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longi ochroleuci. Hab. Nevada, ad Peavine [mountain near 
Reno] (Hillman). 
E. vimineum rigescens 199. Scapi stricti inferne lan- 
ati, folia subtus dense lanuginosa superne araneoso-canescentia 
ovata, flores intense purpurei vel rubri, involucrum ad faucem 
contractum 4% m. longum virens prominule angulosum. Hab. 
Nevada, ad Verdi (S. Doten). 
Var. californicum 199. Scapi flexuoso-divaricati pror- 
sus glabri, folia subtus breviter lanuginosa superne viridia, or- 
biculato-deltoidea vel subhastata, flores intense purpurei vel 
rubri, involucrum ad faucem apertum 3% m. longum rubens 
vixque angulosum. Hab. California, ad Petaluma (I. Tidstrom). 
Var. divergens 199. Folia superne virescentia, inflores- 
centia divaricata ramulis laxis divergentibus, involucrum 3 % m. 
longum ad dentes ciliatum, perigonium album. Hab. Nevada, 
ad higher Peavine [mountain near Reno] (Hillman). 
Var. oregonense 199. Folia undique incana, inflores- 
centia stricta ramulis confertis rigidulis, involucrum vix 3 m. 
longum ad dentes glabrum, perigonium dilute roseumn cum linea 
purpurea ad medium dorsi. Hab. Oregon orient., frequens in 
arenosis (Cusick n. 2163). 
E. restioides 199. Strictum ramosissimum habitu resti- 
aceo, scapi glabri multoties repetite 2-3-4 chotomi paniculam 
densam efformantes, folia longe petiolata orbiculato-reniformia 
obtusa basi cordata subtus tomentosa superne viridia sparseque 
araneosa, involucra sessilia axillaria 2%m. longa pauciflora 
glabra angulata obtuse dentata, flores albi minutissimi 1} m. 
longi. Hab. Nevada, ad Reno (J. Hillman). 
Affinis £. viminez Dougl. a quo habitu peculiari restiones 
nonnullos capenses vel australasicos revocante, inflorescentia 
foliisque conspicue recedit. 
