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The foothills soiitwestward from Bishop, distant three of 

 four miles from the town, were visited twice. They are cov- 

 ered with immense granite boulders, as indeed are all the foot" 

 hills of the Sierra on this side. Along the base of these hills 

 Ktinzia glandiilosa is of frequent occurrence, and Ephedra viv' 

 idis is found occasionally. 



About two hours were spent on the hills west of Big Pine^ 

 fifteen miles south of Bishop, the most distant point visited. 



All told, 185 numbers were obtained in Inyo county, all 

 from the valley or in the foothills of both mountain ranges, the 

 most of them at altitudes of from 4000 to 5000 feet, and no point 

 as high as 6000 feet was touched. The season was an excep- 

 tionally good one, for abundant rain for that part of the country 

 had fallen during the winter and spring. In fact the weather 

 conditions were responsible for such an early abandonment of 

 the field. The territory accessible from Laws was worked out 

 for the time being, and the late-lying snows in the mountains 

 prevented a move to higher altitudes. 



A few numbers were obtained near Mina, Esmeralda county, 

 Nevada, while waiting for train connections. 



Four trips were made after my return home, one to the out- 

 skirts of San Francisco in San Mateo county, where a new Li- 

 gusticum was found; one to Mt. Tamalpais, which yielded a new 

 Cryptanthe and the rare Phacelia suaveolens^ and two to the 

 vicinity of Monterey, where Dudleya Helleri was obtained for 

 the first time since the collection of the type in 1903. 



The unfortunate destruction by fire of the invaluable her- 

 barium and library of the California Academy of Sciences seri- 

 ously handicapped the work of identifying this collection, but 

 my thanks are due to Professor W. A. Setchell of the University 

 of California for courtesies extended while verifying determina- 

 tions at Berkeley, and to Professor Greene for the determination 

 of the Papaveraceae and certain other difficult groups. 



