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in anther-character, viz., Piper, no. 6398, and Applegate, no. 725. 
The latter specimen as represented in the Gray Herbarium con- 
sists of one entire plant and two stems. The flowers of the former 
portion of the specimen show only anthers that are merely rather 
long-apiculate instead of acuminate. The specimen, furthermore, 
comes from Sisson, California, where C. coeruleus is not uncommon 
as is evidenced by collections by Purdy and L. E. Smith (713). 
CaLocuortus Weep Wood, var. vestus Purdy. Abrams, 
Fl. Los Ang. & Vic. 83 (1917) cites this variety as a synonym of 
the var. purpurascens Wats. The latter is scarcely more than a 
form with purplish petals. The var. vestus, on the other hand, is 
more distinct since the very truncated petals are densely fringed 
with brown hairs. The Santa Barbara specinen, referred by Wat- 
son to his variety, represents rather the var. vestus. Although 
Watson mentions this plant first in his citation of specimens, Proc. 
Am. Acad. xiv. 265 (1879) it is evident from his description that 
his name may be applied properly only to the specimen from Cajon 
Pass, that is, to the plant with “ petals purple or blotched with 
purple.” Although there is essentially only a color-difference con- 
cerned here this variation may continue to be given varietal recog- 
nition since, as Parish indicates, Bull. So. Cal. Acad. Sci. i. 120 
(1902), it is separated geographically from the typical form. 
CaLocHortus BRUNEAUNIS Nels. & Macbr. Bot. Gaz. lv. 372 
(1913). Rydberg, Fl. Rocky Mts. & Adj. Pl. 172 (1917) gives this 
Species (for which he makes “ A. Nels.” the authority) as a syno- 
nym of C. macrocarpus Dougl. It is at once distinct by the glabrous 
petal faces and the short (6-8 mm.) anthers. The petals of C. 
macrocarpus are always more or less pubescent about the gland and 
the anthers are very long, 10-14 mm. Except for the very definite 
green band of the petals and the few-ribbed anthers, C. bruneaunts 
could be referred to the C. Nuttallii group. It is now known from 
Southern Idaho and adjacent Oregon and Nevada. 
There are two other plants which Rydberg, |. c., also refers to 
C. macrocarpus, namely C. cyaneus and C. maculosus. According 
to Rydberg, Aven Nelson is responsible for both names; as a 
matter of fact he is the author of the first only. Both plants are 
Y as distinct as C. acuminatus Rydb. which, of course, 1s kept 
Up as a species. However, since the characters upon which C. 
_ yaneus and C. maculosus are based are known to be inconstant in 

