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BOTANY. 
Stellaria iiirsuta, Gray, PI. Wright. 1, p. 16. S. delphinifolia, Gray, PI. Fendl., p. 19, 
and Gen. III. 2, t. 12, f. 10-12, and in Benth. PI. Hartw. p. 300, excl. syn. Nutt. In low 
places, on the sides of rivulets; Knight’s ferry, Stanislaus river, California; May 7. 
Stellaria Hartwegi, Gray, PI. Fendl., p. 209, and in Benth. PI. Hartw., p. 300. Plains 
and hill-sides, Napa valley; May 5. Fine specimens of this rare plant are in the collection; 
some of them are sparingly branched above, and the racemes are somewhat compound. The 
fruit is still unknown. 
Stellaria malv/eflora, Gray, PI. Wright. 1, p. 16. Sida malvieflora, Moc. & Sesse.; DC. 
Prodr. 1, p. 194. Sidalcea Neo-Mexicana, Gray, PI. Fendl. p. 23. S. Oregana, Gray, l. c. 
Mokelumne hill, May 17; plains of Napa valley, May 5. 
Stellaria humilis and var. /9. Gray PI. Fendl. p. 20. Hills near Oakland, April 5; Punta 
de los Keyes, April 18; /?. Napa valley. Perhaps not distinct from S. malvmflora. 
Sida lepidota, var. sagitt^efolia, Gray, PI. Wright. 1, p. 18. Plains, Laguna Colorado; 
September. 
Sida spinosa, Linn. Shawneetown, Indian Territory ; August. 
Abutilon parvulum, Gray, PI. Wright. 1 , p. 21. Rocky hills near Anton Chico; September. 
Spileralcea angustifolia, var. (S. stellata, Torr. & Gray.) Plains of the Upper Canadian, 
etc.; September. 
Stellaria incana? Var. oblongifolia, Gray, PI. Wright. 2, p. 21. Galisteo, in low places; 
October. 
Hibiscus Moscheutos, Linn. Sandy bottoms of the Canadian; September. 
LINACEiE. 
Linum perenne, Linn. Gravelly hills and plains near Galisteo, New Mexico; October. In 
fruit. 
Linum rigidum, Pursh, FI. 1 , p. 210; Gray, PI. Wright. 2, p. 25. Prairie hills, on the 
Canadian; September. 
Linum Californicum, Benth. Plant. Hartw. p. 298. Plains of Feather river, near Marys¬ 
ville; May 25. Petals rose color in the bud; white when expanded. In all the flowers that 
we examined, there were but 3 styles, and the ovary was tricarpellary. Some of our specimens 
are more than a foot high. 
GERANIACEiE. 
Geranium Carolinianum, Linn.; Torr. & Gray, FI. 1, p. 207. Corte Madera, April 12; 
hill-sides, Murphy’s, May 14. One of the most widely diffused plants of North America. 
Geranium Riciiardsonii, Fisch. & Meyer; Engelm. in PI. Fendl. p. 26. G. albiflorum, Hook. 
In the Sandia mountains, New Mexico ; October. 
Geranium gespitosum, James, in Longs Fxped.; Gray, PI. Fendl. p. 25. Mountain arroyas, 
near San Antonita; October. A low and diffuse state, mostly in fruit, and an erect form, 
near Wright’s No. 910, but with long peduncles. 
Erodium macrophyllum, Hook, de Am. Bot. Beech., p. 227 ; Torr. & Gray, FI. 1, p. 679. 
Hill-sides, Murphy’s, May 14. All the specimens are small leaved. 
Erodium cicutarium, L’Herit.; DC. Prodr. 1, p. 646 ; Torr. & Gray, FI. 1, p. 208. In 
various parts of New Mexico ; also plains near Los Angeles, and on Williams’ river, near the 
Colorado, February and March. In the specimens from the latter station the leaves are more 
cut than usual. 
OXALIDACEiE. 
Oxalis Oregana, Nutt, in Torr. dt Gray, FI. 1 ,p. 211. O. Acetosella, Hook. FI. Bor.-Am. 
1, p. 118, (ex parte.) Tamul Pass, April 11. Perhaps not distinct from O. Acetosella; the 
chief difference being the greater proportionate breadth of the leafless. The rhizoma is some- 
