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LEGUMINOS.5E : Pulse fumily — Coutiimed. 

 Dalca 8piuosa,Qirny. Four to 15 feet. . 



Olneya Tesoia, Gray. ''Iron -Wood." Small tree 15 to 20 feet liigL. 

 Cercis occide)if((r(s, Torr. Red-Bud, Judas tree. Small tree 10 to 15 feet high. 

 Farkinsoiiia Torrcyana, Watson. "Palo Verde." A tree 20 to 30 feet high. 

 Prosopsi jnUfiora,^ D C. " Houey Mesquit." A tree 30 to 40 feet high. 

 Prosopis puhescens,^ Beiith. " Screw-Pod Mesquit." A tree 15 to 30 feet high. 

 Acacia Greggii,^ Gray. Cat's Claw. Small tree 10 to 20 feet high. 

 CaUiandra criopJnjUa, Beuth. 

 Liliace.e: Lily familj^. 

 Xolina Parry i, Watsou. 

 Nolina B'ujclovU, Watson. 



r« cca ftrtccaia,- Torr. Spanish Bayonet." "Mexican Banana." Sometimes 20 feet. 

 MxVLVACE.E : Mallow family. 



Malvastriim Thurderi, Gray. Woody base. 

 Oleace.e: Olive family. 



Fraxinus dip)etaJa, Hook. 6c Am. Small tree. 



Fores Hera Neo-Mexicana, Gray. 

 Palmje: Palm family. 



Washingtonia fill f era, Weudl. Twenty to 40 feet high and 2 to 3 feet in diameter. 

 Papaverace^ : Poppy family. 



Bomneya CottJtcri, Harv. Four to 15 feet. 



Dendromicon rigidum, Bentb. Two to 8 feet high. 

 Platanace.e : Plane-tree family. 



Platanus racemosa,'N nit. " Buttonwood." Sycamore. Large tree, often 100 feet. 

 Polygalace.e: Milkwort family. 



Eramerla parvifoUa, Benth. One to 2 feet high. 



Kramer ia cancsceiis, Gray. One to 2 feet high. 

 POLEMONIACE.E : Polemonium family. 



GUia Calif ornica, Benth. Shrub 2 to 3 feet high. 



Gilia pungeiis, Benth., var. Hooleri, Gray. Low shrub. 

 Rhamnace^e: Buckthorn family. 



Zizypluis Parryi, Torr. Four to 15 feet high. 



Zizyplius lycioides, var. canescens, Gray. 



CondaJia spalhulata, Gray. 



Pihamuus, crocea, Nutt. Three to 15 feet high. 



Fhamnus crocea, Nutt., var. x^i^osa,^ Trelease. 



Rliamnus Calif ornica, Esch. Four to 18 feet high ; var. iomeniella more southern. 



Adolp)^iia Californica, Watson. Two feet high. 



Ceanotluis thyrsiforus, Esch. 



CeanotlxKs sorediatus, Hook. & Arn. 



CeanoVius cordulalus, Kellogg. 



Ceanoilius dlvaricaius, Nutt. 



Ceanollius inlcgcrrimiis, Hook. & Arn. Two to 3 feet high. 

 Ceanoilius crassifoUtts, Torr. Four to 12 feet high. 

 Ceanoilius cuncatus, Nutt. Three to 12 feet high. 

 Ceanoilius rigidus, Nutt. Five feet. 

 Ceanoilius verrucosus, Nutt. 

 RosACE.E : Rose family. 



Primus f7(')»i6Srt,'* Walpers. Wild Cherry. Shrub or small tree. 



Prunus iJicifoJia, Walpers. " Islay." A shrub 8 to 12 feet high; evergreen. 



Prunus fasciculuta, Gray. Two to 3 feet high. 



Prunus Frcmonii, Watsou. 



Spiraa discolor, Pursh., var. dumosa, Watsou. Low shrub. 

 - - See pp. 171, 172. ^geo No. 88, p. 189. ^ Sec Bull. Calif. Acad., 2d. S. I., 271. ^ See No. 47, p. 174. 



