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bounds in this group are, but apparently felt our hesitancy (Bor. 
Gaz. 61:32. 1916) in discarding the well known name Godetia. In 
a discussion (loc. cit. 352) of G. delicata Abrams, he states, “on 
account of the clawed petals, hairy ring at orifice of calyx tube, and 
smoothish capsules, this species serves to emphasize in a marked 
manner the close relation between Godetia and Clarkia. It is most 
nearly allied to Clarkia rhomboidea.” In this connection it is 
interesting to note that another species, G. biloba? which is one of 
the connecting links between the genera (cf. Jepson, loc. cit. 310, 
and NEtson and MAcBRIDE, Joc. cit. 32), has been found by Mrs. 
BRANDEGEE (JEPSON, loc. cit. 323) to have hybridized with Clarkia 
elegans. 
It is unfortunate that Jepson did not make his critical revision © 
more inclusive. In the citation of specimens particularly he seems 
to have eliminated collections from the Northwest. This makes the 
determinations of material from north of California more difficult 
thanit should be. Preer and BEATTIE’s treatment in their recently 
published Flora of the Northwest Coast is helpful, but even it includes 
only 7 of the 13 species credited to the region.. Accordingly it has 
seemed desirable in making the necessary transfers from Godetia to 
Clarkia to give, at the same time, a brief synopsis of the species. 
Godetia tenella (Cav.) Steud. is not included; even the nature of 
the type seems to be very obscure (cf. Jepson, loc. cit. 348). 
Howet.’s Fl. N. W. Am. 235 contains G. epilobioides (Nutt.) 
Wats.’ This distinctive species is confined to southern California 
(Jepson, loc. cit. 343). Specimens so labeled from-Oregon and 
Washington are usually referable to G. gracilis Piper. HowELi 
does not include G. grandiflora Lindl.,4 although the species was 
described from plants grown from supposedly Oregon seed. It 
seems to be known, however, only from the coastal region of central 
California. JEpson (loc. cit. 348) reduces Oenothera Whitneyi 
* Clarkia delicata (Abrams), n. comb.—Godetia delicata Abrams, Bull. Torr. Bot. . 
Club 32:539. a 
Clarkia biloba (Durand), n. comb.—Oenothera biloba Durand, Pl. Pratt. 87. 
1855; Godetia wa (Durand) Wats. Bot. Cal. 1:231. 1876 
3 Clarkia epilobioides (Nutt.), n. comb.—Oenothera epilobioides Nutt. in T. and G. 
Fl. N. Am. 1:511. 1840; Godetia epilobioides (Nutt.) Wats. Bot. Cal. 1:231. 1876. 
superba, n. n.—Godetia grandiflora Lindl. Bot. Reg. 27 Misc. 61. ‘1841, 
not me grandiflora (F. and M.) Greene, Fl. Franciscana 2:223. 1891. 
