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variant of this species occurs in North America. This has been 
described as C. emarginatum Rydb., the author distinguishing it 
from C. villosum by the somewhat shorter bracts and entire lack of 
pubescence. Since it merges with the typical form, however, and 
since these are characters which are known to be inconstant in 
most if not all Old World species it may be regarded ine as 
CoRISPERMUM ORIENTALE Lam., var. emarginatum (Rydb.), 
comb. nov. Coriospermum cipal Rydb. Bull. Torr. ‘Club 
xxxi. 404 (1904). 
Halogeton souda (Loefl.), comb. nov. Salsola souda Loefl, It. 
132 (1758). S. sativa L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2. 323 (1762). Halogeton 
sativus (L.) Mog. Chenop. i pti 158 (1840). 
This plant, a native of northern Africa and, according to some 
authorities sometimes cultivated in Middle Europe as a Gemiise- 
pflanze, apparently has never been properly christened. 
Oligomeris linifolia (Vahl), eee nov. Reseda ere Vahl in 
Hornem. Hort. Hafn. 501 (181 . subulata b, Fragm. 
Aethiop. 26 (1864), Reseda ubciats De Delile, Fi. hak Til. 15 
(1813), nomen nudum. 
For the complete synonymy of this much named plant see 
Durand and Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. i. pt. 2, 187 (1898). They 
overlooked the fact, however, that R. subulata is a name only and 
that the first name accompanied by description is R. linifolia Vahl. 
The distribution of this plant is rather remarkable. Nelson and 
Kennedy, Muhl. viii. 138 (1908) framed the combination Oligomeris 
ruderalis (Ellimia ruderalis Nutt.) for a specimen from Nevada, 
the capsule of which “ is distinctly bilobed as to each of the main 
lobes.” I have not seen this material but specimens sent by Mrs. 
Spencer from the Colorado Desert, California, do not show this 
double lobing. Indeed I have not been able to — any of 
ct American specimens from authentic material from the Canary 
ds. 
Lotus Spencerae, spec. nov rennis adpresse hirsutulus; 
caulibus suberectis flexuosis pumilis pion 1 dm. longis) medioc- 
tiaca circa 5 mm. longa; rarunisibes A juniori 
