. 1, p. 204; Hook. Flor. Bor.-Amer. 1, p. 106. 

 Common in northern California and Klamath basin ; used by the Indians for making twine, of 

 which they make nets for catching fish and birds. 



Linum Californicum, Benth. PL Hartu\,p. 298. McCumber's, Northern California; July. 

 Much smaller plant than the last ; flowers white. 



GERANIACE^. 



Geranium incisum, Nutt. G. albiflorum var. incisum, Torr. & Gr. Flor. I, p. 208. G-. albi- 

 florum, Hook. Flor. Bor.-Amer. 1, p. 116, t. 40. On the banks of a small tributary of the 

 Columbia, near the Dalles. October 1, in flower ; flowers nearly white. 



Erodium cicutarium. L'Herit., DC. Prodr. 1, p. 646 ; Torr. & Gray, Flor. 1, p. 208. Com- 

 mon in all parts of the Sacramento valley, in the Klamath basin, and on the Columbia. In 

 flower from June to November. 



OXALIDACEvE. 



Oxalis corniculata, {Linn.) Am.; D.C. Prodr., \,p. 692; Hook. Flor. Bor.-Amer. I, p. 117. 

 Willamette valley, O. T. ; October, in flower. San Francisco, California; November. 



Oxalis Oregana, Nutt. in Torr. & Gray, Flor. I, p. 211. Willamette valley, O. T.; October. 



