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Festuca SUBULIFLORA Sciibn. in Macoiin, Cat. Can. PI. 5: 396. 

 1890. 



Festuca ambigiLa Vasey, Cont. U. S. Nat. Herb. 1: 277. 

 1893. Not Le Gall, Fl. Morbihau. 731. 1852. 



Festuca denticulata Beal, Grasses N, A. 3: 589. 1896. 



No, 8548, collected May 18, on the banks of Stevens creek 

 near Soda Rock, Santa Clara county, growing on a bank along 

 the roadside near shrubs, the plants in scattered tufts, not plen- 

 tiful. This is apparently the plant mentioned in Jepson's Flora 

 under the name F. denticulata Beal. The type was collected at 

 Goldstream, Vancouver island. The type of F. atnbigua Vasey 

 was collected at" Santa Cruz, in 1888, by C. L. Anderson." 



Melica imperfecta Trin. 



No. 8551, collected May 18, on the banks of Stevens creek 

 not far from Soda Rock, Santa Clara county, elevation sbout 

 800 feet, growing plentifully in thick clumps in shade on the 

 steep banks of the creek. 



Phalaris amethystina Trin. Phalar. 56. 1839. 



No. 8568, collected May 24, in the hills west of lyos Gatos, 

 growing in a shallow ravine near shrubs, elevation 750 feet, on 

 a slope facing eastward. The species is abundant at this one 

 place, but was not noticed elsewhere. It is said to range from 

 southern Oregon to Chili. 



Phalaris Lemmoni Vasey, Cont. U. S. Nat. Herb. 3: 42. 1892. 

 No. 355, collected May 22, by R. L. Pendleton, at Saratoga, 

 Santa Clara county, elevation 500 feet, growing in wet places. 

 This is only about half as large as P. amethystina^ but has a 

 much longer more slender spike. The type was collected at 

 "Santa Cruz, California." 



CYPERACEAE J. St. Hil. Expos. Fam. 1: 62. 1805, 

 Carex bifida Boott 



No, 8570, collected May 24, on the hills west of Los Gatos, 



