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132. Tephrosia Palmeri Watson. — During the month 

 of October its flowers were ochroleucous, and in the 

 same locality in March they were purple. 



684. Olneya Tesota Gray. — Buena Vista, La Paz, 

 San Jose and Espiritu Santo Islands (W. E. Bryant) ; 

 also, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Las Durasnillas to Arizona. 



139. Astragalus Nuttallianus DC. — A very 

 abundant species in the mountains during the spring 

 months, and persisting throughout the year about chip 

 piles and in damp locations, apparentl}^ then becoming 

 perennial. 



685. Acacia Rcemeriana Scheele ? — San Jose del 

 Cabo and by W. E. Bryant from Espiritu Santo Island. 

 The specimens seem to be the same as Pringle's 1739 of 

 1885 from Chihuahua. 



190. Acacia constricta Benth. — Also found by Mr. 

 Bryant on Espiritu Santo Island. 



686. Acacia Californica. — A tree about 5-8 m. 

 high, without spines, glabrous, the branches dark ash- 

 colored : pinnae a single pair on a pubescent rachis ; leaflets 

 two pairs, oblong or obovate, 15-30 mm. long, 20 mm. or 

 less wide, obtuse or retuse, veiny, the terminal pair un- 

 symmetrical: spikes i dm. or less long, densel}^ clustered 

 on the usually leafless branches, somewhat loosely flow- 

 ered: flowers 4-merous : calyx pubescent, i mm. long, 

 with obtuse lobes nearly half the length of the cream- 

 colored corolla: ovary 8-10 ovuled; pod not seen. 



This tree is very abundant in the region about La 

 Palma and Miraflores. It blossoms in April, and at that 

 time of the year its myriads of flowers are very conspic- 

 uous. The people call it " Guamuchlecillo," on account 

 of its resemblance to ' ' Guamuchle" {Pttheco/obiuni dnlce) , 

 and probably the pods do not produce the edible pulp of 

 the Pithecolohiuin, so the termination '• cillo '" is added. 



