24 Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 
PuacELIA MINOR (Harvey) Macbr., var. Whitlavia (Gray), 
comb. nov. P. Whitlavia Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. x. 322 (1875), in 
part. P. Whitlavia Gray, forma genuina Brand and var. Jonesi2 
Brand, |. c., Whitlavia grandiflora Harvey, 1. c., not Phacelia grandi- 
flora (Benth.) Gray, 1. ¢. 321 
It is indeed unfortunate that the “ California Blue Bell,’’ one of 
the largest flowered Phacelias, should have to be designated, for 
reasons of priority, P. minor. The species occurs in two forms 
which differ only in the size of the corolla and Harvey gave the 
name minor to the plant with corollas 2 em. or less long in contrast 
to his Whitlavia grandiflora which sometimes has flowers 4 cm. 
long. The type of the large-flowered plant has the stamens but 
slightly exserted but these organs vary greatly in this respect, 
sometimes being distinctly exserted, again quite included. Since 
Dr. Gray used Harvey’s generic name specifically in large part to 
represent W. grandiflora and since florists know the plant simply 
as ‘‘ Whitlavia ’”’ it may well be retained as the formal variety 
Whitlavia. Several lovely color-forms exist in horticulture. 
~ Phacelia Bakeri (Brand), comb. nov. P. crenulata Torr., v 
Bakeri Brand, Pflanzenreich — 78 (1913). P. alandulos 
Nutt., var. australis Brand, |. ¢ and var. deserta Brand, 1. c., 
part. — Southwestern Mio: chun c ° Novae and Colorado. — Nox: 
TANA: Bannock City, July 19, 1880, Watson, no. 281. Ipano: rock 
slides, Salmon River near Clayton, ha 22, 1916, Macbride & 
Payson, no. 3364. Nervapa: Mt. Grant, Mineral Co., July 2, 
1913, Heller, no. 10900. a ey iawn A Mts., Aug., 1883, Jones 
(R. Mt. Herb.). Cou Ouray, Aug. 10, 1901, Baker, no. 
758; Cumbres, Sept. 7 "Bie no. 349. head of Rio Grande, Sept., 
1875, Brandegee. 
This distinctive plant, the basis of two new varieties by Brand 
under different species, is nearest in fruit-characters to P. glandu- 
- losa Nutt. Brand’s interpretation of Nuttall’s species is atrocious. 
Besides P. Bakeri (as var. australis) he includes in it Nelson’s no. 
8053 as var. elatior Brand which variety excellently represents the 
totally different P. neomexicana Thurber, var. alba (Rydb.) | 
Brand! And his var. deserta is P. Bakeri except as to Nelson’s no. 
3050, the type of P. deserta A. Nels. and this is true P. glandulosa 
Nutt., apparently the only typical material of P. glandulosa seen 
by fiesud: 
