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of the desert are more caulescent and less hairy, more nearly re- 
sembling the ordinary form. 
Alsine glutinosa Heller. A few plants grew in the edge 
of a running stream at the southern base of the mountain. 
Montia parvifllora Howell. Common. 
Fremontia californica ‘Torr. Occasional. 
Lathyrus violaceus Greene, at the lower altitudes was re- 
placed by Z. daeteflorus Greene, above 6000 feet altitude. 
Lotus leucophaeus Greene. A few plants on Tehachapi 
road. 
Lotus crassifolius Greene. Frequent. 
Potentilla Nuttallizt Wehm. P. glandulosa nevadensis Wats. 
and P. mzllegrana Wats. in moist ground. 
Ribes Wilsonianum Greene, very abundant even to the 
mountain tops. 
Godetia Bottae Spach. var. Plentiful. 
Oenothera Palmert Wats. On Tehachapi plains. 
Velaea Parishit C. & R., Leptotaenia multihda Nutt., L. 
californica Nutt., Sanzcula nevadensts Wats., and Washingtonta 
brachypoda (Torr.) Heller, were well represented. 
The Compositae found were forwarded to Dr. H. M. Hall, 
and those worthy of special mention are referred to in his work 
on the “Compositae of Southern California.” One of our re- 
cent and most troublesome weeds, Lactuca scariola, has secured 
an apparently certain foothold in Antelope creek and around 
the lime works. 
Apocynum floribundum Greene. Antelope creek. 
Gilia leptomeria Gray. On the slope north of the mine. 
Hydrophyllum occidentale Wats. Abundant among the 
pines at the base of Mt. Cummings. 
Nemophila spathulata Coville. Quite common in many 
places under the live oaks. 
Convolvulus longipes Wats. On the roadside near the mine. 
Pentstemon Palmeri Gray, P. brevifiorus Lindl., P. glaber 
