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color. On April rst the tartaric acid plant flowered, the flowers 
just emerging from the bulb. The citric acid plant flowered at 
the same time. The oxalic acid plant flourished better than the 
geranium plants will be watered with acid solutions, and grow 
upon siliceous, calcareous and feldspathic soils.—Z. P. Cratacap, 
77th street and 8th avenue, New York city. 
into seven sections, under which the species are arranged as fol- 
lows. The principal synonyms being given in parentheses : 
Section I. AMORIA 
T. bifidum Gray, nero rnia. 2. 7, breweri Wats son, California. 3. 7. ama- 
bile H.B. & K., California and Mexico. 4. T, hemsleyi Loja. (T. amabile of Amer- 
ican authors), Merin co pg . Potosanum Loja., Perito 6.7. goniocarpum Loja., 
Mexico. 7. 7, ciliatum ese Western orth A T. gracilentum Torr.. 
& Gr., California. 9. T. palmeri Watson, Guadaloupe island, 10. 7. amphian- 
thum Torr, & Gr., Texas and Lande na. 11. 7. reflexum Linn., Canada goles 
and Texas. 12, stoloniferum Muhl., Ky., Ohio to Miseourt: 13. ini 
ies Michx., e Ca rolinas to ye orida, Arkansas and Texas. 14. -7. ecleas 
tit. (7. told aebepe Hook.), T 
Section T LUPINASTER. 
15. T. parryi tie Colorado. 16. 7.6 ae por: California and Idaho. 
ih T. longipes Nutt.. Oregon and eigr f Mis. - T. plumosum Dougl., Oregon. 
9. T: gymnocarpon Nutt., Rocky Mts. 20. 7. ve ene Natt., a to 
Washisxon baat and Ptah. 21. T “lemm onii Watson, Californ (By a 
r., Rocky : e: 
‘Califo 30. T. nanum Torey Calica and Utah 31. T. andersonii Gray, 
California, teva and Utah. 
Section III. PHYSOSEMIUM : 
catum Lindl., California. 33. T. a daplis T orr. & Gr., California 
and Guadaloupe island. 34. T. depauperatum Desv., California (also in Peru and 
ili). 
Sec’ IV. mah E 
35. T. spinulosum Doug. Fifth 36. T. involucratum Willd., California. 
Sy ae kath Nutt., na al 38. F: uttallié hi Steud. (T. polyphyllum Nutt.), 
Californi mba A s ray, California. 40. T. appendiculatum Loja., 
obtusiflorum Hook.), California, 41. T. variegatum Nutt., California . T. 
pauciflorum Nutt., California. ea Le aciculare Nutt., California. 44. T. triden- 
tatum Lindl., California. 45- tsonii Loja., California. This is one of the 
many forms which have been oe considered varieties of T. tridentatum. 
i n V, CYATHIFERUM. s 
6. T. cyath d. n and Rocky Mts. 47. T. darbigerum Torr., 
California ye R era Lij egon barbigerum, var. andrewsit Kellogg), Cal. 
n VI. MICRANTHOIDEA, 
49. T. microdon Hook., yar e and Oregon. 50. T. circumdatum Kunze 
