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1. C. ALBUS Dougl. Flowers subglobose, 

 nodding; glandular pit of sepals shallow; with 4 

 transverse scales; flowers white. San Mateo. 

 Marin County. Summer. 



2. PULCHELLUS Dougl. Flowers subglobose, 

 nodding; glandular pit of sepals deep and cov- 

 ered by stiff appressed hairs; flowers yelloAV. 

 Napa. Summer. 



3. C. LILACINUS Kellogg. Flowers pale-lilac; 

 erect; pedicels slender, recurved in fruit. 

 Oakland Resorvoir. Lagunitas. Summer. 



4. C. LUTEUS Dougl. Flowers and capsules 

 erect on stout pedicels; glands of the sepals 

 rounded and about as broad as the claw; color 

 of inner sepals variable (yellow, white or 

 lilac) marked with purple. Common. Sum- 

 mer. 



5. C. VENUSTUS Benth. Flowers and cap- 

 sules erect on stout pedicels; gland of the inner 

 sepals much narrower than the claw; color of 

 inner sepals white or lilac, with a reddish spot 

 near the top, and a purple spot bordered with 

 yellow. Contra Costa Range. Summer. 



Family 3. MELANTHACE.E, 



Anthers extrorse. Ovary 3-celled; styles 3. 

 Capsule septicidal. Testa of the seeds not crus- 

 taceous. 



