May 31, 1912 *5i 



6 or 7iniTi.: corolla purplish, 18 tnm. long, upper lip 5 mm. 

 long, straight, acute, the lower 3 mm. long, moderately gibbous, 

 2 mm. wide, the broadly lanceolate lobes i mm. long, the lateral 

 ones slightly iucurved at apex: pod 11 mm. long, 5 mm. wide at 

 the middle: seeds 2 mm. long, i mm. wide, shining, pitted. 



The type, in the herbarium of the Nevada Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, is Heller gjgo, collected August 11, 1908, at 

 the head of the middle canyon of the South Fork of the Hum- 

 boldt, above Lee post office, Elko county, Nevada, at an eleva- 

 tion of 103 )0 feet. The plants were growing on a bare slope 

 almost devoid of vegetation, the surface closely packed with 

 small stones and showing veiy little soil. 



This species somewhat resembles C. puberiila Rydb. from 

 Colorado, but is much smaller, more pubescent, and has a very 

 different flower. So far it and C. mconspicua Nelson and Ken- 

 nedy, of western Nevada, are the only representatives of the 

 group noted from the state. 



After spending several days about Lee post office, another 

 trip to the mountains being prevented by a rain storm at the 

 lower elevations and snow in the mountains, we started on the 

 morning of August 17th for Cave Creek in Ruby valley, on the 

 east side of the ranee. A rain storm about midafternoon caused 

 us to stop for the night at Toyn's, at the western entrance to 

 Harrison pass, the Fremont pass of the King Report. 



While Mr. Toyn's ranch, like all the others in the neigh- 

 borhood, is chiefly devoted to the growing of hay, he has a large 

 vegetable garden wherein are also bush fruits such as raspber- 

 ries and currants, and an orchard containing pear, apple, cherry 

 and plum trees. Fair crops of fruit are usually obtained from 

 these trees. The elevation is 5700 feet. 



The summit of Harrison pass lies at an elevation of 7000 

 feet, the formation granite. At places along the road, especi- 

 ally in the lower half of the ascent and below the granite, num- 

 erous springs seep out, and at several places small streams are 

 crossed. Sheep have pastured extensively here, and many bare 

 spots were in evidence. But few plants were obtained, one of 

 the mostjnteresting being a handsome white-woolly thistle which 



