aris, Sen See Sees soeanes Sette NS an ~~ = 3 - ty 2 ~~ el Sen force - “3 S St at SS aS rent hee s Si Ree OS CC ac Meas Wer mee Sees Son A ees See ~ SPebReriee sas : Raliphine eae ef aS INS Nin, ee eaeg Sic fee oo Preaging tag ete yt, eet ote eben stata ang tN nae Ry Se ay eer Nice nee ma Sein, Shs ¥ = So eae Sere RA anon rhg Sn Ses Ss NAS mane Soa eee aa SS eisee ; Se ne cee Mac: meena eA enisee ae eS = See x : a a a SS fn Pie en eh ng Weg ele ee ban 83 reddish brown sandstone is said to exist on one of these islands. The vegetation has been briefly noted by Edward Lee Greene, in the West American Scientist. ST. MARTIN: situated in 30 degrees, 20 minutes north latitude, and 116 de- grees, 121 minutes west longitude; is of moderate height, 12 miles long by 2 wide, with anchorage on its south and south- east sides in 12 to 18 fathoms. A little lagoon is found on its southern side, which is quite low, where seal used to resort in large numbers. It is quite barren, producing only cacti, shrubs and herbage that grow in a scanty soil, among broken rocks in a dry climate. ST. GERONIMO: called by sea-otter _ hunters Round Island; of moderate ele- vation, long, about 2 miles wide, ex- tremely barren, about 3 miles from the mainland. Affords a good shelter, on its northeast side, from northwesterly winds. A reef lies between the island and the shore, where the sea breaks heavily in rough weather. GUADALUPE ISLAND is a high ele- vation of land running nearly north and south, in extent about 15 miles. There is no safe anchorage around it, the shores being bold, and its banks gener- ally high and precipitous. The northern extremity is not less than 3,400 feet above the sea, with a growth of pines and cypress, while its deep canyons con- tain a palm tree peculiar to the island. Vegetation is by no means abundant, but the flora of the island is fairly well known through the collections made by Dr. Edward Palmer, and by Professor E. L. Greene. Fresh water is found here, and goats introduced to the island have increased immensely. Fur seal and the sea elephant once made its shores a favorite resort. Two barren rocky islets lie off its south end. ELIDE: a naked rock, one mile in cir- cumference, once covered with guano; from 1857 about 28,000 tons were taken off, when the supply became exhausted. The nearest water is 7 miles east, on the mainland. CHESTER’S ISLAND is an islet lying close to the north side of Point St. Hugenio, named for an American sea captain, who denuded it of guano in early days. SAN BONITO ISLANDS are three in number, two moderately high, the mid- dle one quite low, 15 miles west of Cedros Island, separated from each other by narrow passages, where boats may pass in safety, but not practical for large vessels. Their united length is not over 10 miles, the largest, the western one, being about 5 miles in extent, the other two about half the size each, all very barren, affording neither wood nor water. Seal and sea-elephants were for- merly found on them in large numbers. A species of cactus seems to be peculiar to these islets, but the vegetation is sparse. Anchorage may be had on the southeast side of the middle island in from 10 to 20 fathoms, but the bottom is quite rocky and poor holding-ground. 84 Hs, NATIVIDAD: lies between Cedros and the mainland, rising to 700 feet eleva- tion, 5 miles long, by 1 broad, perfectly barren, the breeding-place of large num= bers of seal and sea fowl. MARIA ISLAND is an islet off the west end of Natividad Island, and has ‘yielded some guano in the past. ST. ROQUE: in 27 degrees north lati- tude, less than two miles off the coast, a low rock, covered with some coarse gravel and light sand, intermixed with bird-lime, about 5 square miles in ex- tent. Its shores are the breeding-places of seals, and were once a favorite resort of the sea-elephant; large numbers of a small sea-fowl called mutton-birds bur- row in the sandy soil, where they hatch their young. Good shelter can be found for a small vessel between the island and the main. ASUNCION: in 26 degrees, 50 minutes, north latitude, 114 degrees west longi- tude, is similar to St. Roque, a little higher in elevation, and affords a good anchorage on its southeastern side in 12 to 15 fathoms, well sheltered from the prevailing northwest winds. SANTA MARGARITA: a_ cluster. of- high rocky peaks and slopes, broken, ex- tremely barren, near Magdalena bay. Veins of coal, copper and gold have been reported as existing in its mountains. Capt. Scammon reports that ‘‘two ships’ ° companies once carried on gold-mining | (as they supposed) for a few weeks pretty extensively, and large quantities of ‘the virgin metal were taken on board, out, much to the disgust of all con- cerned, it proved to be nothing but iron pyrites.’’ The extent of the island east and west is 36 miles. MANGROVE: near Santa Margarita island, is low, composed of sand and mud, covered in places with a _ thick growth of mangrove-trees. CEDROS ISLAND: see Cerros Island. CERROS ISLAND: also called Cedros, is a mass of high, abrupt peaks, the highest of 2,500 feet elevation, which may be seen in clear weather a distance of 60 miles. It bounds the west side ot San Sebastian Viscaino bay, its south point is 28 degrees, 3 minutes north $lat- itude, 115 degrees, 25 minutes west long- itude. Capt. Scammon says:—‘‘On near ap- proach its sombre and barren appear- ance is anything but inviting. Many of the southern slopes present a dark-red hue, interspersed with high variegated cliffs that give a little change to the otherwise dull scene. On landing, one is sensible of the extremely dry atmos- phere prevailing; there must be, how- ever, occasionally heavy rains producing mountain torrents, which have cut their way through the sand and gravel bot- toms that skirt the southern bases, but they are of rare occurrence, those best acquainted, who have been living there or along the coast for nearly the last five years, have never known it to be (To be continued.) : _the island, ThesWesttAmericanScientist. No. 2605 Broadway, San Diego, California VOLUME XVIII. WHOLE NO. 139 February, 1914 ——————EEE Established 1884. : THE WEST AMERICAN SCIENTIST. _ Monthly, $1.00 per year... Exchanges invited. ; Single copy, 10 cents. Charles Russell Orcutt, Editor and Publisher. : O LOWER CALIFORNIA. (Continued from last issue.) « visited by other than light showers, and these at long intervals apart: On the northeast side, about 3 miles from the extreme north end, a low, makes out; to the south ofthis ithere is good anchorage during the _ prevailing coast-winds. In a gulch near by is a small stream of fresh water, and like- wise in several of the valleys leading from the shore to the southward .water may be found within a mile or two of the beach. At one of these places: it ig of excellent quality. The only practical place, however, for a vessel to obtain a supply, is on the southeast side, where is found a spring running through rush- es at the foot of a high peak close to the shore. * * * Anchorage may be had off this spring within two cables, of the shore in 20 fathoms water, but a much better place for a large vessel to lie is two miles farther south off a low shingle beach, where. it is not..so deep, and the gusts that come down the mountain when the wind is west are not so heavy as at the other anchorage. A vessel can always. find shelter from the northwest. winds on the south side of the depth varying from 6 to 20 fathoms, and these winds blow with the regularity of a trade: from’May to October, and the only precaution to be kept in mind in choosing an anchorage, is to avoid fixed kelp. From October to. May, much of the time the winds are ;. : ‘Moleje bay, only a few miles in extent. light and the weather delightful. Occa- sionally a strong norther, or a. light. southeaster or southwest gale blows the first part of the winter, and strong gales from the northwest again set in about the first of May.”’ Dr. John A. Veatch has reported find- sandy point ing in a few days 114 species of marine Shells on this island, and a list of its fauna and flora and mineral resources would alone form a small volume. Ed- ward Lee Greene has published a con- siderable list of its flora, otherwise chief- ly known by the collections of Dr. Veatch, made in 1859, during a_ stay through the months of June July and August. is ‘CRESCIENTE: a small island north- east .of Santa Margarita Island, 2 or 3 miles:from the mainland. I“CENISAS: a small island near San Quentin. bay, 2.or 3 miles in length, - (n4 ISLANDS OF THE GULF OF CALI- a é . FORNIA. Only a, few of these are known to us, éven by name, which must be our ex- cuse for the brief notes accompanying the following list. CERALBO: i100 miles north of Cape San Lucas, some 12 miles long, also known as “White Hills’ to the early American explorers. Stated to contain copper mines of great value. ©ESPIRITU SANTO: at the mouth of La’ Paz bay, 6 miles long, containing rich eopper deposits. “SAN JUAN NEPOCENO: a small is- land in: Pichilingue bay, near La Paz. v¥ SAN FRANCISCO: small. ‘SAN JOSE: 12 miles long. » SANTA CATALINA: about 10 miles in circumference: “MONTSERRAT: five or six miles of Santa Catalina. ae CARMEN: nected for its most peculiar and most accessible salt-mine, the rich- est in the wurld and considered inex- haustible. It is about 25 miles long by 6 broad, within a few hours’ sail of the old town of Loretto. “CORONADOS: a few miles in extent, some 6 miles from Carmen Island. SAN IDELFONSO: 30 miles from Car- men. \ SANTA ISABEL: at the mouth of , GALAPAGOS‘ 30 miles north of Moleje bay. aN ' +ORTUGAS: within sight of Guaymas, Son. An extinet volcano is ascribed to this island. : TRINIDAD: 20 miles in circumference. 87 SAN BERNARBE: Galapagos. SAL SI PUEDAS: 3 small islands in sight of two others, known as Las Ani- mas and Raza, which together form an archipelago very dangerous for. their impetuous currents. ANGEL DE LA GUARDA: a great is- land 15 miles wide by 50 long. 40 miles from the SANTA FELICIA: a rocky islet in the- bay of San Felipe de Jesus. SAN EUGENIO: seven miles cumference. LAS REYS: at the mouth of the Colo- rado river. TIBURON: some 20 miles long, and 19 in _cir- broad, on the Sonora coast, noted for the tales of its cannibal Indians, the Seri tribe. SAN PEDRO'MARTYR: 25 miles south of Tiburon. SAN MARCO: near Guaymas, Son.’ LOBOS: 50 miles south of Guaymas, Son. These islands possess excellent harbors and immense: resources in minerals, fish- eries, and pearl-oyster banks. pronounced: so differently the same iaiom as’ to seem to a stranger to use: distinct languages. Going south from: the Colo- rado river, on the overflowed lands were the Cocopahs, the southern gulf branch- es of which Consay (1746) called ‘Bagio- pahs, Hebonumas, Quigyumas, Cuculutes and Alchedumas. ' The Indians around the missions of Santa Catalina, San Pedro Martyr, San Miguel, Santa Tomas, and Diego (iy Alta California), are described as neariy pure Yumas, but received various triba! names, like Gueymuras, and Gimiels, the Ieas (at Santo Tomas and San Vicente),.. the Uchitas (from San Vicente to San Fernando), the Vintacottas and_ Vili- eatas, are races now nearly or quite ex tinguished. Between San Fernando and Moleje were the Limonies, divided into the Cagnaguets, Adacs, and Kadakamas, as one proceeded south. From Moleje to Loreto were the purer Cochiemies, or Guaicuris, or Vicuras, whom the Jesuits asserted were of the same language as the Limonies. From Loretto to Magdalena bay were the Monquies and Edues, and beyond to the Cape, the Pericues and Coras. Father Copart, who was with: Kino, in 1697, at the time of Admiral Otondo’s expedition, reduced the language _to writing, preparing a catechism. Father Begert, in 1767, prepared a meagre grammatical analysis and religious ex- planation, on the Cochiemies or Waicura, some three or four pages. (see Charles yeu in Smithsonian Institution, report, 1864). The Cochiemies and Pericues are said to be totally extinct. O FLORA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. ATAMISQUEA EMARGINATA. Miers. Br 2:128, ‘“‘Specimens of this ill-smelling the piants an ericoid appearance. ‘rugose-thickened, 88 bush have also been collected from neigh- boring regions by Mr. Pringle and Dr. Palmer. It is undoubtedly this species, but the structure of the fl shows so much variation from the type described and figured in Linn tr 21:1t1, that a somewhat detailed description is rendered necessary. The 2 outer larger .valvate sep. entirely cover the 2 inner alt somewhat obovate ‘ones that differ from: the figure in being much sh’er and having a different form, but are of a similar color to the outer ones, and with them decid. Opp to the sep are 4 tooth-like processes, alternating with the 4 pet and apparently in the same ‘whorl; the 2 upper pet are some- what longer than the lower. The irregu- larity of the fl is apparently caused by. the elongating stipe of ova developing to lower side, lifting and passing beneath the inferior: tooth-like precess that em- braces it as an oblique ring: this. tooth longer than the upper and 4 times longer than: the- lateral: ones, becoming also. ‘su- perior. Sta 6, gradually tapering, from a somewhat bulbous base, not abruptly as in the figure, and in the num fils exam- ined, no trace of staminodia has been found. The pet are all curved to the up- per side. San Gregorio.”’ HELIANTHEMUM NUTANS... Br. “Densely and minutely stellate pubes- cent thruout: sts woody, much’ branched, about 9 i hi: lvs linear, obtuse, slightly -tapering to base, 5-7 mm lg, 1.mm wide: pedicels solitary from opp to the arils of the upper alt lvs, recurved, 14 mm lg, jointed near base: inner sep 6 mm lg, ovate, acute, the outer linear, half as lg: pet slightly exceeding sep, broadly cu- neate, acute: sta about 20: sds’ covered with w strap-shaped papillae. The lower portion of the sm bushes is covered with fascicles of axillary lvs, that persist after the primary ones have fallen, and give to Very abundant in rocky soil about the plains of San Julian, Baja.’’—Br 2:129. POLYGALA DESERTORUM. Br. Br 2:130, ‘‘Sts erect, branched from a somewhat ‘woody base, slightly pubescent, © 1 ft hi: Ivs linear-lanceolate, 18° mm lz, tapering to base, becoming bract-like above: fis upon pedicels 2-4 mm lg, soon reflexed: sep glab, ail p, outer round, sac- cate at base, 4 mm 182, lateral oblg, mu- cronate, 5 mm lg: upper pet pubescent near the base, nearly as lg as Keel, con- nected nearly half their length; keel ye crest recurved, - prominent; sty tortuous, recurved, hollow, somewhat 2 lobed; ova stipitate: cap ellip- ‘tical, emarginate: sd densely’ hairy, the sh caruncle with 2 sm ‘wings not \%4 the length of -sd. Growing upon the plain rear Agua Dulce. Its persistent p sep. make this a handsome species.’’ POLYGALA APOPETALA. Br. Br 2:130t 3, ‘‘Frutescent, 2-3 ft hi, with straight, slender, grayish-pubescent branches: lvs lanceolate, entire, obtuse, attenuate to a sh petiole, alt, remote, pink, on slender “sep 4,. upper nearly glab: fis large, pedicels 1% in or more lg: ‘10-seeded; sds wingless. ually tapering ‘verted carrot.’ -mann concerning these of F: Bot Gaz 8:338, afford fine examples of the ‘89 and lower sm, equal, eymbiform, 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 % 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, monadeiphous. 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: fis in an elongated Ifless raceme, dark p: pet obo- vate-lanceolate, 9 li lg: pods nearly 1 in in length, not constricted above, cells 5- This is probably the plant mentioned in B 1:44 and Am ac pr 5:153. The bright colored, handsome fils 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 rap ileal lc FOUQUERIA COLUMNARIS. Kellogg. Br 2:132. ‘“Idria columnaria Kell, Cal ac pr 2:34; Hesperian, My, 1860. F: colum- naris Kell, ‘Cal ac b 1:138. Orcutt, W 2:48. First seen near San Este- ban, this tree the vegetation grows erect to nearly to El Rosario. It a height of 25-50 ft, grad- 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- 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 twes 8-4 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 fis, 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 The lvs, as noticed by Dr. Engel- Lee splendens, 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 CRENATIFLORA ORT. Br 2:133, “‘Raiate summit of fr pubes- cent: cusps sh: carpels 8-10, with mid-rib plant another name, elongated: F:; gigantea ~ was a prominent part of. ‘partly verticillate, 90 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’ish 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 especially as it is near A: parviflora, to which the general resemblance is quite strong. Steep slopes of Comondu canyon.”’ SPHAERALCEA HAINESII. 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, % 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.’ CASTILLEIA BRYANTI Br 2: 192. “Ann, 6 i1.-2 ft. hi, rough-pubescent with spreading hairs: branches from near slender, erect; fr’g spike oft much lower 2 or 3 pairs of lvs linear, entire, the succeeding divided into 3-7 lg- linear lobes: bracts similar to upper lvs, their: tips & those of ex com r_ ochro- leucous: ex 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 base, ex, 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 ex: sds minute, the diaphanous coat rather close. SJorge, SEsteban.’’—Br 2:192. SPOROBOLUS ALTISSIMUS. Vasey, By <2)32:1:2: “Culm 4-5 ft hi, simple; lvs lg, slender, becoming involute; panicle 6-8 i lg, nar- row, the branches erect, scattered or 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 2:218. “Smaller, 2-3 ft hi; lvs shorter; panicles 4-6 i lg, p; spkt rather smaller.—San Enrique.’’—Vasey, in Br 2:2138. DIPLACHNE BRANDEGEI 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 in 91 of 8-15 spk, which become spreading; spkt 3 lines lg, 1 or 2 flowered, with an im- perfect rudimentary one; empty gm 1 nerved, the lower about. half as lg as upper, upper one 1% i lg, acuminate; fi’g¢ gem 3 hi lg, lJanceolate-acute, foped with a sh barbed point, 3 nerved:; palet rather sh’er than or equal to its gm; the second flower neutral or rudimentary, stalked, half as lg as the lower flower; , which has a crown of sh, silky w hairs 8 around the base.’’—Vasey, in Br 2:213.: CENCHRUS PALMERI VASEY. “Culm 9-18 i hi, branching, lfy: lvs puberulent, especially the inflated, conduplicate sheaths which are ciliate on margins, and with a ligule of rather lg w hairs; sheaths mostly as lg as the internodes; blade lanceolate- ‘linear, 4-6 i lg. Spk consisting of 2 to 4, com 3, large, roundish, closely approxi- ‘mate, p spikelets, 1-1% i in diam, ‘in- ~ cluding the spines, these are flattened - toward the base, the upper part slender, ‘ the long’st 6-8 lines long, diminishing to ‘the broad base, where a few are much - smaller, but there are no proper bristles. ~The base of the spines and the body of ' the spikelets are closely pubescent. Hach spikelet contains 5 or 6 flowers. First collected by Dr. E. Palmer at Guaymas, Mex., in 1887, in company with a y-col- - ored variety. The present spécimens are a young and. small form, with the spkt half as large as the type, but otherwise the same. Possibly it may be--a: distinct the peninsula.’’—Vasey in Br 2:211. YUCCA VALIDA Br 2:208 t IL. : “Arborescent, 15-20 :ft ‘hi, -to 2 :ft or more in’ diam, growing-'‘in clumps and branching from near base or higher: lvs thin, smooth, flexible,’ 6-9 i “Ig, % to % i wide at center, tapering ‘to ‘a stout involute spine above, and ‘nar’ed to less than half its width: above the ‘brown, dilated base, margin separating into slender, whitish, recurved threads; panicle pyramidal, about a ft Ig, some- what pubescent: perianth cream-w,’ 2-2 i broad on pedicels nearly as lg as the’ ség, which are broadly lanceolate & nearly equal in width: sta pappillose, less than'4 as lg as seg, about equaling the sty, unci- nate after maturity: anth sagittate; ova oblg, abruptly nar’ed to the nearly sessile stigma; ovules thick. This Yucca is cer- “tainly distinct from Y. baccata, and does not seem referable to any of its Mexican varieties. It does not begin to bloom un- ‘til about the middle of May, when ¥Y. -baccata to the north of it, has already nearly mature fr. It ‘was observed from San Jorge to San Borgia, and near Patro- cinia formed forests miles in extent; the trees in general appearance strikingly like Y. brevifolia, ‘though the ‘trunks were much less covered with old reflexed Ivs.’ —Br 2:208. AGAVE SOBRIA Br 2:207. “BKuagave. Acaulescent: lvs about 20, glau, lanceolate, about 2 ft lg, nar’ed from panicle; branches 6-12, ascending, 6 in ‘lg or less, rather few-fid; fis light y; tri- angular lobes 10-15 mm lg, a little exceed- . middle, 30-50 mm lg, 8-12 wide: ae flattened below, ; var.—Com thruout the southern part of a Rciaa ian ena pha trunks Syd. 92 ing tube: sta adnate to base of lobes, & about twice their length: sty tubular, 3- lobed, a little exceeding sta: cap some- what clavate-trigonous, constricted near sds 3-4 mm in diam, smooth. Very abundant upon Magdalena & S Margarita Islands, but not’ seen upon the mainland. The fis were filled to overflowing with nectar, | wee ‘was oft seen running down the st.” "Br 22206. 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