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fleeted light, being the only species of a genus in- 

 digenous nowhere in the world outside of Cali- 

 fornia ; and it is juster, I think, to call it by the name 

 which John Torrey, its first botanical describer, 

 gave it Fremontia Calif ornica in honor of "The 

 Pathfinder," who discovered it and whose inde- 

 fatigable labors brought to light so much of Cali- 

 fornia's floral riches. 



