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6. NARTHECIUM 



1. Narthecium californicum Baker, Jour. Linn. Soc., vol. 15, p. 

 351. 1876. 



N. ossifragum var. occidentale A. Gray, in Bolander, PI. Calif., p. 15. 1870. 

 Abama-Abama calif ornioa Heller, Cat. N. Am. PL, p. 36. 1898. 



Type locality. "Swamps at Eed Mountains." (Mendocino 

 County.) 



Range. In the Sierra north from the Yosemite region and in the 

 North Coast Ranges of California, extending into southern Oregon. 



Zone. Transition and Canadian. 



Specimens examined. Sierra County, Lemmon 585; side of 

 Downieville Peak, Lemmon, September, 1877; Tuolumne Canon, 

 Yosemite, 7,500 feet, F. M. Reed, July 21, 1911 (U. C. no. 161233). 



7. TOFIELDIA 



1. Tofieldia occidentalis Wats., Proc. Am. Acad., vol. 14, p. 283. 

 1879. 



Type locality. "N. California (Mendocino County, n. 1022 Kell. 

 & Harf.) to Washington Territory (Cascade Mountains, Lyall)." 



Range. Pacific Coast states. 



Zone. Canadian to Hudsonian. 



Specimens examined. Half-moon Lake, Tahoe, 7,760 feet, Mc- 

 Gregor 63; Alta meadows, Tulare County, Mrs. Brandegee, August 

 1, 1895; Gilbert Lake and Kearsarge Pass, Tulare County, S. W. 

 Austin 367 ; wet meadows on Little Kern River, 9-10,000 feet, Purpus 

 5232; along streams on Hockett's meadows, Tulare County, 8,500 feet, 

 Hall and Babcock 8458. 



While this species can usually be separated without difficulty from 

 T. glutinosa (Michx.) Pers. of the east, I am at a loss in trying to find 

 characters by which T. intermedia Rydb. (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, vol. 

 27, p. 528. 1900) can be distinguished from Dr. Watson's species; 

 certainly those differences pointed out by Dr. Rydberg as distinguish- 

 ing his species from the eastern T. glutinosa are precisely those defin- 

 ing T. occidentalis. 



8. ZYGADENTJS 



1. Zygadenus venenosus Wats., Proc. Am. Acad., vol. 14, p. 279. 



1879. 



Type locality. Not given ; Monterey County according to the label 

 on the type collection by Brewer. 



