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LOASACE.'^:. Menlzelia. 



less than half a line long. — Torr. <^ Gray, Fl. i. 534; Watson, Bot. King Exp. 

 113, excl. vars. M. Veatchiana, Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. ii. Di), lig. 28. 



Dry valleys aiul foot-hills in early spring. Southetistorn California (Fort Tojon, Xanlus ; Mo- 

 havo Cruck, liiijclow, Cdn/iir), and on tin- I'astisrii side of the Sierra Nevada to Oregon ; also oast- 

 ward to ('ol(tnid() ami New Ali'xi('o. The liihereulato seeiU distinguish it from the next two. 



2. M. dispersa, W'uL.sou. Very siinilai' to tlio last, hut tho Icave-s ainuato- 

 touthed, soiiiutimos entire, rarely piiinatilid, the uppermost often ovate : calyx-lohes 

 a line long: capsule narrnwly linear-clavate: seeds very often in a single row, some- 

 what cubical, more ov h'ss grooved upon the angles, very nearly smooth. — I'roc. 

 Am. Acad. xi. 137. J/. albicauUs, var. intei/ri/olia, Watson, liot. King Exp. 114. 



Washington Territory and Oregon to Colorado ; Yosemite Valley {BolaiuUr) ; Gnadalupo 

 Island, rainier. Aii|)arently eonlined to rather higher altitudes than tiie last. 



3. M. micrantha, I'orr. ^ (J ray. Leafy, branched, 1 to 2^ feet iiigh : leaves 

 ovate, an incii long or less, somewhat sinuately toothed : flowers clustered, shorter 

 than the broad floral leaves : calyx-lobes a line long ; the ovate petals a half longer : 

 outer lilaments more or less dilatiul : capsule broadly linear, 3 to 5 lines long: seeils 

 few, irregularly angled, a line long, very nearly smooth. — Fl. i. 535. Bartonia 

 micrantha, Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey, 343, t. 85. 



Rarely collected. California (Z)oit(/te, Wallace); Clear Lake ( yu/Te//) ; Ojai, Peck/uim. Dis- 

 tinguished from the last by its foliage and habit, and especially by its shorter broader and few- 

 seeded capsules and larger secils. 



4. M. COngesta, Torr. & (!ray. Habit and foliage of M. alhicaulis ; a foot 

 high : flowers clustered at the ends of tlie branches, conspicuously bracted with 

 broad toothed bracts, Avhich are membranaceous at base: calyx-lobes 1^ to 2 lines 

 long : petals bright orange, 3 to G lines long : lilaments all filiform : capsule clavate, 

 half an incli long : seiids irregularly angled, minutely tuberculate, nearly a lino 

 long. — V\, i. 534 ; Watson, Hot. King Kxp. 114. 



A rare specic^s, on dry hillsides. Interior of Oregon {Nuttall) ; Sierra County {Lcinmvn) ; 

 near Austin, Nevaihi, ll'til.soii,. 



5. M. gracilenta, 'I'orr. it (Iray. Stems often simple, 1 to H feet high : leaves 

 narrowly lancecdati'., pinnatilid with many narrow lobes or sometimes only coarsely 

 sinuate-toothed : flowers usually clustered at the summit : calyx-lobes 2 to 5 lines 

 long : petals obovate to oblanceolate, rounded or acutish at the apex, 4 to 8 lines 

 long : capsule linear-clavate, ^ to 1 inch long : seeds in 3 rows, irregularly angled, 

 very minutely tuberculate, two thirds of a line long. — Fl. i. 534. M. albicauUs, 

 var. (jracilenta, Watson, Bot. King Exp. 114. 



From Los Angeles northward to the Sacramento ; also in Northwestern Nevada, Watson. Pos- 

 sibly a small form of the next species. 



■ G. M. Lindleyi, Torr. & Gray. Slender, 1 to 3 feet high, branched : leaves 

 ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 2 or 3 inches long, pectinately pinnatilid or only 

 coarsely sinuate-toothed : flowers axillary and terminal : calyx-lobes 5 to D lines 

 long, lanceolate : petals obovate, abruptly acuminate, an inch long : filaments all 

 very slender: capsule linear-clavate, 12 to 15 lines long: seeds as in the last. — 

 Fl. i. 533. Bartonia aurea, Lindl. Bot. Ileg. t. 3649 ; etc. 



Ikrely collected ; fust found by Jhuijlas, ]irobably in Central California, and introduced into 

 Hritish gardens, ami al'terwanl by liriilijfH ; Corral Hollow, Brewer. It is also reported as found 

 by Jiiijeioto on gravelly iiills near the Colorailo Kiver, but this locality is somewhat uncertain. 



§ 3. Seeds numerotis in double rows upon tlte 3 broad placentce, horizontal, Jlatfened, 

 suborbicular-winf/ed, minutely tuberculate or nearli/ smooth : Jlowers often 

 large and shou'ij : cali/x-limb 5-cle/l nearli/ to the base: pet(ds 5 or 10: 

 filaments numerous, the outer often more or less dilated or petidoid : capsule 

 broad, oblong : leaves sessile (or petioled in No. 8), sinuately toothed or pia- 

 natifid: biennials. — Bartonia, Torr. & Gray. {Bartonia, Mutt.) 



