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like a long stem, 1-4 in. long, extending down to the capsule, which 

 is underground. Corolla bright yellow, with petals ^ in. or more long. 

 Stigma capitate. This grows in moist places not far from the coast, 

 and blooms early. 



e. (E. campes'tris Greene. Annual, with many slender branches 

 from the root, 6 in. to nearly a foot high. Leaves narrow, linear, den- 

 tate. Calyx tube short, funnel-form, attached to the long linear 

 capsule, which often becomes somewhat contorted. Petals in. or 

 less long, bright yellow, sometimes spotted at base. Anthers versatile, 

 stigma capitate. This is generally many-flowered, and is quite com- 

 mon south of San Francisco. 



/. (E. cheiranthifolia Hornemann. Ste)ns decumbent, often 2 ft. or 

 more long, ivhite, with a close pubescence, especially on the younger parts. 

 Leaves oblanceolate to ovate, the upper sessile. Ovary and calyx 

 woolly. Petals yellow, generally turning greenish when withering. Pods 

 angled, becoming contorted. This is common on the sands along 

 the coast, chiefly south of San Francisco, and is quite variable. 



IV. GODE'TIA, "Farewell to Spring" 



Calyx tube prolonged beyond the ovary, funnel-shaped, 

 with reflexe^ lobes somewhat united, deciduous. Petals 4, 

 generally rose-color, often marked with spots of deeper color. 

 Stamens 8 in 2 sets, one shorter than the other, and ripen- 

 ing earlier ; anthers attached at the base. Stigmas 4, gen- 

 erally purple. Capsule 4-celled. The following species are 

 the most easily distinguished and most common. 



a. G. lep'ida Lindl. Annual,' erect herbs with white, shining 

 stems. Flowers in spikes. Tips of the calyx lobes free in the bud. 

 Petals rose-color, with a darker spot near the top. Capsule with a 

 single row of seeds in each cell, sessile, narrowed towards the apex, 

 ribbed, white-hairy. Monterey County to Oregon. 



b. G. amce'na Lilja. Stems loosely branching below, with widely 

 spreading branches. Flowers nodding in the bud, large and showy 

 (an inch or more in diameter). Petals w r hite, rose-color, or purple, 

 with a darker spot at the center. Capsules narrowed at both ends, 

 on short pedicels. From Monterey County northward. 



c. G. quadrivuTnera Spach. Sterns slender, a foot or two high. 

 Leaves narrow, entire or slightly denticulate, an inch or two long. 

 Tips of the calyx lobes slightly free in the bud. Petals purplish, about 

 half an inch long. Stigma lobes short, purplish. Capsule narrowed 

 to the top, ribbed and hairy. Seeds in one row in each cell. This 

 species is widely "distributed. 



