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Lake county^ where I collected it on the slopes of Mt. Sanhedrin 

 at 4000 feet or more. A woodland species, first collected by 

 Douglas. 



Viola pedunculata T. & G. Fl. N. A. 1: 141. 1838. 



No. 8438, collected April 20, in San Mateo county near 

 Lake Merced, elevation 200 feet, along the Ocean Shore tracks 

 on a grassy sandy slope, where it was plentiful. One of our 

 handsomest species, the golden yellow petals veined with purple. 

 An inhabitant of open grassy places, usually in gravelly soil, 

 ranging from the Bay region to the southern end of the State in 

 the coast region, the type collected by Douglas. 



Viola purpurea Kellogg, Proc. Gal. Acad. 1: 56. 1855. 



Viola Kelloggii Aven Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 17: 

 100. 1904. 

 , No. 8608, collected May 31, on Copernicus Peak,- Mt. Ham- 

 ilton, Santa Clara county, elevation 4300 feet, on a grassy slope 

 facing westward, where it was abundant. The plants were 

 much branched, decumbent at base, forming a mat-like mass. 

 The leaves are "obtusely crenate" as iu the original, but the 

 upper ones are more lanceolate. Professor Nelson has made a 

 synonym on account of mistaking 1873 as the date of publica- 

 tion for this species, there being a V ptirp2ti'ea Stev. 1856. 



LOASACEAE Reichb. Consp. 160. 1828. 



ApROLASiA AUREA (Lindl.) Rydb. , , 



No. 86x6, collected May 31, on Mt. Hamilton, Santa Clara 

 county, elevation 4200 feet, on the eastern slope just below the 

 observatory. It is a very handsome species, the large golden 

 yellow flowers with a reddish center. The specimens were col- 

 lected early in the afternoon, the flowers fully open at that time. 

 Greene says "fl. vespertine," in his Manual, and Jepson "flowers 

 opening in the evening and remaining open during the morning 

 of the next day." The plant mentioned under this name on 

 page 100 is another species, perhaps A. nt'tens. ^ 



