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county, in rich loose soil in woods. It is rather common in that 

 section, and is also widely distributed in the State. 



ASARACEAE 



ASARUM MAjus (Ducharte) Coville, Cont. U. S. Nat. Herb. 4; 

 192. 1893. 

 Asarum Hookeri V2X. majus Ducharte, in DC. Prod. 15: 



Part I, 424. 1864. 

 Asarum Hartwegi S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 10: 346. 



1875. 

 No. 7989, collected June 5, on the plateau just above Shasta 

 Springs, Siskiyou county. It is common in that region, but 

 is less frequent at elevations under 3000 feet, although a few 

 plants were noted as low as 2400 feet. Plants without mottled 

 leaves are rare. The type is Hartweg's 364 from "montibus 

 Sacramento," somewhere along Bear river in Nevada county. 



Aristolochia californica Torr. Pac. R. R. Rep. 4: 128. 



1857. 

 No. 7882, collected in fruit May 29, on sandy river banks 

 at the bridge near Redding, Shasta county. It is plentiful there 

 as it is also at other places, but twining over shrubs and trees as 

 it does, is often passed by unnoticed. Bigelow obtained the type 

 at Corte Madera, Marin county. 



POLYGONACEAE 



Pterostegia drymarioides F. & M. Ind. Sem. Petrop. 3: 48. 



1835- 

 No. 757I5 collected March 22, on the summit of the ridge 

 east of South Butte, Marysville Buttes, Sutter county, growing 

 on the north side in damp places under overhanging rocks, the 

 plants green throughout and weak, sparingly pubescent, the 

 leaves of almost uniform size. The type is from Bodega Bay, 

 Sonoma county, where it is common, growing in almost pure 

 sand. 



