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dicates that it varies from very light purple tinted to rose-red 

 when fresh, and at maturity or when dry, usually yellowish. 



A plant collected by Mrs. Elwood Cooper, of Elwood, near 

 Santa Barbara, California, in the Santa Inez mountains, was 

 sent by Watson to M. Lojacono, of Palermo, Sicily, who de- 

 scribed it as var. discolor. Although we have not seen this 

 specimen, we have visited the region of the type, and were not 

 able to find any distinct variations in the plant as it grows there. 

 There is also nothing in the description of the variety but that 

 can be found in any large collection of the species. It varies 

 very considerably as to the size of the plant. For example, a 

 plant collected by J. A. Reid in rich soil around Stockton, Cali- 

 fornia, has leaflets 45 mm. long by 16 mm. wide, with flowering 

 heads 20 mm. in diameter, while a plant collected on the Moke- 

 lumne river by Hansen has leaflets 14 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, 

 with flowering heads 10 mm. in diameter. The specimens range 

 between these two extremes. Another plant collected by Heller 

 has medium sized leaves with heads 25 mm. in diameter. 



California 



Specimens examined — Alameda counly: Berkeley, Hall, 

 April, 1899, Michener and Bioletti, May 8, 1892; Miss Walker, 

 April 18, 1907; Berkeley Hills, Tracy 660. 



. Imador counly. Hansen 21 , j6o. 



Butte counly. Mrs. Austin 64; in fields, Mrs. Bruce -•/-■/•' 

 Berry canyon, 1 feller 5500. 



/■'/< wo counly: Fine Ridge, //all and C 'handler 79. 



Kern counly. Kern Canyon, Heller //~<>- 



Los Angeles counly. I, us Angeles, Jones 7476; near Los 

 Angeles, Hall, April, 1903; [nglewood, Abrams 257, 3247; Pas- 

 adena, Fritchy 84, Grant T314, Jones 7/77; McPherson, Fritchy 

 2(j; plains, Ha <. April, [891; Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, 

 Mrs. Trask, May, [897. 



Mendocino county. Ukiah, /inlander /./_>. 



Monterey county: Tessajara Hot Springs Elmer f2p<; on 

 Salinas road near Del Monte, I feller, May 8, [903. 



