102 SMITH; STUDIES IN THE GENUS LuPINUS—X 
are sometimes reduced to mere racemes, as noted by Watson, 
himself. in his L. Orcuttii, and often also to one or two flowers 
only (Bull. Torr. Club 48:222. 1921). I therefore now confess, 
that, to me at least, L. uncialis is nothing more or less than an 
extreme reduction of L. brevicaulis Wats., described by him at 
the same time and illustrated in the same plate. His figures do 
not disprove this conclusion, and same should be compared with 
my figure 46, showing variations in L. brevicaulis (Bull. Torr. 
Club 46: 397. I9I9). 
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. 
