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0. aArBoREScENS, Hng. (“El Candelabria.” “Cane 
Cactus,”) 5 to 6 ft. or more high; spines 8 to 30, di- 
varicately stellate; flowers large, purple; fruit nearly 
hemispherical, yellow, unarmed, and almost dry. Very 
common on the lower slopes of the mountains and the 
adjoining mesa. Occasional only on the mesa gener- 
ally. 
27. VIOLARIEAEK. vioter FaMIty. 
Perennial herbs with alternate stipulate leaves, 5 
persistent sepals and a 1 spurred corolla. 
VIOLA, Violet. 
v. cANADENSIS, L. Upright, 1 ft. or so high, leaves 
cordate pointed, serrate, stipules entire; petals white 
at least inside but often tinged with purple beneath, 
the lateral ones bearded, spur very short. Bear Canon 
in Spruce-Acer-Robinia Association. 
28. MALVACEAE. mattow FaMIty. 
Ours herbs, with alternate stipulate, mostly palmate 
leaves, 5 persistent sepals united at base and (in ours) 
with three bractlets; carpels closely united into a ring 
around the axis from which they separate after ripen- 
ing. 
SPHAERALCEA, St. Hilaire. 
Stigmas capitate, carpels 2 or 3-seeded or sometimes 
1-seeded. 
Carpels 1 to 2-ovuled and the upper abortive, no thread 
holding them to the aats. 
Leaves palmately parted, petals orange-red 
Seen ita mola eed.) 8. RDA TURIDA, 
Leaves undivided, mostly cordate, petals white or 
rose color, = - - S. AMBIGUA. 
Carpels 2 or 3-ovuled and 1 to 3 seeded, cohering to the 
axis by a thread, leaves lanceolate to linear, serrate 
but not lobed, - - - S. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 
s. peDATA, Torr. 2 ft. high; flowers large, petals 
often 3-4 in. long; carpels always 1-seeded. Sparsely 
stellate-hirsute. 
s. AMBIGUA, Gray. Closely canescent with stellate 
hairs; leaves merely crenulate toothed; petals 1-2 to 1 
in. long; near Ranchos de Atrisco. 
S. ANGUSTIFOLIA, Spach var cusPIpATE, Gray. Stems 
branching, 1 to 2 ft. high, densely stellate pubescent ; 
leaves rough veiny, serrate, petals red. Campus. Aug. 
1907. 
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