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90 



and lower sm, equal, cymbiform, with 

 ciliate margins, lateral very large, nearly 

 orbicular: pet 5, all separate, the 2 upper 

 strap-shaped, revolute outward, two- 

 thirds as lg as keel, the lateral ones point- 

 ed, less than y 2 as lg, lying on the stami- 

 neal tube and with it embraced by the 

 large unguiculate cymbiform keel, which 

 is open by the whole of the upper and 

 a part of the lower edge, and not cristate 

 nor appendaged: sta 8, monadelphous for 

 half their length, united with pet only at 

 base, anth oft apiculate, sometimes by a 

 process as lg as anth, opening by a trans- 

 verse notch near middle: ova sessile; sty 

 curved, nearly simple, pubescent on its 

 upper third: sds 2, large, ovoid, slightly 

 flattened, pubescent, caruncle minute, 

 hardly lobed. Comondu." 

 LYROCARPA XANTI. Br. 



"Annual, branching near the base: sts 

 decumbent, a ft or 2 lg: lvs, sepals and 

 ova somewhat pubescent, with branching 

 hairs: lvs all petioled, cordate-lyrate, re- 

 pand, 2-4 i lg, 1-2 i wide: fls in an 

 elongated lfless raceme, dark p: pet obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, 9 li lg: pods nearly 1 in 

 in length, not constricted above, cells 5- 

 10-seeded; sds wingless. This is probably 

 the plant mentioned in B 1:44 and Am ac 

 pr 5:153. The bright colored, handsome 

 flls and habit of growing in masses make 

 it one of. the most showy annuals of the 

 region. The sds differ from the generic 

 description in being wingless. — San Gre- 

 gorio and Santa Margarita Island."— Br 

 2:127. 



FOUQUERIA COLUMNARIS. Kellogg. 



Br 2:132. "Idria columnaria Kell, Cal ac 

 pr 2:34; Hesperian, My, 1860. F: colum- 

 naris K>11, Cal ac b 1:133. F: gigantea 

 Orcutt, W 2:48. First seen near San Este- 

 ban, this tree was a prominent part of 

 the vegetation nearly to El Rosario. It 

 grows erect to a height of 25-50 ft, grad- 

 ually tapering from a base 2 or 3 ft in 

 diam to a pointed top, and as it seldom 

 branches, the shape is that of a huge in- 

 verted carrot. Sometimes from accident 

 or injury, the main trunk separates into 

 2 or more straight or distorted branches 

 and assumes curious forms. An abun- 

 dance of sm twgs 3-4 in lg, bearing lvs 

 and spines or sometimes only fascicles of 

 lvs, grow upon the trunk. The wood is 

 soft, and a knife can be stuck thru the 

 tree unless at first the harder wood of 

 the reticulated frame is struck. The fls, 

 like those of the other species of the 

 genus, grow from the top, and must be 

 quite handsome; they are said to have a 

 decided y tinge and to appear soon after 

 the fall rains. The old capsules are 8-10 

 mm lg, sessile in a panicle, about 10 in 

 lg. The lvs, as noticed by Dr. Engel- 

 mann concerning these of F: splendens, 

 Bot Gaz 8:338, afford fine examples of the 

 morphology of spines. The common name 

 of the tree is "Cirio." called so by the 

 inhabitants on account of its fancied re- 

 semblance to the torch of the altar of 

 their church." 



ANODA CR EN ATI FLORA ORT. 



Br 2:133, "Raiate summit of fr pubes- 

 cent: cusps sh: carpels, 8-10, with mid-rib 



separating for the upper two-thirds: sep- 

 tum represented only by slender threads 

 attached near apex of carpel and to base 

 of column: clathrate covering of sd p'isn 

 brown, w powdery, loose, cleft at apex: 

 sd pubescent with very fine hairs: pet 

 4 li lg, pale y, crenate. As there is much 

 uncertainty concerning the species of 

 Ortega, it seems best not to give this 

 plant another name, especially as it is 

 near A: parviflora, to which the general 

 resemblance is quite strong. Steep slopes 

 of Comondu canyon." 

 SPHAERALCEA H Al N ESI I. Br. 



Br 2:136, "Herbaceous, about 8 ft hi, 

 with lg slender branches, densely covered 

 with a soft spreading stellate pubescence, 

 becoming more glabrous in age: lvs cor- 

 date lanceolate, somewhat lobed. irregu- 

 larly doubly crenate or dentate, 4 in lg or 

 less, on petioles one-fourth as lg: axy 

 racemes solitary or geminate, 3 in lg or 

 less: bracteolae filiform, persistent: cx w- 

 lanate, deeply cleft, seg acute, lg'er than 

 fr: pet brick-r, y 2 i lg: fr higher than 

 its width: carpels 10-15, attached at base 

 by slender threads to column, the sm 

 cusps turned outward and easily separat- 

 ing, basal portion sh, reticulate: ovules 

 3, and com maturing into 3 minutely 

 pubescent sds. Named for the collector. 

 Charles D. Haines, who, as entomologist 

 of the party, materially reduced the num- 

 ber of insects infesting it. Collected at 

 Jesus Maria." 



CASTI LLEI A BRYANTI Br 2:192. 



"Ann, 6 i.--2 ft. hi, rough-pubescent 

 with spreading hairs: branches from near 

 base, slender, erect; fr'g spike oft much 

 ^elongated: lower 2 or 3 pairs of lvs linear, 

 entire, the succeeding divided into 3-7 lg- 

 linear ldbes: bracts similar to upper lvs, 

 their tips & those of cx com r ochro- 

 leucous: cx cleft half way, about equally 

 before & behind, the lobes cleft either 

 sh'ly or for nearly a third of their length 

 into lanceolate seg: cor about equalling 

 cx, 15-18 mm lg; galea less than a third 

 as lg as tube; lower lip with 3 sh incurved 

 lobes: sta 2, 3 or 4 .in the same plant: cap 

 oblg-oval, half as lg as cx: sds minute, 

 the diaphanous coat rather close. SJorge, 

 SEsteban."— Br 2:192. 



SPOROBOLUS ALTISSIMUS. Vasey, in 

 Br 2:212. 



"Culm 4-5 ft hi, simple; lvs lg, slender, 

 becoming involute; panicle 6-8 i lg, nar- 

 row, the branches erect, scattered or 

 partly verticillate, 3-4 i lg, subdivided 

 and flower-bearing from near the base: 

 spkt 1-flowered, about 1 line long; empty 

 gm unequal and nearly as in S, airoides — 

 from which it differs in its greater height, 

 and closer panicle, as well as in details 

 of the flower. Collected at San Diego by 

 Dr. Edward Palmer."— Vasey, in Br. 2:212. 

 Var: MINOR Vasey, in Br 2:213. 



"Smaller, 2-3 ft hi; lvs shorter; panicles 

 4-6 i lg, p; spkt rather smaller. — San 

 Enrique." — Vasey, in Br 2:213. 

 DIPLACHNE BRAN DEGEI Vasey. 



"Resembles small forms of D. dubia. 

 Cu about 2 ft hi, 2-edged below; lvs num, 

 nar; the lower sheaths conduplicate, cili- 

 ate on the margins; ligule ciliate: panicle 



