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clusters. This is found in the Coast Mountains, and is a most 

 beautiful sight in full bloom. 



i. C. cunea'tus Nutt. Widely foanched with rigid branchlets. Leaves 

 opposite, spatulate or wedge-shaped, on very short petioles, paler on the 

 lower surface in lines. Flowers in small umbels which are close 

 togetluer on the branches, white or lavender. Pods with 3 erect 

 horns or crests. This is common throughout California to Oregon. 



j. C. crassifo'lius Torr. Erect shrub with rigid branches, the 

 young twigs clothed with white down. Leaves opposite, thick, white- 

 downy on the lower surface, obtuse or refuse at apex. Flowers in numer- 

 ous clusters on short peduncles, light blue or white, very densely 

 clustered. Capsule with 3 horn-like crests below the summit. This is 

 found in the Coast Mountains, especially in southern California. 



k. C. pineto'rum Coville. Low shrubs with flat tops and many 

 stiff, spreading branches. Leaves opposite, thick, glossy on the upper 

 surface, coarsely toothed. Flowers blue or white, rather large, in 

 many small clusters. Capsules large, red, with large, erect horns near 

 the apex and with crests between. On dry hills in the Sierra Xevada 

 and Coast Mountains. 



/. C. prostra'tus Benth. SQUAW-CARPETS, MAHALA MATS. Stems 

 forming mats, rooting. Leaves opposite, thick, with sharp teeth on 

 the margins, spatulate or wedge-shaped. Flowers blue, rather large. 

 Pods large, red, with 3 large, wrinkled horns at the apex and crests 

 between. Common in the mountains of California and extending 

 to Washington. 



MALVA'CE^. MALLOW FAMILY 



Herbs or shrubs with flowers generally showy. Calyx with 

 lobes valvate in the bud, often with an outer row of bracts 

 below, resembling another calyx. Petals 5, united at the base 

 of the stamen tube. Stamens numerous, united into a column 

 by their filaments, enclosing the. pistils. Anthers kidney- 

 shaped, 1-celled, except in Fremontia. Fruit a 3-10-celled 

 pod or a cluster of one- to several-seeded carpels, at the base 

 of the united styles, commonly called " cheeses." 



I. LAVA'TERA, Tree Mallow 



Stout shrubs, frequently planted as wind-breaks. Leaves 

 large, evergreen, 5-7-lobed. Flowers axillary, on long pedun- 

 cles. Calyx with an outer row of 8-6 leaflets. Carpels 1-seeded. 



