124 BOTANY. 
has it, without fruit, from Dr. Palmer, obtained in New Mexico) is inclined 
to regard it as G. Drummondii. I believe it will prove distinct from either, 
in which case it might appropriately bear the name of G. Palmeri. 
GAURA PARVIFOLIA, Torr. (in Ann. Lyc. New York, 2, p.200). (G. coccinea, 
Nutt., var. of T. & G.)—Perennial, much branched from the base; branch- 
lets, leaves, and fruit hoary puberulent ; leaves 4—#’ long, linear, irregu- 
larly and sparingly denticulate; calyx-tube 3-5’ long, a little longer than 
the lobes ; stigmatic indusium deeply 4-lobed, and slightly folded around the 
lobes of the stigma; appendages to the filaments rather large, 1” long; 
mature fruit suddenly contracted into a thickish neck at its lower third, 
above acutely 4-angled, intervening faces deeply concave, apex obtuse, 
acute, or even apiculate; style at base slightly villose. Evidently the 
nearer affinity of this plant is with G. coccinea, but since in addition to its 
smaller leaves the stigmatic indusium is constantly 4-lobed, I feel. bound 
to keep up the distinction and restore the old name. The bracts too are 
smaller than in G. coccinea, and not caducous as in G. Drummondii, to which 
it has also some points of resemblance.—Cottonwood and Camp Grant, 
Ariz. (349). 
Gaura surruLTa, Engelm. (Pl. Lindh. p. 196).—1-2° high, villose, 
bearded with long, spreading hairs; branchlets, flowers, and bracts glabrous; 
leaves smoothish, lanceolate, attenuated at either end, repand-denticulate, 
lower ones broader, petioled; rachis roughened by the adnate pedicels from 
which the fruit has fallen; fruit ovate-pyramidal, glabrous, acutely four- 
angled, sides concave and hardly roughened. Flowers sometimes tri- 
merous; appendages at the base of the filaments rather large; stigmatic 
indusium 4-parted and free (its tips at least) from the stigma.—Arizona. 
GavuRA PARVIFLORA, Dougl.—vValley of the Gila, Arizona (768); Utah. 
LOASEZE. 
CEvVALLIA* sinuaTa, Lagasca—-Genus of a single species so far as 
known.—Limestone rocks, Camp Bowie, Ariz. (480). Stings the hand like 
a genuine nettle. 
* CEVALLIA, Lag.—Tube of the plumose calyx sbort, oblong; 5 linear lobes erect. Petals 5, 
pluniose, erect, as long as and similar to the sepals. Stamens 5, erect, filaments very short; anthers 
