30 Contributions from the Gray Herbarium _ 







Viticella racemosa (Nutt.), comb. nov. Nemophila racemosa 
Nutt. ex Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. x. 315 (1875). - 
Viticella phacelioides (Nutt.), comb. nov. Nemophila se 
lioides Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phil. ii. 179 (1822). 
Viticella maculata (Benth.), comb. nov. Nemophila 
Benth. ex Lindl. Journ. Hort. Soe. iii. 319, 399 (1848). 
Viticella Menziesii (H. & A.), comb Nemophila Men- 
ziesti H. & A. Bot. Beech. Voy. 152 (1833). N. insignis Doug. 
ex Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii. 275 (1837). WN. Moe . 
oie) Mecias insignis (Dougl.) Brand, Univ. Cal. Publ. Bot. iv. 
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me are four or five variations of this variable species wil 
are constant enough in character to merit recognition in cla a 
cation. Brand, Pflanzenreich, iv. Fam. 251. 47 (1918), has! 
tempted to discriminate so many varieties, subvarieties and fo 
mostly based upon characters entirely inconstant, that me 
ment fails to serve a useful purpose. Chandler, Bot. Gaz. 
201-205 (1902) and xliv. 381 (1907), has offered a mueh more 
practicable disposition of these variants which now are a 
known as follows. 
ViticeLLA Menzies (H. & A.) Macebr., var. | 
M.), Sane. tov no s N sont riflors F. & M. Sert. tn 
(1846). N. ry ate pe: H. & A., meer liniflora Oe wF 
Pflanzenreich, iv. Fam. 251. 48 (1913); var, intermedia 
Brand, 1. e. 'N. intermedia Bioletti, Eryth. iii. 141 (1895). 
This variety is intermediate between the typical form and 
next and was not recognized by Chandler. It is, eel 
constant in character, so it seems desirable to give it pene 
classification. It differs from the typical form of the a 2 
the fact that the often somewhat lighter petals are more | 
prominently veined and from the next variety in the ] 
entire absence of dots and the prominence of the veins. — 
Viticetta Menzies (H. & A.) agg ver eo <7 - 
& M. d, Pflanzenreich, iv. Fam. 251. 49 
ore H. & A., var. atomaria (F. & Chandler, 
ae am, ee ‘é , 
Viren Menzies (H. = A.) Mae var. ~ gb 
ish), comb. nov. N. Menziesii H. & A., a ae f 
Eryth. vi. 91 (1998). NV. ‘Moni te & 
