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Astragalus Brandegei, Astr. scopulorum, Rosa sand, 
Erigeron glandulosum, FE. Coulteri and Senecio renifolius, besides 
a couple of Mosses (by Mr. Lesquereux from Hall’s collection), 
and’a Fungus by Mr. Peck. Hall and Harbour’s plants are 
generally referred to by numbers, and Parry’s are sometimes ; but 
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lanceolatus, v eyi, Parry (No. 273), and Artemisia arbus 
cula Nutt. (No st two are described in Watson’s 
report, to which it will presently appear that the authors con- 
hat the writers of this Synopsis have by no means made the 
“references to authorities consulted and used” which it is said in 
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num, Vaseya,* Hrioc : . 
with no alterations, save those incidental to inaccurate copying 
M 
Cercocarpus, Cleome, Tellima, Gayophytum, Jamesia, ete., the 
reference “‘ Benth. and Hook.” is given, the writers have copied 
Bentham and Hooker only from Mr, Watson’s sometimes amend 
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dons, and inferior radicle.” The authors of the Synopsis copy 
Watson’s words here, as elsewhere, and indeed there is no evidence 
that they have ever even seen the original Latin! The same dis- 
Ingenuous borrowing appears most copiously also in the specific 
* Vaseya comata Thurber; Colorado, Vasey No. 634. This species surely might 
have been credited to Vasey. 
