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of the Platte to northern Nevada, and south to north- 

 ern Mexico and southern California." 



Collected on McElmo Creek, widely distributed through 

 the region. 



The seeds are found stored in the Cliff Dwellers' 

 ruins, and were probably used as food. The Utes and 

 Navajos of the adjacent reservations are said to collect 

 them at the present time for food. 



121. Eriogonum alatum Torr., Sitgreaves' Rep., 168, t. 

 viii. 



Type locality: " On the Zuni River." 



Collected in fruit near the head of Willow Creek. 



122. Eriogonum cernuum Nutt. Journ. Phil. Acad. Sci., 

 N. S.,i, 162. 



Habitat: "On the plains of the Oregon and in the 

 Rocky Mountains." 



Collected on McElmo Creek; also noted along the San 

 Juan. It is a widely spread species, usually abundant. 



123. Eriogonum cernuum var. umbraticum n. var. 

 This differs from the typical form in several character- 

 istics. Stems leafy almost to the inflorescence, pedicels 

 longer and more slender, spreading downwards rather 

 than deflexed, 3^-2 cm. long, outer divisions of the peri- 

 gonium obcordate and less spreading. 



This was collected along the San Juan River, between 

 McElmo and Montezuma Creeks. It grew in the shade 

 of the cottonwoods, hence the varietal name. I collected 

 it in 1892 along McElmo Creek. It seemed rare. 



124. Eriogonum Wetherillii n. sp. 



Leaves orbicular, obtuse or obliquely truncate at base, 

 tomentose below, sparingly so above, 10 mm. in diameter, 

 on tomentose petioles somewhat longer than the blade; 



