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* Torus broadly rimmed; cotyledons bifid. 

 +- Perennials. 



1. E. Californica, Cham. Glabrous, glaucescent, the stems decum- 

 bent or at length procumbent, 1 — 2 ft. long, regularly dichotomous 

 below, above bearing a flower opposite each leaf: leaves ternately 

 dissected, the ultimate segments linear, obtuse : calyx oblong or ovoid, 

 abruptly short-pointed;, torus-rim broad: petals about % in. long, light 

 yellow with an orange spot at base: pods small for the size of the plant 

 (2 in. long): seeds conspicuously reticulate. — Only along the seaboard in 

 sandy soil. 



2. E. Douglasii (H. & A.), Walp. Size of the last but less depressed, 

 not obviously dichotomous: calyx ovate-acuminate: outer rim of torus 

 narrow, not exceeding the erect inner one, in age deflexed: petals 1 in. 

 long or more, yellow, shading into orange at base. — Plains of Solano and 

 Contra Costa counties. 



3. E. crocea, Benth. Stouter, erect or decumbent, the herbage of a 

 deeper green and scarcely glaucescent: calyx very large, often 1 in. long 

 or more, long-conical : outer rim of torus very broad, more or less undu- 

 late: petals, \\i — 2 in. long, deep orange. — The most common species in 

 our district, and very showy. 



H— ■*— Annuals. 



4 E. compacta, (Lindl.), Walp. Annual erect, 1 — 2 ft. high, glabrous, 

 light green, more or less glaucescent: leaves finely dissected, the ulti- 

 mate segments linear cuneiform, 3- toothed or cleft at the broad apex: 

 calyx very thin and partly diaphanous, slender-conical; outer torus-rim 

 broad, thin: petals % — 1% in. long, light yellow, shading into orange 

 below the middle. — Dry plains of Contra Costa Co., and southward, but 

 not in the typical form. 



5. E. ambigua, Greene. Slender, branching from the base, decum- 

 bent, glaucous and scabrous puberuleni throughout, 1 ft. high or less: 

 leaves small, ternately dissected, the ultimate segments short, approxi- 

 mate in threes: calyx ovate acuminate, about 4 lines long or 5: torus 

 small, but with ample rim: petals deep yellow, 1 in. long or less. — Near 

 the summit of Mt. Diablo (not typical) and southward. 



* * Torus without rim; cotyledons entire; annuals. 



6. E. hypecoides, Benth. Scabrous or even hirsute-pubescent below, 



