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1. PP. Ramosissrma Hook. & Arn. Prostrate; 
pungent; everlasting.—2.Presidio. Cemetery. 
Spring. 
Family 4. PORTULACACER. 
Flowers regular, but parts not correspond- 
ing in numbers. 
1. Portulaca Tourn. Pursane, 
Calyx tube connate with ovary. Limb 2- 
parted, free and circumscissile. Petals 4-6. 
Stamens 8 to o. Capsule circumscissile. 
1. P. otgracna L. Fleshy herb; petals yel- 
low.--©. San Francisco. Spring. Summer. 
Escaped from cultivation. 
2, Calandrinia HBK. 
Sepals 2, persistent. Petals 5 to o, equal. 
Stamens opposite to the petals, variable in 
number. Ovary -ovulate; style 3-cleft. Cap- 
sule 3-valved, o-seeded. 
1. COC. Menzrestr Hook. Petals red.—o. 
Common. Spring. 
3. Claytonia L Miner’s Lerroce. 
Sepals 2, persistent. Petals 5, equal. Sta- 
mens 5, opposite to the petals. Ovary 3 or 6- 
ovulate; style 3-cleft. Capsule 3-valved, 3- 
seeded. 
1. ©. Srptrica L. Inflorescence in loose, 
simple racemes. Herbaceous bracts with most 
