56 l\Inhlenberg-ia, Volnme 8 



Having returned to Lee post office, a trip up Rattlesnake 

 canyon was undertaken on August 25th. The place proved 

 true to its name, for immediately upon entering the canyon a 

 large rattlesnake was found sunning itself near the trail. Need- 

 less to state, there was soon one snake less in the region. 



With the exception of Eriogomon Baileyi and Acrolasia 

 integrifolia^ found at 6400 feet before the canyon was entered, 

 no plants were collected until an elevation of 8500 feet was at- 

 tained, where a fine clump of Saiix Scoiileriaiia was growing in 

 a meadow along the stream. 



At 8800 feet in a marshy place there was an abundance of 

 Verat7'iim californicmn. I was surprised to find this species so 

 far east. It probably does reach the Rocky mountains, and is 

 found in western Oregon, but in northeaatern Oregon, in the 

 Blue mountains, is replaced by V. Jonesii. While classed as a 

 poisonous plant, I have seen many plants in both California and 

 Nevada that had been eaten off by sheep. 



A beautiful form of Mimulus Lewisii was found at 8900 

 feet. The flowers were deep crimson. The form occurring in 

 the Sierra Nevada has pinkish flowers with vellow in the throat. 

 A plant referred to Ligiisticnni Cusickii by Dr. Rose was also 

 plentiful. 



Near the head of the canyon are several small lakes, and 

 about one of these was what Dr. Greene says is an undescribed 

 Oreosterama, and a beautiful one it is, the flowers bright violet. 



At about 9600 feet the canyon ends, and one encounters the 

 main range. The summit of the saddle lies at loioo feet. On 

 the steep slope at loooo feet Smelowskia americana, the strange 

 looking Senecio seridophylhis, and a plant provisionally referred 

 to Oreochrysiini Parryi were found. 



On the crest of the saddle about rocks was Achillea lanu- 

 losa. This would probably be referred by Dr. Rydberg to his 

 A. alpicola on account of its low stature and dark margined in- 

 volucral bracts. We have the same thing, but two or three 

 times taller, from near Reno, collected at 8000 feet. Both have 

 very broad, notched ray flowers. Until belter characters are 

 assigned to alpicola than small size and dark margined bracts, 



