(161) 
poundly dissected; stamens scarcely exserted; 
corolla whitish, ochroleucous or violet.—©. 
Alameda. Marin County. Summer. 
5. P. ranacetiFotia Benth. Ovary con- 
taining four ovules; inflorescence thyrsoid, cir- 
cinate; flowers with very short pedicels; sepals 
but little longer than the capsule; leaves finely 
and decompoundly dissected; stamens much ex- 
serted; corolla bluish.—©. Strawberry Valley. 
Contra Costa. Summer. 
6. P. cm1mta Benth. Ovary containing four 
ovules; inflorescence cymose, circinate; the 
circinna rather short; sepals in fruit accrescent 
and transversely veined; leaves pinnately 
parted, the partitions pinnatifid; stamens some- 
what shorter than the corolla; white or blue. 
©.—Belmont. Spring. 
7. BP. prvaricata Gray. Ovary containing 
more than four ovules; inflorescence in ra- 
cemes; pedicels short; leaves ovate, entire; co- 
rolla blue.—©. Tiburon. Spring; 
5. Ellisia L. 
Calyx 5-parted, sinuses naked. Corolla 
campanulate, stamens included. Ovary 1- 
celled with two parietal placente. Stigma 2- 
cleft. Capsule membranaceous, loculicidal, 
the placente separating from the capsular 
valves, simulating a second internal capsule. 
©.—Flowers pale. 
