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monophylla, Torr. & Frem., is more common at this altitude. 
The younger trees, with their large lateral and persistent 
cones, and long leaves, look quite handsome, but the older 
ones with gnarled and twisted trunks are unsymmetri- 
cal and ragged. A few trees of Forestiera Neo-Memi- 
cana, Gray, occupying a shady slope, and Ceanothus vestitus, 
Greene, and C. divaricatus, Nutt., the only representatives of 
this family, were noted. Some of the hillsides, devoid of 
brush and almost wholly covered with Lupinus Chamissonis, 
var. longifolius, Wats., presented quite a gorgeous appearance. 
On the richer banks along the path, Syntrichopappus Lem- 
moni, Gray, Troximon retrorsum, Gray, Microseris lineart- 
folia, Gray, with glandular peduncules, Lotus leucophyllus, 
Greene, and Eulophus Pringlei, C. & R., were in flower. 
At the head of King’s Cafion, Claytonia spathulata, Dougl., 
and Pentstemon ternatus, Torr., grew rather sparingly. 
Around Lancaster the majority of the spring plants were 
in bloom and the following less common species were 
observed and deemed worthy of record: 
Gilia tricolor, Benth. Astragalus acutirostris, 
‘G. Matthews, Gray. Wats. 
G. floccosa, Gray. Lupinus Shockleyi, Wats. 
G. latiflora, Gray. CGinothera gaureefiora, 
G. inconspicua, Dougl. 
Malacothrix glabrata, Gray. 
M. sonchoides, T. & G. 
Glyptopleura setulosa, Gray. 
Anisocoma acaule, T. & G. 
Rafinesquia Neo-Mexicana, 
Gray. 
Aplopappus interior, Coville 
Streptanthus inflatus, Greene 
Lepidium Fremonti, Wats. 
Delphinium recurvatum, 
Greene. 
Canbya candida, Parry. 
Astragalus dispermus, Gray 
T. & G. 
(. Palmeri, Wats. 
Ci. caespitosa, Nutt. 
CZ. brevipes, Gray. 
CZ. dentata, Cavanilles, var. 
grandiflora, Wats. 
Coldenia brevicalyx, Wats. 
Pectocarya setosa, Gray. 
Phacelia bicolor, Torr. 
P. Mohavensis, Gray. 
Nama pusillum, Lemmon. 
Malva exile, Gray. 
Spheralcea ambigua, Gray. 
Lycium Cooperi, Gray. 
