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same manner that the boys of Alta California do with the 

 seeds of Megarrhiza, and they call them by the same name : 

 " chilacayote." 



158. Galactia tenuifi.ora Willd, — Miraflores. 



159. Phaseolus, sp. — Fields at Miraflores. 



160. Phaseolus filiformis Benth. — San Jose del 

 Cabo. 



161. Phaseolus atropurpureus DC. Common. 



162. Phaseolus montanus. Annual, twining; stems 

 Yi m. long, minutely retrorsely scabrous: petiole shorter 

 than the leaflets; leaflets linear-lanceolate, rugosely vein- 

 ed, scabrous, the terminal one 6 cm. long or less, 4 mm. 

 wide, the lateral ones somewhat smaller; stipules lanceo- 

 late, striate, 2 mm. long: peduncles little shorter than 

 the leaves, 1-2 flowered: flowers yellow or ochroleucous, 

 small: calyx 4-toothed, tube 2 mm. long; teeth deltoid 

 ■4^ as long excepting the linear lower one which is nearly 

 as long as the tube; bractlets linear, striate, as long as 

 the tube: banner broader than long with a short claw; 

 wings equalling the banner: free stamen much thickened 

 at base and the scales prominent: pod 3-4 cm. long, 

 compressed, 5-7 seeded, slightly curved, long-pointed; 

 seed flattened, brown, marked with black spots. — Sierra 

 de San Francisquito. 



163. Rhynchosia minima DC. — Todos Santos, San 

 Jose del Cabo. 



164. Cajanus Indicus Spreng. ? Todos Santos. 



165. C^SALPiNiA pannosa Brandegec. Described 

 from small plants collected near Comondu. In the south- 

 ern part of the peninsula it is sometimes ten or fifteen 

 feet high, and is C. Mcxicana var. Californica of the 

 Xantus Collection. 



