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line. The species is remarkable for its thin leaves, deep green 

 above, with broad segments. The flowers are deep orange; and 

 the plant is probably abundant, since one having flowers with 

 such color grows in immense quantities on the surrounding 

 ridges, some of the patches so large that they may be seen when 

 many miles distant. 



EscHSCHOLTziA coviLLEi Greene, Pittonia, 5: 275. 1905. 



No. 7683, collected April 14, at Randsburg, Kern county, 

 on stony desert hillsides It is not uncommon, the flowers rather 

 bright yellow, fully an inch in diameter. In many respects this 

 resembles E. hypecoides^ but as it also has features in common 

 with E. covillei and the range is more, suitable for that species, 

 it is referred thereto. 



EsCHSCHOLTziA MiNUTiFLORA S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 11: 

 122. 1876. 

 No. 7672, collected April 13, at Kramer, San Bernardino 

 county, in the Mojave desert. According to Greene's key and 

 description this number belongs only here and not under E. 

 micrantha as might be expected, for it comes from the region 

 where Mrs. Curran obtained the type of the latter. It occurs as 

 scattered individuals, the petals fugacious, yellow, 6 mm. long. 



EscHSCHOLTziA CRUCTATA Cxreeue, Pittonia, 5: 279. 1905. 



No. 7608, collected April 6, on the rising ground back of 

 Kern City, Kern count}-. Miss Eastwood obtained it in this vi- 

 cinity April 8, 1893. The flowers are orange, and as the plant 

 is abundant, often growing over large areas, it is one of the fea- 

 tures of the landscape in early spring. The pale calyx is a lit- 

 tle curved at the apex; the very dark seeds nearly round, bareh- 

 I mm. in diameter, slightly tuberculate. It seems to be a well 

 marked species in both foliage and calyx. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA LOBBii Crreeue, Pittonia, 5: 290. 1905. 



No. 7575, collected March 22, at middle elevations on the 

 eastern slope of the ridge east of South Butte, Marysville Buttes, 



