-Macbride — New or otherwise interesting Plants 7 
reductis; involucri tubo plus minusve angulato. — CaLirornia: 
amon g the dunes at Surf, Santa Tashan Co., "June 12, 1913, 
Suksdorf no. 146 (Typ, Gray Herb.). 
This plant is doubtless the same as one collected at Surf by Mrs. 
Brandegee to which Jepson, Fl. Calif. iv. 398 (1914) refers as “a 
singular form with somewhat angular and urceolate involucral 
tubes and very large bracts.’’ The ample specimen secured by 
Mr. Suksdorf exhibiting the characters indicated shows the plant 
to be worthy at least varietal rank. Jepson, l.c., describes the 
involucre-tube of C. californica as ‘‘ smooth.”’ It is always more or 
less villous as in cotype material collected by Douglas. 
CHENOPODIUM GLAUCUM L. C. salinum Standley, N. A. Fl. xxi. 
29 (1916), cannot be distinguished satisfactorily. Examination of 
much material shows that at least two of the three characters 
Standley separates his species on, viz. the ‘‘ dense short axillary 
spikes ” and the “ finely tuberculate seed ” are, to greater or less 
degree, statements applicable to many specimens not only from 
North America but from the Old World. The other distinguishing 
feature Standley gives, the ‘ sparsely villous inflorescence ” is not 
discernable in some of the specimens in the Gray Herbarium 
referred to C. salinum by its author. In some cases the “ villous 
hairs ” can be made out but are far from obvious and furthermore 
a specimen from India possesses them. In fact the latter, so far as 
I can see, is good C. salinum. Standley’s name, it would appear 
therefore, should pass into synonymy. 
CuHENOPODIUM FREeMontTI Wats. Standley, N. A. Fil. xxi. 18 
(1916), recognizes seven species in this group (Fremontiana), five 
of which are proposed by him. Two of these, C. flabellifolium 
Standley and C. arizonicum Standley, |. e. 19, are not represented 
in the Gray Herbarium. C. incanum (Wats.) Heller, described by 
Watson as a variety of C. Fremonti, is as well-marked as most 
species of this genus. Its low, much branched habit and dense 
inflorescence generally furnish good contrast with the tall loosely 
branched C. Fremonti. The inflorescence of the latter, however, is 
not always lax, as given by Standley, but is generally so. C. 
Pringlei Standley, 1. c. 18, is not to be distinguished from this 
species. In the key to the group, l.c. 10, it is contrasted as follows: 
“ Leaf-blades coarsely sinuate-dentate.........--.------ 2. C. ee 
-blades coarsely sinuate-denta 
Task tddes uae Coot for tae usually spread- 
me lobes ut the bane... 2.5.05 ees - a. C; FF 

