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coast species. Plentiful in the canon of tlie upper Rio Gila 

 in New Mexico ; also in Arizona, but not in California. 



3. M, GuADALUPENSis. Megarrliizu Guaddltqyeusis^^X^iB. 

 Proc, Am. Acad. xi. 138 (1876). Islands of tlie coast of Cali- 

 fornia, and southward on the Mexican island of Guadalupe. 



4. M. MACEOCARPA. EchinocysHs macrocarpa, Greene, 

 Bull. Calif. Acad. i. 188 (1885). In the southern counties 

 of California only ; Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Bernar- 

 dino, etc. 



5. M. FABACEA. EchinocysHs fahacea, Naud. Ann. Sci. 

 Nat. xii. 154* (1850). Megarrhiza Californica (Torr.), Wats. 

 Proc, Am. Acad. xi. 138 (1876). Middle California, both on 

 the coast and in the interior. The name Megarrhiza Cali- 

 fornica was printed io a Pacific Eailroad Keport (vol. vi. p. 

 74) as early as 1857, but without any clue to the identity of 

 the plant; so the earliest specific name available is that 

 given bv M, Naudin. 



6. M. Marah. Marah muricaia, KelL Proc. Calif. Acad. 

 i. 38 (1854). Megarrhiza Marah, Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 1. c, 

 Tlie name Micrampelis mitricaia must needs designate a 

 Brazilian species (Momordica miiriccda of Yellozo) pub- 

 lished in 1825. 



7. M. Oeegona. Sicyos Oregonus, Torr. & Gray Fl. i- 



542 (1840). Megarrhiza Oregona, Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 1. c. 

 Oregon and Washington. 



8. ■ M. Watsoni. EchinocysHs m^/r/m/a, Kell. Proc. Calif. 

 Acad. i. 57 (1854). Megarrhiza muricafa, Wats. I.e. (1876). 

 Echinocysfis Watsoni, Cogn. DC. Monogr. Phaner. iii. 819 

 (1881). A somewhat rare species of the foothills on both 

 sides of the Sacramento valley in middle California. 



