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31, 1882, Herbarium of the University of Minnesota); Aiken, South Carolina 

 (W. M. Canby, May, 186!l, Herbarium of J. M. Coulter) ; Florida (Chapman, 

 National Herbarium) ; Hockley, Texas (W. F. Thurrow, 1890, Herbarium of J. 

 'M. Coulter); Wilmington, California (C. G. Pringle, March 31, 1882, Herbarium 

 of J. M. Coulter). 



17. P. Bigelovii, Gray. — 37;! mm. to 75 mm. high; leaves linear to filiform, 

 obtuse, smooth or minutely pubescent, entire or slightly denticulate; spike 6| 

 mm. to 31] mm. long, loosely or densely Howered; scape slightly, hairy, 50 mm. 

 to 100 mm. long ; sepals broadly oval, obtuse, scarious with a thick center; fiowers 

 twice as large as those of P. pusilla, stamens exserted but not as long as the style 

 (Plate 20) ; capsule conical, slightly longer than the calyx, circumscissile below 

 the middle, 5 or 6-seeded; seeds light brown, surface dull, minutely pitted, cross 

 section slightly irregularly lobed (Plate C, Fig. 3); longitudinal section oval 

 (Plate F, Fig. 3); size ll mm. x i mm.; hilum at center of seed. 



Moist and saline soil western United States. 



Specimens examined: Vacaville, California (W. L. Jepson, May 31, 1891, 

 National Herbarium); Vacaville, California (W. L. Jepson, May 31, 1891, Herba- 

 rium of the University of Minnesota) ; North Lower California (Sandberg Col*- 

 lection, March, 188(>, Herbarium of the University of Minnesota). 



