FLORA OF THE PACIFIC COAST 



large palmately lobed leaves, also belongs to this 

 association but does not occur south of Oregon. 



LOCALITIES OF SPECIAL BOTANICAL INTEREST 



TUCSON, ARIZONA. Here are located the Desert 

 Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution 

 and the University of Arizona. The surrounding ter- 

 ritory affords splendid opportunities for the study 

 of desert flora. 



SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. The mesa flora is here of 

 particular interest and is abundant to the north and 

 east of the exposition grounds. Visitors to Tia Juana 

 should take private conveyance in order to drive to 

 the westernmost boundary monument, where Agave 

 shawii may be seen, and to return by way of the 

 Silver Strand in order to study the beach flora. 

 Back of San Diego will be found a highly interest- 

 ing mountain region, dominated by Cuyamaca Peak, 

 considerable areas of which extend well into the 

 yellow pine belt. El Campo, forty miles east from 

 San Diego, is in the midst of a chaparral flora of 

 exceptional interest since desert and Mexican ele- 

 ments are much in evidence. Annual flowering 

 plants are abundant in springtime, filling in all 

 spaces left vacant by the shrubs which are them- 

 selves often brilliant with the blood-red flowers of a 

 climbing Lathyrus. El Campo is on the San Diego- 

 El Centro stage line. Those traveling by private 

 conveyance should return via Pine Valley and the 

 Viejas Grade. The desert flora may be observed by 

 continuing easterly to Mountain Springs 



RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. The mesa and foothill 

 flora may be examined to best advantage by taking 

 the electric cars to the Bloomington plains or the 

 daily San Jacinto auto-bus to "the fill" on Box 

 Springs Grade and walking back cross-country to 

 Eighth and Ottawa streets where return transpor- 

 tation may be had. 



REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. San Timoteo Canon, back 

 of Smilev Heights, should be explored for its pro- 

 fusion of annuals intermixed with chaparral. Mill 

 Creek Canon is very interesting botanically. 



SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA. The electric line 

 to Arrowhead Hot Springs will carry one to the 

 heart of the chaparral belt. Annuals grow in abun- 

 dance around the mouth of Waterman Canon, 

 crossed by the same line. 



Los ANGELES AND PASADENA. Numerous electric 

 lines lead to Hollywood, Altadena, Sierra Madre, and 

 other foothill stations as far east as San Bernardino. 

 The Mount Lowe Railway takes one into the edge of 

 the yellow pine belt in a few hours. More will be 



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