March 14, 191 i 23 



and an cvero^reen Prunns, No. 102 (1), resemblino- the Portugal 

 Lanrel. Of annual and perennials, No. 13; Hugelia, No. 5 (2); 

 Delphiiiium 3 sp. No. 24, 26, 61 (:5); Leptosiphon androsaceus 

 and densiflorus; Collinsia bicolor; Convolvnlus No. 23 (4); Malva 

 No. 25 (5); Lupinus sncculentu.s and densiflorus; Castilleja No. 

 39 ((>); Oenothera No. 3, 44 (7); Chironia No. 39 (8). Of 

 bulbs Calochortus luteus, Cyclobothrya alba, Brodiaea congesta, 

 Calliprora flava, Hesperocordum lacteuni, and a Zygadenus 

 called Amole, of which the bruised roots serve as a substitute 

 for soap. 



"On June 22nd I left Monterey for the mission of Santa 

 Cruz, in company with an American gentleman, who obligingly 

 furnished me with a horse for the occasion. Santa Cruz is across 

 the bay, due north, of IMonterey, and at a distance of sixty miles 

 by land, whilst by water it does not exceed twenty-five miles. 

 Passing along the sea-shore over the plains, which present the 

 same vegetation as about Monterey, we arrived in the afternoon 

 at the mission, after a gallop of seven hours. This speed is the 

 usual mode of Californian travelling; on longer journeys some 

 horses are driven before, to serve on the following days. 



"The mountains of Santa Cruz are well wooded with Tax- 

 odium sempervirens, called by the American settlers redwood or 

 bastard cedar. In close forests it grows to an enormous size, 

 averaging 200 feet in height, with a stem of 6 to 8 feet in diam- 

 eter, which is as straight as an arrow, and clear of branches up 

 to 60 or 70 feet. One tree that is termed by the Americans 'the 

 giant of the forest,' is 270 feet high, with a stem measuring 55 



(1) PhOTINIA ARBUTIFOUA. 



(2) Navarretia atractyloides H. & A. 



(3) 26. D. SIMPLEX. 24. D. DECORUM. 61. D. CALIFOR- 

 NICUM. 



(4) Convolvulus californicus Chois. 



(5) SiDALCEA MALVAEFLORA. 



(6) C. FOLIOLOSA. 



(1) No. 3, GODETL-V RUBICUNDA; No. 44, G. PURPUREA. 



(8) Ervthraea Muhlexbergii Griseb. 



