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Although L. Lobbii does not properly come under the prov- 

 ince of this paper, some interesting facts concerning it have been 

 discovered. Never properly described, it is impossible from lit- 

 erature to determine definitely what the plant may be. Know- 

 ing that the species now described as L. alpinns belonged to the 

 same group, I felt that it would be unwise to either describe it 

 as new or to call it L. Lobbii without obtaining more informa- 

 tion about the latter species. Miss Eastwood informed me that 

 Lobb's specimen is in England, and that it is not really the type. 

 Watson drew up the description, such as it is, from Brewer 2085 

 in the Gray Herbarium. This, as already noted, differs consid- 

 erably from our Mt. Rose plant. 



Through the kindness of Dr. H. M. Hall, of the University 

 of California, I have been able to examine their specimen of 

 Brewer 20S '5, which is said to occur "over all dry hills" near 

 Ebbett's Pass, California. From the evidence at hand, it seems 

 likely that Brewer included more than one thing under his no. 

 2085, for the floral parts of the specimen in the herbarium of the 

 University of California are shorter and broader than are those 

 of the type, and resemble very much those of L. alpinus. The 

 inflorescence, though, is more elongated than is that of L. alpinns. 

 With the possibility that Brewer confused two different plants 

 under one number, one can not be at all sure that Lobb's speci- 

 men, which theoretically should be the type of L. Lobbii, is of 

 that species. It may be something quite different. 



