286 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 
Key West, Blodgett ; also Curtiss, no. 1137. Drummond’s no. 116, and 
Havard’s nos. 231, 232, from Texas, are somewhat intermediate between 
the species and variety. 
Var. scabra, Wats. Flowers short-pedicellate: calyx somewhat 
hirsute-scabrous: corolla-lobes near the apex externally covered with 
hirsute hairs (especially in bud): capsule rather larger than in the species. 
— Proc. Am. Acad. xviii. 97.— Caracol Mountains, Coahuila, Palmer, 
no. 410; Monterey, Nueva Leon, Palmer, no. 2116. 
Var. rigidiuscula, Gray. From 1 to 3 em. high: leaves linear 
to linear-oblong, 1 to 2 cm. long, 1 to 5 mm. broad, rather rigid: pedi- 
cels somewhat shorter than in the species proper : wee fig des usually 
exceeding the free portion of the capsule. — Syn. A. i. pt. 2, 27, 
in part. — Carneras Pass, Coahuila, Pringle, no. san Gregg, no. 66; 
Valley of San Luis Potosi, Schaffner, no. 614; Texas, Guadalupe Moun- 
tains, Havard, no. 233; Rio Brassos, Drummond, no. 73 (Florida, Rugel, 
no. 322, from Dr. Gray). 
H. rupicola. Low, profusely branching from a woody perennial 
base: stems erect, 8 to 14 em. high, 4angled, glabrous: leaves linear, 
5 to 15 mm. long, acute or submucronate, rather rigid: stipules triangular, 
acute or short acuminate, usually unequally setiferous-denticulate: flowers 
dimorphous, sessile or short-pedicelled, disposed in small cymules terminat- 
ing the stems and branches: calyx-divisions small, acute, scarcely 1 mm. 
long: corolla narrowly funnelform, about 5 mm. long; lobes pubescent 
above: capsule globose, 1} mm. or less in length, about one half inferior 5 
seeds oblong, peltate, slightly concave on the hilar surface, scrobiculate. 
— H. fasciculata, Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. i. pt. 2, 27, as to plant Wright. 
Hedyotis (Amphiotis) stenophylla, var. parviflora, Gray, Pl. Wright. i. 81. 
— Crevices of rocks on the San Pedro River, Arizona, Wright, no. 238. 
’ ++++ Low, branching from the base: stems spreading or prostrate: divisions of 
t s 
H. salina, Heller. Low, spreading or prostrate: stems 8 to 10 cm. 
long, branching from a woody perennial base, glabrous: leaves oblong: 
linear, 5 to 15 mm. long, 2 to 5 mm. broad, essentially glabrous, mar- 
gin volute: inflorescence in close subcapitate cymules terminating the 
stems and branches: flowers dimorphous: calyx-lobes short, scarcely 
1 mm. long, obtusish, glabrous or hirtellous: corolla funnelform, 5 mm 
long, pubescent in the throat; lobes pubescent above : capsule short- 
oblong, a little narrowed below, about three fourths inferior, the free 
portion about equalling the aap seeds as in the preceding Hae 
eee Contrib. Herb. Frank. & Marsh. Coll. no. 1, 96. Houston 
