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libus arenosis juxta Monterey." Benthani\s dcscriptian, and 

 the place of collection place this plant beyond a doubt, and as 

 the older name, rigida should be substituted for viscidula. 



CoREl'HROGYNE FILAGINIFOUA (H. & A.) Nutt. Trans. Am. 

 Phil Soc. T: 290. 1840. 



Asterl JUagini/olius H. & A. Bot. Beech. 146. 1833. 



No. 8406, collected July 24, in moist grassy places along 

 the beach near Point Pinos light house, Monterey county. A 

 large plant, the procumbent tangled stems nearly two feet long. 

 From type locality, "Monterey, California." Apparently not 

 extending around to the town of Monterey. 



Xylorrhiza tortifoUx\ (T. & G.) Greene 



No. 831 1, collected May 22, on the plain between Laws and 

 the White mountains, Inyo county, growing about low desert 

 shrubs. A showy species, with large deep lavender colored flow- 

 ers, the leaves variable. 



EHgeron tephrodes Greene, Leaflets, 1: 222. 1906. 



No. 8315, collected May 23, in the foothills west of Bishop, 

 Inyo county, in moist grassy places near the house in "McGee's 

 meadows." A handsome perennial, several stems from each 

 root, the flowers bluish. 



AcAMPTOPAPPUS SHOCKLEYi Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 17: 208. 

 1882. 

 No. 8368, collected June 5, near Mina, Candelaria county, 

 Nevada. Rather plentiful, both in gravel here and thereon the 

 plain, or in ravines among the hills. The type was collected in 

 the same county at Candelaria, some distance south of Mina. 



Gnaphalium bicolor Bioletti, Erythea, 1: 16. 1893. 



No. 8137, collected April ir, in Madera county among 

 granite boulders about three miles above Pollasky. The type 

 came from San Diego. The species is widely distributed, being 

 plentiful on the sand hills along the railroad between Del Monte 



