522 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [DECEMBER 
Comparing the plate and description with those of SmirH and 
LINNAEUS, there is no doubt that they all had the same plant. 
Finally, fig. 7 is made from a fresh specimen of plants grown at the 
University of California. This plant agrees perfectly with Sm1TH’s 
description and with every essential part of the description and 
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Fic. 7.—Dolichos lignosus: from photograph of fresh specimen furnished by 
Professor GREGG, University of California, January 1914. 
plate by Linnarvs except that in which he states that the pods are 
straight. When we remember that LINNAEUS probably never saw 
the pods of this species, such a discrepancy is not surprising. 
Misled by the error of Livnarus in ascribing straight pods to 
his D. lignosus, DECANDOLLE (Prod. 2: 397. 1825) makes the 
D. lignosus of Curtis (Bot. Mag. t. 382?) a variety of D. lignosus 
Linn. He moreover corrects the error made by Jacquin in assign- 
* This is an error by DECANDOLLE, and should read 380. 
