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latis, pinguibus, paulo acute angulatis, dense atro-cinereis macu- 
latis. 
Erect, branched about 10 cm. above the base, the branches 
nearly erect, slender, and somewhat fistulose; leaflets about 20 
mm. long, cuneate, the apex rounded or 
emarginate, pale green, whitened below with 
conspicuous short subappressed hairs; whorls 
two or three, flowers small, 12-13 mm. long, 
spreading in anthesis; calyx only 7 mm. 
long, the hairs spreading or retrorse-spread- 
ing and about I mm. long, lower-lip two- 
toothed; banner 11 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, 
wings not ciliate, keel straight, all the petals er 
white or pale: pods pale straw-colored; seeds 
about 4 x 3.5 mm., plump, somewhat acutely ane 
angled, densely spotted with dark gray. 
CALIFORNIA. Los Angeles County: Rock Fic. 27. Lup 
Creek, desert slope of the San Gabriel Cath ce agree 
Mountains, 2-4 July, 1908, Abrams & Mc-  gyyams oe MiGriiey Ga 
Gregor 551 (Type, DS 9585; type-dupli- (Ds 9585). 
cates, US, NY, G). 
Apparently this form has a number of unique characters. 
Specimens collected in late May or early June would be interesting. 
Named si one of the collectors, my friend Ernest Alexander 
McGreg 
6k. Lupinus densiflorus altus var. nov. [Fic. 28.] 
Ramosus, 30-60 cm. latus, ramis pedunculisque elongatis, 
caulibus ramisque laxe villosis et pedunculis petiolisque dense 
villosis, pilis 1 mm. longis: petiolis 10-20 cm. longis; verticillis 6-7, 
distinctis; floribus 14 mm. longis, pandentibus; calyce ebracteolato, 
8 mm. longo, subter dense pandento-pubescenti, labio geile 
recto, paulo inflato, 3 mm. lato, 2-dentato, dentibus I mm 
sinu dentis vestigio plus minusve instructo: petalis albis; vexillo 
I3 mm. longo, 7 mm. lato, apice rotundato, paullatim contracto in 
unguem; alis 12 mm. longis, dense ciliatis ad basin superne; carina 
curvata: legumina seminaque non vidi. 
Branched above the base, 30-40 cm. tall, the branches and 
peduncles elongated, branches loosely villous, the peduncles and 
petioles densely villous with hairs 1 mm. long; whorls six or seven, 
