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eludes in the bottom numerous stamenite flowers, each 
with a single stamen, and in the center, on a stalk, the 
solitary pistillite flower (apparently the pistil of the 
single flower), with three 2-cleft styles; the whole sur- 
rounded by the 4 or 5-lobed involucre which looks like 
the calyx of the supposed flower. 
EK. FENDLERI, J'arrand Gray. Glabrous. Annual 
from a slender root-stock; stems delicately filiform, 
erect or decumbent, dichotomously much branched, 2 
to 4 inches high; leaves ovate, entire, obtuse, rounded 
at base. Common on mesa and especially in the more 
sandy parts of the valley. 
Croton, L. 
Our herbs, somewhat woody at the base, leaves alter- 
nate, with stipules. Ours dioecious staminate flowers 
with a 5-parted calyx; 5 petals; as many glands of the 
disk alternate with the petals; 5 or more stamens; pis- 
tillate flowers 5 to 10 cleft or parted (5-parted in ours), 
petals none or mere ruiments, 3-celled ovary separating 
in fruit into as many 2-valvaed, one-seeded carpels. 
C. tevensis, Muell. Annual, 1 to 2 feet high; 
leaves narrowly oblong, lanceolate to linear, 1 1-2 to 
2 1-4 nches long, short petioled; stamenite spikes or 
racemes very short often sessile. Common everywhere 
on the mesa, abundant on the more sandy parts of 
the mesa and valley and the lower parts of the moun- 
tains, and on the alluvial fans of which it is often chief 
plant. 
Trae, L. | 
Alternate leaves with stipules, monoecious, aeptalous, 
small flowers in terminal or lateral racemes with the 
fertile flowers below the stamenite; sterile calyx 3- 
parted ; pistillate 3 to 8; 2 or (in ours) 3 stamens with 
short filaments and united anther cells; 3-cleft style; 
3-celled, 3-lobed bristly pod separating into three 2- 
valved 1-seeed carpels. 
I’. NepreraEroxia, Cav. (Nettle-leaved T. Stinging T.) 
Erect, reclining, or slightly twining, leaves ovate, 
lanceolate or triangular-lanceolate, cordate or truncate 
at base, coarsely cut, toothed, short petioled. Under 
the edge of rocks in the Pinon-EI Can delabria Society 
of the Sandias Mountains. 
35. POLYGALEAE, (Mitxworrt Famity.g 
Ours herbs, with simple etnire leaves, no stipules; 
flowers resembling superficially those of the Pea Fam- 
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