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UNIVERSITY    OF    CALIFORNIA    PUBLICATIONS 


BOTANY 


WILLIAM  ALBERT  SETCHELL 


EDITOR 


VOLUME     I 

WITH     27     PLATES 


LliJRARY 
NEW  YORK 
BOTANICAL 

(JARDBM 


BERKELEY 

THE    UNIVERSITY   PRESS 
1902-1903 


1/ 


CONTENTS. 

Harvey  Monroe  Hall,  A  Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jarhilo  Mountain. 

(Pages  1-140,  Plates  1-14.) 


I.- 


II. 


-Introduction.  page 

Selection  of  Sao  Jacinto  Mountain 3 

Region  covered  and  collections  made 3 

Collections  made  by  others  5 

-General  Features  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

Position 6 

Topography 

Soil  and  climate  

Geology 


8 
10 


III. 


IV 


-Plant  Distribution  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

The  life  zones 10 

The  Upper  Sonoran  Zone 12 

The  Transition  Zone 13 

The  Canadian  and  Hudsonian  Zones ^. 15 

The  Alpine  Zone 16 

The  phytogeographic  formations  16 

The  chaparral  formations 17 

The  forests 19 

The  undergrowth •... -6 

The  meadows -7 

The  riparian  formation 30 

The  pond  formation 31 

The  crest  formation 32 

The    factors    affecting    plant    distribution     on    San    Jacinto 

Mountain 34 

Altitude,  temperature,  and  moisture 34 

Slope  exposure • 34 

Desert  winds 38 

Rock  surface,  avalanches,  and  land  slides  40 

Water  courses 41 

The  battle  of  the  factors 4'2 

A  comparison  of  montane  and  desert  conditions 44 

-Origin  and  Affinities  of  the  San  Jacinto  Flora. 

The  boreal  element        47 

The  austral  element 50 

The  presence  of  Arizonan  and  New  Mexican  Species  50 


-Catalogue  of  Species  Collected  In  or  Above  the  Ykllow 
Pine  Belt 


VI.— Index. 


51 
133 


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Minnie  Reed,   Two  Neic  Ancomycetons  Fuvtji  Porasitic  on  Murine  Ahju'. 

(Pages  141-164,  Plates  I'l  and  Ki.) 

pai:e 

I.— Introduction  141 

II The   L'lva-Composite 142 

III. — The  Prasiola-Composite  151 

IV.— Relation  op  the  Fungus  to  the  Ai.ga  157 

v.— Geographical  Distribution  159 

VI. — Descriptions Kid 

VII. — Methods    Kid 

VIII. — Explanation  of  Plates  102,   164 


William  Albert  Sbtchell  and  Nathaniel  Lyon  (tardxer,  Ahju'  of 
Northwestern  America. 

(Pages  165-418,  Plates  17-27.) 

I. — Introduction      167 

II.— Geography 167 

III. — History 171 

IV.— Collections  \T^ 

v.— Scope 175 

VI.— Citations 176 

VII.— Acknowledgments  177 

VIII. — Cy'anophyce^ 178 

IX. — Chlorophyce^ 199 

X.— Ph.eophyce^  2HH 

XI. — RHODOPHYCEiE 286 

XII. — List  of  Geographical  Names.  368 

XIII.— List  of  Works  Referred  to ;>81 

XIV.— Index 388 

XV. — Explanation  of  Plates 398 


UNIVERSITY    OF    CALIFORNIA     PUBLICATIONS 

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A  BOTANTOAI.  SURVEY  OF  SA]^  JACINTO 

MOUNTAIN 

WITH    FOURTEEH*  PLATES 


BY 


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AN    ANNOUNCEMENT. 


The  Editorial  Committee  of  the  University  of  California  has 
decided  to  issue  a  series  of  original  papers  in  botany,  planned, 
generally  speaking,  on  somewhat  the  same  lines  as  the  Bulletins 
of  the  Department  of  Geology  of  the  University,  which  are 
now  well  in  the  third  volume.  The  first  number  of  the  series, 
"A  Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain,"  by  Harvey 
Monroe  Hall,  M.S.,  was  issued  June  7,  1902.  It  contains  140 
pages  and  fourteen  plates — two  maps,  of  which  one  is  in  colors; 
seven  full -page  half-tones,  and  five  photo-lithographs. 

Each  volume  of  the  series  in  botany  will  contain  about  350  or 
400  pages.  No  expense  will  be  spared  in  making  the  illustrations 
entirely  adequate  and  even  profuse.  The  numbers  composing 
the  series  will  be  issued  irregularly;  it  is  intended,  however, 
that  the  first  volume  be  completed  within  two  years.  The  price 
of  each  volume  will  be  $3.50. 

Each  volume  will  contain  several  papers  on  general  botany 
and  also  a  number  on  West  Coast  botany,  in  the  study  of  which 
the  investigators  of  this  University  have  exceptional  natural 
advantages.  The  series  will  be  under  the  general  management 
of  the  Department  of  Botany  of  the  University,  and  will  be  edited 
by  William  Albert  Setchell,  Ph.D.,  Professor  of  Botany  in  the 
University. 

The  Editorial  Committee  desires  to  distribute  the  numbers  of 
the  series  as  widely  as  possible.  Subscriptions  are  accordingly 
solicited  herewith ;  in  the  case  of  botanical  journals,  and  of 
botanical  societies  and  institutions  that  have  publications,  the 
courtesy  of  exchange  is  respectfully  suggested. 

AH  correspondence  relating  to  the  subject  should  be 
addressed  to 

The  Editorial  Committee^ 

University  of  California, 

Berkeley,  CaL,  U.  S.  A. 


UNIVERSITY    OF    CALIFORNIA     PUBLICATIONS 

BOTANY 

Vol.  1,  pp.  1-140,  Pis.  1-14  June  7,  1902 


A  BOTANICAL  SURVEY  OF  SAN  JACINTO 

MOUNTAIN 

BY 

Harvey  Monroe  Hall 

L£dJRARV 

NEW  YORK 

BOTANICAL 
CONTENTS.  OaJ^DEN 

I.— Introduction.  page 

Selection  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain 3 

Eegion  covered  and  collections  made 3 

Collections  made  by  others 5 

II. — General  Features  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

Position 6 

Topography 7 

Soil  and  climate 8 

Geology 10 

III.— Plant  Distribution  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

The  life  zones 10 

The  Upper  Sonoran  Zone.. 12 

The  Transition  Zone  13 

The  Canadian  and  Hudsonian  Zones 15 

The  Alpine  Zone 16 

The  phytogeographic  formations 16 

The  chaparral  formations 17 

The  forests 19 

The  undergrowth    20 

The  meadows 27 

The  riparian  formation 30 

The  pond  formation 31 

The  crest  formation 32 


2 

The  factors  affecting  plant  distribution  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain  34 

Altitude,  temperature,  and  moisture  34 

Slope  exposure 34 

Desert  winds 38 

Rock  surface,  avalanches,  and  land  slides 40 

Water  courses 41 

The  battle  of  the  factors 42 

A  comparison  of  montane  and  desert  conditions 44 

IV.— Origin  and  Affinities  of  the  San  Jacinto  Flora. 

The  boreal  element , 47 

The  austral  element 50 

The  presence  of  Arizonan  and  New  Mexican  species 50 

V. — Catalugue  of  Species  Collected  in  or  above  the  Yellow  Pine 

Belt 51 

VI.— Index 133 


LIST  OF  PLATES. 

1.  Map  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

2.  Map  of  Life  Zones  and  Timber  Belts. 

3.  Lower  Edge  of  Coniferous  Forest. 

4.  Coniferous  Forest;  Strawberry  Valley. 

5.  A  Forest  Island;  Tahquitz  Valley. 

6.  Summit  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

7.  Chalk  Hill  and  Marion  Peak. 

8.  Sonoran  Islands  near  Chalk  Hill. 

9.  Rock  Surface  and  Forests;  Strawberry  Valley. 

10.  MonardeJla  macrantha  arida. 

11.  Monardella  macrantha  tenuiflora. 

12.  Monardella  macrantha  pinetorum. 

13.  Leaf  sections  of  Monardella. 

14.  Oxytheca  emarginuta. 


A  BOTANICAL  SURVEY  OF  SAN  JACINTO 

MOUNTAIN.* 


INTRODUCTION. 

Selection  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

Extending  across  Sonthern  California  in  an  irregnlar  line 
from  the  point  where  the  Sierras  and  the  Coast  Ranges  meet, 
nearly  to  the  southeastern  corner  of  the  state,  a  series  of  moun- 
tain ranges  separate  the  dry  interior  deserts  from  a  much  more 
moist  but  still  arid  region  bordering  on  the  Pacific  Ocean. 
Raising  their  summits  above  the  lesser  mountains  and  ridges  of 
these  ranges,  a  few  peaks  stand  out  like  sentinels  and  serve  as 
land-marks  for  all  the  surrounding  country.  The  southernmost 
of  these  high  peaks  is  San  Jacinto  Mountain  which,  with  its 
altitude  of  10,805  feet,  is  separated  from  all  the  others  by  low 
passes  and  ridges  the  highest  of  which  is  under  4000  feet  in  alti- 
tude. 

In  considering  this  mountain  as  a  field  for  liotanical  explora- 
tion it  was  noticed  that  its  position  at  the  southern  extremity  of 
the  higher  ranges  would  make  it  the  southern  limit  for  many 
boreal  species.  It  was  also  noted  that  the  proximity  of  the  Col- 
orado Desert  would  give  to  its  fiora  a  strong  austral  element,  and 
that  its  isolation  from  other  mountains  would  render  more  defi- 
nite certain  problems  connected  with  the  geographic  distribution 
of  plants.  For  these  reasons,  as  well  as  for  a  number  of  others 
of  minor  importance,  San  Jacinto  Mountain  was  finally  sele(;ted 
for  botanical  investigation. 

Region  Covered  and  Collections  Made. 

In  the  course  of  this  survey  practically  all  parts  of  the  moun- 
tain, with  the  exception  of  a  small  area  in  the  chaparral  belt  of 

*  Presented  in  partial  fulflllraent  of  the  requirements  for  the  degree  of  M.S., 
University  of  California,  May,  1902.  Prepared  under  the  direction  of  Professor 
W.  L.  Jepson. 

[3] 


4  Universifij  of  Cdlifornia  Puhlicdtions .  [botany 

the  northeast  side,  were  visited,  and,  although  the  entire  region  . 
is  considered  in  the  chapters  devoted  to  plant  distribution,  it  is 
to  be  noted  that  only  those  species  of  plants  found  in  or  above 
the  Yellow  Pine  belt  are  included  in  the  list  which  closes  this 
report. 

Of  the  visits  made  to  the  mountain  the  first  on  which  any 
extensive  botanical  collecting  was  done  was  in  1896,  when  about 
six  weeks  during  the  months  of  August  and  September  were 
spent  in  botanizing  principally  over  the  south  side,  but  a  trip 
was  also  made  through  some  of  the  higher  valleys  of  the  east 
side  to  the  main  peak.  During  this  season  the  writer  was  accom- 
panied by  Mr.  A.  R.  Morrison,  who  rendered  valuable  assistance 
in  the  collection  and  preparation  of  specimens.  The  next  year 
four  excursions  were  made  to  the  mountain,  beginning  with 
May  1  and  extending  to  the  last  of  July.  The  first  of  these  was 
to  Fuller's  mill,  which  has  an  altitude  of  5800  feet,  and  as  snow 
was  then  lying  on  the  ground  the  advisability  of  confining  our 
early  collecting  to  the  lower  altitudes  became  apparent;  but  in 
July  two  visits  were  made  to  the  region  around  the  highest  peaks 
and  collections  made.  In  1898  a  few  days  in  the  latter  part  of 
June  and  the  first  of  July  were  spent  l)otanizing  along  the  south 
side  and  as  far  up  as  Strawberry  Valley,  and  on  this  trip  Toro 
and  Santa  Rosa  Mountains,  the  southeastern  continuation  of 
San  Jacinto,  were  visited  for  the  second  time.  Practically  the 
same  ground  was  covered  in  1899,  but  this  time  during  the  latter 
part  of  May. 

From  May  15  to  June  1,  1901,  a  collecting  trip  in  company 
with  Professor  W.  L.  Je])son  was  made  to  Strawberry  Valley, 
Palm  Canon,  Santa  Rosa  Mountain,  and  other  localities  to  the 
south.  The  author  of  this  paper  then  decided  to  make  as  thor- 
ough an  ex])loration  of  the  Flora  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  as 
time  would  permit.  A  camp  was  therefore  established  in  Straw- 
berry Valley,  and  between  June  19  and  August  7  all  parts  of  the 
mountain  above  the  chaparral  belt  were  again  gone  over,  collec- 
tions of  the  flowering  plants  made,  and  notes  on  distribution 
and  abundance  taken.  The  results  of  this  survey  are  given  in 
the  following  pages. 


Vol.1]      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.  5 

Collections  Made  by  Others. 

A  number  of  other  botanists  have  visited  the  mountain  from 
time  to  time  and  made  more  or  less  extensive  collections.  Mr. 
S.  B.  Parish,  of  San  Bernardino,  the  first  of  these,  made  collec- 
tions there  in  1879  and  again  in  1880,  1881,  and  1882;  on  the  first 
and  third  trips  spending  about  a  week  each  time  and  visiting 
Strawberry  and  Tahquitz  Valleys,  the  other  times  passing  through 
Strawberry  and  Thomas  Valleys  en  route  to  the  regions  lying- 
farther  south.  On  these  trips  a  number  of  new  species  of  plants 
were  brought  to  light  by  this  diligent  botanist,  Euonynms  Par- 
ishii  and  Eriogonuni  apiculatum  being  the  most  noteworthy. 

Dr.  H.  E.  Hasse,  of  Soldiers  Home,  was  on  the  mountain 
for  a  week  in  July  of  1894,  botanizing  from  Strawberry  Valley 
at  least  as  far  up  as  the  Tahquitz  Meadows.  In  1896  Dr.  A.  A. 
Davidson,  of  Los  Angeles,  spent  some  weeks  collecting  and  tak- 
ing notes  in  the  vicinity  of  Strawberry  Valley  and  also  along  the 
trail  to  the  summit  of  the  main  i)eak,  and  Mr.  George  F.  Rein- 
hardt  made  a  collection  of  San  Jacinto  plants  in  June,  1897,  for 
the  University  of  California.  Mr.  A.  W.  Anthony  has  also  done 
some  collecting  in  this  region. 

In  May,  1901,  Professor  W.  L.  Jepson  spent  several  days  on 
the  mountain  botanizing  around  the  south  and  east  sides,  and 
small  collections  were  also  made  in  this  year  by  Mrs.  F.  C.  R. 
Price  and  by  Mr.  O.  P.  Medsger. 

The  only  papers  dealing  in  any  way  with  the  flora  of  San 
Jacinto  Mountain  are  two  reports  on  the  San  Jacinto  Forest 
Reserve,*  prepared  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Leiberg,  after  having  inspected 
the  condition  of  the  forests  in  1898.  In  these  reports  the  prin- 
cipal trees  and  shrubs  are  discussed  and  estimates  of  the  amount 
of  timber  of  various  sorts  on  different  parts  of  the  mountain 
given,  together  with  other  information  bearing  upon  the  forests 
included  in  the  San  Jacinto  Reserve. 


*  U.    S.  Geol.    Surv.,  Nineteenth  Annual  Rept.  5,  351-357  (1899),  also  in  the 
Twentieth  Annual  Rept.  5,  4.55-478  (1900). 


6  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

GENERAL  FEATURES  OF  SAN  JACINTO  MOUNTAIN. 

Position. 

San  Jacinto  Mountain  lies  in  latitude  33°  48^  north,  and  in 
longitude  116°  41^  west,  and,  as  has  already  been  stated,  is  the 
southernmost  of  a  number  of  high  peaks  in  a  series  of  ranges 
extending  across  Southern  California.  These  ranges  have  been 
considered  by  some  to  be  the  southern  continuation  of  the  Sierra 
Nevadas,  while  others  speak  of  them  as  a  part  of  the  Coast 
Ranges,  but  that  they  belong  to  neither  of  these  becomes  evident 
when  it  is  remembered  that  they  were  formed  in  much  later  geo- 
logical times  and  that  they  are  separated  both  from  the  Sierras 
and  the  coast  mountains  by  Soledad  Pass,  the  highest  point 
of  which  has  an  altitude  of  only  2678  feet.  The  most  impor- 
tant of  these  southern  mountains  is  the  San  Bernardino  Range, 
which  lies  in  a  general  east-and-west  direction  in  the  southwest- 
ern part  of  San  Bernardino  County  and  culminates  in  Grajback 
Mountain  at  11,600  feet  altitude. 

To  the  south  of  Grayback,  and  just  over  the  line  in  Riverside 
County,  San  Jacinto  rises  abruptly  to  an  altitude  of  10,805  feet 
and  then  extends  towards  the  southeast  in  a  series  of  peaks  and 
broken  ridges.  San  Gorgonio  Pass,  which  lies  between  these 
two  peaks,  is  of  much  interest  on  account  of  its  being  a  possible 
barrier  to  the  migi-ation  of  species  of  plants  from  one  mountain 
to  the  other.  The  distance  between  the  two  summits,  each  of 
which  supports  an  alpine  flora,  is  twenty  miles  in  an  ah-  line, 
but  in  crossing  from  one  to  the  other  it  is  necessary  to  descend 
to  an  altitude  of  2600  feet,  where  only  Sonoran  species  are  found. 

From  the  east  base  of  San  Jacinto  the  Colorado  Desert, 
crossed  by  many  low  ranges,  extends  to  the  eastern  borders  of 
the  state,  a  distance  of  something  like  120  miles.  To  the  south 
and  southeast,  the  country  is  broken  up  by  numerous  small 
ranges  and  peaks,  the  highest  of  which,  with  the  exception  of 
Santa  Rosa  and  Toro  Mountains  which  are  a  part  of  the  San 
Jacinto  Range,  are  the  Palomar  and  Cuyamaca  Mountains,  each 
with  an  approximate  altitude  of  6000  feet;  while  to  the  west  are 
found  open  plains  and  low  mountains  extending  to  a  distance  of 
sixty  miles  where  they  border  on  the  Pacific  Ocean. 


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Vol.1]      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.  7 

It  is  thus  seen  that  the  only  counection  between  the  montane 
flora  of  San  Jacinto  with  that  of  other  mountains  must  be  by 
way  of  the  San  Bernardino  Range,  from  which  it  is  separated  by 
the  deep  but  narrow  San  Gorgonio  Pass. 

Topography. 

Coming  now  to  the  mountain  itself,  it  is  seen  that  the  main 
body  lies  in  a  north-and-south  direction,  culminating  in  a  high, 
ridge-like  mass,  a  mile  and  a  half  long  on  the  summit,  the 
northern  end  of  which  is  capped  by  the  main  San  Jacinto 
Peak,  the  other  by  Marion  Peak.  On  the  west  side  the  descent 
is  at  first  quite  rapid,  but  the  slopes,  much  cut  by  carious 
and  ridges,  soon  become  less  steep  and  extend  to  the  North 
Fork  of  the  San  Jacinto  River,  beyond  which  the  numerous 
foot-hills  become  graduallj'  smaller  and  smaller  until  the  plains 
are  reached.  On  the  east  a  rapid  descent  is  made  for  some  2000 
feet,  when  the  slope  becomes  more  gradual  and  the  east-aud-west 
ridges  so  round  themselves  as  to  enclose  two  important  areas, 
namely.  Round  and  Tahquitz  Valleys,  which  thus  form  an 
immense  terrace  on  the  side  of  the  mountain.  Below  these 
valleys,  and  at  altitudes  of  from  6000  to  9000  feet,  the  slope  drops 
abruptl}^  off  to  the  Colorado  Desert,  the  fault  on  the  northeast 
side  being  8000  to  10,000  feet  high. 

Even  greater  than  the  contrast  between  the  east  and  west 
sides  is  that  between  the  north  and  south.  Standing  on  the 
main  peak  one  may  look  down  the  steep  north  slope  to  the 
western  arm  of  the  desert  only  a  few  miles  away,  while  to  the 
south  the  mountain  is  continued  in  a  series  of  irregular  ridges 
with  Tahquitz  Peak  rising  to  an  altitude  of  8826  feet  as  the  most 
prominent  feature,  and  Santa  Rosa  Peak  rising  to  8720  feet  in 
the  continuation  of  the  range  twenty  miles  to  the  southeast. 
At  middle  altitudes  of  the  south  side  are  numerous  valleys  of 
more  or  less  importance,  ranging  in  size  from  those  only  a  few 
acres  in  extent  to  the  Thomas  Valley  with  its  area  of  nearly 
4000  acres. 

The  canons,  on  account  of  the  changes  produced  in  the 
climatic  and  other  conditions  by  their  presence,  are  of  consid- 
erable importance.      The  south  and  west  sides  are  much  cut  by 


8  University  of  California  Puhlications .  lbotany 

transverse  cafions.  The  most  important  of  these  is  that  of  the 
North  Fork  of  the  San  Jacinto  River,  the  west  wall  of  which 
rises  very  rai)idly  while  the  east  side  is  somewhat  more  gentle 
but  still  quite  steep.  The  east  arm,  known  as  Dark  Canon,  is  an 
important  branch  heading-  just  below  the  main  peak  of  the 
mountain.  The  canons  of  the  north  side  are  exceedingly  steep 
in  their  upi)er  portions,  where  the  walls  are  largely  of  solid 
granite,  but  below  they  descend  more  gradually  and  all  ulti- 
mately open  into  the  main  Snow  Creek  Canon.  On  the  east, 
those  of  the  higher  altitudes  are  of  minor  importance,  but" the 
lower  half  of  this  slope  is  gashed  by  steep  canons,  the  walls  of 
which  sometimes  rise  to  a  height  of  several  thousand  feet  al)ove 
the  .streams  at  their  bases. 

Soil  and  Climate. 

The  nature  of  the  soil  of  any  region  exerts  a  profound  intiu- 
ence  on  the  character  of  the  vegetation,  but,  on  account  of  its 
uniformity,  it  plays  a  minor  role  in  the  distribution  of  plants  on 
San  Jacinto  Mountain.  On  examination  it  is  fouud  to  be 
composed  almost  entirel.y  of  decomposed  granite  with  a  small 
percentage  of  black  mould  near  the  surface,  and  is  chiefly  of  a 
loose,  gravell.y  texture. 

But  little  limestone  is  found  on  the  mountain  proper, 
although  there  are  several  limestone  quarries  in  the  low"  foot- 
hills which  continue  the  range  to  the  west.  Calciferous  rocks 
are  also  said  to  occur  along  the  eastern  base,  and  they  are  by  no 
means  rare  at  various  places  along  the  south  side,  but  the  per  cent 
of  lime  in  the  soil  is  nowhere  so  great  as  to  materially  afifect  the 
character  of  the  vegetation.  Being  derived  from  granitic  rock, 
in  w^hich  the  feldsjiars  form  an  important  ingredient,  the  soil  is 
particularly  rich  in  potash,  while  of  the  essential  elements  it  is 
probably  the  most  deficient  in  nitrogen,  since  the  supply  of 
humus,  especially  on  the  lower  slopes,  is  very  limited. 

On  account  of  the  aridity  of  the  surrounding  regions  the 
amount  of  humus  in  the  soil  of  the  lower  foot-hills  is  almost 
imperceptible,  but  at  higher  altitudes  the  ground  is  constantly 
receiving  deposits  of  pine  needles  and  other  organic  matter,  and 
consequently  we  here  find  a  thin  huinus  covering.      At  places 


Vol.  n      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinio  Mountain.  9 

this  becomes  six  to  ten  iuclies  deep,  but  it  is  usually  much  less 
as  it  is  destroyed  whenever  passed  over  by  fire.  This  layer  of 
organic  matter  is  of  importance  not  only  as  a  source  of  humus, 
and  therefore  of  nitrogen,  but  also  because  of  its  service  in 
catching  and  retaining  the  water  from  snow  and  rains,  thus 
reducing  the  amount  of  run- off. 

Since  the  temperature  will  be  considered  in  connection  with 
the  factors  affecting  plant  distribution,  and  since  reliable  data 
concerning  this  subject  are  lacking,  no  thermometrical  records 
ever  having  been  kept  on  the  mountain,  the  topic  is  not  here 
discussed. 

As  the  amount  of  precipitation  is  largely  controlled  by  the 
temperature,  we  find  that  the  higher  portions  of  the  mountain 
are  much  more  freciuently  visited  by  showers  and  snow  storms 
than  the  lower,  and  that  the  west  side  is  less  arid  than  the 
eastern.  In  the  foot-hill  region  the  rainfall  is  quite  limited  in 
amount  and  restricted  almost  entirely  to  the  winter  months,  but 
throughout  the  belt' of  coniferous  forest  at  middle  altitudes  the 
precipitation  during  the  fall  and  s])ring  is  much  more  generous, 
besides  which  there  are  occasional  thundershowers  during  the 
summer  and  heavy  snowfall  in  winter,  the  snow  often  reaching 
a  depth  of  three  or  four  feet  in  Strawberry  Valley.  Where  the 
slopes  are  covered  with  chaparral  the  water  is  well  conserved, 
being  compelled  to  percolate  slowly  through  the  soil,  which  is 
held  in  position  hx  the  numerous  roots  and  acts  as  a  water 
sponge.  Of  similar  service  but  less  efficient  is  the  layer  of 
decaying  vegetable  matter  in  the  forested  portions;  but,  wher- 
ever the  slopes  are  unusually  steep,  and  also  where  the  forests 
have  been  removed,  the  amount  of  run- off  is  greatly  increased, 
as  is  indicated  by  the  numerous  ravines  and  gullies  on  these 
areas.  , 

On  the  upper  parts  of  the  mountain  the  rainfall  is  abundant 
and  it  has  been  reported  that  snow  sometimes  falls  to  a  depth  of 
fifteen  feet  on  the  higher  summits.  All  the  slopes  above  9000 
feet  altitude,  with  the  exception  of  the  most  exposed,  are  covered 
with  snow  from  December  to  April,  while  in  the  steep  canons 
which  descend  to  the  north  of  the  main  peak  it  remains  through- 
out the  year.     This  abundant  precipitation  at  the  high  altitudes 

BOT.— 2. 


10  Universiiy  of  California  Fuhlications.  [botany 

is  of  great  importance,  siuce  a  large  percentage  of  it,  percolating 
throngh  the  soil  and  rock  strata  of  the  monntain,  reappears  at 
lower  altitudes,  often  in  the  form  of  springs,  thus  adding  to  the 
supply  of  moisture  for  those  regions. 

Geology. 

Concerning  the  geology  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  hut  little  is 
known  since,  so  far  as  we  are  able  to  determine,  no  geologist 
has  ever  visited  that  region.  It  is  probable,  however,  that  it 
was  formed  simultaneously  with  the  San  Bernardino  and  San 
Gabriel  Mountains,  that  is,  during  the  middle  Tertiary. 
Throughout  the  Quaternary  and  early  Tertiary  a  large  land 
mass  occupied  the  region  to  the  north  and  east  of  where  these 
ranges  now  stand,  and  it  was  from  this  that  the  supply  of 
material  for  the  Southern  California  mountains  was  drawn. 
After  these  were  formed,  a  series  of  faulting  took  place  on  their 
east  and  north  sides,  as  is  indicated  by  the  steepness  of  those 
slopes  facing  the  Colorado  and  Mohave  Deserts. 

The  rock  formation  is  almost  exclusively  granitic.  At  a  few 
places,  notably  on  portions  of  Chalk  Hill,  the  rock  is  largely 
quartzite,  while  along  some  of  the  crests  near  Tahquitz  Peak 
and  also  along  the  east  side  a  limited  amount  of  volcanic  rock  is 
found.  Mica  schists,  gneiss,  and  some  marble  occur  at  a  few 
places,  but  not  in  large  enough  quantities  to  be  of  any  great 
importance.  No  limestone  of  any  importance  was  found  except 
in  the  lower  foot-hills. 


PLANT  DISTRIBUTION    ON    SAN  JACINTO  MOUNTAIN. 

The  Life  Zones. 

Up  to  the  present  time  the  mapping  of  the  life  zones  of  North 
America  has  been  carried  on  chiefly  by  the  zoologists,  who  have 
considered  its  utility  not  only  to  the  naturalist  but  also  to  the 
farmer,  since  life  zones  run  approximately  parallel  with  croj) 
zones  ^'.     It  is  evident  that  certain  crops  are  adapted  to  certain 

*cf  Merriam,  "Life  Zones  and  Crop  Zones  of  the  United  States,"  in  U.  S. 
Dept.  Agr.  Bull.  Ix.    (1898). 


voL.i]      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.         11 

zones  and  when  it  is  known  to  what  zone  any  locality  belongs 
the  crops  which  wonld  probably  best  thrive  there  may  be  pre- 
dicited,  and  much  time  and  money,  which  would  otherwise  be 
spent  in  experimenting,  may  thus  be  saved. 

But  in  the  study  of  plant  geography  the  botanist  finds  that 
he  can  make  use  of  these  life  zones  for  another  purpose.  In 
giving  the  range  of  any  species  of  plant  there  is,  in  our  opinion, 
a  decided  gain  in  definiteness  when  it  is  placed  in  its  proper  zone, 
and  we  believe  that  this  will  lie  more  and  more  appreciated  as 
botanists  come  to  give  more  attention  to  the  subject.  The  state- 
ment, for  example,  that  a  particular  species  occurs  throughout 
the  Transition  Zone  is  much  more  definite  than  the  statement 
that  it  occurs  between  5000  and  7000  feet  altitude ;  since  the  belt 
between  5000  and  7000  feet  on  one  mountain  may,  on  account  of 
its  latitude,  the  proximity  of  desert  areas,  etc.,  be  a  sweltering, 
brush-covered  slope,  while  on  another  it  may  be  a  cool,  forested 
area,  or,  if  far  north,  even  a  bleak  mountaiutop  above  timber- 
line.  In  fact  there  is  usually  considerable  dififereuce  between  the 
climatic  conditions  of  two  places  of  ecjual  altitude  on  the  same 
mountain  in  case  they  are  on  opposite  sides.  On  the  other  hand, 
the  term  ' '  Transition  Zone  ' '  always  refers  to  a  belt  which  is 
neither  extremely  hot  nor  extremely  cold,  where  such  conditions 
prevail,  for  example,  as  would  produce  forests  of  Yellow  Pine  or 
White  Fir.  It  is  chiefly  for  this  purpose  that  the  life  zones  of 
San  Jacinto  Mountain  have  been  w^orked  out  and  mapped  (see 
plate  ii),  and  continual  reference  to  these  zones  will  be  found  in 
the  last  cha])ter  of  this  paper,  where  the  ranges  of  the  species 
occuring  on  the  mountain  are  given. 

Most  botanists  apjireciate  the  need  of  some  such  designation 
of  the  floral  belts  which  are  found  on  all  mountains,  but  a  few 
have  objected  to  the  use  of  the  term  "  zone  "  in  this  connection 
and  would  not  place  the  plants  of  the  higher  mountains  in  the 
same  group  with  those  of  the  Arctic  regions,  for  the  reason  that 
certain  conditions,  such  as  atmospheric  pressure,  are  not  exactly 
the  same  in  the  two  places.  Although  the  truth  of  this  is  realized 
still  the  difference  is  slight  as  compared  with  that  between  the 
various  life  zones  themselves  and  also,  since  latitude  may  be  taken 
into  consideration  when  working  in  the  far  north  or  in  th<»  far 


12  UniversHij  of  California  Puhlications.  [botany 

south,  it  need  not  interfere  with  the  use  of  the  life  zones  as  they 
jir(>  now  understood,  nor  with  the  nse  of  the  terras  by  which  they 
arc  couniionly  designated.  In  working  on  the  flora  of  California 
it  has  bt'cn  found  tliat  the  division  of  the  montane  region  into 
life  zones  has  been  much  more  satisfactory  than  the  use  of  the 
four  "  i-egions  "  as  i)roposed  by  Schimper.* 

Accepting  then  this  division  of  the  montane  flora,  we  find  five 
j)rimary  life  zones  completely  encircling  San  Jacinto  Mountain 
wliich,  given  in  the  order  of  their  occurence  as  one  ascends  from 
the  l)ase,  are  as  follows: 

Upper  Sonoran 

I    Lower  Transition 
Transition  - 

(    ri)]ier  Transition 

Canadian 

Hudsonian 

Arctic-alpine. 

For  the  altitudes  over  which  each  of  these  zones  extends  the 
reader  is  referred  to  the  map  of  life  zones  (plate  ii). 

As  pointed  out  l)y  Covillet,  the  plants  most  valuable  in 
determining  floral  zones  are  the  perennials.  This  is  not  only 
because  they  are  the  most  conspicuous  and  therefore  the  least 
likely  to  be  overlooked,  but  also  because  annuals  represent 
the  conditions  of  but  a  single  season  of  growth,  the  importance 
of  this  being  clear  when  we  consider  that  the  conditions  are 
likely  to  undergo  considerable  change  from  year  to  year.  In  the 
preparation  of  the  list  of  species  for  each  zone  therefore  all 
annuals  have  been  excluded. 

It  is  furtlici-  to  be  noted  that  these  lists  are  not  intended  to 
be  c(mii)lete,  only  the  more  characteristic  plants  being  chosen. 
It  is  hoped  that  tliis  will  not  only  give  an  idea  of  the  nature  of 
the  vegetation  of  each  of  the  various  zones  but  that  it  will  also 
bo  an  aid  in  working  out  the  life  zones  on  other  mountains. 

UPPER    SONORAN    ZONE. 

San  Jacinto  jNIountain  is  com])letely  (mcircled  by  the  Upper 
Simorau  Zone,  wliich  extends  from  its  base  to  altitudes  ranging 


*A.  F.  W.  Schimper,  Pflanzengeographie  7:i7(1901). 
tContr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Ilorl..  iv.  17-18  (lSi):i|. 


UNIV.  CALIF.  PUB.  BOX.  VOL.  1. 


[HALL]     PLATE  2. 


S.\N  JACINTO  MOUNTAIN 

SHOWING  LIFE    ZONES 
AND  TIMBER  BELTS 

1     Upper  Sonoran  Zone    ichapnrra/  heUj. 


Transition  'one  dominant  trets  .Yellou:  Pine  rtnd 

'VhilrRr: 

Canadian  and  Hudsnntan  Zones  ( Mtiray  and  Limber Pme 
/  Irctic  A/p/ne  Zone  (above/oresl  beltj. 


Coiil-our  interval    500  tVet 
Baseil     on      IJ.SXi.S     ri)n>u\ii    mnp 


LITB  BHITTUK  fc  Ki:% 


Vol.1]      Hnll. — Botanical  Surrey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.         13 

from  8000  to  7000  feet.  At  the  eastern  base  it  gives  waj^  to  the 
Lower  Soiioran  of  the  Colorado  Desert,  but  on  the  other  sides  it 
spreads  out  over  an  extensive  foot-hill  region  except  where 
bordered  by  the  cultivated  areas  of  the  vSan  Jacinto  plains  or  of 
San  (xorgonio  Pass.  The  line  marking  the  upper  limits  is 
extremely  irregular  since,  by  the  effect  of  slope  exposure,  desert 
winds,  and  other  factors  it  is  carried  well  up  into  the  body  of  the 
Transition  at  numerous  places,  while  that  zone  makes  not  a  few 
dips  along  the  streams  and  where  protected  by  ridges.  Of  the 
many  species  of  shrulis  w^hich  are  characteristic  of  this  zone  the 
most  useful  as  a  zone  indicator  is  the  Chamisal  {Adenostoma 
fusciculatum) .     The  following  also  belong  here: 

PLANTS    RESTRICTED    TO    THE    UPPER    SONORAN    ZONE. 

Adenostoma  faseiculatum  Esehseholtzia  Californica 

A.  sparsifolium  Lathyrus  violaceus 

Aretostaphylos  tomentosa  Lotus  glaber 

Cereocarpus  betultefolius  Pentstemon  antirrhinoides 

Dendromeeon  rigidum  P.  spectabilis 

Dicentra  chrysantha  Senecio  Douglasii 

Diplacus  lojigiflorus  Solanum  Xanti  glabrescens 

Eehinocystis  maerocarpa  Umbellularia  Californica 

Eriodictyon  tomentosum  Eriogonum  faseiculatum 

TRANSITION    ZONE. 

The  Transition  is  the  largest  and  most  important  of  all  the 
zones  on  the  mountain.  As  shown  on  the  map  of  life  zones 
(plate  ii),  it  is  comparatively  wide  on  the  west  side,  much  less 
so  on  the  east,  and  extremely  narrow  on  the  northeast.  This 
is,  of  course,  due  to  the  peculiar  topography.  On  the  west  the 
descent  is  rather  steep,  but  quite  uniform,  while  on  the  north- 
east there  is  a  fault  at  about  the  upper  limit  of  the  Transition 
Zone.  Round  Valley  has  an  altitude  which  places  it  in  the 
Canadian,  but  from  its  northeast  rim  there  is  a  sudden — almost 
vertical — drop  of  nearly  8000  feet  to  the  barren  Colorado  Desert. 
Consequently  it  is  but  a  short  distance  from  the  Canadian  flora 
of  Round  Valley  to  the  Sonoran  flora  of  the  desert  side  of  the 
mountain.  On  the  north  side  of  the  main  peak  this  is  carried 
to  an  extreme,  there  being  an  abrupt  descent  from  the  summit 
which,  as  will  be  shown,  is  within  the  Alpine  Zone,  to  the  west- 
ern arm  of  the  Colorado  Desert,  the  flora  of  which   is   Lower 


14  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

Sonoi-aii.  We  thus  liave  the  six  zones  very  much  crowded 
together,  and  the  upper  four  ahnost  in  superposition.  There  is 
probably  no  place  in  North  America  where  the  alpine  and 
Sonoran  floras  are  in  such  proximity  as  they  are  on  San  Jacinto 
Mountain. 

Tn  working  on  the  flora  of  the  mountain  it  very  early  became 
evident  that  the  vegetation  of  the  lower  part  of  the  Transition 
Zone  was  quite  different  from  that  of  the  upper  part,  and  that 
the  ranges  of  many  species  could  be  more  concisely  and  definitely 
given  by  applying  distinctive  names  to  each  of  these  parts.  For 
this  purpose  the  names  Lower  Transition  and  Upper  Transition 
have  been  selected,  but  this  will  not  preclude  the  use  of 
the  term  Transition  when  it  is  desired  to  speak  of  the  two  parts 
taken  as  a  whole.  Whether  or  not  this  division  will  be  of  service 
in  working  out  the  distribution  of  plants  on  other  mountains 
remains  to  be  seen. 

The  line  l)etween  the  Upper  and  the  Lower  Transition  is 
naturally  not  so  distinct  as  those  between  the  primary  zones. 
On  San  Jacinto  they  may  be  distinguished  by  the  presence  or 
absence  of  certain  trees  and  shrubs,  among  which  the  Yellow 
Pine  and  the  White  Fir  are  the  most  serviceable,  the  former 
being  dominant  in  the  Lower  and  the  latter  in  the  Upper  Transi- 
tion. We  cannot  depend  entirely  upon  these  two  trees,  however, 
to  mark  the  two  zones,  since  the  fir  is  also  present  as  scattered 
specimens  in  the  LoM'er  Transition,  while  the  pine  occurs  at  some 
places  in  the  Upper  Transition,  although  not  as  the  dominant  tree. 
While  it  must  be  admitted  that  the  moisture  conditions  affect 
materially  the  distribution  of  these  species,  the  fir  requiring  a 
moister  soil  than  the  pine,  yet  this  is  not  an  important  consider- 
ation so  far  as  their  use  as  zone  indicators  on  this  mountain  is 
concerned,  since  as  the  altitude  becomes  greater  the  temperature 
of  the  ail'  is  reduced  and  the  moistui'e  in  the  soil  increased.  More- 
over the  effect  of  such  factors  as  slope  exposure  and  desert 
winds  is  the  opposite  of  that  produced  by  an  increase  in  altitude. 

If  it  is  desired  to  carry  this  distinction  between  the  Upper 
and  Lower  Transition  to  other  mountains  it  will  probably  be 
found  necessary  to  resort  to  other  species  to  indicate  these  zones, 
and  it  is  partly  for  this  purpose  that  a  list  of  the  shrubs  charac- 
teristic of  each  is  here  inserted. 


Vol.11      Hall.  —  Botaniral  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 


15 


PLANTS   RESTRICTED   TO   THE    LOWER   TRANSITION   ^ONE. 


Arctostaphylos  Pringlei  drupacea 
Ceanothus  integerrimus 
Convolvulus  villosus  fulcratus 
Cornus  Xuttallii 
Eriodietyon  Parryi 
Eriogonum  stellatum 
Euonymus  Parishii 
Fragaria  Californica 
Hypericum  formosum 
Kelloggia  galioides 


Libocedrus  decurrens 

Pinus  Coulteri 

Potentilla  glandulosa  Nevadensis 

Prunus  demissa 

Pseudotsuga  macrocarpa 

Quereus  Californica 

Kibes  Nevadense 

Rhododendron  occidentale 

Viola  purpurea  pinetorum 


PLANTS   RESTRICTED   TO   THE    UPPER   TRANSITION   ZONE. 


Aster  Andersonii 
Eulophus  Parishii 
Gilia  pungens  Hookeri 
Panicularia  nervata 


Philadelphus  mierophyllus 
Selinum  eryngiifolium 
Thalictrum  Fendleri  platyearpum 
Trifolium  Rusbyi 


CANADL\X    AND    HUDSOXIAN    ZONES. 

It  has  seemed  best  to  treat  these  two  zones  together  since,  as 
a  result  of  the  peculiar  topogi'aphy  of  the  mountain,  they  are 
very  narrow,  and  the  line  between  them  cannot  be  definitely 
drawn  on  account  of  the  dearth  of  those  characteristic  species  by 
which  they  are  usually  distinguished.  Taken  together  they  are 
found  spreading  out  from  the  main  peak  over  all  the  higher 
parts  of  the  mountain,  with  the  exception  of  a  small  patch  on 
the  very  summit,  which  is  occupied  hy  the  Alpine  Zone,  and 
extending  down  all  the  sides  to  altitudes  of  8500  to  9000  feet,  or 
running  even  lower  on  the  cold  north  side  and  at  a  few  other 
places.  Tahquitz  Peak,  with  its  altitude  of  8800  feet,  bears  on 
its  summit  a  dilute  Canadian  flora  which  is  connected  to  the 
main  body  only  by  a  narrow  band  extending  along  the  high  ridge 
of  which  this  peak  is  the  culminating  point. 

Since  the  number  of  species  of  perennial  plants  restricted  to 
these  zones  is  somewhat  limited,  while  there  are  not  a  few  that 
are  common  to  the  Upper  Transition  and  Canadian  Zones,  a  list 
of  those  belonging  to  each  of  these  groups  is  added. 

PLANTS   RESTRICTED   TO   THE    UPPER   TRANSITION   AND   CANADIAN   ZONES. 


Agrostis  tenuis 
Antennaria  speciosa 
Dodecatheon  alpinum 
Gilia  pungens 
Monardella  odoratissima 


Pedicularis  semibarbata 
Polygonum  bistortoides 
Potentilla  lactea 
Symphoricarpos  Parishii 
Veratrum  speeiosum 


16  UniirrsHi/  of  Californiit  pHhlicdiions.  | botany 

PLANTS   RESTRICTED   TO   THE   CANADIAN   AND    HUDSONIAN   ZONES. 

Carex  Hallii  Poa  alpina 

Carex  Nebraskensis  Ranunculus  alismsefolius  alismellus 

Montia  Chamissonis  Silene  Parishii 

PinuR  flexilis  Stellaria  ei-ispa 

P.  Murniyana  Viola  blanda 

ALPINE    ZONE. 

The  most  sontlicrii  latitude  at  which  the  tiora  of  the  Alpine 
Zone  is  known  to  occur  in  North  America  is  on  San  Jacinto 
Mountain,  wliere  we  lind  a  few  characteristic  alpine  plants 
growing  along  the  banks  of  perpetual  snow  in  the  cool,  shaded 
canons  which  descend  the  north  side  of  the  main  peak  at  alti- 
tudes of  between  10, ()()()  and  10,800  feet.  Since,  besides  being- 
very  steep,  these  canons  are  enclosed  by  rocky  ridges  the  sides 
of  which  are  nearly  perpendicular,  the  exact  determination  of 
the  l)oundaries  of  this  zone  was  found  to  be  no  easy  task,  and  it 
is  not  yet  known  just  how  far  it  extends  down  the  north  side, 
l)ut  this  is  probably  not  more  than  a  few  hundred  feet.  The 
species  restricted  to  the  Alpine  Zone  are  Oxyria  digyna,  Ranuncu- 
lus Eschscholtsii ,  Carex  Preslii,  and  the  alpine  forms  of  Spraguea 
umbellata  and  Aqnilegia  truncata.  Growing  near  these  but  more 
common  in  the  lower  zones  occur  Silene  Parishii,  Draha  corrugafa, 
Heuchera  rubescens  and  a  very  depauperate  form  of  Holodiscus 
discolor  dumosa. 

The  Phytogeographic  Formations. 

It  is  with  great  reluctance  that  the  term  "formation"  is  used 
in  this  pai)er.  It  has  been  applied  in  such  various  meanings  by 
different  botanists  that  it  has  become  necessary  for  each  author 
to  state  his  definition  of  the  term  in  order  that  intelligibility 
may  be  gained.  Where  here  used  it  has  the  meaning  as 
originally  given  to  it  l)y  (Irisebach  in  1838.*  He  looked  upon  a 
phytogeographic  formation  ( pfianzengeographische  formation, 
vegetationsformation)  as  including  "plants  which  may  be  very 
different,  l)nt  which  have  properties  and  characters  in  common, 
which  may  l)e  summed  up  by  pointing  out  several  species  which 
exemplify  the  special  characteristics  of  the  whole." 

*  A.  Grisebach,  Ueber  den  Einfluss  des  Climas  aiif  die  Bei-jji-onzinif;  dev  iKit  iirlic-lien  Floren, 
Linnffia  xii.  160  (1838). 


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We  now  know  that  these  formations  are  bronght  about  by  a 
combination  of  conditions  to  which  each  of  the  formation  elements 
is  adapted.  Some  would  use  the  term  in  this  ecological  sense,  and 
Schimper,  in  his  great  work  on  plant  geography,*  has  recently 
defined  it  as  an  assemblage  of  plants  determined  by  the  qualities 
of  the  soil.  But  a  formation  may  be  determined  by  other  condi- 
tions, such,  for  example,  as  those  controlling  the  dissemination 
of  seeds.  Moreover  in  making  a  botanical  survey  of  a  region 
the  plant  formations  first  engage  our  attention  and  the  inciuiry 
as  to  the  causes  which  have  produced  these  formations  naturally 
comes  up  later,  and  not  until  their  nature  is  understood.  It  is 
therefore  necessar}^  to  have  some  term  by  which  to  designate 
them,  without  any  reference  to  their  origin,  and  this  is  found  in 
the  term  formation,  used  in  its  original  meaning. 

Some  have  limited  the  meaning  of  this  term  by  using  it  to 
designate  an  assemblage  of  plants  marked  by  a  dominant  species, 
instead  of  by  a  dominant  physiognomic  t.ype.  The  value  of  this 
is  not  evident,  and  the  practice  of  certain  recent  phytogeog- 
raphers  of  dividing  and  sul)dividing  each  formation  until  scarcely 
more  than  a  single  species  is  left  in  each  division  is  not  followed 
in  this  paper.  Wherever  it  has  seemed  advisable  to  discuss  the 
individual  species  of  a  formation  it  has  been  done  in  the  main 
part  of  the  report,  where  they  will  be  found  arranged  according 
to  a  well  known  system.  The  only  departure  from  this  rule  is 
in  the  case  of  the  Coniferae,  the  species  of  which  will  for  evident 
reasons  be  taken  up  in  this  chapter. 

THE    CHAPARRAL   FORMATIONS. 

On  San  Jacinto  Mountain  are  found  two  distinct  chaparral 
belts,  the  one  belonging  to  the  low,  foot-hill  region,  the  other  to 
the  higher  slopes.  These  are  distinct  not  only  in  composition 
but  also  in  position,  the  species  found  growing  in  the  one  never 
occuring  in  the  other,  and  for  this  reason  it  has  seemed  best  to 
consider  them  as  separate  formations  and  of  these  the  one  of  the 
foot-hills,  which  is  indicated  on  the  map  of  life  zones  bj'  the 
purple  coloring,  will  be  first  taken  up. 

*A.  F.  W.  Schimper,  Pflanzengeo^raphie  175  (1898).  See  also  Ch.  Flahault 
on  A  Project  for  Phytogeographic  Nomenclature,  Bull.  Torr.  Club  xxviii.  391 
(1901),  (translation). 


18  Universiiy  of  California  PiihHcdHons.  [botany 

On  aiscendiuj?  the  iiiouutain  from  any  one  of  the  four  sides  a 
dense  growth  of  chaparral  is  found  covering  all  the  lower  slopes 
and  completely  occupying  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone.  On  the 
north  this  belt  is  separated  from  a  similar  one  of  the  San  Bernar- 
dino Mountains  only  by  a  narrow  strip,  the  San  Gorgonio 
Pass,  which  flares  out  to  the  east  to  unite  with  the  Colorado 
Desert.  On  the  southeast  it  connects  directly  with  the  chaparral 
belt  of  the  Toro  Mountains,  while  to  the  south  it  spreads  over  a 
series  of  low  hills,  ultimately  reaching  the  Palomar  and  Cuyamaca 
Mountains.  On  the  west  it  is  bounded  by  the  low  plains  of  the 
San  Jacinto  Valley.  The  mountain  is  thus  seen  to  be  completely 
surrounded  by  a  brush  covered  area  of  considerable  width,  which 
separates  the  forests  of  its  higher  slopes  from  those  of  the  other 
Southern  California  ranges . 

On  closer  examination  of  this  chaparral  belt  we  find  the 
principal  shrul>  to  be  the  Chamisal  ( Adenostoma  fascirulatiimj 
which  covers  the  hills  with  almost  impenetrable  thickets  often 
miles  in  extent,  while  growing  with  it  but  in  less  abundance  are 
several  species  of  Manzauita,  Ceanothus,  Yucca  and,  on  shaded 
slopes,  the  Mountain  Mahogany  f  Cercocarpns  heUdcefoliusJ,  the 
Tree  Poppy  ( Dendromecon  rigidumj  and  other  species. 

Characteristic  foot-hill  annuals  are  abundant  during  the 
spring  and  early  summer.  The  majority  of  these  blossom  in  the 
shade  of  the  higher  bushes,  some  of  them  in  small  clearings, 
while,  by  the  elongation  of  their  stems  and  peduncles,  a  few 
ambitious  species  render  their  flowers  conspicuous  by  carrying 
them  above  the  sea  of  chaparral. 

The  plants  of  this  belt  exhibit  strong  xerophile  characters,  as, 
for  example,  in  the  reduction  of  the  leaf  surface,  this  being 
especially  noticeable  in  the  case  of  the  Chamisal  and  of  Bebhia 
juncea,  while  in  the  Manzanitas  the  same  end  is  often  attained 
by  a  twist  in  the  i)etiole,  the  leaf  being  thus  brought  into  a 
vertical  position.  Moreover  in  the  shrubby  species  the  leaves  are 
nearly  always  thick  ;ni(l  leathery,  besides  being  often  covered 
witli  a  dense,  woolly  pubescence,  as  in  SpJueralcia  amhigna, 
Eriodictyon  tomentosum,  and  others,  while  there  is  scarcely  a 
glabrous  ])l;iti(  to  be  found  anywhere  in  the  chaparral  region. 

An    excellent    opjwrtunity    of    studying    the    root    systems 


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was  offered  wheu,  during  the  earthquake  of  December,  1900, 
a  slope  covered  by  chaparral  and  extending  over  some  600  acres 
suddenly  sank  for  a  depth  of  six  to  twelve  feet  leaving  along 
its  edges  nearly  vertical  walls,  thus  exposing  the  roots  of  several 
species  of  shrubs  while  still  in  position.  Here  it  was  found  that 
the  roots  of  the  Manzanita  and  Chamisal  penetrated  to  a  depth 
of  from  four  to  six  feet, — a  distance  rendered  necessary  by  the 
small  amount  of  water  itresent  in  the  surface  soil  of  these  regions. 
Perhaps  the  most  remarkable  case  of  root  development  for  the 
purpose  of  storing  moisture  is  that  of  Echinocijstis  macrocarpa, 
or  "Big-root",  the  roots  of  which  are  sometimes  as  large  as  a 
man's  body  and  completely  gorged  with  water. 

The  cha])arral  of  the  higher  altitudes  occurs  only  in  isolated 
patches.  Wherever  the  slope  becomes  too  steep  or  the  moisture 
too  scant  to  support  a  forest  formation,  we  find  the  chaparral 
coming  in  to  take  its  place.  By  far  the  most  common  species  in 
these  ])atches  is  the  Shrn1)by  Chinquapin,  which  covers  quite 
consideral>le  areas  between  the  8000  and  10,000-foot  contours. 
Other  species  more  or  less  common  are  Ceanothus  cordnlatus, 
Cercocarpt(.s  ledifoUus  and  Arctostaphijlo.^  patula. 

THE    FORESTS. 

While  San  Jacinto  is  surrounded  on  all  sides  by  arid  plains 
and  its  lower  slopes  clothed  with  chaparral  the  higher  portions 
of  the  mountain  are  covered  with  extensive,  somewhat  open, 
forests  of  pine,  fir  and  cedar.  Some  idea  of  the  extent  of  these 
forests  may  be  had  by  referring  to  the  map  of  life  zones 
(plate  ii),  where  the  area  represented  by  the  red  and  blue 
coloring  is  more  or  less  densely  forested,  except  where 
meadows  occur.  This  area  comprises  about  75,000  acres, 
70,000  acres  being  occupied  by  coniferous  forest  and  the  re- 
mainder chiefly  by  meadows  within  the  forest  belt.  In  general 
it  may  be  said  that  the  Transition  Zone,  colored  blue  on  the 
may),  is  forested  chiefly  with  Yellow  and  Sugar  Pine  and  White 
Fir ;  the  principal  trees  of  the  boreal  region  being  the  Murray  and 
Limber  Pines. 

The  various  species  of  conifers  comprising  the  forests  are 
here  taken  up  in  the  order  of  their  occurrence  on  the  mountain. 


20  University  of  California  rxliUcafions.  [botany 

beginnino-  with  those  of  the  h)wei'  edge  of  the  tiiiilxn-  helt  and 
pi'oeeediug'  to  those  of  the  siiinmit. 

Big-cone  Spruce  {F^(u<lo1snga  macrocarpa .) — The  Big-cone 
Spruce,  with  its  slender  trunks  and  long,  spreading  branches,  is 
found  only  in  a  few  well  watered  canons  of  the  west  side,  below 
the  range  of  the  pines.  It  is  common  in  the  canons  of  all  three 
forks  of  the  San  Jacinto  River,  running  down  to  an  altitude  of 
8000  feet ,  but  is  entirely  lacking  in  those  canons  Avhich  open  onto 
the  Colorado  Desert.  That  this  species  requires  considera])le 
moisture  is  shown  l)y  the  way  in  which  the  individuals  are 
huddled  along  the  streams  and  on  north  slopes,  often  the  south 
side  and  bottom  of  a  caiion  being  forested  with  groves  of  the 
Big-cone  Spruce,  while  the  north  side  will  support  only  a 
chaparral  formation,  as  shown  in  plate  iii,  where  the  abrupt  ter- 
mination of  the  forest  will  also  be  noticed. 

Coulter  Pine  {Pinus  Conlieri) . — This  pine,  remarkable  for 
producing  the  largest  cones  known,  is  commonly  met  with  on  the 
south  and  west  sides  of  the  mountain,  where  it  forms  small 
groves  and  narrow  strips  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  Yellow 
Pine  belt.  It  is  also  found  scattered  among  the  other  pines  up 
to  6500  feet  altitude  on  south  slopes,  l)ut  not  in  the  higher 
valleys  nor  on  those  sides  of  the  mountain  facing  the  Colorado 
Desert.  It  has  been  reported*  that  the  seeds,  being  large  and 
rich,  were  eagerly  sought  liy  the  Indians,  who  prized  them  as  an 
article  of  food;  but  on  account  of  their  strong,  oily  taste,  the 
Saboba  and  Santa  Rosa  Indians  do  not  gather  them.  The  nuts 
of  the  Pinon  Pine  (P.  monopJiylla) ,  which  is  abundant  on  the 
desert  ranges  to  the  southeast  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain,  and  of 
the  Parry  Pinon  (P.  Parry  ana ) ,  which  grows  sparingly  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Toro  Mountain,  are  much  preferred. 

Yellow  Pine  and  Jeffrey  Pine  {Pinus  ponderosa  and  its 
variety  Jeffrey i)  f . — This  characteristic  Transition  Zone  i)ine  is  l)y 

*Newberry,  Pop.  8ci.  Mo.  xxxii.  35  (1887). 

tExplanations  of  some  of  the  irregularities  in  the  boundaries  of  the  Yellow  Pine 
belt  will  be  given  in  the  discussion  of  Slope  exposure,  and  desert  winds. 
On  the  life  zone  map  the  blue  area  corresponds  to  the  region  in  wliicli 
either  this  pine  or  the  White  Fir  is  the  dominant  tree,  except  tliat  in  the 
canyon  of  the  middle  fork  of  the  San  Jacinto  River  the  Big-cone  Spruce  is  the 
principal  tree,  and  that  there  is  a  narrow  fringe  of  Coulter  Pino  along  the  lower 
edge  on  the  west  side.  The  Wliite  Fir  liecomes  ddiiiinant  only  in  the  tapper 
Transition  Zone. 


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far  the  most  prevalent  conifer  of  Sau  Jaeiuto  Mountain.  It 
forms  the  great  bulk  of  the  forest  first  encountered  as  one 
ascends  from  the  foot-hills  and  completely  encircles  the  mountain 
as  a  more  or  less  distinct  belt  of  varying  width. 

Owing  to  the  comparatively  gentle  slope  it  forms  on  the  west 
side  a  wide  and  magnificent  forest  area,  the  lower  edge  of  which 
is  quite  definite  and  oscillates  between  the  4500  and  5000-foot 
contours  in  conformity  with  the  steepness  or  direction  of  the 
slope,  while  a  few  specimens  were  found  in  cold,  shaded  canons 
as  low  as  2500  feet.  The  upper  edge  is  less  definite,  but  lies 
between  8500  and  9000  feet,  with  a  few  patches  at  higher  alti- 
tudes. 

The  lower  limits  of  this  belt  on  Fullers  Ridge  and  on  the 
north  side  of  the  main  mountain  have  already  been  discussed. 
While  on  the  northeast  side  it  is  very  narrow  on  account  of  the 
sudden  dip  from  the  higher  valleys  to  the  steep,  brushy 
slopes  bordering  the  Colorado  Desert,  there  is  still  room 
for  a  small  grove  of  Jeffrey  Pine  in  the  east  end  of  Round 
Valley  at  8500  feet  altitude,  and  a  few  scattered  trees  occur  as  far 
up  as  9300  feet  on  south  slopes.  This  is  probably  the  highest 
recorded  station  for  this  pine. 

In  Taljquitz  Valley  are  found  the  largest  and  most  sjanmetri- 
cal  specimens  that  grow  on  the  mountain,  extending  from  the 
isolated  clusters  at  9000  feet  down  through  the  magnificent 
gi-oves  of  the  main  valley  to  an  altitude  of  6000  feet,  where  they 
abruptly  give  way  to  the  chaparral  formation  of  the  lower  slopes. 
On  the  south  side  the  species  runs  up  to  8800  feet  on  the  open 
ridges.  In  Onstatt  and  Strawberry  Valleys  it  forms  open  forests, 
in  which  are  also  found  Sugar  Pine,  Incense  Cedar,  White  Fir 
and  Kellogg  Oak,  while  the  surrounding  slopes  are  similarly 
forested,  except  where  slope  exposure  or  warm  air  currents 
prevent  this,  or  where  they  have  been  denuded  by  man.  A 
narrow  fringe  also  occurs  on  the  south  side  and  around  the  upper 
end  of  Thomas  Valley  and  sends  tongues  out  into  the  drier  parts 
of  the  meadow.  In  many  of  the  trees  on  the  borders  of  these 
meadows  the  trunks  divide  into  two  when  aliout  one  hundred 
feet  from  the  ground,  the  two  branches  continuing  as  erect 
shafts,  but  the  cause  of  this  unusual  branching  is  not  known. 


22  University  of  California  Puhlications.  [botany 

It  was  first  called  to  our  attention  by  Professor  Jepson,  who  has 
also  noticed  it  in  pines  bordering  certain  meadows  in  the  High 
Sierras. 

The  variety  Jeffreyi  is  here -treated  with  the  true  P.  ponderosa, 
for  the  reason  that  they  usually  occur  togetlier,  and  the  differ- 
ence is  sometimes  so  slight  that  it  is  impossible  to  distinguish 
them  with  certainty.  Mature  specimens  of  P.  ponderosa  are 
characterised  by  their  large  size,  by  their  bark,  which  is  in  large 
plates,  the  deep-green  foliage  and  the  small  cones,  Init  young  or 
half- grown  specimens  are  very  much  like  those  of  the  variety. 
At  the  lower  edge  of  the  belt  only  the  species  occurs,  in  the 
great  Yellow  Pine  belt  of  the  middle  altitudes  we  find  them 
growing  together,  while  along  the  upper  limits  of  its  range  only 
the  variety  is  found. 

Incense  Cedar  {Lihocedrus  decurrens) . — The  Cedar  was 
found  to  be  well  distributed  throughout  the  Lower  Transition 
Zone,  but  being  always  scattered  among  other  trees  it  nowhere 
becomes  an  important  element  in  the  forest  formation.  It 
requii'es  more  moisture  than  the  Yellow  Pine  and  is  therefore 
restricted  to  the  larger  valleys  and  to  the  vicinity  of  streams, 
along  one  of  which  it  was  found  descending  to  an  altitude  of 
8500  feet.  On  the  north  side  it  runs  down  to  the  ,4000-foot 
contour  and  on  the  east  to  6000  feet,  near  the  lower  edge  of  the 
Transition  Zone.  It  extends  to  near  the  upper  limits  of  this 
zone  in  Tahquitz  Valley,  where  it  was  seen  growing  at  8000  feet 
altitude. 

Sugar  Pine  {Pinns  Lamheriiana) . — This  pine  begins  at 
about  5000  feet  altitude  and  extends  from  that  contour  nearly 
throughout  the  Transition  Zone.  It  is  very  common  and  of 
large  size  along  the  trail  that  skirts  the  western  side  at  about 
6000  feet,  but  is  less  common  both  above  and  below  that  alti- 
tude, while  on  the  southwest  side  of  the  Tahquitz-Strawbeny 
Divide  the  Sugar  Pine  is  the  most  abundant  tree;  but  it  is  rarely 
met  with  in  Tahquitz  and  Round  Valleys,  except  on  rocky  slopes, 
which  it  seems  to  prefer.  It  is  its  frequent  occurrence  along  the 
two  principal  trails,  perhajis,  that  has  led  some  to  over-estimate 
the  amount  of  Sugar  Pine  on  the  mountain. 

On  the  high  ridges  that  run  out  from  Tahquitz  Peak  the  trees 


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take  on  some  peculiar  forms,  which  are  probably  best  accounted 
for  by  the  altitude  and  the  strong  winds  that  sometimes  sweep 
over  that  region.  In  one  of  these  forms  the  dense,  smooth  bark 
is  of  a  deep  red  color,  the  lower  branches  are  given  off  from  near 
the  base  and  spread  out  over  the  rocks,  while  the  leaves  are  only 
one  and  one-half  to  two  inches  long,  scarcely  one-half  their  usual 
length;  but  the  cones,  many  of  which  ma}'  be  reached  from 
the  ground,  are  of  the  usual  shape  and  size.  Another  form 
approaches  P.  nionficola  in  general  appearance  and  in  the  char- 
acters of  the  cone  but  is  plainly  only  a  form  of  P.  Lamherfiana. 
It  deserves  further  study  in  the  field. 

White  Fir  {Abies  con  color) .  —  The  White  Fir  is  found 
throughout  the  Transition  Zone  except  along  its  lower  border. 
It  begins  as  scattered  individuals  in  the  Lower  Transition,  be- 
comes more  and  more  common  as  the  altitude  increases,  and  is 
the  dominant  tree  in  the  Upper  Transition,  where  it  forms  more 
or  less  dense  forests  and  even  reaches  over  into  the  Canadian 
Zone  where  a  few  specimens  were  found  scattered  among  the 
Murray  Pines.  The  lowest  point  at  which  it  was  seen  was  at 
4200  feet  altitude  in  a  shaded  canon;  the  highest  was  at  9700 
feet  on  an  exposed  slope  near  the  main  peak.  Nearly  pure  for- 
ests of  this  tree  are  met  with  in  the  upper  part  of  the  basin 
formed  by  Fullers  Ridge  and  the  spurs  running  north  from  San 
Jacinto  Peak,  and  also  on  those  slopes  that  form  the  south  walls 
of  Round  and  Tahquitz  Valleys.  There  are  a  number  of  fir 
forests  similar  to  these  but  of  less  extent.  The  fir  reciuires  a 
moister  subsoil  than  either  the  Yellow  or  the  Sugar  Pine,  which 
accounts  for  the  fact  that  the  forests  mentioned  above  are  all  on 
the  north  sides  of  well  watered  ridges.  It  does  not,  however, 
demand  so  great  a  supply  of  moisture  as  does  the  Murray  Pine. 

Murray  Pine  {Pinus  Murray  ana) . — This  species,  which  is 
often  called  the  "Lodge-pole"  or  "Tamarack"  Pine,  is  the  domi- 
nant tree  of  the  boreal  region.  Its  distribution  may  therefore 
be  most  readily  learned  by  reference  to  the  map  of  life  zones 
(plate  ii).  The  boreal  area  is  not  however  entirely  forested 
with  this  species,  since  a  few  exposed  slopes  are  too  deficient  in 
moisture  to  favor  its  growth,  and  as  a  result  we  find  in  the 
lower  part  of  the  Canadian  Zone  a   few   straggling  specimens 


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of  the  White  Fir,  while  on  the  higher  slopes  the  Limber  Pine  is 
very  common,  as  noted  below.  The  Murray  Pine  reaches  its 
normal  development  in  the  well  watered  valleys  of  the  higher 
part  of  the  mountain,  such,  for  example,  as  Round  Valley  and 
the  small,  pocket-like  valleys  between  Deer  Springs  and  the  main 
peak,  where  this  tree,  with  its  straight,  thin-barked  trunks  ris- 
ing like  collonades  from  the  valley  floors,  forms  quite  dense  for- 
ests of  greater  or  less  extent.  Beneath  these  forests  there  is  but 
little  under-brush  and  the  ground  is  thickly  strewn  with .  the 
smp.ll  cones.  Less  symmetrical  trees  cover  the  drier  slopes  at 
higii  altitudes  and  run  out  along  the  north  and  east  sides  of  the 
highest  ridges.  The  undulating,  rock-strewn  plateau  between 
San  Jacinto  and  Marion  Peaks,  all  of  which  has  an  altitude  of 
over  10,000  feet,  is  scantily  forested  with  both  the  Murray  and 
Limber  Pines.  Here  they  take  on  those  characters  so  common 
to  trees  growing  under  similar  conditions, — the  low,  thick  trunks, 
the  twisted  and  gnarled  branches  reaching  far  out  on  the  one 
side  and  scarcely  present  on  the  other,  and  the  general  dwarfed 
appearance  always  assumed  by  trees  on  exposed,  wind-swept 
ridges  at  high  altitudes.     (See  plate  vi) . 

It  was  noticed  that  on  certain  slopes  many  of  the  trees  were 
branched  from  near  the  ground,  sometimes  as  many  as  six  nearly 
erect  trunks  arising  from  a  single  base.  This  is  probably  due  to 
a  lack  of  soil  moisture  since  it  occurs  only  in  trees  growing  along 
the  edges  of  forests  bordering  on  barren  areas,  while  on  the 
cooler  slopes,  kept  moist  by  lingering  snow-di-ifts,  and  in  the 
basins  and  canon  bottoms  the  trunks  are  undivided. 

Limber  Pine  {Finns  ffexilis) . — With  the  exception  of  the 
Murray  Pine  this  is  the  only  tree  that  inhabits  the  higher  slopes 
and  ridges  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.  It  does  not  occur  in  the 
lower  part  of  the  range  of  that  species  and  may  be  considered  as 
a  Hudsonian  Zone  species,  as  far  as  its  distribution  on  this 
mountain  is  concerned,  although  it  occasionally  reaches  over 
into  the  Canadian.  It  grows  on  the  rocky  summits  just  west  of 
Lake  Surprise,  at  9200  feet  altitude,  and  extends  down  the  west 
side  of  Marion  Peak  nearly  to  Deer  Springs.  The  lowest  point 
at  which  it  was  found  Avas  on  the  ridge  between  Marion  and 
Tahquitz  Peaks,  at  an  altitude  of  8200  feet. 


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It  is  interesting'  to  note  the  stations  within  the  state  reported 
for  this  species,  the  home  of  which  is  in  the  Rocky  Mountains. 
It  has  been  found  on  the  Grapevine  and  Panimint  Mountains  in 
the  eastern  part  of  California,*  on  the  Inyo  Mountains, t  in  the 
San  Bernardino t  and  San  Jacinto  Mountains,  and  on  the  very 
summit  of  Santa  Rosa  Peak,§  while  in  the  Sierra  Nevadas  it  has 
been  found  only  at  a  few  isolated  stations,  mostly  on  the  eastern 
side  and  toward  the  southern  end  of  the  range.t  T^  seems  prob- 
able, therefore,  that  it  has  entered  Southern  California  by  way  of 
the  desert  ranges,  the  highest  peaks  of  which  served  as  stepping- 
stones  between  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  the  higher  ranges  of 
middle  and  Southern  California. 

Forest  Fires  and  Forest  Protection. — There  has  been,  in 
recent  years,  no  serious  tire  wdthin  the  true  forest  belt  of  San 
Jacinto  Mountain,  although  several  thousand  a  res  of  chaparral 
covered  slopes  of  the  south  side  were  swept  by  tire  during  the 
summer  of  1900,  and  in  July,  1901,  another  fire  burned  over  some 
3000  acres  of  heavily  timbered  land  on  the  north  slope  of  Fullers 
Ridge,  which  did  not,  however,  kill  many  of  the  sound  trees  and 
was  prevented,  by  the  forest  rangers  and  others,  from  extending 
to  other  parts  of  the  mountain.  While  evidences  of  previous 
fires  are  present  everywhere  in  the  forest  belt,  but  little  damage 
was  done  to  sound  timber,  and  the  greatest  danger  now  seems  to 
lie  in  the  killing  of  young  trees  and  in  the  destruction  of  the 
chaparral  of  the  lower  slopes.il 

The  worst  enemy  the  forests  have  had  has  been,  not  the  for- 
est fire,  but  the  sawmill.  Many  a  pine- clad  slope  has  been 
stripped  of  its  best  trees  in  order  that  they  might  be  converted 
into  lumber,  and  a  very  inferior  quality  of  lumber  at  that.  In 
the  vicinity  of  Strawberry  Valley  about  4000  acres  have  been 
lumbered  over  and  perhaps  2500  acres  lying  in  the  basin  just 


*  Coville,  Contr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Herb.  iv.  221  (1893). 

t  Englemann,  Bot.  Calif,  ii.  124  (1880.) 

t  Leiberg,  in  Nineteenth  Aumial  Rept.  U.  S.  G.  S.  :Hii  (1899). 

§  Santa  Rosa  Peak  has  an  altitude  of  8720  ft.  and  lies  25  miles  to  the  southeast 
of  San  Jacinto  Peak.  Plnus  flexilis  was  first  found  on  its  summit  by  W.  L.  Jepson, 
in  May,  1901. 

II  For  an  account  of  the  San  Jacinto  Forest  Reserve  see  the  Twentieth  Annual 
Report  of  the  U.  S.  Geological  Survey,  part  5,  p.  455,  et.  seq.  (1900). 

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south  of  Fullers  Ridge.  But  this  is  a  mere  bagatelle  as  (•omi)ared 
with  the  large  forests,  estimated  at  between  35,000  and  40,000 
acres,  still  untouched.  The  Southern  California  Health  Resort 
Company  has  recently  acquired  some  5000  acres  in  and  around 
Strawberry  Valley,  and,  being  alive  to  their  own  interests,  will 
protect  not  only  the  forests  but  also  the  shrubs,  ferns  and  flow- 
ers to  the  best  of  their  ability.  The  Florida  Water  Company  is 
also  protecting  the  timber  on  their  holdings  on  the  west  side. 
The  gi'eat  bulk  of  the  forests,  including  all  those  of  the  higher 
valleys,  is  now  in  the  government  reserve,  but  each  alternate 
section  of  this  land  has,  until  recently,  been  held  either  liy  the 
Southern  Pacific  Company  or  l)y  individuals.  The  United  States 
government  is  now  extending  its  control  by  exchanging  timber 
lands  in  other  parts  of  the  West,  mostly  in  Oregon,  for  these  tracts. 
This  is  a  step  in  the  right  dii'ection  and  would  seem  to  indicate 
that  the  authorities  realize  the  value  of  these  forests  to  Southern 
California;  although  the  fruit  growers  of  the  surrounding  region, 
who  are  dependent  on  the  mountain  forests  for  theii*  supply  of 
water  for  irrigation  purposes,  have  exhibited  no  great  interest  in 
the  matter. 

THE    UNDERGROWTH. 

We  now  come  to  a  class  of  plants  which  are  characteristic 
inhabitants  of  the  open  coniferous  forests.  These  might  have 
been  taken  up  in  connection  with  the  forest  formation  but  they 
are  so  distinct  from  the  elements  of  the  forest  itself  that  they  are 
here  treated  separately.  Attention  has  already  been  called  to  the 
fact  that  the  forests  inhabit  those  slopes  having  comparatively- 
little  surface  moisture.  It  therefore  follows  that  the  species 
comprising  the  undergrowth  have  their  roots  in  di-y  soil  and,  as 
they  are  also  subjected  to  the  drying  effects  of  the  air  currents 
which  pass  through  the  open  forests,  thej-  take  on  a  semi-xero- 
phytic  character. 

The  forests  are  largely  free  from  undei'brush  and  the  shrubs 
are  not  therefore  of  great  importance.  In  the  higher  valleys  we 
find  only  SynipJioricarpos  Parishii,  Penfstemon  Bothrockii  and  a 
few  less  common  species,  ])ut  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt 
the  suffrutescent  species  are  more  commonly  met  with,  Arcfosta- 


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pliylos  Pringlei  drupacea,  Ceanothus  integerrimus  and  RJianmus 
Californica  tomentella  being  the  principal  ones.  In  tlie  east  end 
of  Tahqnitz  Valley  patches  of  Amorpha  liispidnla  and  Garrya 
Fremonti  are  not  rare  beneath  the  pines. 

The  herbaceous  undergrowth  is  more  abundant  and  varied. 
The  pine  benches  of  the  lower  altitudes  are  sometimes  red  with 
the  blossoms  of  Pentstemon  labrosus,  and  Monardella  lanceolata  is 
scarcely  less  common.  Other  species  are  the  following:  Strev- 
tanthus  campesiris,  Arahis  areuata,  Euphorbia  Palmeri  and 
Frasera  Parry i.  All  of  these  have  tall,  erect  stems  with  long 
internodes  and  moderately  small  leaves.  Quite  different  in 
general  appearance  are  Pedicularis  semiharbata  and  Lotus  JSfeda- 
densis,  the  former  with  its  elongated  leaves  spreading  out  almost 
in  a  rosette,  the  latter  with  long,  prostrate  stems.  Other  species 
of  the  open  forest  will  be  found  listed  in  the  main  part  of  this 
report. 

THE    MEADOWS. 

The  chief  prerequisite  to  a  meadow  formation  is  an  abun- 
dance of  surface  moisture,  and  hence  meadows  of  various  sizes 
are  found  scattered  over  San  Jacinto  Mountain  Ijetween  the 
altitudes  of  4000  and  10,000  feet  wherever  the  surface  soil  is 
sufficiently  moist.  Where  the  moisture  is  principally  in  the 
subsoil  coniferous  forests  abound,  but  wherever  it  rises  nearly  to 
the  surface  we  find  the  forest  giving  way  to  a  meadow  forma- 
tion. Sometimes  the  forest  will  send  arms  out  into  the  meadow, 
but  it  will  be  noticed  that  these  always  follow  strips  of  slightly 
greater  elevation  than  the  meadow  land,  the  moisture  still  being, 
therefore,  chiefly  in  the  subsoil.  Occasionally  small  patches  of 
forest  occur  on  knolls  which  are  completely  surrounded  by 
meadow,  thus  giving  rise  to  forest-islands,  of  which  the  one 
shown  in  plate  v  is  an  example. 

The  rise  of  soil  moisture  to  the  surface  is  brought  about  by 
the  position  of  the  underlying  strata  of  the  mountain.  The 
position  of  these  may  be  either  of  two  distinct  types,  giving  rise 
to  two  classes  of  meadow  formations,  namely,  the  hillside 
meadows  and  the  valley  meadows. 

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strata  which  come  to  the  surface  on  the  moimtain  side.  Water 
from  ineltiug-  snow  or  from  rains  on  the  upper  slopes  percolates 
slowly  through  the  soil  and  between  the  granitic  strata  of  the 
mountain,  to  be  released  during  the  summer  months  at  points 
farther  down,  the  strata  thus  serving  as  reservoirs.  By  the 
crumpling  or  spreading  of  the  strata  it  is  often  allowed  to  come 
to  the  surface,  and  wherever  this  occm-s  we  find  the  small  hillside 
bogs  or  the  larger  meadows  so  common  on  San  Jacinto.  Some- 
times these  are  scarcely  more  than  springs  with  the  accompanying 
fringe  of  green,  l)ut  more  often  they  form  conspicuous  patches 
on  the  hillsides.  There  is  one  of  these  on  the  west  side  at  about 
8000  feet  altitude  that  is  large  enough  to  be  used  as  a  landmark 
and  can  be  seen  for  a  distance  of  several  miles,  while  in  Tahquitz 
Valley  meadows  of  this  class  are  sometimes  a  mile  long.  The 
vegetation  of  the  smaller  hillside  meadows  is  largely  made  up  of 
true  grasses,  Agrostis  tenuis  and  tSporoholus  gracillimtis  predom- 
inating, with  species  of  Bromus  on  the  margins.  Accompanying 
these  are  a  number  of  the  higher  plants,  among  the  more 
frequent  of  which  are  Sist/rinchium  helium,  Mimulus  primuloides, 
M.  Langsdorfii  Tilingi  and  Rumex  salicifolius. 

In  the  valley  meadows  the  rise  of  moisture  is  due  to  the  fact 
that  the  strata  at  the  lower  end  of  the  valley  are  so  placed  that 
the  water  can  escape  only  after  it  has  risen  to  the  surface.  This 
may  be  brought  about  either  by  the  convergence  of  those  strata 
forming  the  valley  walls,  or  the  underlying  strata  of  the  valley 
floors  may  be  curved  upward  at  the  mouth  of  the  valley,  thus 
assuming  a  transverse  position  and  blocking  the  further  passage 
of  underground  water.  The  soil  is  in  most  cases  deep  and  rich 
since  the  valley  floors  have  received  the  deposits  brought  in  from 
the  surrounding  hills,  and  these  meadows  contain,  besides  the 
grasses,  a  number  of  important  rushes  and  sedges,  these  some- 
times becoming  the  dominant  elements. 

Of  these  meadows  there  are  five  which  contain  over  one 
hundred  acres.  By  far  the  largest  and  most  valuable  is  the  one 
occupying  the  middle  portion  of  the  Thomas,  or  Hemet,  Valley 
at  an  average  altitude  of  4400  feet,  this  including  about  2000 
acres,  all  of  which  is  used  as  pasturage  for  cattle.  The  water 
sup])ly  is  derived  from  a  high  ridge,  an  ofl'-shoot  from  Tahquitz 


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Peak,  on  the  north,  and  from  the  Thomas  Mountains  on  the 
south,  the  moisture  passing  down  these  slopes  through  the 
subsoil  and  rock  strata  and  rising  sufficiently  near  the  surface 
in  the  vallej'  which  thej^  enclose  to  furnish  the  conditions 
favorable  to  a  meadow  formation.  This  meadow  is  composed 
largeh-  of  "wire  grass"  {Juncus  Mexicanus)  which  is  also  the 
charactei'istic  component  of  a  number  of  the  lower  meadows 
where  there  is  but  a  limited  supply  of  moisture.  Toward  the 
lower  end  of  the  valley  the  water  rises  nearer  the  surface  and 
the  wire  grass  is  replaced  by  true  grasses,  such  as  Agropyron 
caninum,  Ehjmns  triUcoides,  and  Polypogon  Monspeliensis . 

In  Onstatt  Valley  and  at  a  few  other  places  on  the  south  side 
of  the  mountain  there  are  meadows  similar  to  the  one  in  Thomas 
Valley.  Besides  these  there  occur  at  middle  altitudes  a  few  in 
which  the  gi'asses  predominate,  but  it  is  not  until  we  ascend  to 
an  altitude  of  about  8000  feet  that  meadows  of  any  extent  other 
than  those  composed  of  wire  grass  are  found. 

At  this  altitude  we  find,  in  Tahquitz  Valley,  a  series  of 
meadows  ranging  from  the  9000-foot  contour  down  to  6500  feet. 
Some  of  these  are  half-boggy  hillside  meadows  while  others  are 
nearly  level,  the  water  being  forced  to  the  surface  by  the  con- 
vergence of  the  strata  forming  the  valley-  walls.  Of  the 
grasses,  Agrostis  tenuis  and  Plileum  alpinum  are  the  most 
abundant,  the  loose  panicles  of  the  former  making  large,  red 
patches  on  the  open  meadows  in  August  and  September.  In 
places  where  the  soil  contains  but  a  moderate  amount  of  moisture 
Elynius  glaitcus  and  Bromus  marginatus  are  important  elements, 
while  Panicularia  uervata  is  plentiful  along  the  creeks  below 
7500  feet  altitude. 

In  Round  Valley,  at  an  altitude  of  9000  feet,  occurs  a 
meadow  formation  very  different  from  that  just  described. 
Although  the  soil  and  moisture  conditions  are  apparently  the 
same  as  those  which  obtain  in  Tahquitz  Valley',  we  here  find  the 
grasses  replaced  by  Garex  Hallii  and  Carex  jSfebraskensis,  the 
meadow  being  composed  almost  entirely  of  these  two  sedges, 
while  Poa  alpina,  the  only  grass  which  is  at  all  common,  grows 
in  a  few  places.  The  change  is  undoubtedly  the  effect  of  the 
increased   altitude,  this   meadow  lying   from  500  to   1000  feet 


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higlier  than  the  principal  ones  of  Tahqnitz  Valley  and  well 
within  the  Canadian  Zone,  while  the  latter  l^elong  to  the  Upper 
Transition  Zone. 

We  also  find  in  Round  Valley  a  number  of  small  meadows 
which  are  on  somewhat  higher  and  therefore  better  drained  soil 
than  the  one  just  described.  These  are  composed  entirely  of  the 
true  grasses,  Ehjnms  glaucus,  Bromus  marginafus  seniiiiKdiis  and 
SporohoJns  depauperaius  being  the  most  important. 

There  are  a  number  of  plants  other  than  grasses,  sedges,  etc., 
which  find  the  conditions  existing  in  the  wet  meadows  of  the 
higher  valleys  favorable  to  theii*  growth.  Since  the  soil  in 
which  they  grow  contains  a  large  percentage  of  water,  the,y  take 
on  a  somewhat  hydrophilous  character,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  they  are  subjected  to  the  di-ying  effect  of  the  direct  rays  of 
the  sun.  Of  these  plants  the  two  most  characteristic  are  Polyg- 
onum historioides  and  Dodecatheon  aljiinum;  the  former  being 
common  around  the  borders  of  meadows,  where  its  white  heads 
are  quite  showy  during  the  flowering  season,  while  the  latter 
often  dots  the  more  boggy  portions  with  reddish  purple. 
Other  species  apparently  restricted  to  this  habitat  are  Enlophns 
ParisJm,  Veronica  serpyUi folia,  Epilohimn  Oregonense  gracil- 
linmm,  and  Aster  Andersonii.  Trifolium  Rushyi  forms  a  sod  in 
one  or  two  places  in  Tahqnitz  Valley,  and  T.  monantlmm  is 
abundant  around  the  borders  of  the  Carex  meadows  of  Round 
Valley,  and  elsewhere. 

THE    RIPARIAN    FORMATION. 

The  riparian  formation  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain  is  not  a 
prominent  one.  The  streams  usually  flow  through  canons  or 
valleys  whose  sides  rise,  either  gradually  or  abruptly,  from  the 
very  water' s-edge,  leaving  scarcely  room  for  a  strip  of  saturated 
soil  such  as  is  common  along  streams  of  the  lowlands.  In  some 
of  the  larger  valleys,  however,  the  flora  of  the  stream  banks 
becomes  quite  conspicuous. 

In  Strawbeny  and  Onstatt  Valleys  the  streams  are  lined  with 
a  growth  of  White  Alder  ( Alnus  rhomhi folia)  and  two  species  of 
willow  fSalix  lasiolepis  and  S.  laevigata).  In  the  canons  the 
Western  Azalea  (Rhododendron  occidentalej  is  found  adorning 


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the  streams  and  occasionally  also  the  Common  Dogwood  (  Corntis 
puhescens),  but  there  are  no  shrubs  or  trees  common  to  a  majority 
of  the  streams. 

Of  the  endogenous  species  a  large  percentage  may  be  classed 
as  riparian.  The  moist  soil  and  the  deep  shade  supply  the 
conditions  favorable  to  their  growth,  and  as  a  result  of  these 
conditions  they  exhibit  a  more  or  less  strongly  developed  hydro- 
philous character:  the  stems  are  often  short,  and  the  broad,  thin 
leaves  are  commonly  glabrous  and  sessile.  Given  in  the  order  of 
their  relative  abundance,  a  few  of  the  endogens  are  the  following: 
Lilimn  Parryi,  Hahenaria  leucostachys,  Veratrum  speciostim, 
Epipactis  gigantea,  and  Smilacina  amplexicauUs. 

Growing  with  the  above  and  scarcely  less  characteristic  of 
the  riparian  formation  are  many  annual  exogenous  plants,  the 
majority  of  which  are  quite  conspicuous,  and  of  these  Aquilegia 
triincata,  CastUleia  miniata,  EpUohium  glaherrinuim ,  Lotus 
ohlongifolius,  and  the  different  species  of  Veronica  and  Thalictrum 
are  the  more  common  and  noticeable. 

THE  POXD  for:mation. 

Of  even  less  importance  than  the  riparian  formation  is  the 
pond  formation  which,  on  account  of  the  scarcity  of  bodies  of 
quiet  water,  is  almost  lacking  on  the  mountain.  Hemet  Lake  is 
an  artificial  reservoir  about  two  miles  in  length  by  less  than  a 
half  mile  in  width,  but  the  plants  commonly  inhabiting  such 
places  have  not  yet  found  their  way  to  this  body  of  water,  and 
the  onh-  other  one  is  a  shallow  pond  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in 
diameter,  known  as  Lake  Surprise.  This  lies  near  the  summit 
of  a  ridge  at  an  altitude  of  9000  feet  and,  being  withiu  the 
Canadian  Zone,  is  surrounded  with  groves  of  Murray  Pine. 
The  somewhat  stagnant  water  is  much  warmer  than  one  would 
expect  to  find  at  this  altitude  and  here  Potamogefon  CJaytoni, 
which  has  not  been  found  elsewhere  in  California  south  of  the 
Yosemite,  although  it  is  common  in  the  Atlantic  states,  grows 
in  abundance,  the  surface  of  the  water  being  nearly  covered  with 
its  leaves  in  some  places.  Eleocharis  palustris  is  also  plentiful  in 
the  shallower  portions,  while  along  the  edges  LimoseUa  aquatica 
is  common  both  in  the  water  and  in  the  damp  sand  just  above 
the  water  line. 


32  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

THE    CREST    FORMATION. 

Ill  examining  the  flora  of  any  of  tlie  liigh  ridges  of  San 
Jacinto  Mountain  it  very  soon  becomes  evident  that  we  are  deal- 
ing with  a  type  of  vegetation  quite  different  from  that  of  any  of 
the  formations  just  discussed  and,  since  it  cannot  be  classed  with 
any  of  these,  we  have  decided  to  treat  it  as  a  distinct  group,  for 
which  the  wmne  crest  formation  has  been  selected. 

By  the  crest  formation  is  meant  that  assemblage  of  plants, 
other  than  trees,  found  growing  on  the  peaks  and  I'idges-  above 
7000  feet  altitude.  The  plants  of  this  formation  are  marked  by 
a  strong  xerophile  tendency  brought  about  by  the  arid  conditions 
under  which  they  exist,  this  aridity  being  due  to  the  low  tem- 
perature, to  the  rapiditj"  with  which  moisture  is  conducted  to  the 
lower  portions  of  the  mountain,  to  accelerated  evaporation  caused 
by  diminished  atmospheric  pressure,  and  by  the  drying  winds 
which  sweep  over  those  regions. 

The  shrnbl>y  vegetation  is  most  abundant  among  the  rocks, 
often  springing  from  fissures  in  their  sides,  and  is  therefore 
obliged  to  resort  to  various  devices  for  collecting  and  retaining 
the  necessary  amount  of  moisture .  Cereocarpus  ledifolius  accomp- 
lishes this,  in  part,  l)y  a  decided  reduction  in  leaf  surface  and 
also  by  the  thickening  of  the  leaves  and  the  development  of  a  thick 
cuticular  covering.  When  growing  on  the  ridges  the  leaf  surface 
in  Holodiscus  discolor  dumosa  is  also  much  reduced.  Philadelphus 
serpyllifolius  and  Ericameria  cuneata  have  their  leaves  pro- 
tected by  an  external  covering,  those  of  the  former  being  silvery 
canescent  beneath,  of  the  latter  being  covered  by  a  balsamic 
resin  exuded  by  the  leaf.  In  all  these  species  the  stems  and 
twigs  are  exceedingly  tough  and  wiry.  Sometimes  the  shrubs 
venture  out  upon  the  exposed  slopes,  where  thej-  form  a  low,  mat- 
like growth  and  connect  directly  with  the  chaparral  formation  of 
the  higher  altitudes,  the  principal  species  being  Casta »ea  seni- 
pervirens,  Ceanotlius  cordulatus  and  ArctostapJiylos  patula. 

The  herbs  of  the  crest  formation  are  almost  entirely  peren- 
nials, not  a  single  annual  species  being  at  all  common  on  the 
higher  ridges,  and  are  largely  confined  to  somewhat  sheltered 
positions  among  the  rocks  where  thej'  seldom  grow  to  a  height 
of  more  than  a  few  inches.      The  roots  are  more  or  less  woody 


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and  well  developed,  as  a  result  of  the  vigorous  winds  of  these 
regions  and  the  great  depth  to  which  they  are  obliged  to  pene- 
trate in  order  to  secure  a  sufficient  amount  of  moisture,  while 
the  slender  stems,  which  bear  leaves  provided  with  some  device  for 
the  checking  of  excessive  transpiration,  die  back  each  winter. 
Among  the  commoner  species  may  be  mentioned  Eriogonum 
saxatile,  Silene  ParisJm,  Gilia  pungens,  and  Hieraceum  horridum. 

Following  now  this  formation  along  the  ridges  to  the  highest 
point  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain,  we  notice  that  the  characters  of 
the  vegetation  as  described  above  undergo  no  radical  change,  but 
that  they  become  more  and  more  intensified  as  the  altitude 
increases.  As  the  summit,  which  has  an  altitude  of  10,805  feet, 
is  neared,  it  is  seen  to  be  covered  with  large  rocks,  the  soil 
being  scant  and  composed  entirely  of  decomposed  granite;  while 
at  places,  especially  on  the  north  side,  it  drops  off  in  steep 
canons,  the  walls  and  bottoms  of  which  are  of  almost  solid  rock. 
These  canons,  continuing  to  descend  very  rapidly  for  over  7000 
feet,  soon  reach  altitudes  of  a  more  temperate  climate,  l)ut  in 
their  upper  portions  small  banks  of  snow  remain  throughout  the 
summer,  and  along  their  margins  a  few  alpine  species  of  plants 
find  the  conditions  favorable  to  their  growth.  On  the  other 
three  sides  of  the  peak  the  descent  is  much  less  rapid  and  here 
are  found  quite  a  number  of  boreal  plants,  the  most  conspicuous 
of  which  are  the  stunted  specimens  of  the  Limber  and  Murray 
Pines.  Other  species  grow  mainly  in  sheltered  places,  often  in 
enclosures  which  are  quite  surrounded  by  rocky  walls,  and  are 
all  hardy,  thick-rooted  perennial  herl^s  and  shrubs. 

Siiice  the  floras  of  isolated  mountain  peaks  are  always  of 
interest,  a  list  of  the  species  found  growing  on  the  summit  of 
San  Jacinto  Mountain,  that  is,  between  10,700  and  10,805  feet 
altitude,  has  been  prepared. 

PLANTS   OP   THE    SUMMIT   OF   SAN   JACINTO   MOUNTAIN. 

Aquilegia  truncata  (alpine  form)  Pinus  flexilis 

Carex  Preslii  P.  Murrayana 

Castaneachrysophylla  Ranunculus  Esehscholtzii 

Draba  corrugata  Ribes  cereum 

Heuehera  rubeseens  R.  lacustre  moUe 

Holodiscus  discolor  dumosa  Silene  Parishii 

Monardella  odoratissima  Spraguea   umbellata    (alpine    form) 

Oxyria  digyna  Trisetum   subspieatum 

Pedieularis  semibarbata 


34  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

The  Factors  Affecting  Plant  Distribution  on  San  Jacinto 

Mountain. 

altitude,  temperature,  and  moisture. 

The  most  potent  factor  affecting-  the  distribution  of  plants  on 
San  Jacinto  Mountain  is  altitude.  This  may  be  said  of  all  high 
mountains,  since  altitude  exerts  a  direct  influence  on  the  tem- 
perature and  moisture  conditions  of  any  region.  On  ascending 
a  mountain  which  rises  from  an  arid  plain,  as  does  the  one 
under  consideration,  we  should  therefore  expect  to  find  a  gradual 
change  from  a  type  of  vegetation  adapted  to  the  hot,  dry  condi- 
tions of  the  lowlands  to  one  suited  to  the  cold,  snow-covered 
slopes  of  the  higher  peaks.  Thus  we  might  expect  to  see  the 
chaparral  of  the  lower  slopes  giving  way,  at  a  uniform  altitude 
on  all  parts  of  the  mountain,  to  forests  of  Black  Oak,  Yellow 
Pine,  and  other  species  of  both  plants  and  animals  ordinarily 
associated  with  these.  At  a  definite  altitude  this  belt  would 
merge  into  one  in  which  the  White  Fir  would  he  the  dominant 
tree,  and  this  again  into  a  belt  of  Murra}'  Piue,  and  so  on  until 
the  summit  were  reached. 

Something  like  this  is  what  we  should  expect  to  find  on  a 
mountain  existing  under  ideal  conditions.  But  other  factors 
come  in  to  mar  this  orderh^  succession  of  biological  zones  and, 
since  the  seemingly  promiscuous  distribution  of  plants  on  San 
Jacinto  Mountain  is  due  to  these  factors,  they  will  be  more  fully 
treated  in  the  following  pages ;  while  the  more  important  factors 
of  altitude,  temperature,  and  moisture  will  not  be  further 
discussed,  since  their  influence  is  more  generally  understood  and 
since  they  usually  act  in  the  same  direction. 

SLOPE    exposure. 

As  is  well  known  the  inclination  of  a  slope  to  the  sun's  rays 
during  the  warmest  parts  of  the  day  may  modify  largely  the 
amount  of  heat  received  and  consequently  the  nature  of  the  veg- 
etation. As  a  result  of  this  the  life  zones  are  forced  up  on  south 
and  west  exposures  while  they  dip  down  on  north  and  east  slopes. 
Some  idea  of  the  extent  to  which  slope  ex]30siire  may  affect 
the  temperature  of  a  surface  may  be  had  by  calculating  the  ratio 
between  the  number  of  heat  rays  received  by  surfaces  equal  in 


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area  but  iueliued  at  dififerent  angles  to  the  direction  of  the  rays. 
For  this  purpose  a  trigonometrical  formula  may  be  developed  to 
give  the  ratio  between  the  amount  received  by  a  surface  inclined 
at  any  given  angle  to  the  level  and  a  level  surface  of  equal  area, 
the  sun's  rays  coming  at  any  given  angle. 

Since  the  amount  of  heat  received  by  a  surface  is  proportional 
to  its  width  we  shall,  for  convenience,  select  a  surface  the  width 
of  which  is  equal  to  the  diameter  of  a  ray  of  heat.  Moreover  we 
shall  consider  only  south  slopes. 


In  the  diagram  let  6  be  a  surface,  as  indicated  above,  inclined 
at  any  given  angle,  £,  to  the  level;  let  c  be  the  level  surface  on 
which  the  rays  would  strike  if  not  intercepted  by  h;  ^  is  any 
given  angle  at  which  the  rays  strike  the  level. 

Now  since  the  number  of  rays  striking  &  is  equal  to  the  num- 
ber that  would  strike  c  if  not  intercepted,  we  have 

Distance  between  rays  on  h  ])_ 

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or,  since  the  amount  of  heat  received  by  a  surface  is  inversely 
proportional  to  the  distance  between  the  rays,  we  have 

Heat  rec'd  bv  unit  area  on  h        sin  (^  +  /5) 


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36  Universiiij  of  C(difornia  Puhlicaiions.  [botany 

Ai)plyiiig  this  formula  to  the  extirme  ease,  where  the  rays 
strike  the  level  at  au  angle  of  45°  and  where  the  slope  is  inclined 
at  an  angle  of  45°  to  the  level  (the  rays  thus  striking  the  slope 
perpendicularly),  we  have  the  following: 

Heat  rec'd  by  slope  at  45° i  j.14. 

Heat  rec'd  by  equal  area  of  level  land 

In  other  words,  if  the  sun  is  45°  above  the  southern  horizon 
and  a  south  slope  is  inclined  at  an  angle  of  45°,  any  area  on  the 
latter  will  receive  nearly  one  and  one-half  times  as  much  heat  as 
will  an  equal  area  of  level  land. 

The  other  extreme  occurs  on  north  slopes  which,  if  inclined 
at  an  angle  of  45°  to  the  level,  will  receive  no  rays  whatever  as 
long  as  the  sun  is  less  than  45°  above  the  southern  horizon. 

We  must  not,  however,  expect  to  find  so  marked  an  effect  on 
the  position  of  the  life  zones  as  the  above  figures  would  seem  to 
indicate,  since  air  currents  and  other  factors  are  constantly  tend- 
ing to  equalize  the  temperature  of  adjoining  regions.  If  the  two 
surfaces  differ  in  character  this  must  also  l)e  taken  into  consid- 
eration, since  it  would,  in  most  cases,  be  accompanied  by  a  differ- 
ence in  the  coefficients  of  absorption.  It  is  further  to  be  noted 
that  the  ratio  between  the  amount  of  heat  absorbed  and  the 
amount  reflected  increases  as  the  sui-face  approaches  to  the  nor- 
mal of  the  incident  rays,  and  that  the  absorbed  heat  affects 
primarily  the  temperature  of  the  soil,  while  reflected  heat  affects 
primarily  the  temperature  of  the  air. 

Coming  now  to  a  consideration  of  slope  exposure  as  affecting 
the  distribution  of  plants  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain,  we  may  take 
as  examples  a  few  of  the  more  important  cases.  On  making  the 
.  ascent  from  the  south  side  we  pass  first  through  a  dense  chapar- 
ral formation  until,  at  about  5000  feet  altitude,  we  come  out 
upon  the  crests  of  east-and-west  ridges,  when  the  whole  scene 
immediately  changes,  and  we  descend  the  cool  north  slopes  be- 
neath groves  of  Yellow  Pine  and  Kellogg  Oak.  This  change, 
which  gives  us  a  coniferous  forest  at  even  lower  altitudes  than 
the  higher  portions  of  the  chaparral  belt,  is  evidently  due  to  a 
corresponding  change  in  slope  exposure,  the  chaparral  occurring 
on  slopes  exposed  to  the  south,  the  forest  on  slopes  facing  the 
north. 


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By  reference  to  the  map  of  life  zones  it  will  be  seen  that  a 
long-  arm  of  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone,  corresponding  to  the  chap- 
arral belt,  enters  the  main  body  of  the  Transition  Zone,  or  Yel- 
low Pine  belt,  from  the  sontheast.  This  chaparral  area  is  a 
moderately  steep  slope  facing  the  southwest,  while  in  the 
more  nearly  level  valleys  below  are  open  groves  of  Yellow  Pine, 
the  crest  of  the  ridge  above  being  also  forested  with  this  and 
other  conifers.  The  raising  of  the  chaparral  belt  is  here  due 
almost  entirely  to  slope  exposure,  the  slope  being  such  as  to  be 
nearly  at  right  angles  to  the  incident  rays  of  the  sun  during  the 
hottest  part  of  the  day,  while  other  factors  scarcely  enter  in. 

In  some  of  these  cases  we  find  that  slope  exposure  not  only 

carries  an  arm  of  one  zone  well  up  into  a  higher  one  l)ut  that 

this  intruding  arm  may  be  entirely  cut  off  from  the  main  body  of 

the  belt  to  which  it  belongs.     A  striking  example  of  this  is  seen 

on  Chalk  Hill,  a  prominent  south  slope  crossed  by  the  stage  road 

just  before  entering  Strawbeny  Valley,  where  we  have  a  case  of 

a  Sonoran,  or  foot-hill,  flora  being  carried  far  above  its  normal 

position  on  the  mountain  and  completely  surrounded  by  a  flora 

consisting    of    Transition   species,    thus    producing    a  veritable 

Sonoran  island  (see  plates  vii  and  viii).     The  elevation  of  this 

slope  ranges  from  4400  to  5400  feet,  and  yet  the  flora  is  strictly 

that  of   the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone,  the  most   prominent  species 

being  Arctostaphylos  tomentosa,   Adenostoma  fasciculatum,    A. 

.<<parsi folium,    Gastilleia  foliolosa,    Mimulus    hrevipes,    Diplacus 

longiflorus  and  CryptantJie  Jonesii,  all  of  which  are  characteristic 

of  the  lower  foot-hills.     The  Transition  Zone  species  from  above 

creep  down  along  the  creeks  and  in  the  shade  of  low  ridges  to 

unite  with  a  large  transition  area  at  the  foot  of  Chalk  Hill. 

The  presence  of  this  transition  flora  is  explained  in  part  by  the 

comparatively  level  surface  and  in  part  by  the  presence  of  a  ridge 

which,  rising  to  the  south,  intercepts  the  sun's  rays  during  a 

part  of  the  afternoon.       This  ridge  supports  on  the  slope  facing 

the  north,  and  thus  opposite  Chalk  Hill,  a  vegetation  consisting 

of  such  characteristically  transition  species  as  the  Coulter  and 

Yellow  Pines.      In  the  valley  between  this  ridge  and  Chalk  Hill 

we  find  the  transition  area  mentioned  above  sending  out  arms 


38  University  of  California  Puhlications .  [botany 

which  reach  up  into  tlie  Souoran  Zone,  the  two  floras  mixing 
along  the  border. 

The  presence  of  the  Sonoran  ishind  lying  on  the  southeast 
slo])e  of  the  ridge  running  out  from  Tahquitz  Peak  is  due  to  a 
combination  of  factors.  Besides  the  effect  of  slope  exposure  we 
have  here  to  consider  that  of  desert  winds  which,  gliding  over 
the  ridge  of  which  Antsell  Rock  is  the  most  prominent  feature, 
strike  the  slope  under  consideration,  giving  to  it  a  warmer  and 
drier  climate  than  it  would  otherwise  have. 

Besides  influencing  the  distribution  of  plants  by  its  effect 
upon  temperature,  slope  exposure  may  also  act  in  a  more  indu-ect 
way  by  altering  the  moisture  conditions.  Toward  the  summit  of 
San  Jacinto  Mountain  are  barren  south  slopes,  to  which  the 
altitude  gives  a  temperature  sufficiently  low  to  support  forests  in 
case  the  other  conditions  were  favorable.  This  deficiency  in 
trees  can  be  explained  in  no  other  way  than  by  the  lack  of 
moisture  in  the  soil,  since  the  only  tree  that  could  be  expected 
at  that  altitude  is  the  Murray  Pine,  which  reciuires  a  moist  sub- 
soil and  which  is  common  on  north  exposures  and  on  benches  both 
above  and  below  the  slopes  in  question.  The  deficiency  in  soil 
moisture  is  undoubtedly  due  to  the  early  melting  of  the  snow  on 
these  south  slopes  from  which  the  water  quickly  escapes,  while 
on  north  exposures  and  on  the  benches  the  lingering  snowdrifts 
act  as  reservoirs,  and,  by  their  slow  melting,  supply  the  soil  with 
the  necessary  moisture. 

The  uniting  of  slope  exposure  with  other  factors  to  change 
the  position  of  life  zones  will  be  discussed  elsewhere. 

EFFECT  OF  DESERT  WINDS. 

It  is  well  known  that  the  air  currents  which  ascend  a  mountain 
are  usually  warm  and  tend  to  carry  the  life  zones  up,  but  in 
considering  the  air  currents  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  we  nuist 
distinguish  between  those  coming  from  the  west  or  southwest 
and  those  from  the  east  or  northeast, — between  ocean  breezes 
and  desert  winds.  It  is  true  that  the  former  have  crossed 
the  warm  San  Jacinto  Plains  before  reaching  the  mountain,  but 
they  are  still  much  less  torrid  and  di^ying  than  those  ascending 
the  east  side  from  the  Colorado  Desert. 


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The  influence  of  these  desert  winds  is  similar  to  that  of  slope 
exposure  and,  coming  as  they  do  from  the  east  and  northeast, 
they  carry  the  life  zones  up  on  those  sides  of  the  peaks  and 
ridges  where  we  should  naturally  expect  to  find  them  dipping. 
That  warm  winds  may  be  more  potent  than  slope  exposure  in 
their  effect  upon  vegetation  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  on  the 
south  and  west  slopes  of  the  main  mountain  the  lower  limits  of 
the  Yellow  Pine  belt  follows  rather  closely  the  5000-foot  contour 
line  and  dips  considerably  lower  than  that  along  the  streams, 
while  on  the  east  side,  just  below  Tahciuitz  and  Round  Valleys, 
it  is  carried  u])  to  al)0ut  6000  feet,  and  in  some  places  even 
higher.  In  Tahquitz  Valley  the  termination  of  the  coniferous 
forest  is  exceedingly  abrupt.  We  pass  down  the  valley  in  the 
shade  of  Incense  Cedars  and  Yellow  Pines  until  an  altitude  of 
6000  feet  is  reached,  when  the  vegetation  suddenly  changes  to 
that  of  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone,  the  most  conspicuous  perennials 
being  Aclenostonia  fascicnlatum,  A.  sparsifoUum ,  Diplacns  longi- 
florus,  Eriodictyon  tomentosum  and  Nolina  Parryi.  The  abrupt- 
ness of  this  change  is  due  in  part  to  the  topography,  the  slope 
taking  a  sudden  dip  at  this  place. 

A  complicated  case  showing  the  effect  of  slope  exposure, 
desert  winds  and  protecting  ridges,  is  the  following.  On  the 
northwest  side  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  is  a  basin  known  as 
Hurley  Flat  (alt.  3500  ft.)  surrounded  on  the  north  and  east 
by  low  spurs,  on  the  southeast  by  considerably  higher  ridges,  and 
on  the  south  and  southwest  by  a  continuation  of  Fullers  Ridge, 
which  maybe  designated  as  Schains  Ridge  (alt.  5200  ft.).  On 
the  eastern  wall  of  this  basin  (the  west  side  of  the  low  spur)  the 
pine  belt  extends  dow^n  nearly  to  the  bottom.  Along  the  south 
wall  it  creeps  gradually  up  as  we  proceed  westward,  until  on  the 
southwest  side  of  the  basin  (the  northeast  slope  of  Schains 
Ridge)  t^ere  are  no  pines  whatever.  Passing  over  the  summit 
of  this  ridge  we  find  a  narrow  belt  of  conifers  fringing  its  south- 
west side. 

In  searching  for  the  cause  of  this  peculiar  distribution  we 
notice  the  following.  The  eastern  side  of  the  basin  is  protected 
from  desert  winds  by  the  low  spur  and  is  therefore  able  to 
support   a  scant  coniferous  growth;    the  winds  glide  over  this 


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spur  and  strike  the  south  and  southwest  sides  of  the  basin,  carry- 
ing- the  temperature  line,  and  with  it  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine 
belt,  up  on  those  slopes;  the  southwest  side  of  Schains  Ridge  is 
again  protected  from  desert  winds  and,  although  exposed  to  the 
direct  rays  of  the  sun  during  the  hottest  part  of  the  day,  it  is 
fringed  by  a  narrow  belt  of  coniferous  forest. 

Besides  the  warm  ascending  currents  we  have  also  to  consider 
the  cold  descending  currents.  During  the  night  the  cold  air 
from  Fullers  Ridge  and  the  higher  mountains  glides  down  their 
slopes  and  settles  in  the  basin  known  as  Hurley  Flat,  and  it  is 
asserted  that  on  some  nights  there  is  a  heavy  frost  at  this  place, 
while  at  Schains,  1700  feet  above,  it  remains  frostless.  The  fact 
that  the  bed-rock  is  near  the  surface  at  some  places  on  the  walls 
of  this  basin  should  perhaps  be  taken  into  account  in  case  a 
detailed  examination  were  to  be  made,  but  it  does  not  atfect  the 
general  results  as  noted  above. 

Numerous  cases  similar  to  that  just  described  occur  all  along 
those  slopes  facing  the  Colorado  Desert.  It  is  thus  seen  that  the 
presence  of  this  hot,  arid  region  exerts  no  small  intluenee  on  the 
distribution  of  plants  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain. 

ROCK  SURFACE,  AVALANCHES,  AND  LAND  SLIDES. 

But  little  of  the  surface  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  is  devoid 
of  all  vegetation.  Large  areas  on  the  west  side  of  the  high 
ridge  connecting  the  main  peak  with  Marion .  Peak  are  so 
closely  covered  with  large  rocks  above  the  9000-foot  contour  that 
one  can  scarcely  make  his  w^ay  among  them,  yet  wherever  there 
is  sufficient  moisture  we  find  forests  of  Abies  concolor,  Pinus 
Murray  ana,  or  P.  flexiUs,  depending  on  the  altitude.  There  are, 
however,  a  few  barren  cliifs  and  rocks,  some  of  the  latter  a 
thousand  feet  high,  in  the  vicinity  of  Tahquitz  Peak  and  along 
the  great  fault  on  the  northeast.  These  stand  out  in  bold  relief 
from  the  forests  which  surround  them. 

Although  there  is  scarcely  sufficient  snow  on  the  mountain  to 
cause  serious  avalanches,  still  the  extreme  steepness  of  the  north 
side  tends  to  their  production.  There  have  been  a  few  of  these 
which,  tearing  down  the  north  and  northwest  faces  of  the  main 
peak,  plunged  into  the  tributaries  of  Snow  Creek  Canon,  leaving 


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ROCK     SURFACE     AND     FORESTS;     HEAD     OF     STRAWBERRY     VALLEY 

NKAR    THK    CREEK    ARE    ALDER    TREKS;      ABOVE    THESE    ARE    YELLOW    PINE.    THEN    SUGAR    PINE    AND    WHITE    KIR 

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a  white  trail  of  bare  granite  in  theii*  rear.  As  the  ah'eady  too 
scant  soil  was  carried  completely  away  these  areas  were  never 
reforested  and  remain  as  scars  on  the  mountain  side. 

Somewhat  similar  are  a  few  denuded  slopes  in  the  chaparral 
belt.  In  sjiring'time  the  streams  of  the  foot-hill  caiions,  swollen 
by  water  from  the  melting*  snow  of  the  higher  regions,  undermine 
their  banks  and  thus  cause  land  slides  on  the  steeper  hills.  The 
vegetation  is  carried  down  into  the  canons,  leaving  only  ragged 
areas  of  bare  soil  or  rock  where  before  were  solid  thickets  of 
chaparral.  Several  such  denuded  areas  are  shown  in  the  back- 
ground of  plate  iii. 

WATER     COURSES. 

As  compared  with  those  of  more  northern  latitudes  the 
streams  of  San  Jacinto  carry  but  a  small  volume  of  water,  and 
yet,  since  they  are  found  on  all  parts  of  the  mountain,  their  in- 
fluence on  the  distribution  of  plants  is  one  worthy  of  considera- 
tion among  the  other  factors.  They  all  have  their  rise  at 
considerable  altitudes,  the  source  of  some  being  the  numerous 
small  springs,  which  open  on  the  mountain  sides,  while  others 
are  fed  from  the  banks  of  melting  snow;  but  all  the  larger 
streams,  with  the  exception  of  Snow  Creek,  receive  their  water 
from  the  half -boggy  meadows  of  the  higher  valleys.  The  smaller 
streams  soon  unite  to  form  about  six  fan-- sized  creeks  aud  these, 
following  the  tortuous  canons  which  they  have  cut  into  the 
mountain  side,  either  find  their  wav  to  the  main  San  Jacinto 
River  and  thence  to  the  sea,  or  else,  by  turning  easterly,  flow  out 
on  the  Colorado  Desert,  in  the  sands  of  which  they  are  soon 
lost  to  view. 

Among  the  effects  produced  upon  the  vegetation  by  the 
presence  of  these  brooks  the  most  obvious  is  that  due  to  the 
increase  of  soil  moisture  along  the  banks.  In  rapidly  flowing- 
streams,  such  as  we  here  have,  this  influence  is  not  felt  for  any 
great  distance  from  the  stream,  but  it  is  sutflcieut  to  gather 
along  the  watercourses  a  characteristic  riparian  formation,  quite 
distinct  from  the  forest  formation  of  the  drier  slopes. 

As  affecting  the  position  of  the  floral  belts  their  influence  is 
quite  marked,  the  water  having  a  cooling  effect  on  the  tempera- 
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tiire  during  the  day,  while  throughout  the  night  time  the  cohl 
air  of  the  higher  altitudes  settles  into  the  canons  through  which 
they  flow.  As  a  result  we  find  the  life  zones  dij^ping  along  the 
streams  and  sometimes  carried  several  hundred  feet  below  their 
normal  position.  It  is  to  be  noted,  however,  that  while  this 
effect  is  nearly  always  one  which  may  be  easily  determined,  it  is 
scarcely  to  be  compared  with  that  produced  by  some  of  the 
factors  mentioned  above,  some  of  which  are  capable  of  shifting 
the  life  zones  for  a  vertical  distance  of  several  thousand  feet. 

THE  BATTLE  OP  THE  FACTORS. 

Having  once  determined  the  factors  which  affect  the  distribu- 
tion of  plants  in  any  region,  and  having  received  some  notion  of 
the  relative  value  of  each  of  these,  the  next  problem  is  the 
determination  of  the  result  produced  by  these  factors  when  act- 
ing in  all  possible  combinations.  In  attacking  a  phytogeo- 
graphic  problem  there  is  a  strong  tendency  to  select  only  one  or 
two  factors  and,  centering  the  attention  on  these,  to  attempt  the 
explanation  of  all  phenomena  connected  with  the  subject  by 
reference  to  these  alone ;  but  it  is  to  be  remembered  that  the  flora 
of  any  region  is  determined  by  a  number  of  factors,  some  of 
greater  importance  and  some  of  less,  but  each  to  he  considered 
as  having  its  own  influence  on  the  common  resultant. 

A  number  of  these  factors  often  act  to  produce  the  same 
result,  and  whenever  this  occurs  a  marked  effect  upon  the 
,  position  of  the  floral  belts  is  noticed.  An  instance  of  this  is 
found  along  the  North  Fork  of  the  San  Jacinto  River,  where  the 
effects  of  slope  exposure  and  of  the  presence  of  a  mountain 
stream  act  in  unison  against  that  of  altitude.  Here,  as  a  result 
of  the  cooling  effects  produced  by  the  stream  and  by  the 
presence  of  Indian  Hill  which,  rising  on  the  west  for  some  2000 
feet  above  the  stream  banks,  shyts  off  the  afternoon  sun,  we  find 
the  lower  edge  of  the  Yellow  Pine  belt  dipping  to  an  altitude  of 
3000  feet,  while  its  normal  position  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain  is 
about  2000  feet  higher. 

A  fierce  battle  of  this  nature  is  the  one  waged  on  the  north 
side  of  the  mountain  where,  on  account  of  the  steep  north 
slopes,  we  should  expect  to  see  the  life  zones  running  down  to 


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very  low  altitudes.  But  opposed  to  this  factor  is  that  of  the 
warm  air  currents  rising  from  the  Colorado  Desert.  The  lower 
edge  of  the  timber  belt,  which  furnishes  a  good  indication  of 
the  results  of  the  sti'uggle,  is  seen  to  be  extremely  sinuous  on 
these  slopes,  running  well  out  on  the  protected  sides  of  all 
ridges  and  spurs,  but  immediately  retreating  to  higher  altitudes 
wherever  it  comes  around  on  those  sides  exposed  to  the  desert 
winds.  This  would  seem  to  indicate  that  the  lower  limits  of  this 
belt  are  influenced  not  so  much  by  the  slowly  ascending  air 
currents  as  by  the  hot  winds,  since  the  former  would  tend  to 
equalize  the  temperature  over  all  that  region,  while  the  latter 
strike  as  hot,  drying  blasts,  on  all  exposed  areas. 

While  the  only  factor  to  be  considered  in  the  case  of  the  ideal 
mountain,  as  pictured  in  the  opening  section  of  this  chapter, 
was  that  of  altitude,  it  is  now  seen  that  in  actual  cases  many 
other  factors  demand  our  consideration,  and  it  is  interesting  to 
notice  that  these  may  be  combined  in  such  a  manner  that  the 
effect  of  those  acting  in  one  dii-ection  will  be  neutralized  by  the 
effect  of  those  acting  in  an  opposite  direction,  the  resultant  thus 
being  the  same  as  though  altitude  were  the  only  acting  factor. 
But  the  slightest  increase  in  the  value  of  any  one  factor  will 
immediately  destroy  the  equilibrium  and  manifest  itself  in  its 
effect  on  plant  distribution.  In  this  connection  we  may  compare 
the  conditions  prevailing  on  tlie  west  side  of  San  Jacinto  Moun- 
tain with  those  of  the  east  side.  On  the  former  the  desert  winds 
have  but  little  influence,  while  slope  exposure  carries  the  lower 
edge  of  the  timber  belt  up  to  an  average  altitude  of  5000  feet; 
on  the  latter  slope  exposure  maybe  considered  as  negative,  since 
the  slope  is  such  that  during  the  hottest  part  of  the  day  the 
sun's  rays  strike  it  at  only  a  very  ol^licjue  angle,  but  desert 
winds  here  exert  a  pronounced  influence,  carrying  the  life  zones 
even  higher  than  did  slope  exposure  on  the  west  side,  the  lower 
edge  of  the  timber  belt  being  at  6000  feet  altitude  east  of 
Tahquitz  Valley  and  considerably  higher  on  the  northeast  "side. 
At  a  few  places,  however,  a  new  factor  comes  in.  This  is  the 
effect  of  cold  streams,  which,  opposing  that  of  desert  winds, 
carries  the  timber  belt  some  500  feet  lower  along  the  creeks  than 
it  is  on  the  drier  slopes;   but  even  after  the  north  slope  and  the 


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streams  have  combined  their  forces  in  an  attempt  to  reduce  this 
line  it  is  still  500  to  1000  feet  higher  than  it  is  on  the  south  and 
west  sides. 

From  this  we  are  led  to  conclude  that  the  prime  factor  affect- 
ing the  distribution  of  plants  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain  is 
altitude  (including  with  this  other  conditions  produced  l)y  the 
altitude),  and  that  second  in  importance,  i)articularl.y  on  the 
north  and  east  sides,  is  the  influence  of  desert  winds,  while  the 
third  factor  is  slope  exposure.  We  also  see  that  these,  together 
with  other  factors  of  less  importance,  unite  in  many  sets  of 
combinations  on  different  parts  of  the  mountain,  thus  producing 
in  the  floral  belts  a  great  diversity  of  outline  and  position. 

A    COMPARISON    OF   MONTANE    AND   DESERT    CONDITIONS. 

At  first  thought  one  might  suppose  that  the  conditions 
existing  on  high  mountains  and  those  prevailing  in  the  desert 
regions  were  directly  opposite  in  their  nature,  but  when  con- 
sidered in  the  light  of  their  effect  upon  the  plants  of  the  two 
regions  it  is  seen  that  they  are  in  many  respects  very  similar. 

An  example  of  this  similarity  of  characters  in  plants  from  the 
montane  and  desert  regions,  as  contrasted  with  those  of  plants 
from  the  intervening  slopes,  is  seen  in  the  three  varieties  of 
Monardella  macranfha  collected  in  the  San  Jacinto  Mountains 
and  along  the  desert  which  skirts  their  eastern  base. 

In  plate  xii  is  shown  a  variety  (the  second  one  technically 
described  under  Moiiardella  maeranfJia  in  the  list  closing  this 
report)  from  the  Upper  Transition  Zone.  It  grows  in  open  pine 
and  fir  forests  at  about  8000  feet  altitude,  and  maybe  considered 
as  the  high-montane  form.  Comparing  this  with  the  specimen 
shown  in  i)late  xi  it  is  seen  to  be  much  reduced  in  size  owing  to 
the  shortened  intern  odes;  the  leaf  surface  is  greatl,y  reduced,  the 
pubescence  close  and  dense,  ami  the  whole  appearance  is  that 
of  a  xerophytic  plant. 

The  specimen  shown  in  i)late  xi  [M.  macranfha  fenuif^ora)  is 
from  a  shaded  hillside  just  below  the  Lower  Transition  Zone  and 
therefore  in  the  upi^er  part  of  the  chaparral  l)elt.  This  variety 
grows  beneath  larger  plants  by  which  it  is  partially  shaded. 
The  internodes  are  seen  to  lie  elongated,  tlie  leaves  are  much  hirger 


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than  iu  the  other  varieties,  the  pnbescense  is  sparse  and  straight, 
while  the  general  appearance  is  that  of  a  mesophytie  plant.  It 
will  also  be  noticed  that  the  spaces  between  the  larger  leaves  are 
filled  in  by  smaller  ones  borne  on  short,  arrested  branches,  thns 
increasing  the  amonnt  of  leaf  snrface  exposed  to  the  snn. 

In  plate  x  is  represented  a  specimen  (the  third  variety 
technically  described  under  M.  macranfha)  from  the  borders 
of  the  Colorado  Desert,  to  the  southeast  of  San  Jacinto 
Mountain.  The  plant  was  in  reality  collected  at  a  slightly 
higher  altitude  than  the  one  figured  in  plate  xi,  but  the  hillside 
on  which  it  grew  opened  out  directly  towards  the  desert  so  that  it 
was  in  the  Lower  Sonoran  Zone,  where  the  conditions  are 
decidedly  arid.  The  characters  exhibited  liy  this  jtlant  are 
similar  to  those  of  the  one  figured  in  i^late  xii,  from  the 
highest  altitudes,  but  the  xerophytic  nature  is  somewhat  more 
pronounced. 

On  examining  the  internal  structure  of  these  plants  we  find 
variations  in  the  histological  characters  running  parallel  with 
those  of  the  external  characters.  Examinations  have  been  made 
only  of  the  leaves,  cross  sections  of  which  are  shown  in  plate 
xiii.  It  is  seen  that  in  the  leaves  of  plants  from  the  chaparral 
belt  (fig.  1)  the  epidermis  is  composed  of  large  cells  with  walls 
about  one-half  as  thick  as  the  diameter  of  the  cavity,  the  loose 
tissue  below  the  palisade  layers  of  the  mesophyll  contains  large 
air  spaces,  and  the  epidermal  hairs  are  long,  straight,  and  two- 
celled.  In  the  leaves  of  plants  from  high  altitudes  (fig.  2)  the 
structure  is  very  similar  to  that  found  in  leaves  from  the  desert 
region  (fig.  3),  in  each  case  the  epidermal  cells  being  small,  with 
greatly  thickened  outer  walls,  the  diameter  of  which  is  about  twice 
that  of  the  cell  cavity,  the  air  spaces  being  smaller  and  less 
common,  and  the  epidermal  hairs  shorter,  often  bent  or  appressed 
and  not  infrequently  only  one-celled. 

We  find,  then,  on  San  Jacinto  Mountain  three  varieties  of 
Monardella  macrantJia,  two  of  which  are  xerophytic  and  one 
mesophytie.  One  of  the  xerophytic  forms  comes  from  the 
desert  region,  the  other  from  high  altitudes  in  the  montane 
region,  while  the  mesophytie  form  occurs  only  at  points  between 
these  two  regions.       From   this  it  is  evident  that  the  conditions 


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prevailing  on  the  higher  mouutaius  produee,  to  a  large  degree, 
characters  similar  to  those  which  are  found  on  desert  plants. 

On  comparing  the  climatic  conditions  prevailing  at  high 
altitudes  with  those  of  the  desert  region  we  at  once  recall  the 
vast  difference  in  temperature;  but  it  has  been  demonstrated  by 
a  series  of  experiments  carried  on  by  Bonnier*  and  others  that 
the  alpine  vegetation  is  affected  not  so  much  by  the  extreme  and 
continued  low  temperature  as  by  the  the  fluctuation  between 
warm  days  and  cold  nights.  During  the  day  the  sun's  rays  give 
to  the  mountain  tops  a  reasonable  amount  of  heat  but,  as  evening 
draws  on,  rapid  radiation  due  to  the  rarified  atmosphere  sets  in, 
and  the  temperature  is  suddenly  and  very  appreciably  lowered. 
Similar  conditions  prevail  on  the  desert  where  excessively  hot- 
days  are  followed  by  cold  nights,  while  at  middle  altitudes, 
especially  on  the  forested  areas,  radiation  is  less  rapid  and  the 
temperature  more  nearly  uniform. 

It  is  also  to  be  noticed  that  plants  of  the  higher  montane 
regions  adopt  various  devi(;es  for  the  accumulation  of  moisture 
and  for  protection  against  excessive  transpiration.  Sometimes 
the  xerophytic  characters  which  they  exhibit  are  quite  similar  to 
those  of  desert  plants:  the  root  system  is  well  developed,  the 
stems  and  leaves  are  often  clothed  with  a  dense  pubescence,  and  the 
leaf  surface  is  reduced ;  while  a  histological  examination  shows  an 
increase  in  schlerenchymatous  tissue,  a  thickening  of  the  outer 
walls  of  the  epidermal  cells  and  comparatively  few  air  spaces  in 
the  leaves.  It  is  difficult  to  say  how  much  of  this  is  due  to  the 
lack  of  moisture  and  how  much  to  other  conditions,  the  most 
important  of  which  are  undoubtedly  the  fluctuation  in  tempera- 
ture and  the  strong  insolation. 

As  to  the  factors  producing  the  arid  conditions  found  on  high 
mountains,  it  need  merely  to  be  noted  that,  in  addition  to  the 
effect  of  a  low  temperature,  which  renders  much  of  the  moisture 
unavailable  to  the  plant,  the  water  early  escapes  from  the  surface 
soil,  both  as  run-off  and  by  percolation,  and  that  as  a  result  of 
the  rarified  atmosphere  evaporation  from  the  soil  and  from 
plants  takes  place  very  rapidly,  while  the  constantly  shifting- 
air  currents  also  accelerate  evaporation  to  no  small  degree. 

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MONARDELLA     MACRANTHA     ARIDA 

FROM  THE  DESERT  REGION  ;  CHARACTERS  XEROPHYTIC. 


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MONARDELLA     MACRANTHA     TENUIFLORA 

PROM    INTERMEDIATE    REGIONS.      CHARACTERS    MESOPHYTIC. 


UNIV.   CALIF.   PUB.   BOT.   VOL.  1. 


[HALL]     PLATE     12. 


MONARDELLA     MACRANTHA     PINETORUM 

FROM   THE   HIOH-MOKTANE    REOIOM  ;     CHARACTERS   XEROPHYTIC. 


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VARIETIES     OF     MONARDELLA     MACRANTHA 

CROSS   SECTION   OF  LEAVES    (ALL    )f235) 


FIG.  1. — M.  MACRANTHA  TENUIFLOFA;  MESOPHYTIC  VARIETY  PROM  INTERMEDIATE  REGION. 
FIG.  2. — M.  MACRA-NTHA  PINETORUM;  XEROPHYTIC  VARIETY  FROM  HIGH-MONTANE  REGION. 
FIG.   3.— M.   MACRANTHA   ARIDA;       XEROPHYTIC    VARIETY    FROM  THE    DESERT    REGION. 


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ORIGIN  AND    AFFINITIES    OF   THE    SAN   JACINTO 

FLORA. 

On  examining  the  flora  of  the  San  Jacinto  Mountains  we  find 
it  to  be  composed  of  two  quite  distinct  elements;  the  one  plainly- 
boreal  in  its  character,  the  other  austral.  In  the  Transition 
Zone,  which  comprises  the  broad,  middle  belt  on  the  mountain, 
these  two  floras  intermingle  and  often  lose  something  of  their 
distinctive  characteristics,  so  that  it  becomes  difficult  to  say  just 
where  one  terminates  and  the  other  begins.  Since  these  were 
evidently  derived  from  two  diflPerent  sources  they  are  here  sep- 
arately considered . 

The  Boreal  Element. 

By  taking  a  list  of  all  the  species  of  plants  found  growing  in 
the  Alpine,  Hudsonian  and  Canadian  Zones  of  San  Jacinto 
Mountain  we  have  a  very  good  representation  of  the  flora  of  the 
higher  mountains  of  Southern  California.  A  list  of  these, 
which  has  been  prepared  but  which  it  is  not  necessary  to  repro- 
duce here,  shows  that  there  are  129  such  species  represented  and 
that  of  this  number  10  species  are  limited  to  Southern  California, 
5  are  restricted  to  Southern  California,  Arizona,  and  New  Mexico, 
and  15  are  generally  distributed  over  the  Northern  Hemisphere; 
while  the  remaining  99  are  common  to  the  mountains  of  Southern 
California  and  the  Sierra  Nevadas.  By  adding  the  15  species  of 
general  distribution  to  the  last  number,  we  have  114  species  or 
about  88%  of  the  flora  of  the  higher  portion  of  San  Jacinto 
Mountain  represented  in  the  Sierras.  Of  these  114  species 
at  least  46  occur  also  in  the  Rocky  Mountains.  It  is  there- 
fore evident  that  the  boreal  flora  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  has 
its  affinities  with  the  flora  of  the  high  ranges  extending  northward 
throughout  the  state  and,  through  this,  with  the  flora  of  the 
Rock}^  Mountains. 

In  this  connection  it  is  instructive  to  compare  the  San  Jacinto 
flora  with  that  of  the  San  Bernardino  Mountains,  since  it  would 
seem  probable  that  any  northern  species  reaching  the  former 
would  pass  by  way  of  the  latter.  Of  the  114  boreal  species 
selected  above  as  being  common  to  the  San  Jacinto  Mountains 


48  University  of  California  Puhlications.  [botany 

and  the  Sierras,  all  but  18  have  also  beeu  found  in  the  San  Ber- 
nardino Mountains,  and  this  number  is  sure  to  be  even  farther 
reduced  when  that  range  shall  have  been  more  thoroughly  ex- 
plored. But  from  this  it  is  not  to  be  inferred  that  there  are 
only  18  species  common  to  San  Jacinto  and  the  Sierras  which 
are  not  represented  in  the  San  Bernardino  Mountains,  for  this 
number  is  taken  from  the  already  small  list  of  those  species 
selected  as  representing  the  boreal  flora,  and  not  from  the  entire 
list  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  plants.  On  the  other  hand,  a  much 
larger  number  of  Sierran  species,  perhaps  about  four  times  as 
many,  have  been  collected  on  the  San  Bernardino  Mountains 
which  do  not  occur  on  San  Jacinto.  This  would  seem  to  indi- 
cate that,  if  the  high-montane  flora  of  Southern  California  has 
been  derived  from  some  northern  source,  many  species  were  un- 
able to  cross  the  barrier  formed  by  the  San  Gorgon io  Pass,  and 
therefore  found  the  southern  limit  of  their  range  in  the  San  Ber- 
nardino Mountains,  or,  if  they  did  succeed  in  crossing  over  to 
San  Jacinto,  that  they  have  become  extinct  on  this  mountain. 

We  have  next  to  consider  the  probable  conditions  under 
which  so  large  a  number  of  boreal  species  entered  Southern  Cali- 
fornia. At  the  present  time  we  find  a  series  of  mountain  ranges 
extending  from  the  High  Sierras  to  San  Jacinto  Mountain, — 
everywhere  high  enough  to  support  coniferous  forests  except 
where  broken  through  by  passes.  Of  these,  three  are  so  low 
that  the  montane  flora  is  divided  by  strips  of  the  Sonoran,  this 
occurring  at  the  San  Gorgonio  and  Cajon  Passes  and  at  the  low 
country  between  the  Sierra  Madre  Mountains  and  the  southern 
extremity  of  the  Sierras;  the  last,  which  includes  Soledad  and 
Tehachapi  Passes,  being  the  most  serious  barrier  to  the  south- 
ward migration  of  Sierran  species. 

It  is  possible  that  the  montane  flora  has  been  able  to  cross 
these  gaps.  This,  however,  seems  hardly  probable,  when  we  con- 
sider that  alpine  conditions  are  nowhere  present  between  the 
highest  peaks  of  the  San  Jacinto  and  San  Bernardino  Mountains 
and  the  southern  High  Sierras,  a  distance  of  something  over  one 
hundred  miles.  It  is  also  to  be  noted  that  this  explanation 
would  not  account  for  the  presence  in  Southern  California  of  the 
large  number  of  Rocky  Mountain  species,  since  the  Sierras  have 


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had  no  connectiou  with  the  Rockies  by  intervening  ranges  since 
Triassic  times,  and  therefore  not  since  our  present  flora  was  de- 
veloped. 

The  presence  of  the  northern  forms  on  the  higher  mountains 
of  the  southwestern  part  of  the  United  States  is  probably  best 
accounted  for  by  a  theory  advanced  by  Asa  Gray  in  1878.*  ac- 
cording to  which  all  the  species  normally  occurring  in  the  Arctic 
regions  were  compelled  to  migrate  southward  during  the  glacial 
period,  on  account  of  the  great  reduction  in  temperature.  Geol- 
ogists tell  us  that  in  California  extensive  glaciers  extended  at 
least  as  far  south  as  the  southern  High  Sierras,  and  it  may  well 
be  imagined  that  the  climate  in  Southern  California  must  then 
have  been  much  less  temperate  than  at  the  present  time,  and 
therefore  better  adapted  to  a  boreal  flora.  At  the  close  of  the 
glacial  period  the  conditions  were  reversed  and  the  boreal  species, 
now  finding  the  climate  gradually  growing  warmer,  were  forced 
to  retreat  to  colder  regions  and  therefore  not  only  migrated  to 
the  north  but  also  "took  to  the  mountains,"  where  they  found  at 
the  higher  altitudes  a  set  of  conditions  somewhat  similar  to  those 
of  their  northern  home.  Here  many  species  have  continued  to 
exist  up  to  the  present  time  without  undergoing  any  great 
change;  others,  finding  the  conditions  unsuited  to  their  growth, 
have  been  forced  out,  while  a  few  have  taken  on  a  more  or  less 
modified  form,  thus  adapting  themselves  to  their  new  environ- 
ment. This  may  possibly  account  for  the  presence  of  certain 
high-mountain  species  which  are  found  only  in  Southern  Cali- 
fornia but  which  are  represented  in  the  Sierras  by  closely  re- 
lated species.  Thus  it  was  that  certain  boreal  species  of  plants 
were  stranded  on  the  highest  mountains  and  that  we  find  many 
which  are  common  to  the  higher  peaks  of  Southern  California, 
Arizona,  and  New  Mexico,  from  which  they  extend  along  the 
crests  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  and  Rocky  Mountains  to  the  Arctic 
regions. 


*  "Forest  Geography  and  ArchaBology,"  a  lecture  delivered  before  the  Har- 
vard University  Natural  History  Society,  Apr.  18,  1878,  by  Asa  Gray.  Printed  in 
Am.  .Journ.  Sci.  &  Arts,  cxvi.  85-94,  183-19«  (1878);    also  in  Bull.   U.   S.   G.  S.  vi. 

62  (1882). 


50  University  of  California  Piehlieations.  [botany 

The  Austral  Element. 

Covering  all  the  lower  slopes  and  rnnning  well  n])  into  the 
Transition  Zone  is  found  a  flora  very  different  in  character  and 
affinities  from  that  just  discussed.  The  i)lants  are  remarkable 
in  their  adaptation  to  an  arid  environment,  and  therefore 
approach  those  of  the  desert  regions  in  this  respect.  In  fact 
many  of  the  species  extend  well  out  along  the  low  ranges  of  the 
Colorado  Desert,  and  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  the  floras  of 
these  two  regions  are  closely  related.  Since  so  little  is  known 
of  the  flora  of  southeastern  California  and  northern  Mexico  it 
is  impossible  to  give  the  actual  number  of  San  Jacinto  plants 
occurring  in  either  of  these  regions,  l)ut  it  is  probable  that  quite 
a  number  of  species  are  common  to  all  three. 

Besides  the  strictly  austral  element,  many  of  the  foot-hill 
species  are  restricted  to  Southern  California.  These  are  often 
quite  common  and  well  distributed  throughout  the  foot-hill 
region  of  the  southern  part  of  the  state  and,  although  they  have 
probably  migrated  somewhat  in  past  ages,  still  we  may  consider 
them  as  native  Southern  Calif ornian  plants. 

The  Presence  of  Arizonan  and  New  Mexican  Species. 

There  still  remain  for  consideration  a  few  plants  which 
apparently  have  no  affinity  with  any  other  Californian  flora,  but 
which  occur  in  the  mountains  of  either  Arizona  or  New  Mexico 
or  both.  These  are  PJiiladeJpJius  serpijUif alius,  Pentstemon 
Boihrockii,  Geranium  Fremontii,  Trifolium  Eushyi  and  Lilium 
Parry i,  the  first  three  of  which  have  not  yet  been  found  else- 
where in  California,  while  the  last  two  have  also  been  collected 
in  the  San  Bernardino  Mountains.  With  the  exception  of  the 
last,  which  runs  down  into  the  Lower  Transition,  all  are 
restricted  in  their  range  to  the  Canadian  and  Upper  Transition 
Zones,  and  therefore  cannot  possibly  connect  with  those  of 
Arizona  and  New  Mexico  by  way  of  the  desert  ranges.  We  are 
then  confronted  with  the  question  as  to  the  manner  in  which 
these  entered  Southern  California  or,  in  case  they  originated 
here,  by  what  route  they  have  been  able  to  cross  over  into 
Arizona  and  New  Mexico. 


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There  are  two  possible  solutions  to  this  problem.  The  first 
is  that  the  seeds  may  have  been  carried  across  the  desert,  in 
either  the  one  direction  or  the  other,  by  birds  or  other  animals. 
It  must  be  remembered,  however,  that  the  distance  from  the 
San  Jacinto  Mountains  to  those  of  Arizona  is  something  over 
two  hundred  miles,  that  the  seeds  of  these  species  have  no 
particular  devices  to  aid  in  theu'  dissemination,  and  that  seeds 
peculiarly  adapted  to  dissemination  over  large  areas  have  not 
been  able  to  cross  this  barrier. 

The  second  and  more  probable  explanation  is  that  we  here 
have  the  remnants  of  boreal  species  which  were  driven  from 
their  northern  home  during  the  glacial  period  and  which,  being 
for  some  reason  unable  to  retreat  to  the  north  at  the  close  of  that 
period,  became  stranded  on  these  widely  separated  mountains, 
to  which  they  had  flown  for  protection  from  a  climate  gradually 
increasing  in  warmth  and  aridity.  It  is  to  be  noted  that  one  of 
these  plants,  the  Geranium,  occurs  in  the  Rockj^  Mountains  at 
least  as  far  north  as  Idaho  and  further  exploration  may  extend 
the  ranges  of  all  of  them  along  both  the  Rockies  and  the  Sierras. 

We  may  then  conclude  that  the  flora  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain 
is  composed  of  a  boreal  and  an  austral  element,  that  the  presence 
of  the  former  is  due  to  the  fact  that  northern  species  were  forced 
southward  along  the  Sierra  Nevada  and  San  Bernardino  Moun- 
tains during  the  glacial  period,  while  of  the  species  belonging  to 
the  latter  a  part  are  native  to  Southern  California  and  a  part 
have  been  derived  from  the  regions  lying  to  the  southeast. 


CATALOaUE    OF    SPECIES    COLLECTED  IN  OR  ABOVE 
THE  YELLOW  PINE  BELT. 

In  preparing  this  list  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain  plants,  it  has 
seemed  advisable  to  exclude  the  foot-hill  flora,  since  it  is  so 
largely  composed  of  species  more  or  less  common  in  similar 
regions  throughout  Southern  California;  therefore  only  those 
species  occuring  in  or  above  the  Yellow  Pine  belt  have  been 
listed.  It  is  to  be  noted,  however,  that  foot-hill  species  are  in- 
cluded if  they  occur  on  any  of  the  "Sonoran  islands,"  that  is. 


52  University  of  California  Piihlindions.  [botany 

on  slopes  covered  Ity  sliniljs  belonging  to  the  chaparral  l)elt,  or 
Sonorau  Zone,  but  surrounded  by  coniferous  forests.  The 
distributional  notes  will,  it  is  hoped,  prevent  confusing  these 
with  the  truly  montane  species. 

The  generic  nomenclature  is,  with  very  few  exceptions,  that 
of  Engier  &  Prantl's  Natiirlichen  Pflanzenfamilien;  for  the 
specific  names  adopted  the  wa-iter  is  alone  responsible.  No 
attempt  has  been  made  to  include  an  extensive  synonomy,  only 
the  more  important  synonyms  being  admitted.  As  a  rule, 
neither  synonyms  nor  citations  are  given  when  they  may  l)e 
readily  found  by  consulting  such  standard  works  as  the  Synoptical 
Flora'''^  or  the  Botany  of  California.! 

In  the  preparation  of  this  catalogue  the  author  is  under 
great  obligations  to  Professor  W.  L.  Jepson,  of  the  University 
of  California,  for  valuable  suggestions  and  continued  help  on 
many  difficult  problems;  to  Mr.  Joseph  Burtt  Davy,  of  the 
same  institution,  for  the  determination  of  the  Graminete  and  for 
critical  notes  on  certain  species  of  this  family;  and  to  Mr.  S.  B. 
Parish,  of  San  Bernardino,  whose  knowledge  of  the  Southern 
California  Flora  has  rendered  his  assistance  of  particular  value. 
It  is  a  pleasure  to  also  acknowledge  the  kindness  of  Dr.  A.  A. 
Davidson,  of  Mrs.  Katharine  Brandegee,  and  of  Miss  Alice 
Eastwood,  in  the  loan  of  specimens  for  examination  and  in  the 
extension  of  other  courtesies. 

CONIFERS. 

Abies  concolor  Lindley  &  Gordon,  Journ.  Hort.  Soc.  Lond.  v. 
210  (1850).  A.  concolor  Loiciana  Lemmox,  West  Am.  Coneb. 
ed.  3,  64  (1895).     White  Fir. 

The  White  Fir  is  the  dominant  tree  of  the  Upper  Transition 
Zone,  where  it  occurs  in  rather  dense  forests  at  7000-8000  ft. 
alt.,  and  is  also  found  scattered  throughout  the  Lower  Transition 
on  the  one  hand  and  in  the  lower  part  of  the  Canadian  on  the 
other.     (Seep.  23.) 

*  Synoptical  Flora  of  North  America,  l)y  Asa  Gray,  eontimied  liy  B.  L.  Robinson, 
Vol.  i.  pt.  1,  fascicles  1,  2  (189.5-1897).  Vol.  i,  pt.  2  (1886),  and  Vol.  ii.  pt.  1  (188«). 

t  Geological  Survey  of  California,  Botany,  by  Asa  Gray,  W.  H.  Brewer,  and 
Serene  Watson,  2  vols.  (1880). 


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Libocedrus  decurrens  Torr.     Incense  Cedar. 

Commonly  met  with  from  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  up 
to  about  8000  ft.  alt.,  but  it  is  nowhere  abundant.     (See  p.  22.) 

Pinus  Coulteri  Don.     Coulter  Pine. 

This  pine  is  not  rare  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  forest  belt 
on  the  south  and  west  sides  and  sometimes  runs  well  up  into  the 
forests  of  Yellow  Pine,  being  found  as  high  as  7500  ft.  alt., 
above  Strawberry  Valley ;  but  is  evidently  not  suited  to  the  more 
arid  conditions  of  those  slopes  which  face  the  desert  as  it  was  not 
found  on  the  north  and  east  sides.     (See  p.  20.) 

Pinus  flexilis  James.     Limber  Pine. 

The  dominant  tree  on  the  high  slopes  and  ridges  around  San 
Jacinto  and  Marion  Peaks;  also  plentiful  on  Tahquitz  Peak.  It 
was  found  as  low  as  8200  ft.  alt.,  but  it  is  less  common  in  the 
lower  part  of  its  range.      (See  pp.  24-25.) 

Pinus  Lambertiana  Dougl.     Sugar  Pine. 

The  Sugar  Pine  ranges  from  an  altitude  of  5000  ft.  to  the 
upper  limits  of  the  Transition  Zone,  usually  in  scattered  patches 
but  occasionally  forming  small  groves.      (See  p.  22.) 

Pinus    Murrayana   Miirr.       P.   contorta   Murrayana   Engelm. 

Murray  Pine.     Lodge  Pole  Pine. 

This  is  the  characteristic  pine  of  the  Canadian  Zone  but  also 
ranges  throughout  the  Hudsonian  and  is  plentiful  on  the  highest 
ridges.  Its  altitudinal  range  on  San  Jacinto  is  from  8000  to 
10,800  ft.      (See  pp.  23-24.) 

Pinus  ponderosa  Laws.     Yellow  Pine. 

The  Yellow  Pine  is  by  far  the  most  abundant  and  important 
tree  on  the  mountain,  where  it  occupies  the  Transition  Zone, 
being  the  dominant  tree  in  the  Lower  Transition  and  exceeded  in 
numbers  in  the  Upper  Transition  only  by  the  White  Fir.  (See 
pp..  20-22.) 

Pinus    ponderosa    Jeffreyi    {Murr.)  Vas.     U.  S.   Dept.  Agr. 

Kept.,  1875,  179.     P.  Jeffreyi  Murr.,  Kept.  Oreg.  Exped.  ii. 

t.  1  (1853).     Jeffrey  Pine. 

This  variety  is  usually  found  at  higher  altitudes  than  the  last, 
ranging  from  5200  ft.  to  9300  ft.  alt.      (See  pp.  20-22.) 


54  University  of  California  Puhlications .  [botany 

Pseudotsuga  macrocarpa  {Torr.)  Lemmon.     Big-cone  Spruce. 
Common  in  well  watered  canons  of  the  west  side  just  below 
the  Yellow  Pine  belt.     (See  p.  20.) 

POTAMOGETONACE  JH] . 

Potamogeton  Claytoni  Tucl-erm.     Pondweed. 

Collected  only  in  the  quiet  waters  of  Lake  Surprise,  altitude 
9000  ft.,  where  it  is  abundant.      (No.  2490.) 


GRAMINE^. 

[Note. — For  the  determination  of  the  plants  of  this  difficult 
order  the  author  is  under  obligations  to  Mr.  Joseph  Burtt  Davy, 
of  the  University  of  California.  Wherever  a  ucav  species  or 
variety  is  described,  the  author  of  the  new  name  is  also  author 
of  the  description  and  notes  following.] 

Agropyron  tenerum  Vas.     Slender  Wheat-grass. 

Collected  in  Dark  Caiion  at  7000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2569.) 

Agropyron  caninum  L. 

Thomas  Valley,  at  4500  ft.  alt.;  Fullers  Ridge,  at  7000  ft. 
alt.     (Nos.  2174,  2555.) 

Agropyron  Parishii  laeve  IScrilni.  d- Smith,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr. 

Agros.  Bull.  iv.  28  (1897)  (?) 

A  grass  which  is  probably  of  this  variety  was  collected  in 
imperfect  condition  on  the  West  Fork  of  Snow  Creek  at  abovit 
5000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2541.) 

Agrostis  Diegoensis  IV/.s-.,  P>ull.  Torr.  Clul)  xiii.  55  (bS80) .     San 

Diego  Bent- grass.  • 

On  hillsides  beneath  the  pines  and  also  on  stream  l)anks  at 
5000-6000  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  2209,  2375.) 

Agrostis  tenuis  Vas.,  Bull.  Torr.  Club  x.  21  (1888). 

This  delicate  grass  is  plentiful  in  meadows  and  around  springs 
at  7500-9000  ft.  alt.,  wherever  there  is  abundant  moisture.  In 
some  of  the  Tahquitz  meadows  it  is  the  dominant  grass.  (Nos. 
2363,  2476,  2533,  2570.) 


r; 


Vol.  11      Hall.  —  Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.         55 

Agrostis  verticillata  Vill.     Water  Bent-grass. 

Along  water  courses  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  of  the 
south  and  west  sides.     (Nos.  2252,  2275.) 

Bromus  carinatus  H.  tO  A  . 

Common  in  all  the  forests  of  the  south  and  west  sides  at  5000- 
6000  ft.  alt.  This  is  an  important  grass  of  the  stock  ranges  of 
the  south  side  since  it  matures  earlier  than  the  meadow  grasses 
and  is  much  relished  by  stock.      (No.  2226.) 

Bromus  marginatus  Necs. 

Collected  on  wooded  slopes  of  the  south  side  at  4400  ft.  alt. 
and  also  in  Tahquitz  Valley  at  7000  ft.,  where  it  is  plentiful  near 
the  streams .     ( Nos .  2033 ,  2462 . ) 

Bromus  marginatus  latior  Shear,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros.  Bull. 

xxiii.  55  (1900). 

Found  only  in  the  vicinity  of  Chalk  Hill  at  an  altitude  of  5000 
ft.     (No.  2099.) 

Bromus  marginatus  seminudus  Shear,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros. 

Bull,  xxiii.  55  (1900). 

This  is  by  far  the  most  abundant  Bromus  on  the  higher  parts 
of  the  mountain,  being  common  both  in  the  drier  portions  of  the 
meadows  and  on  rockj^  hillsides.  At  the  eastern  base  of  San 
Jacinto  Peak  it  reaches  at  altitude  of  9600  ft.,  the  specimens  here 
being  less  than  16  in.  high.      (Nos.  785,  2407,  2498,  2408,  2342.) 

Bromus  Orcuttianus  Vas.,  Bot.  Gaz.  x.  223(1885). 

Not  rare  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt.  (Nos.  2301,  2538.) 

Bromus  Orcuttianus  grandis  Shear,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros. 

Bull,  xxiii.  43(1900). 

Collected  at  5300  ft.  alt.  on  Fullers  Ridge,  in  the  same  general 
region  as  the  species.     (No.  2256.) 

Bromus  Ported  assimilis  Davy,  var.  nov.  B.  Porteri  laiiatipe.s 
Shear,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros.  Bull,  xxiii.  37  (1900).  in 
part.     Mountain  Brome. 

Loosely  tufted  perennial;  stems  stout  or  slender,  7-J  to  9  dm. 
high,  puberulent:  sheaths  densely  retrorse-pubescent;  ligule  1  to 
2  mm.  long,  truncate,  lacerate;   blades  flat,  10  to  23  cm.  long,  5 


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to  10  mm.  wide,  pubescent  on  both  surfaces:  panicle  long- 
exserted,  1  to  2  or  rarely  even  3  dm.  long,  drooping  but  usually 
not  heavy,  the  rachis  branches  and  pedicels  puberulent  through- 
out; branches  mostly  in  pairs  below,  long,  slender,  spreading  or 
reflexed,  bearing  1  to  3  or  sometimes  several  spikelets  near  the 
end,  remote,  the  lowest  2 J  to  8  cm.  apart:  spikelets  28  to  40 
mm.  long,  narrow,  sub-terte,  6-  to  11-flowered;  empty  glumes 
unequal,  acute,  3-nerved,  pubescent,  the  lower  6  mm.  the  upper 
8  mm.  long;  flowering  glume  densely  pubescent  except  at  the 
extreme  apex  with  appressed  hairs,  obtuse,  terminating  in  a 
short  awn  4  to  5  mm.  long. 

Type  locality :  "  Wooded  slopes  and  benches  of  the  south  side 
of  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.,  at  5300  ft.  alt.,  June,  1901."  H. 
M.  Hall,  no.  2228.  Type  specimen  in  the  Herbarium  of  the 
University  of  California. 

Range:  Canons  and  wooded  slopes  of  the  San  Jacinto  and 
San  Bernardino  Mts.;  San  Bernardino  Mts.,  Waterman's  Canon, 
May  29,  1888  (S.  B.  Parish),  and  mouth  of  Snow  CaiJon,  5500 
ft.  alt.,  June  20,  1901  (S.  B.  Parish,  no.  5038). 

This  is  undoubtedly  the  plant  referred  to  by  Shear,  under  his 
original  description  of  B.  Porteri  Janafipes,  as  not  being  typical 
of  that  variety  and  as  approaching  B.  Icevipes;  he  cites  S.  B. 
Parish  nos.  253  and  2533a,  and  S.  B.  and  W.  F.  Parish  no. 
1535,  from  the  San  Bernardino  Mts.  The  Calif ornian  plant 
differs  from  B.  Porteri  lanatipes  of  the  Rocky  Mt.  region 
in  its  less  densely  pubescent  sheaths  (described  as  "densely 
soft-downy  or  woolly,")  and  the  greater  pubescence  of  the 
stems,  leaf-blades,  pedicels,  and  empty  glumes.  From  B.  vul- 
garis, which  ranges  from  middle  California  north  to  British 
Columbia,  it  differs  in  its  3-nerved  lower  empty  glume  and  more 
obtuse  flowering  glume,  the  longer  and  more  abundant  pubesence 
on  both,  and  the  shorter  awn.  It  appears  to  approach  more 
nearly  to  B.  hpvipes,  which  ranges  from  middle  California  to 
Oregon,  but  it  is  at  once  distinguishable  on  account  of  its  more 
abundant  pubescence  throughout  and  its  smaller  and  fewer- 
nerved  empty  glumes.  It  appears  to  be  related  also  to  B. 
Richardson i  of  the  Rockj-  Mountain  region,  l)ut  dift'crs  in  the 
much  greater  pubescence  of  all  of  its  parts.     How  long  these 


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several  plants  can  be  considered  as  distinct  species  seems 
doubtful,  but,  for  the  present  at  least,  it  is  desirable  to  maintain 
them  in  this  rank  until  we  know  more  about  their  local  variation 
and  distribution;  their  distribution  appears  to  coincide  with 
well-marked  phytogeographic  lines. 

Distichlis  spicata  fL.J  Greene,  Bull.  Calif.  Acad.  ii.4ir).(?)  D. 
marhima  Raf.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

The  salt  grass  so  common  in  parts  of  Thomas  valley  is  proba- 
bly to  be  referred  to  this  species,  but  it  was  not  collected  in 
flower. 

Elymus  glaber  {J.  G.  S^nith)  Davy,  comb.  nov.  Sitanion 
glahrum  J.  U.  Smith,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros.  Bull,  xviii. 
14  (189}»).     Orchard  Barley. 

This  is  an  important  grass  of  the  drier  meadows  of  Round 
Valley  where  it  was  collected  at  altitudes  of  8300-9000  ft.  (Nos. 
2501,  2601.) 

Elymus  glaucus  Buckl. 

This  Elymus  is  very  common  in  the  drier  meadows  and  along 
the  streams  from  5200  to  over  9000  ft.  alt.  It  is  exceedingly 
variable  and  passes  from  the  tj'pical  form,  represented  by  such 
specimens  as  nos.  2269  and  2207,  through  such  intermediate  forms 
as  nos.  2455  and  2515  directly  over  into  the  variety  maxinius. 
The  variation  is  probably  due  to  the  effect  of  the  difference  in 
the  light  and  moisture  conditions,  since  the  variety  and  the  forms 
approaching  it  were  collected  only  along  streams  and  in  deep 
canons,  while  the  species  is  more  common  on  the  open  and  some- 
what sandy  benches. 

Elymus    glaucus    maximus    Bat't/,    in   Jepson,    Fl.    Mid.    W. 
Calif.  79  (1901). 
Dark  Canon  at  6000  ft.  alt.      (No.  2246.) 

The  latitudinal  range  of  this  variety  has  been  greatly  extended 
by  its  recent  collection  in  Alaska,  according  to  Mr.  E.  D.  Merrill. 

Elymus  multisetus  fJ.  G.  Smith)  Bavy,  comb.  nov.  Sitanion 
multisetum  J.  G.  Smith,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros.  Bull,  xviii. 
11  (1899). 

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58  University  of  Galifornia  Publications.  ibotany 

Found  only  in  a  sandy  meadow  of  tlie  sonth  side  at  4500  ft. 
alt.,  this  being  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt.  (No. 
2037.) 

Elymus  Parishii  B((V}j  &  Merrill,  sp.  nov. 

Stems  loosely  tufted,  7  to  9  dm.  high,  scabrid:  leaves  can- 
escently  pubescent  with  spreading  hairs;  ligule  a  mere  ring; 
blades  flat  or  becoming  involute,  5  mm.  wide,  the  uppermost 
3.5  to  7  cm.  long,  the  lowest  8  to  16  cm.  long:  spike  10  to  16 
em.  long,  10  mm.  wide,  with  somewhat  divergent  spikelets: 
spikelets  in  pairs,  the  lowest  1  to  2  cm.  apart,  1  to  1.5  cm. 
long  excluding  the  awns,  3  to  5  flowered;  empty  glumes  11  to 
16  mm.  long,  about  1  mm.  wide,  awn-pointed;  internodes  of 
rachilla  2  to  3  mm.  long;  flowering  glumes  scabrous,  10  mm. 
long;   awns  2  to  2.5  cm.  long,  scalu'ous. 

Type  specimen  collected  in  the  San  Jacinto  Mountains, 
Southern  California,  on  wooded  slopes  and  benches  of  the  south 
side,  at  1460  meters  (4800  ft.)  alt.,  June,  1901,  (H.  M.  Hall, 
no.  2097).  Also  collected  on  the  west  side  of  the  same  range  at 
Box  Springs,  at  1600  meters  (5300  ft.)  alt.,  July,  1901,  (H.  M. 
Hall,  no.  2253);  and  at  Tahquitz  Valley,  July,  1881,  (S.  B.  & 
W.  F.  Parish,  no.  1014). 

The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  California. 

The  canescently  pubescent  sheaths  and  blades,  somewhat 
divergent  spikelets  and  long  awns  at  once  distinguish  this  plant 
from  the  other  known  species  of  Elj'mus  from  this  state. 

Elymus  pubiflorus  {J.  G.  Smith)  Bdci/,  comb.  nov.  Sifanion 
puhiflorum  J.  G.  Smith,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros.  Bull, 
xviii.  19  (1899). 

Common  in  dry  soil  and  on  exposed  slopes  from  the  lower 
edge  of  the  pine  belt  to  an  altitude  of  9300  ft.  (Nos.  2065,  2073, 
2177,  2409.) 

Elymus  triticoides  Buckl.     Slender  Wild-rye. 

Collected  in  Thomas  and  Strawberry  valleys  and  also  along 
the  eastern  base  of  the  mountain.      (Nos.  2122,  2177b,  2392.) 

Epicampes  rigens  (Bohind.)  BentJi.     Deer-grass. 

The  Deer-gi-ass  was  found  growing   in  dry  soil  on  the  West 


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Fork  of  Snow  Creek  at  5000  ft.  alt.,  and  in  Tahquitz  Valley  at 
6200  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  2427,  2540.) 

Holcus  lanatus  L.     Velvet-grass. 

Introduced  in  the  meadows  of  Strawberry  Valley,  where  it 
was  collected  by  Dr.  A.  A.  Davidson,  July,  1896.  Also  found 
on  Fullers  Ridge  at  5200  ft.  alt. 

Koeleria  cristata  (L.)  Pers.     Crested  Koeler-grass. 

Occasional  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south 
and  east  sides.     (Nos.  2066,  2429.) 

Koeleria   cristata  pubescens   Vas.;   Davy,  in  Jepson,  Fl.  Mid. 

W.  Calif.  61  (1901).     Soft  Koeller- grass. 

On  dry,  pine-clad  hillsides,  with  the  last,  but  more  common, 
and  also  running  up  to  6000  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  2031a,  2206,  2376). 

Melica  imperfecta  flexuosa  Boland.     Limber  Melic-grass. 

Collected  on  Chalk  Hill  at  4800  ft.  alt.  and  on  the  North 
Fork  of  the  San  Jacinto  River,  below  the  pine  belt.  (Nos.  2079, 
2306.) 

Panicularia  nervata  (  Wilhl.J  Ktze.     Fowl  Meadow-grass. 

This  occurs  on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  below  the  7000-foot 
contour,  but  is  nowhere  abundant,  and  is  restricted  to  the  wet 
meadows  and  stream  banks.     (Nos.  2244,  2457,  2553.) 

Panicum  therm  ale  Boland. 

Collected  among  the  rocks  on  Chalk  Hill  at  5000  ft.  alt.,  and 
also  on  the  North  Fork  of  the  San  Jacinto  River  at  3000  ft.  alt. 
(No.  2244.) 

Mr.  E.  D.  Merrill,  of  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture,  to  whom  specimens  of  our  no.  2244  were  submitted, 
has  kindly  furnished  the  following  note:  ''I  believe  all  these 
sheets  are  referable  to  Panicum  thermale  Boland.,  which  cannot  be 
confined  to  the  form  growing  about  hot  springs  on  account  of 
intergrading  forms  with  Panicum  uncipJujUum  Trin.,  from 
which  Panicum  thermale  differs  in  its  softer  and  more  dense 
pubescence." 

Phleum  alpinum  L.     Alpine  Timothy. 

Abundant  in  the  wet  meadows  of  Tahquitz  Valley  at  7500- 
8500  ft.  alt.      (No.  2351.) 


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Poa  alpina  f L.J     Monutaiu  Si)eai'-gTass. 

Conniion  iu  the  Carex  meadows  of  Round  Valley,  altitude 
9000  ft.      (No.  2482.) 

Poa  Buckleyana  Nash,  Bull.  Ton-.  Club  xxii.  465  (1895) .    Buneh 
Red-top. 

Beneath  pines  of  the  south  and  west  sides  at  5000-6000  ft. 
alt.  (Xos.  2064,  2257.) 

Poa  Howellii  Chandler!  J>anj,  var.  nov.     Chandler's  Meadow- 
fjrass. 

Stems  3.5  to  o.-^  dm.  high:  leaves  smooth;  sheaths  some- 
what inflated;  ligule  scarious,  white,  truncate,  dentate,  2  to  4 
mm.  long;  blades  fiat,  acute,  3  to  5  em.  long,  5  mm.  wide: 
panicle  but  little  exserted  (at  least  in  young  plants),  7  to  13  cm. 
long;  branches  sparsely  scabrid,  remote,  the  lowest  in  whorls  of 
3  to  5,  the  whorls  2.5  to  3.5  cm.  apart;  lowest  branches  very 
unequal,  1.5  to  7  cm.  long,  spikelet-bearing  only  on  the  upper 
half:  spikelets  4.5  to  5  mm.  long,  2-flowered;  empty  glumes 
minutely  puberulent  and  serrate,  broad,  the  lower  2  mm.  long, 
acute,  1-nerved,  upper  about  3  mm.  long,  emarginate,  3-nerved; 
rachilla  smooth,  internodes  1.5  mm.  long;  flowering  glumes 
scabrid,  3  mm.  long,  acute,  sparingly  webbed  at  base  with  a 
long  thin  wel);    stamens  3,  anthers  1.5  mm.  long. 

Type  specimen  collected  in  Shackleford  Canon,  near  Marble 
Mt.,  Siskiyou  Co.,  about  1800  meters  (6000  ft.)  alt.,  June,  1901, 
(Harley  P.  Chandler,  no.  1703).  Since  collected  in  the  San 
Jacinto  Mts.,  Southern  California,  in  damp  places  in  the  vicinity 
of  Deer  Springs,  at  2760  meters  (9000  ft.)  alt.,  July,  1901  (H. 
M.  Hall,  no.  2573.5),  and  in  Round  Valley  at  2800  meters  (9200 
ft.)  alt.  (H.  M.  Hall,  no.  2594). 

The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  Califoi-nia. 

This  plant  closely  resembles  the  species  in  aspect,  but  difi:Vrs 
in  the  smaller  panicde,  longer  but  fewer-flowered  spikelets,  and 
the  lack  of  prominent  pubescence. 

Polypogon  Monspeliensis  fL.J  Desf.     Beard  Grass. 

This  grass  has  been  introduced  into  Strawberry  and  Thomas 
valleys.      (No.  2274.) 


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Sporobolus  depauperatus   (Torr.)   Scrihn.,   Bull.   Torr.  Club, 
ix.  103  (1882).      Vilfa  depauperafa  Torr.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

Common  and  well  distribnted  l^etween  the  5000  and  9200-foot 
contours.     (Nos.  2341,  2428,  2477,  2545.) 

Sporobolus  gracillimus  (Tbnrb.)  Scrihn.,  Bull.  Torr.  Club  ix. 

103  (1882).      Vilfa  gracillima  Thurb.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

This  species  requires  a  moister  soil  than  does  the  last  and  it 
is  probably  for  this  reason  that  it  is  less  common  on  the  moun- 
tain, the  only  collections  being  made  in  damp  meadows  and 
around  springs  in  Strawberry  and  Tahquitz  valleys.  (Nos. 
2290,  2359.) 

Stipa  Californica  Merrill  &  Davy,  sp.  nov. 

A  rather  stout  erect  c^spitose  glabrous  perennial,  7  to  10 
dm.  high,  with  plane  or  involute  leaves  and  elongated  contracted 
panicles  about  3  dm.  in  length:  culms  and  nodes  glabrous; 
sheaths  shorter  than  the  internodes,  glabrous  except  on  the 
somewhat  ciliate  margins  above;  ligule  a  minute  lacerate  ring 
0.5  mm.  long,  with  a  prominent  fringe  of  hairs  on  the  apparently 
auriculate  margins,  1.5  mm.  long;  blades  firm,  plane  or  becoming 
involute  in  drying,  2  to  4  mm.  wide,  1  to  1.5  dm.  long,  glabrous 
beneath,  striate  and  scabrous  above:  panicles  pale,  interrupted, 
the  common  axis  glabrous,  branches  solitary  or  in  twos  or  threes 
at  each  node,  appressed,  flower-bearing  throughout,  the  lower 
ones  sometimes  1  dm.  long:  empty  glumes  glabrous,  hyaline, 
3-nerved,  about  11  mm.  long,  sub-equal,  with  a  very  slender 
acuminate  apex;  flowering  glumes  about  5  mm.  long,  excluding 
the  very  acute  pilose  callus  which  is  1  mm.  long,  lanceolate, 
sparingly  hairy  throughout  with  appressed  stiff  white  hairs  which 
increase  in  length  toward  the  apex  of  the  glume:  awn  slender, 
2.5  to  3  cm.  long,  geniculate,  twisted  and  sparingly  pilose  below 
the  geniculation  with  appressed  or  ascending  hairs,  scabrous 
above. 

Type  specimen  collected  by  H.  M.  Hall,  no.  2556,  north  side 
Fullers  Ridge,  San  Jacinto  Mountains,  Southern  California,  July, 
1901,  2100  meters  (7000  ft.)  alt. 

Other  Calif ornian  specimens  examined: 

Soda  Springs,  Sierra  Nevada,  Aug.  7,  1901  (P.  B.  Kennedy 


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and  S.  B.  Doten,  247).  Wawona,  Mariposa  Co.,  June  3,  1897 
(J.  W.  Congdou).  No  locality  (H.  N.  Bolander)  distributed  as 
Stipa  viridula  Trin.      (Three  sheets.) 

The  type  is  in  the  U.S.  National  Herbarium  and  a  co-type 
in  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  California. 

This  species  is  most  closely  related  to  Stipa  Scrihneri  Vasey, 
being  distinguished  by  its  more  interrupted  panicles  and  much 
longer  awns  which  are  pilose  below,  and  in  the  fewer  and  shorter 
hairs  at  the  apex  of  the  flowering  glume. 
Stipa  Elmeri  Piper  tD  Brodie,  in  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Agros.  Bull. 

xi.46  (1898). 

Collected  only  on  the  north  side  of  the  mountain  at  about 
5000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2537.) 

Stipa  occidentalis  montana  Merrill  d-  Ihiry,  var.  nov.  Stipa 
Occident  all's  Thurber,  U.  S.  Geol.  Expl.  40th  Par.  v.  380 
(1871),  in  part. 

A  slender  densely  tufted  form,  2  to  5  dm.  high  with  strict 
few-flowered  panicles  and  prominent  twice- geniculate  awns,  3  to 
3.5  cm.  long  which  are  ciliate  throughont  with  spreading  or 
ascending  white  hairs  about  1  mm.  long. 

Specimens  examined  all  from  California: 

Yosemite  Trail,  on  loose,  disintegrated  granite,  Aug.  20, 
1866  (Dr.  H.  N.  Bolander,  no.  5038,  type);  same  locality 
(Bolander,  no  29).  Summit  of  Tahqnitz  Peak,  San  Jacinto 
Mountains,  June,  July,  1901  (H.  M.  Hall,  no.  2325) ;  rocky  ridges 
and  peaks,  2700  meters  (8800  ft.)  alt.  Soda  Springs,  Sierra 
Nevada,  1881  (M.  E.  Jones,  no.  283).  Bear  Valley,  no  date 
(Dr.  H.  N.  Bolander) .  Long  Meadow,  Tulare  County,  July  7-14, 
1888  (Dr.  Ed.  Palmer,  no.  232).  "In  dry,  sandy  soil  near 
Ostranda's.  >i<  *  *  Quite  common.  Yosemite  Trail,  8000 
ft.,"  1866  (Bolander,  no.  5920). 

The  type  is  in  the  U.S.  National  Herbarium,  and  co-tyi)e  in 
the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  California. 

This  variety  is  at  once  distinguished  from  the  species  by  the 
awn  being  pilose  throughout,  while  in  the  species  it  is  pilose 
below,  but  only  scabrous  above  the  second  geniculation.  No. 
5038  Bolander  is  the  first  specimen  cited  in  the  original  descrip- 
tion of  Stipa  occidentalis,  but  the  description  calls  for  a  plant 


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with  awn  scabrous  above,  which  specification  is  supplied  by  the 
second  specimen  cited,  no.  1296  8.  Watson,  Pah  Ute  Mountains, 
Nevada,  June,  1868,  and  which  under  these  circumstances  we 
consider  to  be  the  type  of  the  species.  For  a  discussion  of 
Stipa  occidentalis  Thurb.,  see  Piper,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Div. 
Agros.  Cir.  xxvii.  10  (1900). 

"Sheep-men  say  this  grass  is  much  liked  by  sheep,  and  that 
they  fatten  more  on  this  than  any  other . "  ( Bolander '  s  field  notes , 
1866.) 

Stipa  Parishii  Vas.,  Bot.  Gaz.  viii  32  (1882) .     Parish's  Feather- 
grass . 
This  grass  was  found  among  the  rocks  at  Kenworthy,  and 

also  at  7000  ft.  alt.  on  Tahqnitz  Ridge.     (No.  2309.) 

Stipa  Vaseyi   Scrihn.,   U.  S.  Dei)t.   Agr.   Agros.  Bull.   xi.  46 
(1898).     Sleepy  Grass. 

Collected  in  open  places  on  Chalk  Hill  at  4800  ft.  alt. 
(No.  2078.) 

Trisetum  nutkaense  ( Presl.J  Scrihn.  t(;  Merrill,  comb,  nov, 
Avena  nutkcensis  Presl.  Rel.  Haenke  i.  254  (1830) .  Trisetum 
cernuum  Trin.,  Mem.  Acad.  St.  Peters,  vi.  Sci.  Math. 
Phys.  et  Nat.  i.  61  (1831).  Arena  cernua  Kunth,  Enum.  i. 
306  (1833). 
The  type  locality  is  of  Presl's  Avena  nutkcensis,  viz.,  "Hab. 

in  sinu  Nootka."     His  very  full  description  applies  exactly  to 

Trisetum  cernuum  Trin.,  which  was  published  one  year  later. 

(Merrill,  MS.) 

This  grass  was  collected  on  Strawberry  Creek  at  5300  ft.  alt. 

(No.  2514.) 

Trisetum  subspicatum  Beauv. 

This  is  the  only  grass  which  grows  on  San  Jacinto  Peak, 
where  it  was  collected  by  Dr.  A.  A.  Davidson,  July  11,  1896. 


64  Univfrsify  of  Calif ovnia  Piihlicafions .  [botany 

CYPERACEJj]. 
Carex  f estiva  Dewey. 

Collected  at  9000  ft.  alt.  on  tlie  shoves  of  Lake  Surprise,  and 
also  near  Fuller's  mill.      (Nos.  2250,  2492.) 

For  the  determination  of  this  and  the  following-  species  of 
Carex  the  author  is  indebted  to  Professor  C.  F.  Wheeler,  of  the 
Michigan  Agricultural  College. 

Carex  feta  Bailey,  Bull.  Torr.  Club  xx.  417  (1893). 

This  species  was  collected  in  Tahquitz  Valley,  alt.  7000  ft., 
in  Strawberry  Valley,  alt.  5300  ft.,  and  at  Fuller's  mill,  alt. 
5800  ft.  At  the  last  mentioned  station  it  forms  a  small  meadow. 
(Nos.  2459,  2561,  2665.) 

Carex  Hallii  Bailey,  Proc.  Am.  Acad,  xxii,  82  (1886). 

This  is  the  dominant  plant  in  the  wet  Carex  meadow  of 
Round  Valley,  9000  ft.  alt.,  and  was  also  found  at  Deer  Springs, 
the  altitude  of  which  is  about  the  same.  It  is  readily  eaten  by 
stock,  but  Poa  alpina  and  Trifolium  monanilmm,  which  grow  in 
the  same  meadow,  are  much  preferred.     (Nos.  2338,  2483.) 

Carex  marcida  Booit. 

West  end  Fullers  Ridge,  altitude  5200  ft.     (No.  2664.) 

Carex  Nebraskensis  Dewey. 

Collected  in  Round  Vallej^  with  the  last,  from  which  it  is 
readily  distinguished  in  the  tield  b}^  its  ashy-gray  color.  It  is 
not  so  abundant  as  G.  Hallii,  being  restricted  to  the  half -boggy 
portions  of  the  meadow,  but  is  likewise  eaten  by  stock.  (No. 
2484.) 

Carex  nudata  W.  Boott. 

Along  Tahquitz  Creek  at  7000  ft.  alt.      (No.  2461.) 

Carex  Preslii  mend.,  PL  Cyp.  242  (1885). 

Collected  only  on  San  Jacinto  Peak,  where  it  is  quite  common 
among  the  summit  rocks.      (No.  2416.) 

Cyperus  aristatus  Eoitl). 

Collected  along  Strawberry  Creek.     (No.  2663.) 


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Eleocharis  acicularis  K.  Br.     Needle  Spike-rush. 

On  moist  stream  banks  in  Onstatt  and  Tahquitz  Valleys  and 
on  the  shores  of  Lake  Surprise.      (Nos.  2232,  2366,  2495.) 

Eleocharis  palustris  R.  Br.     Creeping-  Spike-rush. 

This  grows  abundantly  in  the  shallow  water  of  Lake  Surprise. 
(No.  2489.) 

Scirpus  microcarpus  Presl. 

Around  springy  places;    Strawberry  Valley.      (No.  2289.) 

JUNCACE^. 

Juncus  bufonius  L.     Toad  Rush. 

Very  common  in  moist  soil  below  the  6000-foot  contour. 
(No.  2076.) 

Juncus  effusus  L.     Bog  Rush. 

In  streams  near  Strawberry  Valley.      (No.  2390.) 

Juncus  macrophyllus  Goville,  nom.  nov.     Juncus  canaliculatus 
Eugelm.,  Bot.  Gaz.  vii.  6  (1882),  not  Liebmann  (1850). 

Dr.  Engelmann  considered  this  species,  when  he  described  it, 
most  nearly  related  to  Juncus  marginatus  Rostk.,  but  its  closest 
ally  is  undoubtedly  J.  longistylis  Torr.  The  red  color  of  the 
anthers,  which  was  given  as  a  specific  character  in  the  first 
description,  and  which  was  the  basis  of  the  affinity  originally 
assigned  it  with  marginatus,  is  not  constant,  even  in  the  type 
specimen,  a  portion  of  which,  through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  S.  B. 
Parish,  I  examined  several  years  ago.  In  open  flowers  of  speci- 
mens collected  by  Dr.  H.  E.  Hasse  near  Los  Angeles,  California, 
the  anthers  are  of  the  pale  yellow  color  usual  in  the  genus,  while 
in  a  mature  fruiting  specimen  collected  by  him  they  vary  from  a 
reddish  to  a  blackish  brown.  Under  suspicion  of  being  diseased, 
some  of  these  red  anthers  were  examined  at  my  request,  in  1893, 
by  Mr.  D.  G.  Fairchild,  who  reported  that  a  Gladosporium  was 
present  in  abundance  and  that  the  reddening  of  the  tissues  was 
undoubtedly  caused  by  this  saprophytic  fungus. 

Juncus  macrophyllus  may  be  contrasted  with  Juncus  longistylis 
by  the  following  characters:  rootstock  1.5  to  3  mm.  in  diameter, 
stouter  and  shorter  than  in  J.  longistylis;   stem  stouter  than  in 


66  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

that  species ;  basal  leaves  from  one-half  the  height  of  the  stem  to 
fully  as  high,  sometimes  reaching  a  length  of  60  cm.;  inflores- 
cence 10  to  25  cm.  high,  or  sometimes  in  depauperate  specimens 
less,  bearing  usually  8  to  30  3  to  12-flowered  heads;  perianth 
never  eastaneous,  the  inner  parts  longer  than  the  outer;  capsule 
about  three-fourths  as  long  as  the  perianth,  stramineous,  nar- 
rowly oblong,  rather  abruptly  tapering  into  a  short  stout  beak. 
No  mature  seeds  have  been  seen.  In  longistylis  the  basal  leaves 
are  rarely  half  as  long  as  the  stem;  the  inflorescence  has  fewer 
heads;  the  perianth  parts  are  commonly  of  equal  length  and  with 
eastaneous  lateral  stripes;  and  the  capsule  is  usually  dark  brown, 
equaling  or  nearly  equaling  the  perianth,  and  with  a  broad 
truncate  or  retuse  apex  and  slender  mucro. 

Juncus  macrophijUiis  has  been  collected  at  various  points  in 
Los  Angeles,  San  Diego,  and  San  Bernardino  counties,  Califor- 
nia, and  in  Lower  California,  by  Parish,  Hasse,  Orcutt,  and 
others,  and  at  Hot  Springs,  Maricopa  County,  Arizona,  by  J.  W. 
Toumey. 

The  above  note  has  been  kindly  furnished  by  Mr.  Frederick 
V.  Coville,  of  the  United  States  National  Herbarium. 

Juncus  macropJiijlliis  was  collected  on  the  west  fork  of  Snow 
Creek  at  5500  ft.  alt.  and  on  Strawberry  Creek  at  5300  ft.  alt. 
(Nos.  2522,  2536.) 

Juncus  Mexicanus   Willd.     Wire-grass.     J.  compressus  HBK., 

of  Bot.  Calif. 

This  is  the  dominant  species  of  the  Wire-grass  meadows  of 
altitudes  less  than  6000  ft.  In  Thomas  and  Onstatt  valleys  it 
forms  meadows  which  cover  a  total  area  of  over  1600  acres,  and 
supplies  feed  for  thousands  of  head  of  cattle.      (No.  2031.) 

Juncus  oxymeris  Engelm. 

Strawberry  Valley,  5400  ft.  alt.      (No.  837.) 

Juncus  phaeocephalus  paniculatus  Engelm. 

Collected  at  various  places  on  the  north  and  west  sides  at 
5500-8500  ft.  alt.      (Nos.  2248,  2543.) 
Luzula  comosa  Meyer.    Jimcoides  comosum  ^UEUioyi.    Common 

Wood-rush. 

Along  streams  in  Tahquitz  Valley,  Round  Valley,  and  proba- 
bly elsewhere.     (Nos.  2460,  2606a.) 


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LILIACE^. 

Allium  haematochiton    Wats.     Wild  Onion. 

Along  streams  of  the  south  side  at  about  5000  ft.  alt.  The 
bulbs  and  stems  are  often  in  pairs  and  the  involucre  is  composed 
of  three  bracts  instead  of  two  as  usually  described.     (No.  2096.) 

Allium  Parryi   Wats,  (f) 

A  small  onion  which  probably  belongs  to  this  species  was 
collected  among  the  rocks  of  Tahquitz  Ridge  at  6500  ft.  alt.,  but 
in  too  poor  a  condition  to  be  definitely  determined.      (No.  2310.) 

Bloomeria  aurea  KcU.     Golden  Bloomeria. 

Quite  connnon  in  open  pine  forests  on  the  south  and  west 
sides  of  the  mountain  up  to  an  altitude  of  6000  ft.      (No.  2101.) 

Brodiaea  capitata  Bentli.     Hoohera  capitata  Ktze.,  Rev.  Gen. 

PI.  712  (181)1).     Blue  Dicks. 

Occasional  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone  but  more 
frequent  at  lower  altitudes. 

Brodiaea    minor    (Benth.)    Wats.     Hookera    minor    Britten, 
Journ.  Bot.  xxiv. 
Found  only  in  meadows  near  Strawberry  Valley.    (No.  2093. ) 

Calochortus  invenustus  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  71  (1890). 

Very  common,  usually  in  meadows  but  also  on  shaded  hills 
throughout  the  Transition  and  Canadian  zones,  reaching  an 
altitude  of  9400  ft.  near  Round  Valley.  This  is  probably  a  mere 
variety  of  C.  splendens,  since  it  exhibits  all  degrees  of  gradation 
from  the  robust  form  with  well  developed  l)ul1)lets  and  umbellate 
inflorescence  to  the  slender- stemmed  form  described  by.  Purdy,* 
from  specimens  collected  in  Strawberry  Valley,  as  C.  splendens 
var.  montanus.  In  fully  opened  flowers  the  sepals  are  always 
shorter  than  the  petals  and  the  color  is  much  paler  than  in 
flowers  of  G.  splendens.     (Nos.  2297,  2475.) 

Calochortus  concolor  f BakerJ  Purdy,  Proc.  Calif.  Acad.  ser. 
3  (bot.)  ii.  135  (1901).  G.  lutens  concolor  Baker,  Garden 
xlviii.103  (t.)  (1895).     Maldeojo. 

*Proc.  Calif.  Acad.  ser.  8,  (bot.)  ii.  143  (1901). 


68  University  of  California  Ptiblications .  lbotany 

This  handsome  lily  of  the  Mariposa  group,  so  eommon  in 
the  chaparral  belt  bordering  on  the  desert,  does  not  enter  the 
pine  forests  but  reaches  an  altitude  of  5300  ft.  on  Chalk  Hill, 
which  is  surrounded  by  groves  of  Yellow  Pine.  The  Indians 
assert  that  the  juice  of  the  bulb  is  bad  for  the  eyes,  hence  the 
common  name  as  given  above.      (No.  2285.) 

Muilla  serotina  Greene.     Muilla. 

This    plant    grows  in    the    meadows   of    Thomas   Valley,    the 
greenish-white  blossoms  appearing  late  in  May.      (No.  1188.) 

Nolina  Parry!   Wats. 

The  Nolina  l)arely  enters  our  limits,  being  found  at  Ken- 
worthy  in  blossom  in  May  and  beneath  the  last  pines  along  the 
edge  of  the  chaparral  belt  in  lower  Tahquitz  Valley  in  fruit  in 
the  latter  part  of  July.      (Nos.  1819,  2423.) 

Lilium  Parryi   ^yats.     Parry  Lily. 

This  lily,  with  its  tall,  erect  stems  and  conspicuous  flowers 
either  clear  yellow  or  peppered  with  black,  is  a  great  favorite 
with  the  tourists  and  campers  that  annually  visit  the  mountain. 
It  was  only  a  few  jears  ago  that  the  showy  blossoms  were  very 
frequently  met  with  along  all  the  streams  and  bogs  from  nearly 
the  lower  edge  of  the  Transition  Zone  up  to  an  altitude  of 
9000  ft.,  thus  reaching  into  the  lower  part  of  the  Canadian 
Zone.  While  it  is  now  by  no  means  rare,  still  it  is  found  in 
profusion  only  on  the  more  I'emote  parts  of  the  mountain.  That 
this  is  due  entirely  to  the  diligence  of  the  bull)  hunters  is 
difificult  to  believe,  and  yet  one  party  took  out  over  5000  bulbs 
in  a  single  season.  Perhaps  this,  in  addition  to  several  consecu- 
tive dry  summers,  is  responsible  for  the  rapid  depletion  in  their 
numbers . 

At  the  lower  altitudes  the  first  blossoms  appear  about  June 
20,  and  by  the  first  of  July  they  may  be  expected  along  any  of 
the  streams. 

The  anthers  of  the  Parry  Lily  appear  to  })e  erect  and  basi- 
fixed  at  first  and  later  to  become  versatile.  This  change  is 
brought  about  as  follows:  The  filament  is  attached  to  one  side 
and  near  the  middle  of  the  anther,  but  the  latter,  instead  of 
swinging  free,  is  held  to  the  filament  b\-  the  two    anther  cells 


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which,  swollen  with  pollen,  press  firmly  against  its  upper  part, 
holding"  it  as  in  a  vise.  As  the  pollen  is  shed  these  cells  collapse 
and  the  anther  is  then  free  to  take  up  a  horizontal  position  on 
the  tip  of  the  filament.     (Nos.  695,  798,  963,  2451.) 

Smilacina  amplexicaulis  Ntitt.     False  Solomon's  Seal. 

Found  only  in  the  upper  part  of  Onstatt  Valley  and  near 
Deer  Springs.      (No.  2572.) 

Veratrum  speciosum  Ri/dJ).,  Bull.  Torr.  Club  xxvii.  532  and 
650  (1901).  V.  Calif ornicum  of  Bot.  Calif.,  not  of  Durand. 
False  Hellebore. 

This  species  borders  the  streams  of  the  higher  valleys,  reach- 
ing 9200  ft.  alt.  in  Round  Valley,  but  does  not  occur  on  the  west 
side.     (Nos.  781,  2468.) 

Yucca  Whipplei  Torr.    Hesperoyucca  WMpplei  Baker.    Yucca. 

Spanish  Bayonet. 

The  Yucca  is  found  growing  on  the  chaparral-covered  slopes 
of  Chalk  Hill  and  is  common  over  the  foot-hills  of  the  south  and 
west  sides. 

IRIDACE.5^. 

[Iris  Hartwegi  australis  Parish,  Erythea  vi.  87  (1898). 

This  has  been  reported  from  San  Jacinto,*  but  erroneously, 
since  no  species  of  Iris  has  yet  been  collected  on  the  mountain.] 

Sisyrinchium  helium   ^Yats.     Blue-eyed-grass. 

Not  rare  throughout  the  Transition  Zone,  growing  along 
streams  and  in  meadows.     (Nos.  2247,  2340,  2470.) 


ORCHIDACEx^. 

Corailorhiza  multiflora  Xidt.     Coral-root. 

Found  only  in  upper  Strawberry  Valley  and  in  Tahquitz 
Valley  but  to  be  expected  anywhere  in  the  Yellow  Pine  and  Fir 
forests.     (Nos.  2345,  2523.) 

*  Erythea  vi.  87  (1898). 


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Epipactis  gigantea  Domjl.     Stream  Orchis. 

This  orchis  was  collected  along  streams  of  the  south  side 
between  4200  and  6000  ft.  alt.  It  is  plentiful  in  Lily  Canon. 
(Nos.  668,  2370.) 

Habenaria  leucostachys   Wats.     Sierra  Rein-orchis. 

Much  more  general  in  its  distribution  than  the  last,  lieing- 
found  along  streams  on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  and  up  to 
9000  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  729,  961,  2448,  2513.) 

Listera  convallarioides  fSir.J  Torr.     Broad-lipped  Twayblade. 

The  range  of  this  species  was  considerably  extended  by  its 
discovery  in  cool,  shaded  caiions  on  the  north  side  of  San 
Jacinto  Mountain  at  about  7500  ft.  alt.     (No.  2534.) 


SALICACE.^. 

Populus  trichocarpa  T.  d-  G.     Black  Cottonwood. 

Seen  only  along  Tahquitz  Creek  at  6000  ft.  alt.,  where  there 
is  a  small  grove.  The  trees  average  onlj'  30  ft.  in  height. 
(No.  2445.) 

Salix  cordata  Mackenzieana  Hook. 

Collected  only  on  Tahquitz  Creek  in  the  lower  part  of  the 
pine  belt.      (No.  2447.) 

Mr.  Parish  has  kindly  sent  us  a  specimen  of  a  willow  collected 
by  himself  in  the  San  Bernardino  Mts.,  (no.  1785),  wdiich  was 
determined  by  Mr.  Bebb  as  8.  cordata  Watsoni  Bebb,  and  which 
is  exactly  the  same  as  our  no.  2447  except  that  the  aments 
are  slightly  shorter.  But  both  of  these  seem  to  be  nearer  the 
var.  Mackenzieana,  into  which  the  var.  Wat.soni  should  probably 
be  merged.  The  San  Jacinto  Mt.  specimens  are  10  ft.  high; 
the  leaves  1^-2^  in.  long,  7-9  lines  wide  at  the  middle  and 
in  outline  the  same  as  those  figured  by  Sargent*  (not  oblong 
and  short-acuminate  as  given  for  var.  Watsoni) ;  pistillate  aments 
15  lines  long;    capsules  on  stalks  1  line  long. 


*Silva  ix.  t.  479  (1890) 


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Salix  laevigata  Behh.     Willow. 

A  commou  willow  of  the  south  and  west  sides  in  the  Transi- 
tion Zone  and  below  hut  confined  to  the  water  courses.  (Nos. 
2278,  2510.) 

Salix  lasiolepis  Benfh.     Arroyo  Willow. 

Common  both  along  streams  and  on  hillsides  on  all  parts  of 
the  mountain  up  to  9200  ft.  alt.  The  willows  are  not  of  much 
service  as  zone  indicators  on  account  of  their  great  vertical 
range.  The  present  species  ranges  from  the  Upper  Sonoran 
Zone  to  the  Canadian.     (Nos.  2350,  2511.) 


BETULACEJ^. 

Alnus  rhombifolia  Nutt.     White  Alder. 

Fringes  all  the  lower  streams  of  the  west  and  south  sides, 
reaching  an  altitude  of  6500  ft.  in  Onstatt  and  Strawberry 
valleys.     (No.  2521.) 

FAGACE^. 

Castanea  sempervirens  KelL,  Proc.  Calif.  Acad.  i.  75  (1855, 

reprint).     Castanopsis  chrtjsopliylla,  of  Bot.  Calif.,  in  part, 

not  of  A.  De  Candolle.    Castawrpsis  sempervirens  Dudley,  in 

Merriam,  N.  A.  Fauna  xvi.  142  (1899).     Sierra  Chinquapin. 

The  Chinquapin  is  the  most  important  shrub  of  the  chaparral 

formation  of  the  boreal  region,  but  is  also  found  in  the  Upper 

Transition  Zone.     Its  altitudiual  range  is  from  8000  ft.  to  the 

very  summit  of  the  mountain  (10,805  ft.).      (Nos.  724,   2466.) 

Quercus  Californica  Ooo^^^r.     Q.  Kelloggii '^kwb.     Black  Oak. 

Kellogg  Oak. 

Very  common  in  the  Transition  Zone  of  the  south  and  west 
sides,  rare  in  Tahquitz  Valley,  not  seen  on  the  north  side;  it  is 
thus  seen  that  the  Kellogg  Oak  avoids  the  desert  side  of  the 
mountain. 

Quercus  chrysolepis  Liebm.     Live  Oak. 

This  tree  is  not  rare  all  around  the  mountain  up  to  6000  ft. 


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alt.  At  the  head  of  Strawberry  Valley  it  is  reduced  to  a  mere 
shrub,  and  at  7000  ft.  alt.  ou  Tahquitz  Ridge  occurs  a  form  only 
a  few  feet  high.  This  dwarf  form  is  not  to  be  confused  with 
the  var.  vaccinifolia  Engelm.*     (Nos.  2524,  2466.) 

Quercus  dumosa  Xutt.     Scrub  Oak. 

Abundant  in  the  chaparral  belt,  and  often  found  l^eueath  the 
pines  at  considerable  altitudes  on  the  south  side.     (No.  2644.) 


URTICACE^. 

Urtica  holosericea  Xutt.     Nettle. 

Collected  at  various  places  below  the  6000-foot  contour. 


LORANTHACE^. 

Arceuthobium  occidentale  Engelm,    Pine  Mistletoe. 

Quite  common  on  Pinus  ponderosa  and  its  var.  Jeffreiji,  on 
P.  Conlteri  and  on  P.  Lamheriiana.     (Nos.  2100,  2566.) 

Phoradendron  juniperinum  Libocedri  Engelm. 
Not  rare  on  Lihocedrns  decurrens.     (No.  2565.) 

Phoradendron  villosum  Xtdt.     Mistletoe. 

Abundant  on  the  two   common  oaks,  —  Quercus   Calif ornica 
and  Q.  chrysolepis.     (No.  2531.) 


POLYGONACE^. 

Chorizanthe  fimbriata  Xntt. 

Found  at  5300  ft.  alt.  on  the  west  side.      (No.  2255.) 

Chorizanthe  staticoides  BeiitJi. 

Very  common  in   the  lower  foot-hills  and  reaching  into  the 
pine  forests  on  the  Johnston  Ranch. 

Eriogonum    apiculatum     Wats.,    Proc.    Am.    Acad.    xvii.    379 

(1SS2). 


*Cf.  Merriam,  in  N.  A.  Fauna  xvi.  142  (1899). 


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Considerable  time  was  speut  in  tracing  the  limits  of  the 
range  of  this  local  species,  the  type  locality  of  which  is  Straw- 
berry Valley.  It  was  fonnd  to  be  quite  plentiful  on  gravelly 
benches  in  the  open  pine  forests  of  the  south  and  west  sides  from  the 
lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  to  8200  ft.  alt.,  where  it  was  collected 
on  Mistake  Creek  and  near  Tahquitz  Peak.  It  is  most  common 
on  Fullers  Ridge  from  which  it  reaches  to  Snow  Creek.  It 
occurs  only  sparingly  in  Tahquitz  Valley  but  extends  down  into 
the  upper  part  of  the  chaparral  belt  of  the  east  side,  where  it  is 
more  plentiful.  A  robust  form  was  collected  in  1898  by  Dr. 
C.  A.  Purpus  on  Cuyamaca  Mt.,  the  only  known  station  outside 
of  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.  Its  zonal  position  is  Transition,  rarely 
running  over  the  lower  border.     (Nos.  849,  2364,  2431,  2564.) 

The  specimens  vary  from  a  few  inches  to  2  ft.  or  more  in 
height.  The  following  field  notes  were  taken  on  no.  2431,  from 
the  upper  part  of  the  chaparral  belt  of  the  east  side:  Obtuse 
lobes  of  the  involucre  equalling  the  tube,  fully  equalled  by  the 
stipe;  outer  perianth  segments  merely  obtuse  and  long-apiculate, 
inner  segments  with  a  truncate  tip  which  is  horned  from  the 
sides  and  apiculate  from  the  emarginate  center;  the  red  anthers 
pendulous  when  j'oung,  not  exserted. 

Eriogonum  Baileyi  Wats. 

Collected  on  Chalk  Hill  and  near  Fuller's  mill.     (No.  2988.) 

Eriogonum  fasciculatum  Benth.     Wild  Buckwheat. 

Very  common  throughout  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone  and  occa- 
sionally found  beneath  the  pines.      (No.  764.) 

Eriogonum  gracile  Benth. 

On  the  south  side  with  the  next.      (Nos.  860,  2624.) 

Eriogonum  molestum  H7//.s'.,  Proc.  Am.  Acad,  xvii,  379  (1882). 

Common  on  the  south  and  west  sides  at  5000-6000  ft.  alt. 
In  sandy,  open  places  around  Strawberry  Valley  are  found  large 
Eriogonum  beds  composed  of  this  species  intermixed  with  E. 
gracile,  from  which  it  may  be  distinguished  by  its  taller,  always 
glabrous  branches,  its  leaves  which  are  more  obtuse  at  base,  its 
long  internodes  (an  inch  or  more),  and  larger  involucres  and 
flowers.     (Nos.  2386,  2624a.) 

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74  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

Eriogonum  nudum  pauciflorum  Wats.    Naked-stem  Eriogoimm. 
Common  throughout  the  Transition  Zone.     Robust,  involu- 
cres 3  lines  high  and  many-flowered  but  alwaj'S  solitary  or  in 
pairs.     (No.  2504.) 

Eriogonum  saxatile  Wats. 

This  is  one  of  the  characteristic  xerophytes  that  inhabit  the 
exposed,  gravelly  ridges  running  out  from  Tahquitz  Peak.  Not 
found  elsewhere.  Its  long,  tough  roots  and  densely  tomentose 
leaves  and  stem  eminently  fit  it  for  the  conditions  under  which 
it  exists.     (Nos.  729,  2324.) 

Eriogonum  stellatum  Benth. 

Well  distributed  throughout  the  Transition  Zone,  blossoming 
in  August. 

Eriogonum  Wrightii  subscaposum  Wats. 

Collected  at  Lake  Surprise,  Tahquitz  Valley,  and  a  few  other 
places  above  7500  ft.  alt.  (No.  816.) 

Eriogonum  Wrightii   taxifolium  (Greene)    Parish,  Erythea  vi. 

87  (1898).     E.  taxifolium  Greene,  Pitt.  i.  267  (1889)  and  ii. 

295  (1892). 

Common  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone,  mostly 
below  7000  ft.  alt.,  flowering  in  Aug.  and  Sept.     (No.  2608.) 

Oxyria  digyna  (L)  Gamptd.     Alpine  Sorrel. 

This  plant  was  not  known  to  occur  in  Southern  California 
until  it  was  discovered  by  Mr.  S.  L.  Wight  in  Aug.,  1897,  on 
San  Jacinto  Peak,  where,  more  than  any  other  species,  it  indi- 
cates the  presence  of  the  Alpine  Zone.  It  grows  all  along  the 
banks  of  perpetual  snow,  which  lie  just  below  the  main  peak  on 
the  north  side  and  therefore  at  the  head  of  SnoAv  Creek  Canon. 
It  will  be  surprising  if  it  is  not  sometime  found  on  the  cold 
north  side  of  Grayback  Mt.,  which  lies  to  the  north  of  San 
Jacinto,  and  is  separated  from  it  by  a  deep  but  narrow  pass. 
(Nos.  794,  2415.) 

Oxytheca  caryophylloides  Parry. 
Collected  at  Fuller's  mill. 


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Oxytheca  emarginata  Hall,  sp.  iiov.  Plate  XIV. 

Slender  annual,  2-6  in.  high,  more  or  less  glandular-pubes- 
cent up  to  the  involucres,  the  leaves  and  bracts  sparsely  strigose- 
pubescent,  the  whole  herbage  and  especially  the  involucres  early 
turning  red:  leaves  clustered  near  base  of  stem,  narrow,  oblan- 
ceolate,  emarginate,  4-8  lines  long:  bracts  ternate,  or  the  lower 
rarely  4  or  5  in  a  whorl,  ovate,  awned,  united  at  base  except  on 
one  side  of  the  stem :  peduncles  1-4  lines  long ;  involucres  obpyra- 
midal,  3  lines  high,  shallowly  5-lobed,  each  lobe  with  a  narrow 
white  membranous  margin  and  tipped  with  an  awn  a  line  or  less  in 
length:  flowers  usually  4,  on  short  pedicels,  slightly  exserted, 
externally  pubescent  on  the  lower  half :  segments  6,  distinct  to 
the  base,  oblanceolate,  fimbriate  above  into  slender  divisions.  If 
lines  long:  stamens  9:  akene  triangular,  enclosed  by  the  wither- 
ing-persistent perianth. 

Collected  on  a  gravelly  ridge  near  Tahquitz  Peak,  San 
Jacinto  Mts.,  California,  at  about  7200  ft.  alt.,  July  2,  1901 
(H.  M.  Hall,  no.  2331.)  The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium  of  the 
University  of  California. 

The  organ  which  immediately  engages  our  attention  on  exam- 
iug  this  species  is  the  conspicuous  red  involucre,  which  is  formed 
by  the  coalescence  of  the  five  bracts  into  a  concave  disk,  thus 
simulating  the  disk  ])roduced  by  the  union  of  the  bracts  around 
the  stem  in  0.  perfoliata.  Tha-fe  the  disk  in  the  proposed  species 
does  not  correspond  to  that  in  O.  perfoliata  is  made  ctear,  how- 
ever, when  we  consider  that  in  the  latter  it  encloses  an  inner 
involucre,  which  itself  surrounds  a  numl)er  of  flowers,  while 
within  the  disk  of  0.  emarginata  we  find  nothing  but  flowers,  each 
borne  on  a  short  pedicel.  Moreover,  the  disk  of  0.  perfoliata  is 
made  up  of  but  3  united  bracts,  as  against  5  in  0.  emarginata,  and 
the  stem  in  the  former  is  continued  through  the  disk,  branching 
and  flowering  above  it,  while   in  the   latter  the  disk  is  terminal. 

The  new  species  is  in  reality  much  nearer  to  0.  trilohata, 
although  the  similarity  is  at  first  not  apparent.  In  l)oth  species 
the  ternate  bracts  are  united  at  base  and  surround  the  stem 
except  on  the  one  side;  while  from  the  axes  of  tnese  bracts  arise 
pedicels  several  lines  long,  each  of  which  bears  at  its  end  an 
involucre  enclosing  a  number  of  flowers.       In   0.  trilohata  this 


76  University  of  Calif ornia  Puhlications.  [botany 

ultimate  involucre  is  composed  of  small,  narrow  bracts  united  only 
at  the  base,  while  in  O.  emarginafa  they  are  united  into  a  con- 
spicuous, concave  disk. 

Explanation  of  plate  xiv.  Oxijtheca  emarginafa. —Fig.  1.  Plant; 
natural  size.  Fig.  2.  Perianth, — spread  out;  enlarged  eight  diameters. 
Fig.  3.  Involucre,  front  folded  down,  exposing  two  open  flowers  and  two 
others  with  withering  corollas;  enlarged  two  diameters.  Fig.  4.  Pistil; 
enlarged  eight  diameters. 

Oxytheca  trilobata  Gnii/. 

Not  rare  in  dry  soil  of  the  upper  part  of  the  chaparral  belt. 
(Nos.  975,  2082.) 

Polygonum  aviculare  L.     Yard  Grass. 

An  introduced  weed  in  Strawberry  Valley. 

Polygonum  bistortoides  Fursh.     P.  Bistorta  L.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

etc. 

Abundant  in  bogs  and  wet  meadows  of  the  Canadian  Zone  as 
well  as  of  the  colder  parts  of  the  Transition.     (Nos.  726.  2358.) 

Polygonum  Douglasii  Greene,  Bull.  Calif.  Acad.  1.  125  (1885). 

P.  tenue  MiCHX.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

Of  the  same  range  as  the  last  but  in  comparatively  diy  soil 
and  not  so  common.      (No.  2446.) 

Polygonum  Watsoni  Small,  Monogr.  N.  A.  Polyg.  138  (1895). 

P.  imhricatum  Nutt.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

Collected  along  a  stream  in  Tahquitz  Valley  at  8000  ft.  alt. 
(No.  2354.) 

Pterostegia  drymarioides  F.  d-  M. 

Chalk  Hill,  among  rocks.      (No.  2080.) 

Rumex  salicifolius   Wei)im.     Willow-leaved  Dock. 

In  the  Transition  Zone,  reaching  9000  ft.  alt.       (Nos.  2474, 
2525.) 

CHENOPODIACE.E. 

Chenopodium  album  L.     Pigweed.     White  Goosefoot. 

Collected  at  various  places  below  9000  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  2178, 
2473.) 


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I  HALL]     PLATE  14 


FHDin.-iini.BHrrro!!  KirETr.  ST. 


OXYTHECA     EMARGINATA 


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AMARANTACE.45. 

Amarantus  albus  L.     Tumble  Weed. 

In  cultivated  fields  of  Strawberry  Valley,  etc. 


NYCTAGINACE^. 

Abronia  villosa   Wats.     Piuk  Sand-verbeua. 

Common  beneath  the  pines  in  Thomas  Valley,  which  it  enters 
from  the  desert  region.  Here  the  flowers  are  large  for  this 
species;   tube  7-11  lines  long,  lobes  2-3  lines  long.     (No.  1109.) 


PORTULACACE^. 

Calyptridium  monandrum  Kutt. 

Beneath  chaparral  on  the  south  and  west  sides,  scarcely 
reaching  the  pine  belt.  Sepals  2;  petals  3,  white,  nearly 
orbicular,  apiculate,  equal,  one  upper  and  two  lateral  thus 
leaving  an  opening  on  the  lower  side;  stamen  1,  the  yellow 
anther  prominent  in  the  opening  between  the  lateral  petals; 
capsule  compressed,  much  exserted  and  conspicuous  on  old 
stems.     (Nos.  1133,  2050.) 

Montia    Chamissonis    {Escli.)    Greene,    Fl.    Fr.    180    (1891). 
Claytonia   Chamissonis  Esch. 

Plentiful  along  the  stream  which  flows  through  the  Carex 
meadow  of  Round  Valley,  at  9000  ft.  alt.  This  is  probably  the 
southern  limit  of  its  range.      (No.  2402.) 

Montia  perfoliata  (Don.)  Howell,  Eryth.  i.  38  (1893) .     Claytonia 
perfoliata  Don.     Indian  Lettuce. 

Moist  places,  to  6000  ft.  alt. 

Montia  spathulata  (Dougl.)  Howell,  1.  c.     Claytonia  perfoliata 
spatliulata  Tore,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

Often  with  the  last  but  not  so  common.     (No.  2218.) 


78  University  of  California  Puhlications .  [botany 

Spraguea  umbellata  Torr.     Pussy-paws. 

Common  from  the  upper  part  of  the  Transition  Zone  to  the 
summit.  The  specimens  from  the  summit  approach  var.  cau- 
clicifera  Gray,  while  those  from  lower  altitudes  might  pass  for 
8.  paniculata  KelL,  since  in  many  cases  one  or  more  of  the 
cyme- branches  are  scattered  along-  the  stem.     (Nos.  714,  2352.) 


CAR  YOPHYLLACE.^ . 

Arenaria  Douglasii  Fenzl.     Sandwort. 

Abundant  in  spring  on  the  south  and  west  sides,  below 
5300  ft.  alt.      (No.  1813.) 

Silene  laciniata  Cav.     Indian  Pink. 

Same  range  as  the  last,  usually  Ijeneath  chaparral.  (Nos. 
312,  2019,  2303.) 

Silene    Parishii    Wats.,    Proc.   Am.    Acad.    xvii.  366    (1882); 
Robinson,  Syn.  Fl.  i.  pt.  1,  218  (1897). 

Common  on  all  the  rocky  and  gravelly  ridges  above  8000  ft. 
alt.  and  also  found  on  Santa  Rosa  Peak.  Always  limited  to  the 
Canadian  and  Hudsonian  Zones.  (Nos.  312,  313,  791,  2314, 
2549.) 

Mj'  field  notes  on  this  species,  the  range  of  which  is  restricted 
to  the  San  Jacinto  and  San  Bernardino  Mts.,  read  as  follows: 
Viscid  pubescent  aod  strongly  scented,  calyx  greenish  yellow; 
corolla  yellow,  pubescent,  petals  attenuate  at  base,  deeply  2-cleft, 
the  lobes  variously  laciniate,  toothed  or  fimbriate  and  therefore 
appearing  to  be  many-cleft,  face  of  each  of  the  two  primary 
lobes  with  an  erose  scale  at  base,  petal  with  long  lateral  teeth 
opposite  the  scales;   styles  3. 

Silene  verecunda  Wats. 

Everywhere  beneath  pines  in  open  forests  at  5000-9000  ft. 
alt.     (Nos.  2383,  2550,  2591.) 

In  Round  Valley,  near  the  upper  limit  of  its  range,  was 
found  growing  with  the  ordinary  form  another  with  deep  purple 
petals  and  anthers,  the  latter  being  so  dark  that  they  were 
plainly  noticeable  to  one  riding  by  on  horseback.      In  this  form 


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each  petal  usually  bears  a  pair  of  short,  lacerate  scales  and  has 
margius  either  entire  or  toothed,  but  some  petals  are  destitute  of 
appendages  and  entire  except  for  the  bifid  tip.      (No.  2590.) 

Stellaria  crispa  C.  d-  S. 

Collected  only  in  a  meadow  of  Round  Valley  at  9000  ft.  alt., 
in  the  Canadian  Zone.  Not  before  known  from  south  of  the 
Sierras  of  Fresno  Co.     (No.  2481.) 


RANUNCULACEyE. 

Aquilegia  truncata  F.  d-  M.     Columbine. 

Typical  specimens  of  this  species  are  common  along  streams 
on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  up  to  8800  ft.  alt.  They  attain  a 
height  of  3-4  ft.;  leaves  averaging  10  in.  long,  beyond  the 
petiole,  which  measures  16  in.  more,  the  ultimate  segments  2^ 
in.  long.  (No.  2374.)  Just  north  of  the  main  peak,  growing 
along  banks  of  perpetual  snow,  occurs  an  alpine  form  quite 
different  in  general  appearance.  It  is  only  12  in.  high  from  a 
strong  woody  root;  leaves  under  2i  in.  in  length,  on  petioles 
over  twice  as  long,  the  ultimate  segments  7  lines  long;  flowers 
somewhat  smaller  than  those  of  the  ordinary  form,  but  much 
larger  in  proportion  to  the  size  of  the  plant.      (No.  2417) 

Clematis  ligusticifolia  Nxtt.     Virgin's  Bower. 

Near  water-courses.  Strawberry  Valley.     (No.  2528.) 

Delphinium  decorum  patens  (BentJi.J  Gray.     Larkspur. 

Beneath  pines  of  the  south  side,  at  higher  altitudes  than  the 
next.     (No.  1804.) 

Delphinium  Parryi  Gray. 

Common  in  the  foot-hills  and  as  far  up  as  Chalk  Hill.      (No. 

2287.) 

Ranunculus  alismaefolius  alismellus  Gray.     Buttercup. 

Found  only  in  the  wet  meadows  of  Round  Valley  at  9000  ft. 
alt.  This  station  is  in  the  Canadian  Zone.  The  first  collection 
of  this  species  made  in  Southern  California  was  by  Dr.  Hasse,* 
who  obtained  it  in  Tahquitz  Valley.      (No.  2405.) 

*Acc.  to  Parish,  Zoe  iv.  ICl  (1893). 


80  University  of  California  Puhlications .  [botany 

Ranunculus    Californicus    latilobus    dray.     R.    Ludovicianus 
Greene,   Bull.   Calif.  Acad.  ii.  58   (18SG)   and  Fl.  Fr.  300 

(1892). 

In  meadows  on  the  Johnston  Ranch  at  4800  ft.  alt. 

Ranunculus  Cymbalaria  PursJi. 

Along  borders  of  a  pond  at  4500  ft.  alt.  in  the  Thomas 
Valley.     (No.  2169.) 

Ranunculus  Eschscholtzii  Schlechf. 

This  alpine  species  is  plentiful  along  snow  banks  on  the 
north  side  of  the  main  peak,  where  it  grows  with  Oxyria  digyna. 
(Nos.  790,  2414.) 

Thalictrum   Fendleri   platycarpum   Trelease,  Proc.   Bost.  Soc. 

Nat.  Hist,  xxiii.  304  (1886). 

Not  rare  at  6000-9000  ft.  alt.,  in  the  neighborhood  of 
streams.  Leaves  glabrous,  as  seen  under  the  hand  lens,  but 
under  the  compound  microscope  the  lower  surface  is  seen  to  be 
roughened  by  the  convexity  of  the  epidermal  cells  as  described 
by  Coville.*  Inflorescence,  with  the  exception  of  the  sepals  and 
bracts,  glabrous.  (No.  2497.) 
Thalictrum  polycarpum   Wats.     Meadow  Rue. 

Found  in  Strawberry  Valley  at  the  lower  limits  of  the  last. 
More  common  in  the  cafions  of  the  foot-hills.     (No.  644.) 


LAURACE^. 

Umbellularia  Californica  [H.  d)  A.)  Nutt.     California  Laurel. 

Bay  Tree. 

The  California  Laurel,  which  assumes  the  dimensions  of  a 
faii'-sized  tree  in  northern  California,  grows  to  a  height  of  only 
about  15  ft.  on  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  which  is  probably  near  its 
southern  limit,  and  where  it  is  confined  to  the  canons  of  the 
west  side  below  5000  ft.  alt.  It  is  not  rare  there  and  belongs  to 
the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone. 


*Contr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Herb.  iv.  55  (189.3). 


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PAPAVERACE^. 

Argemone  platyceras  Link  tO  Otto.     Prickly  Poppy. 

Extending  into  the  pine  belt  near  Kenwortliy,  bnt  normally 
confined  to  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone. 

Dendromecon  rigidum  Benth.     Tree  Poppy. 

Patches  of  this  elegant  shrub  are  frequently  found  in  the 
chaparral  belt  of  the  west  side  and  on  Chalk  Hill.  It  belongs 
to  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone. 

DIcentra  chrysantha  H.  &  A.     Dutchman's  Breeches. 

Same  range  as  the  last  and  equally  connnon.      (No.  2630.) 

Eschscholtzia  Californica  CJumi.     "California  Poppy."     Copa 

de  Oro. 

Yevy  typical,  perennial  specimens  of  this  species  were  col- 
lected on  Chalk  Hill  and  also  on  the  north-west  side,  near  the 
lower  limit  of  the  pines.     (No.  2063.) 

Platystemon  Californicus  Benth.     Cream-cups. 

This  occasionally  enters  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  on  the 
south  and  west  sides.  .  (Nos.  1144,  2189.) 


CRUCIFER^. 

Arabis  arcuata  Gray. 

Gathered  only  on  the  south  side  where  it  is  occasionally  seen 
below  the  8000-foot  contour.     (Nos.  2981,  2221.) 

Arabis  perfoliata  7yf/w?.    A.^/«Z>n/ (L.)  Bernh.   Tower  Mustard. 
Strawberry  Valley .      ( No .  654 . ) 

Arabis  perennans  Wats. 

On  ridges  near  Tahquitz  Peak,  above  8000  ft.  alt.    (No.  2316, 
2425.) 

Arabis  repanda  ^yats. 

Lower  part  of  Tahquitz  Valley.      (No.  2449.) 

Brassica  nigra  (Iv.)  A'oc/i.     Black  Mustard. 

Introduced  in  Strawberry  Valley.      (No.  2282.) 


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Capella  Bursa-pastoris  Moench.     Shepherd's  Purse. 
Common  in  Strawberry  Valley. 

Caulanthus  amplexicaulis  Wats. 

Onstatt  Valley  and  Chino  Creek,  at  6500-7500  ft.  alt.  (Nos. 
26G0,  2661.) 

Drab  a  corrugata  Wats. 

This  rare  plant  was  found  to  be  plentiful  around  the  summit 
of  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  where  it  grows  among  the  rocks  in  loose, 
gravelly  soil  kept  moist  by  lingering  snowdi'ifts.  It  ranges  along 
the  west  side  of  the  mountain  as  far  as  Deer  Springs,  9500  ft. 
alt.,  and  was  collected  in  a  canon  just  below  Round  Valley,  of 
the  east  side,  at  8800  ft.  alt. 

Considerable  variation  is  exhibited  in  the  vegetative  characters. 
The  scape-like  peduncles  sometimes  arise  from  a  rosette  of  leaves 
each  of  which  measures  only  3  or  4  lines  long;  in  other  speci- 
mens growing  in  the  same  locality,  but  probably  in  more 
sheltered  positions,  the  leafy,  branching  stems  are  several  inches 
high  and  the  leaves  li  in.  long.  In  technical  characters  our 
specimens  agree  well  with  the  co-types  of  D.  corrugata  with 
which  they  were  compared.     (Nos.  703,  2413,  2499.) 

Erysimum  asperum  DC.     Wall  Flower. 

Common  from  the  lower  edge  of  the  pines  to  9500  ft.  alt. 
(Nos.  2339,  2479.) 

Lepidium   medium    Greene,   Erythea  iii.    36   (1895).   L.    inter- 
medium Gray,  of  Bot.  Calif.,  not  A.  Rich.     Pepper-grass. 
Rare  on  the  south  side  and  found  only  below  5500  ft.  alt. 

Nasturtium  officinale  B.  Br.     Water-cress. 

Naturalized  in  stagnant  water.  Strawberry  Valley. 

Sisymbrium  canescens  Nutt.  S.  pinnatum  (Walt.)  Greene, 
Bull.  Calif.  Acad.  ii.  390  (1887) ,  not  Barn.  Tansy  Mustard. 
Common    in  Strawberry  Valley,  Round  Valley,  etc.       (No. 

2623.) 

The  Santa  Rosa  Indians  mix  the  seed  of  this  plant  with  their 

corn  meal  to  give  it  a  more  agreeable  flavor. 


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Streptanthus  campestris  Wats. 

Occasional  in  the  open  forests  at  5500-6000  ft.  alt.  (No. 
2243.) 

Thysanocarpus  curvipes  Hook.     Fringe-pod. 

Beneath  the  pines  of  the  south  side  this  plant  was  found  to 
occur  at  a  few  places,  the  highest  of  which  was  in  Onstatt  Valley 
at  6500  ft.  alt.      (Nos.  2027,  2217.) 


CRASSULACEiE. 

Cotyledons  laxa  B.  d-  H. 

Occasional  on  open  or  rocky  slopes  in  the  vicinity  of  Straw- 
berry Valley.      (No.  2526.) 

Sedum  obtusatum  (inty.     Stone-crop. 

Collected  only  on  the  walls  of  the  rocky  canon  through  which 
Strawberry  Creek  dashes  at  5000  ft.  alt.  This  is  along  the  lower 
limits  of  the  Transition  Zone.      (No.  734.) 


SAXIFRAGACE^. 

Heuchera  rubescens  Torr.     Alum  Root. 

This  occurs  plentifully  with  the  last;  also  near  the  lower  end 
of  Hemet  Lake  (ace.  to  Mrs.  F.  C.  R.  Price),  on  Tahquitz  Peak, 
and  is  abundant  among  the  rocks  around  San  Jacinto  Peak.  Its 
range  is  therefore  from  the  Lower  Transition  to  the  Hudsonian 
Zone.     (Nos.  702,  2412.) 

Philadelphus    serpyllifolius    Gray,   PI.  Wright,    i.  77  (1852) 

andii.  64  (1852). 

Very  common  among  rocks  in  the  Upper  Transition  from 
Lake  Surprise  to  the  head  of  Round  Valley.  It  is  most 
plentiful  on  ridges  overlooking  the  Colorado  Desert  at  8000-9000 
ft.  alt.,  where  the  low  bushes,  covered  with  a  profusion  of  white 
flowers,  are  very  conspicuous  on  the  rocky  walls  in  August  and 
September.     (Nos.  800,  2500). 

This  plant,  the  type  locality  of  which  is  New  Mexican,  was 
collected  on  San  Jacinto  Mt.  in  1892  by  Mr.  F.  P.  Hosp,  and  has 


84  University  of  California  Puhliraiions.  [botant 

not  yet  been  found  elsewhere  in  California.*  The  San  Jacinto 
specimens  do  not  diflfer  from  those  of  the  type  collection,  so  far 
as  can  be  made  out  from  Dr.  Gray's  description,  which  is  here 
supplemented  by  the  following  notes  based  on  our  no.  2500: 
Shrubby,  1-3  ft.  high;  leaves  not  fascicled  but  somewhat 
crowded  on  the  short  rigid  branchlets,  4-5  or  rarelj'  7  lines  long, 
sparsely  pubescent  above,  densely  silky-pubescent  beneath; 
flowers  clear  white,  fragrant,  f  in.  across;  calyx-lobes  silky- 
pubescent  externally  and  on  the  upper  third  of  the  inner  surface. 

Ribes  amictum  Greene,  Pitt.  i.  69  (1887) .     R.  Menziesii  Pursh., 
of  Bot.  Calif.,  in  part.     Gooseberry. 

In  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  Not  common  and  not  found 
on  the  east  side.     (No.  2259.) 

Ribes  cereum  Dongl. 

A  common  shrub  from  the  8000-foot  contour  to  the  summit. 
(Nos.  2353,  2411.) 

Ribes  lacustre  molle  Gran.     B.  mihigennm  McCiatchie,  Eryth. 
ii.  79  (1894). 

Common  on  the  summit  and  also  collected  at  9200  ft.  alt.  in 
Round  Valley.  Evidently  confined  to  the  Hudsonian  Zone. 
(No.  2410.) 

Ribes  Nevadense  KelL,  Proc.    Calif.    Acad.   i.   65    (1873,  re- 
print).    R.  sanguineum  variegatum  Wats.,  in  part. 

Frequeut  in  moist  soil  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone. 
(Nos.  2260,  2423.) 

Tellima  af finis  (Gray)  Boland.     Lithophragma   affinis   Gray. 
Star  of  Bethlehem. 

This  is  a  species  of  the  foot-hills,  but  reaches  the  pine  l)elt  on 
the  south  and  west  sides.      (No.  2187.) 


*  This  species  has  been  reported  from   San  Pedro  Martir,  Lower  California,  by 
Mr.  T.  S.  Brandegee,  Zee  iv.  205  (1893). 


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ROSACE.^. 

Adenostoma  fasciculatum  H.  d-  A.     Cliamisal. 

This,  the  priucipal  shrub  of  the  chaparral  belt,  sometimes 
reaches  an  altitude  of  7500  ft.  on  exposed  south  slopes.  It  is 
present,  surrounded  by  Transition  elements,  on  all  the  "Sonoran 
islands,"  described  on  page  37. 

Adenostoma    sparsifolium    Torr.     Bastard   Cedar.     Yerba  del 

Pasmo. 

Abundant  on  Chalk  Hill  and  elsewhere  in  the  Upper  Sonoran 
Zone  on  the  south  and  east  sides.      (Nos.  776,  2638.) 

Amelanchier  alnifolia  Nutt.     Service  Berry. 

Strawberry  Valley ;  Tahquitz  Valley;  near  Kenworthy.  (No. 
2422.) 

Cercocarpus  betulaefolius  Hool-.     C.  parHfolius  glaher    Wats. 

Mountain  Mahogany. 

Common  in  the  foot-hills,  and  occasionally  found  beneath 
pines,  but  only  on  the  south  and  west  sides. 

Cercocarpus  ledifolius  Nutt. 

This  is  a  shrub  of  higher  altitudes,  being  common  on  ridges 
above  the  7500-foot  contour.  Near  Round  Valley  it  sometimes 
becomes  arboreous  with  trunks  2  ft.  in  diameter.  It  is  adapted 
to  the  xerophytic  conditions  prevailing  on  these  ridges  by  its 
tough  branches  and  small,  leathery  leaves.     (Nos.  853,  2584.) 

Fragaria  Californica  C.  d;  S.     Wild  Strawberry. 

The  Strawberry  is  frequently  met  with  in  the  lower  part  of 
the  pine  belt,  but  not  on  the  east  side.     (No.  861.) 

Holodiscus  discolor  dumosa   (Nntt.)  Maxim.     Spircea  dumosa 

Nutt.,  T.  &  G.,  Fl.  i.  416  (1840)  as  synonym;  Wats.,  Bot. 

King  80  (1871).     S.  ariafolia  discolor  T.  &  G.,  Fl.  i.  416 

( 1840 ) .     Dwarf  Meadow  Sweet . 

Occasional  along  ridges  at  7500-10,800  ft.  alt.,  from  Tahquitz 
Peak  and  Lake  Surprise  to  San  Jacinto  Peak,  where  it  was  found 
growing  among  the  summit  rocks. 

The  specimens  on  the  summit  (no.  796)  are  less  than  2  ft. 
high  with  leaves  mostly  under  4  lines  in  length,  while  the  nearly 


86  Univer.sify  of  California  Puhlications .  [botany 

simple  racemes  are  only  au  inch  or  two  long.  At  lower  altitudes 
and  in  better  soil  (no.  24G5)  it  becomes  more  robust  with  larger 
leaves,  but  the  inflorescence  is  scarcely  different  from  that  of 
specimens  from  the  highest  altitudes. 

Potentilla  acuminata  Hall,  sp.  uov. 

Perennial  from  a  stout  somewhat  woody  root:  stems  several, 
slender,  glandular  pubescent,  4  in.  or  less  high,  not  scapose: 
leaves  sparsely  pubescent  on  both  sides,  the  petioles  glandular, 
pinnate  with  one  or  two  pairs  of  sessile  or  short-petiolate  leaflets, 
or  all  but  the  terminal  sometimes  suppressed;  stipules  lanceolate, 
acute,  entire;  leaflets  orbicular  to  cuneiform-obovate,  2-6  lines 
wide,  conspicuously  toothed:  fi(1wers  few;  pedicels  slender,  5 
lines  or  less  long:  hypanthium  hemispherical,  1  line  wide; 
bractlets  linear-lanceolate,  acute,  half  as  long  as  the  narrowly 
ovate  acuminate  sepals:  petals  yellow,  narrowly  ovate,  acuminate, 
equalling  the  sepals:  stamens  more  than  20,  closely  inserted 
about  the  pistils:  akenes  10  or  more,  slightly  incurved  at  apex, 
tlie  somewhat  longer  style  attached  just  below  the  tip. 

Growing  from  the  cracks  of  rocks  along  Chino  Creek,  a 
short  distance  below  Round  Valley,  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  California, 
at  aliout  8000  ft.  alt.,  Aug.  2,  1901  (H.  M.  Hall,  no.  2605). 
The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  California. 

Nearest  to  P.  Grayi  Wats.,  from  which  it  differs  in  being  not 
at  all  scapose,  in  the  pubescence,  and  in  the  shape  and  arrange- 
ment of  the  leaflets,  as  well  as  in  the  smaller  flowers,  narrower 
bractlets,  etc.  It  is  distinguished  from  P.  hrevifolia  by  its  leafy 
stem,  the  longer  petioles,  the  altogether  different  leaflets,  and  the 
much  smaller  flowers.  The  cut  of  the  leaflets  and  the  general 
appearance  of  this  species  suggest  a  reduced  form  of  some  member 
of  the  giandulosa  group  (Drymocallis  Tourr.),  but  in  technical 
characters  it  is  al)uudantly  distinct,  having  narrow,  acuminate 
petals  and  slender  styles,  each  of  which  is  attached  to  a  point 
near  the  apex  of  its  akene. 

Potentilla  callida  Hall,  sp.  nov. 

Root  thick,  somewhat  woody:  stems  several,  slender,  erect  or 
ascending,  2  in.  or  less  high,  villous  throughout  with  long  hairs 
and    also    bearing    some    short  glandular  hairs  above:    stipules 


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ovate,  the  free  portion  h  line  long,  entire  or  toothed;  leaves 
villons,  pinnate;  the  lower  6-10  lines  long,  with  about  7  pairs  of 
crowded  leaflets;  the  upper  much  shorter,  bract-like,  with  1-5 
pairs  of  leaflets;  leaflets  1  line  long,  divided  to  the  base  into  2  or 
3  oval  segments:  flowers  sometimes  solitary  on  the  ends  of  the 
stems  but  usually  3  to  6  in  a  simple  raceme;  pedicels  slender, 
2-5  lines  long:  hypanthium  saucer-shaped,  l|-2j  lines  wide; 
bractlets  narrow;  sepals  twice  as  long,  narrowly  ovate,  acute: 
petals  white,  oblong,  obtuse  or  acutish,  narrowed  at  base  but  not 
clawed,  a  little  longer  than  the  calyx  (about  li  lines  long) : 
stamens  about  20;  fllaments  filiform:  pistils  several;  style 
laterally  attached,  slightly  longer  than  the  glabrous  akene. 

Growing  from  the  cracks  of  rocks,  Tahquitz  Peak,  San  Jacinto 
Mt.,  California,  at  8000  ft.  alt.,  Aug.  5,  1901  (H.  M.  Hall,  no. 
2611).  The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Nearest  to  P.  Kingii  Greene,  from  which  it  is  most  readily 
distinguished  by  its  small  size,  by  the  villous  and  glandular 
pubescence,  and  by  the  narrow  petals. 

Specimens  have  been  distributed  under  the  name  of  HorkeUa 
callida  Hall,  but  on  more  carefully  considering  the  validity  of  the 
genus  Horkelia  we  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  it  cannot  be 
satisfactorily  separated  from  Potentilla  and  have  therefore  des- 
cribed our  plant  under  the  latter  genus. 

Potentilla    Clevelandi   Greene,  Pitt.  i.    102  (1887).     Horkelia 
Clevelandii  Rydb.,    Bull.    Torr.    Club  xxv.    54  (1889)    and 
Monogr.  N.  A.  Pot.  120  (1898). 
Rather    common    throughout    the    Lower    Transition    Zone; 

usually  in  meadows.     (Nos.  648,  2291.) 

Potentilla  glandulosa  Nevadensis  Wats.  Bnjmocallis  glandulosa 

monticola  Rydb.,  1.  c.  199. 

Collected  in  the  Lower  Transition  Zone  on  all  sides  of  the 
mountain  but  the  east.     (Nos.  2039,  2204,  2546.) 

Potentilla  gracilis  Dougl.     P.  Blaschkeana  Turoz. 

Found  only  in  moist  soilnear  Strawberry  Valley.     (No.  2296.) 


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Potentilla  gracilis  fastigiata  (Nuit.)  ^Y(^is.     P.  fastigiaia  Nutt. 
This    variety  grows   sparingly   in  the   meadows  of    Thomas 
Valley,  at  4500  ft.  alt.     (No.  2184.) 

Potentilla  gracilis  rigida  Wats.     P.  Nuttallii  Leioi. 

Collected  in  Tahqnitz  Valley,  altitnde  8000  ft.     (No.  2356. ) 

Potentilla  lactea   Greene,  Pitt.  iii.  20  (189G).      P.  (/Idiididosa 

lactea  Greexe,  F1.  Fr.  65  (1891). 

Plentifnl  in  some  of  the  meadows  of  Tahqnitz  Valley  at  abont 
8000  ft.  alt.  (no.  2355,  verified  by  Professor  Greene).-  Also 
common  at  9200  ft.  alt.  in  Ronnd  Valley,  where  an  examination 
of  living  specimens  showed  that  the  bractlets  were  sometimes 
entii'e  and  acnte  bnt  nsually  toothed  or  even  divided,  the  stamens 
22-24,  and  the  bractlets,  sepals,  and  petals  often  6  each  in 
nnmber.      (No.  2400.) 

Prunus  demissa  Walp.     Western  Choke-cherry. 

In  the  Lower  Transition  on  Fullers  Ridge  and  in  Onstatt 
Valley. 

Prunus  emarginata    Walp.     Cerasus   Californica  Greene,  F1. 

Fr.  50  (1891).     Red  Cherry. 

More  plentiful  than  the  last  and  extending  nearly  throughout 
the  Transition  Zone,  forming  dense  thickets  in  parts  of  Tahqnitz 
Valley.  In  pubescence  this  form  approaches  the  variety  mollis 
of  Brewer.*     The  shrubs  vary  in  height  from  6  to  12  ft. 

Rosa  Californica  C.  tD  S.     Wild  Rose. 

Along  streams  of  the  south  and  west  sides  below  6000  ft.  alt. 

Rubus  parviflorus  Xutt.     E.  NutJianus  Mog.     Thimble-berry. 
Common  near  water-courses  throughout  the  Lower  Transition 
and  occasional  in  the  Upper  Transition,  reaching  an  altitude  of 
9000  ft.  in  Round  Valley.     (Nos.  318,  782.) 

LEGUMIN0SJ5. 

Amorpha  Californica  Nutt.     A.  hispidula  Greene,  F1.  Fr.  14 

(1891). 

This  occurs  as  a  low  shrub  in  the  lower  part  of  Tahqnitz 
Valley,  and  in  Onstatt  Valley.     (No.  2454.) 

*Cf.  Parish,-Zoe  iv.  342  (1894). 


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Astragalus  AntiselH  Gray. 

Common  around  Kenworthy,  in  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine 
belt.     (Xos.  545,  216-t.) 

Astragalus  Parishii  Graij.     Loco-weed. 

Common  in  open  pine  forests  of  the  south  side  below  the 
6000-foot  contour,  from  which  it  extends  down  through  the 
Sonoran  Zone  to  the  desert. 

The  pubescence  of  this  species  is  very  variable.  At  6700  ft. 
alt.  in  the  San  Antonio  Mts.  it  is  early  glaln-ate  (no.  1248);  at 
5000-5500  ft.  alt.  on  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.  it  remains  grayish 
pubescent  even  during  the  fruiting  period  (nos.  971,  1117,  2229) ; 
while  in  the  lower  valleys  opening  toward  the  Colorado  Desert 
the  leaves  are  clothed  with  a  dense  pubescence,  which  gives  them 
a  silvery  sheen  and  which  persists  at  least  during  the  fi'uiting 
season, — perhaps  permanently  (no.  1158). 

Lathyrus  laetiflorus  Greene,  Erythea  i.  105  (1893)  (?) 

A  white-flowered  Lathyrus,  probably  of  this  species,  is  common 
on  hillsides  in  the  upper  part  of  the  chaparral  belt  and  in  the 
lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south  and  east  sides.  It  differs 
from  the  type  in  being  scarcely  at  all  shrubby,  in  the  less 
elongated  peduucles,  and  in  the  broader  leaflets.  The  last 
character  is,  however,  extremely  variable,  narrowly  lanceolate, 
acute  leaflets  and  broadly  elliptical,  obtuse  ones  occurring  on  the 
same  plant.  In  the  chaparral  the  plants  climb  to  a  height  of 
several  feet, — in  the  open  forests  they  are  prostrate.    (No.  2308. ) 

Lathyrus  violaceus  Greene,  1.  c. 

The  bright,  reddish-purple  flowers  of  this  species  are  fre- 
quently seen  adorning  the  more  somber  foot-hill  shrubs  over 
which  it  clambers.  It  reaches  our  limits  in  Onstatt  Valley  but 
is  not  found  among  the  pines.  Our  specimens  agree  well  with 
the  type,  with  which  they  were  compared,  except  that  the  stipules 
are  nearly  entii'e  and  the  raceme  rather  loose.     (No.  2222.) 

Lotus  Americanus  Bisch.,  Hort.  Heidelb.   (1839).      RosacMa 
Pursliiana  Benth.     Spanish  Clover. 
Common  below  the  6000-foot  contour.     (No.  2387.) 

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90  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

As  shown  by  Prof.  Greene*  the  American  genus  Hosackia,  of 
Douglas,  is  not  well  separated  from  the  Old  World  genus  Lotus,  of 
Tournefort.  In  this  list,  therefore,  the  species  are  treated  under 
the  latter  name,  that  being  the  older  of  the  two. 

Lotus    crassifolius     (Benth.)    Greene,    Pitt.    ii.     147     (1890). 

Hosackia  crass i folia  Benth. 

Common  along  streams  throughout  the  Lower  Transition 
Zone.     (Nos.  826,  967.) 

Lotus  glaber  {Vogel)    Greene,  1.  e.  148.     Syrniatinm  gUibrum 

Vogel.     Hosarl-ia  glabra  Torr.     Deer- weed. 

Abundant  in  the  chaparral  belt,  reaching  the  base  of  Chalk 
Hill,  and  therefore  confined  to  the  Sonoran  Zone. 

Lotus  leucophaeus  Greene,  1.  c.  145.     Hosackia  grandiflora  (?) 

anthylloides  Gray. 

Also  of  the  chaparral  belt  but  somewhat  rare  and  extending 
well  into  the  pine  belt  of  the  south  and  west  sides,  even  to  6000 
ft.  alt.     (Nos.  317,  557,  937,  2020.) 

Lotus  Nevadensis  (Wats.)  Greene,  1.  c.  149.     Hosackia  deciim- 

bens  ffj  Nevadensis  Wats. 

Well  distributed  from  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  to  9000 
ft.  alt.  Most  common  in  open  forests  where  the  specimens  are 
provided  with  long  internodes  and  broad  leaflets.  When  grow- 
ing in  exposed  places  or  at  high  altitudes  the  internodes  are  much 
shorter  and  the  leaflets  not  one-fourth  as  large.  (Nos.  2337, 
2379,  2491.) 

Lotus  oblongifolius  (Benth.)  Greene,  1.  c.  146.  Hosackia  oblong- 

i folia  Benth. 

Of  the  same  range  as  the  last  but  not  found  above  8200  ft. 
alt.,  and  confined  to  the  vicinity  of  streams  or  wet  meadows. 
(Nos.  2380,  2573.) 

Lotus  strigosus  (Xutt.)    Greene,  1.  c  141.      Hosackia  strigosa 

NUTT. 

Common  on  the  lower  slopes  of  the  south  and  west  sides, 
occasionally  extending  into  the  pine  belt.      (Nos.  2380,  2573.) 

*Pitt.  ii.  1:53  (1890). 


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Lupinus  albifrons  Benth.     Lupine. 

Frequent  beneath  pines  and  on  open  slopes  on  all  sides  of  the 
mountain,  sometimes  reaching  an  altitude  of  8000  ft.    (No.  2213. ) 

Lupinus  concinnus  Aqardh. 

Occasional  in  diy  woods  of  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt. 
Not  seen  on  the  north  side.      (Nos.  1128,  2067.) 

Lupinus  cytisoides  Agardh.     L.  rivularis  Dougl.,  of  Bot.  Calif. 

Throughout    the    Transition    Zone;   rare    in  the  lower  half, 

forminglarge  patches  in  the  bogs  of  the  upper  half.    (No.  2554.) 

Lupinus  formosus  Greene,  Fl.  Fr.  42  (1891). 

Very  common  in  diy,  open  forests  from  the  lower  edge  of  the 
pine  belt  to  9400  ft.  alt.  At  the  higher  altitudes  the  pubescence 
is  more  appressed,  the  leaflets  narrower  and  more  elongated,  the 
peduncles  shorter  and  the  looser  racemes  composed  of  larger 
flowers  in  indistinct  verticels.  (Nos.  672,  2167,  2214,  2498, 
2551.) 

Lupinus  micranthus  Dougl. 

Abundant  beneath  pines  on  the  Johnston  Ranch  below  4500 
ft.  alt.      (No.  2026.) 

Trifolium  microcephalum  Pursh. 

Occasional  in  meadows  below  the  9000-foot  contour.  (No. 
650.) 

Trifolium  monanthum  Gray. 

Common  along  streams  and  around  the  borders  of  nearly  all 
the  meadows  from  5000  to  10,000  ft.  alt.  (Nos.  710,  1812,  2200, 
2463,  2552.) 

On  San  Jacinto  Mt.  this  species  varies  somewhat  from  the 
form  usually  collected  in  the  Sierras.  The  plants  are  always 
perennial  and  glabrous  throughout,  but  the  leaflets  vary  from 
obovate  and  obtuse  to  narrowly  lanceolate  and  acute,  a  wide 
degree  of  variation  often  occurring  in  leaflets  of  a  single  plant. 
The  flower  is  very  typical  except  for  the  large  size  of  the  corolla 
which  has  a  length  of  6-8  lines;  the  banner  is  broad  and  obtuse, 
much  exceeding  the  keel  and  slightly  longer  than  the  narrow 
wings.  The  corolla  often  fades  to  a  uniform  brown  color,  but  in 
fresh  specimens  it  is  clear  white  with  the  black  tip  of  the  short 


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keel  showing  as  a  conspicuous  blotch  in  the  center.     Pod  obtuse, 
3-seeded. 

Trifolium  obtusiflorum  Hook. 

Strawberry  Valley,  Shingle  Valley,  both  below  5500  ft.  alt. 

(No.  2075.) 

Trifolium  Rusbyi  Greene,  Erythea  i.  5  (1898). 

(.'ollected  only  in  the  meadows  of  Tahquitz  Valley  at  8000  ft. 
alt.,  in  the  Upper  Transition  Zone.  These  specimens  have  the 
small,  narrow  leaflets  of  var.  atroruhens  Greene.*  The  flowers 
are  on  very  short  pedicels  and  the  color  is  intermediate  between 
that  of  the  type  and  that  of  the  variety.     (No.  2365.) 

Trifolium  tridentatum  Lindl. 

Beneath  pines  of  the  south  side  at  4500  ft.  alt.      (No.  2029.) 

Trifolium  variegatum  Nutt. 

This  species,  the  stems  of  which  vary  from  a  few  inches  in 
length  when  growing  in  dry  soil  to  two  feet  or  more  when  near 
streams,  was  found  on  the  south  and  west  sides  up  to  an  altitude 
of  8500  ft.     (Nos.  2035,  2273.) 

Trifolium  Wormskjoldii  Lelim.     T.   involucraium  Willd.,   of 
Bot.  Calif. 
Found  only  in  meadows  below  4500  ft.  alt. 

Vicia  Americana  truncata  (JSfntt.)  Brewer.     Vetch. 

In  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south  side.     (No. 

2298.) 

GERANIACE^. 

Erodium  cicutarium  ( L.)  L'Her.     Filaree. 

Commonly  introduced  on  ranches  at  the  lower  altitudes. 

Geranium  Fremontii  Torr. 

Collected  at  several  places  in  Tahquitz  Valley  with  the  next. 
(No.  722.1.) 

Geranium  Richardsonii  F.  d-  T.     Wild  Geranium. 

Quite  common  in  wet  meadows,  etc.,  in  the  Upper  Transition 
Also  collected  in  Strawberry  Valley.     (Nos.  722,  2336.) 


*  Erythea  iv.  OG  (18%) 


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LINAGES. 

Linum  Lewisii  Pursh.     Blue  Flax. 

Not  rare  over  the  south  and  west  sides,  flowering  in  May. 
Evidently  confined  to  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  (Nos.  554, 
1811.) 

EUPHORBIACEJ^]. 

Euphorbia  hirtula  Engehn. 

Collected  in  diy,  sandy  soil;  Strawberry  Valley.     (No.  966.) 

Euphorbia  Palmeri  Engehn. 

Common  throughout  the  Transition  Zone,  but  less  frequent 
in  the  upper  portion  of  its  range.      (Nos.  970,  1116,  2520.) 

Euphorbia  serpyllifolia  Pers.     Rattlesnake  Weed. 

Plentiful  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  and  below.  (Nos 
2183,  2532.) 

ANACARDIACE.i]. 

Rhus  trilobata  Nutt.     Squaw  Bush. 

Quite  rare  in  the  Upper  Sonoran.  Collected  on  Chalk  Hill 
and  on  Thomas  Mt. 

CELASTRACE^. 

Euonymus  Parishii  Trelease,  Trans.     St.  Louis  Acad.  v.  354 
(1899)   and  Syn.   Fl.  i  pt.    1,    397   (1897).      Spindle    Tree. 
Burning  Bush. 
Found  only  at  an  altitude  of  about  6000  ft.  in  a  canon  opening 

into   Strawberry  Valley  from  the  east,  this  probably  being  the 

type  locality.     The  shrubs  were  few  in  number,  8-10  ft.  high, 

and  with  long,  slender  branches.     (No.  2299.) 

ACER  ACE  Ji]. 

Acer  glabrum  Torr.     Sierra  Maple. 

Only  one  specimen  of  this  was  found  and  that  in  a  canon  of 
the  east  side  below  Round  Valley  at  an  estimated  altitude  of 
7500-8000  ft.  There  is  probably  more  of  it  in  the  same  or 
neighboring  canons  below  our  limits.      (No.  2602.) 


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RHAMNACEJ^. 

Ceanothus  cordulatus  Kell.     Buck-brush. 

This  is  an  important  shrub  of  the  chaparral  formation  of  the 
higher  altitudes.  It  is  occasionallj' found  as  low  as  5000  ft.,  but 
is  more  characteristic  of  the  Upper  Transition  Zone  and  barely 
enters  the  Canadian  at  9300  ft.  alt.  On  the  higher  ridges,  which 
receive  a  large  amount  of  snow  in  winter,  the  specimens  often 
become  exceedingly  depressed  and  twiggy.  Bushes  from  a  single 
root  will  sometimes  spread  out  over  an  area  15  ft.  in  diameter, 
meanwhile  rising  only  a  couple  of  feet  from  the  ground.  In 
these  cases  the  small  twigs  are  so  numerous  that  the  whole  sur- 
face is  smoothed  over  with  the  small,  gray  leaves,  giving  to  the. 
whole  the  appearance  of  an  immense  sofa  pillow.     (No.  721.) 

Ceanothus  cuneatus  Nuti.     Nuttall's  Ceanothus. 

Enters  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  lielt  on  the  Johnston 
Ranch,  etc. 

Ceanothus  divaricatus  Nuii.     Mountain  Lilac. 

This  is  a  foot-hill  species,  but  is  found  in  the  lower  part  of 
the  pine  belt  on  the  south  and  west  sides.  On  hill-tops  near  its 
upper  limit  it  becomes  low  and  scrubby,  taking  on  the  habit  of 
normal  C.  cordulatus.  All  the  flowers  seen  were  blue.  (No. 
2223.) 

Ceanothus  integerrimus  fl".  tf- ^1.     Deer  Brush. 

Of  higher  range  than  the  last,  beginning  with  the  pines  and 
running  through  the  Low^er  Transition  Zone.      (No.  775.) 

Ceanothus  perplexans  Trelease,  Syn.  Fl.  i.  pt.  1,  417  (1897). 
This  Sonoran  species  is  very  common  around  the  south-east 
base  of  the  mountain  and  was  found  beneath  the  pines  at  a  few 
places  in  Thomas  Valley. 

Rhamnus  Californica  tomentalla  B.  &  T^^     Coffee  Berry. 

Found  only  on  the  south  and  west  sides,  where  it  rarely 
ascends  to  8000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2261.) 

Rhamnus  crocea  ilicifolia  (KcU.)  Greene,  Fl.  Fr.  79  (1891). 

This  foot-hill  shrub  was  found  extending  into  the  pine  forests 
of  the  south  side.  It  was  quite  rare,  however,  and  did  not  get 
above  the  6000-foot  contour. 


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MALVACE^. 

Sidalcea  malvaeflora  Gray.     Wild  Hollyhock. 

Collected  only  in  Strawberry  Valley,  where  it  is  plentiful  in 
meadows.     (Nos.  315,  739.) 

Sphaeralcea  ambigua  Gray. 

Common  at  lower  altitudes  on  the  south  and  east  sides  under 
the  influence  of  desert  conditions,  but  ranging  up  to  4500 
ft.  alt.  in  Thomas  Valley.  Usually  2-3  ft.  high,  the  flowers  with 
brick-red  petals  only  a  half- inch  long  and  calyx  4  lines  or  less 
long.      (Nos.  751,  2148.) 

GUTTIFER^i:. 

Hypericum  anagalloides  G.  d\  S.     False  Pimpernel. 

In  moist  soil  almost  throughout  the  Transition  Zone,  but  not 
common.      (No.  659.) 

Hypericum  formosum  HBK.     H.  Scouleri  Hook.     St.  pJohn's 

Wort. 

Confined  to  streams  of  the  Lower  Transition,  where  it  is  fairly 
common.  Not  found  in  valleys  opening  upon  the  desert.  (Nos. 
665,  689,  973.) 

VIOLACE.^. 

Viola  blanda  Willd.     White  Violet. 

This  species  was  found  in  nearly  all  the  meadows  of  the 
Canadian  Zone,  from  which  it  rarely  follows  the  creeks  down 
into  the  Upper  Transition,  m  an  exceptional  case  even  to  the 
6000-foot  contour.      (Nos.  2239,  2404.) 

Viola  purpurea   pinetorum   Greene,  Fl.  Fr.   243    (1891).     V. 

pinetorum  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  14  (1889)  and  iii.  42  (1896). 

Rather  common  beneath  pines  of  the  south  side  below  6000 
ft.  alt.      (No.  555.) 

STERCULIACE.^. 

Fremontia    Californica    Torr.     Fremontodendron    GaUfornicum 
CoviLLE,  Contr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Herb.  iv.  74  (1893). 
Collected  at  5000-ft.  alt.  on  Bull  Creek,  in  the  Upper  Sonoran 

Zone,  scarcely  within  our  limits.     (No.  958.) 


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LOASACE.'K. 

Mentzelia  congesta  T.  d-  (}. 

This  species  of  the  desert  region  was  foiiud  in  Onstatt  Valley. 
(No.  2225.) 

Mentzelia  dispersa  T.  lO  G. 

Collected  only  in  Strawberry  Valley,  bnt  probably  not  rare 
on  the  lower  slopes.     (Nos.  657,  2272.) 

Mentzelia  gracilenta  T.  d-  G. 

Plentifnl  in  Strawberry  Valley  and  elsewhere  on  the  south 
and  west  sides,  bnt  not  above  6000  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  647,  1121.) 


DATISCACE.5^]. 

Datisca  glomerata  fPreslJ  B.  tO  R.     Durango  Root. 

Below  the  6500-foot  contour  along  streams  of  the  south  side. 
(Nos.  834,  2381.) 

ONAGRACE^. 

Boisduvalia  densiflora  Wats. 

Occasional  in  meadows  etc.  of  the  lower  valleys.    (No.  2992.) 

Clarkia  rhomboidea  Dough 

Common  in  the  Lower  Transition,  flowering  in  May  and 
June.  On  specimens  growing  beneath  shrubs  on  north  slopes 
the  leaves  are  much  wider  than  on  those  growing  in  the  open 
forests.     (Nos.  651,  2264,  2270.) 

Epilobium   adenocaulon  (?)  perplexans   Trelease,   Rept.   Mo' 

Bot.  Gard.  ii.  96,  t.  25  (1891). 

Common  in  moist  places  throughout  the  Lower  Transition. 
No.  2589  from  the  Upper  Transition  of  Round  Valley  is  probably 
this  variety  but  is  somewhat  pubescent  below  while  the  pedicels 
and  capsules  are  less  pubescent  than  in  the  typical  form.  (Nos. 
2378,  2562,  2640.) 

Epilobium  glaberrimum  Barhfij;  Trelease,  1.  c.  104,  t.  38. 

This  is  the  most  common  Epilobium  on  the  mountain  and 
ranges  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  (Nos.  2377, 
2563.) 


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Epilobium  Oregonense  (?)  gracillimum  Trelease,\.G.  109,  t.46. 
This  variety  was  collected  iu  Tahqiiitz  Valley  at  an  altitude 
of  8000  ft.  where  the  flowers,  rather  conspicuous  for  so  small  a 
plant,  dot  the  boggy  meadows  with  white  in  a  few  places.  The 
plants  average  only  6  in.  high  but  are  otherwise  quite  typical. 
(No.  2357.) 

Epilobium  paniculatum  Futt;   Trelease,  1.  c.  85,  t.  8. 

Near  Strawberry  Valley,  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt. 
(Nos.  732,  2627.) 

Epilobium  spicatum  Lam.;  Trelease,  1.  c.  80,  t.  1.     Fire- weed. 
Found  only  along  Tahquitz  Creek  at  8300  ft.  alt.     (No.  322.) 

Gayophytum    lasiospermum    Greene,    Pitt.    ii.    164    (1891); 
Trelease,  Kept.  Mo.  Bot.  Gard.  v.  109,  t.  17  (1894). 
Common  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt.      (No.  2279.) 

Gayophytum  pumilum  Wats;   Trelease,  1.  c.  114,  t.  22. 

Common  in  the  upper  part  of  the  pine  belt  and  up  to  9000  ft. 
alt.     (No.  2347.) 

Gayophytum  ramosissimum  T.  tf;  G.;  Trelease,  1.  c.  Ill,  t.  20. 
According  to  Dr.  Trelease  this  species  has  been  collected  on 
San  Jacinto  Mt.  by  Mr.  Parish  (July,  1881,  no.  1023).  It  is 
probably  quite  common  iu  the  pine  belt,  as  it  is  in  the  San 
Bernardino  Mts.,  but  we  did  not  distinguish  it  in  the  field  from 
from  G.  lasiospermum. 

Godetia  quadrivulnera  Spach. 

This  foot-hill  species  is  found  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine 
belt.     (No.  2262.) 

CEnothera   bistorta  N^utt.  Splucrostigma   historta   Walp.    Sun- 
cups. 
Rarely  seen;   Strawberry  Valley,  Fuller's  mill,  etc. 

CEnothera  Californica  Wats.    Anogra  Californica  Small,  Bull. 

Torr.  Club  xxiii.  176  (1896).     California  Evening  Primrose. 

In  sandy  soil,  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south  side. 
More  frequent  at  lower  altitudes.      (No.  771.) 

CEnothera  hirtella   Greene,  Fl.  Fr.  215  (1891).     Spha'rostigma 
hirtellum  Small,  1.  c.  190. 


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Very  common  on  the  south  and  west  sides  of  the  mountain 
l)ut  not  above  the  5500-foot  contour.  It  is  probably  only  a 
variety  of  (E.  hisforta  Nutt.,  to  which  it  is  more  closely  related 
than  it  is  to  (U.  micrantha  Hornem.,  with  which  it  has  been  con- 
fused by  some .     ( No .  2089 . ) 

CEnothera  Hookeri  T.  d-  G.    Onagra  Hookeri  Small,  1.  c.  171. 
ffi".    biennis   hirsutissima    Gray,    of    Bot.    Calif.      Common 
Evening  Primrose. 
Near  streams  in  the  vicinity  of  Strawberry  Valley.    (No. .2639. ) 

CEenothera  strigulosa ( i^.  d-21. )  T.  d-  G.    Sphferostigma  sirigulosa 
F.  &  M.,  Ind.  Sem.  St.  Petersb.  ii.  50  (1835). 
Rather  common  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  but  much  less 
so  than  in  the  foot-hills.      (No.  2179.) 

Zauschneria    Californica    latifolia  Rook.     California  Fuchsia. 
Occasional  throughout  the  Transition  Zone,  ascending  to  9000 
ft.  alt.  near  Lake  Surprise.      (Nos.  808,  2330,  2503,  2567.) 

UMBELLIFER^. 

Angelica  tomentosa   Wats.;   C.   d-  R.  Monogr.  N.  A.  Umbell. 

158  (1900.)     Angelica. 

Frequent  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  l)elt  on  the  south 
and  west  sides.     (Nos.  740,  977,  2557.) 

Eulophus  Parishii  C.  d-  B.,  Rev.  N.  A.  Umbell.  112  (1888)  and 

Monogr.  N.  A.  Umbell.  Ill  (1900). 

Not  rare  in  meadows  of  the  Canadian  and  Transition  zones 
at  5200-8500  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  851,  2575.) 

Heracleum  lanatum  Miclix.\    G.  &  B.,  Monogr.  N.  A.  Umbell. 
248  ( 1900 ) .     Cow  Parsnip . 
On  the  northwest  side  at  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt. 

Hydrocyotyle  ranunculoides  L.;   C.  d- ii.,  1.  c  29.     Floating 
Marsh  Pennywort. 
Thomas  Valley,  in  quiet  water.      (2168.) 

Osmorhiza    nuda    Torr.       Washingtonia   nuda    Heller,    Cat. 
N.  A.  PI.  ed.  1,  5  (1898);   C.  «&  R.,  1.  c.  64.     Sweet  Cicely. 


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Collected  only  at  9000  ft.  alt.  in  Ronnd  Valley.  In  these 
specimens,  which  are  immature,  the  peduncles  have  3  or  4  rays 
and  the  pedicels  are  6-8  lines  long.     (No.  2592.) 

Peucedanum   Mohavense    C.   &  R.,  Rev.   N.  A.   Umbell.  62 
(1888).     Lomatium    Mohavense  C.    &    R.,    Monogr.    N.    A. 
Umbell.  234  (1900). 
Common    to    the   southeast  of    San  Jacinto  Mt.,  extending 

into  the  coniferous  forest  on  Thomas  Mt.  (No.  1184.) 

Selinum   eryngiifolium    Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  102    (1890).     Spheno- 

sciacUum  eryngiifolium  C.  &  R.,  1.  c.  128. 

Rather  common  along  streams  of  the  Upper  Transition  and 
Canadian  zones.     (Nos.  720,  2600.) 

Velsea    arguta   (T.  d-    G.)   C.   tfr   B.,   Rev.  N.  A.  Umbell,  120 
(1888).     Deweya  arguta  T.  &  G.,  Fl.   i.  641    (1840);   C.  & 
R.,  Monogr.  N.  A.  Umbell.  79  (1900). 
Well  distributed  over  south  slopes  in  the  Upper  Sonoran  and 

Lower  Transition  zones.     (No.  2083.) 

Vel^a    Parishii    C.  d-   E.,  Rev.    N.    A.    Umbell.    121    (1888). 

Drudeophytum  Parishii  C.   &   R.,   Monogr.   N.  A.  Umbell. 

82  (1900). 

Evidently  confined  to  the  south  side  where  it  is  frequent  in 
pine  forests  of  the  Lower  Transition,  reaching  its  maximum 
altitude  at  7000  ft.      (Nos.  2220,  2328,  2508.) 

CORNACE^. 

Cornus  Nuttallii  Auduhon.     Nuttall's  Dogwood. 

Found  only  at  5700  ft.  alt.  on  the  North  Fork  of  the  San 
Jacinto  River.  This  is  in  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  (No. 
2245.) 

Cornus  pubescens  Nutt.     Common  Dogwood. 

In  the  Lower  Transition  of  the  west  side;  rare.     (No.  2236.) 

Garrya  Fremontii  Torr.;   C  &  E.,  Bot.  Gaz.  xv.  95  (1890). 

The  southern  limit  of  this  Garrya  was  considerably  extended 
by  its  discovery  in  Tahquitz  Valley,  where  small  l)ushes  of  it  are 
frequently  met  with  on  the  dry  pine  benches  at  6000-7000  ft.  alt. 


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The  leaves  are  thinner  than  those  of  specimens  from  the  northern 
part  of  the  state,  lightly  pubescent  when  young  but  soon 
glabrate,  as  are  the  branchlets;  fruit  short-pedicellate,  black, 
early  glabrate.     (No.  2425.) 

Garrya  Veatchii  KelL,  Proc.  Calif.  Acad.  v.  40  (1873);  G.  & 
E.,  Bot.  Gaz.  XV.  95  (1890);  Parish,  Zoe  v.  73  (1900). 
Not  rare  in  the  Upper  Sonoran  and  Lower  Transition  zones 
on  the  south  side.  On  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  at  least,  this  species  is 
very  distinct  from  the  last,  both  in  habit  and  in  technical 
characters.  It  is  a  much  taller  and  rigid,  upright  shrub  with 
coriaceous  leaves  densely  tomentose  beneath.     (No.  2452.) 

PIROLACE^. 

Chimaphila  Menziesii  Spreng.     Pipsissewa. 

This  plant  is  very  rare  in  Southern  California  and  probably 
reaches  the  southern  limit  of  its  range  on  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  where 
it  was  found  beneath  the  pines  at  several  places  between  5300 
and  9500  ft.  alt.      (Nos.  646,  736.) 

Pterospora  andromedea  N^kU.     Pinedrops. 

Occasional  in  pine  and  fir  forests.     (No.  2467.) 

Pyrola  aphylla  /S'/«. 

Collected  in  Dark  Canon  and  also  near  Lake  Surprise.     (No. 
811.) 

Pyrola  picta  Sm.     White-veined  Shin-leaf. 

Found  only  in  the  pine  belt  of  the  west  side  where  it  is  not 
common.  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  is  probably  the  southern  limit  of  the 
range  of  both  this  species  and  the  last. 

Sarcodes  sanguinea  Torr.     Snow  Plant. 
With  the  last,  but  much  more  frequent. 

ERICACE^. 

Arctostaphylos    Manzanita    Parry,  Bull.   Calif.   Acad.   ii.  491 

(1887). 

This  species  belongs  to  the  chaparral  belt  but  reaches  up 
among  the  pines  of  the  south  side  even  to  the  6500-foot  contour. 


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The  berries,  which  have  an  agreeable  acid  taste,  are  much  prized 
by  summer  campers  who  utilize  them  in  making  a  manzanita 
jelly.     (Nos.  2090,  2102.) 

Arctostaphylos  patula  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  171  (1891). 

Common  in  the  Yellow  Pine  belt  from  Tahquitz  Peak  to 
Fullers  Ridge  and  also  along  the  upper  limits  of  the  chaparral 
belt  of  the  east  side.  On  these  specimens  and  also  on  some  from 
the  northern  Sierras  the  pubescence  of  the  pedicels  and  bracts 
extends  down  over  the  younger  twigs.  Fruit  6  lines  in  diameter, 
nutlets  irregularly  coalescent,  some  being  firmly  united,  while 
others  are  easily  separable.     (Nos.  2312,  2419.) 

Arctostaphylos  Pringlei  (?)  drupacea  Parry,  Bull.  Calif.  Acad. 

ii.  495  (1887). 

Common  on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  but  confined  to  open 
forests  of  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  The  highest  point  at 
which  it  was  found  was  on  the  south  side  of  Tahquitz  Ridge  at 
about  7500  ft.  alt.     (Nos.  1123,  2092,  2311.) 

Arctostaphylos  tomentosa  Dongl. 

Characteristic  of  the  Upper  Sonoran  Zone  where  it  is  an 
important  element  of  the  chaparral  formation.  Plentiful  on 
Chalk  Hill  and  occasionally  running  over  into  the  lower  part  of 
the  pine  belt  on  the  south  and  west  sides.     (Nos.  2054,  2061.) 

Rhododendron  occidentale  Gray.     Western  Azalea. 

This  shrub  is  plentiful  along  all  the  streams  of  the  Lower  Tran- 
sition Zone,  where  its  creamy- white  blossoms  rival  those  of  the 
Parry  Lily  in  beauty.  The  first  flowers  appear  early  in  June  and 
by  the  last  of  July  the  flowering  season  is  over.  (Nos.  041,  964, 
2241.) 

PRIMULACE.^i:. 

Dodecatheon  alpinum  {Gray)  Greene,  Erythea  iii.  39  (1895). 

D.  Meadia  alpinum  Gray.     Alpine  Shooting  Star. 

Common  in  all  the  boggy  meadows  of  the  Upper  Transition 
and  Canadian  Zones.     (Nos.  326,  801,  2348.) 

Dodecatheon   Jeffrey!   redolens   Hall,    Bot.    Gaz.    xxxi,    392 
(1901). 


102  University  of  California  Puhliraiions.  [botany 

This  Sierrau  Dodecatheou  was  uiiexpectedly  found  at  a  few 
places  on  the  west  side  of  San  Jacinto  Mt.  along  streams  and 
in  wet  soil  at  8500-9200  ft.  alt.,  in  the  vicinity  of  Deer  Springs, 
this  being  near  the  lower  edge  of  the  Canadian  Zone.  In  the 
specimens  here  collected  the  calyx  is  somewhat  longer  than  the 
mature  capsule.     (No.  2335.) 


GENTIANACE.^. 

Erythraea  venusta  (Jnuj.     Canchalagua. 

Found  in  a  few  meadows  of  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt. 
(Nos.  752,  2094.) 

Frasera  Parryi  Torr. 

In  open  pine  forests  of  the  south  and  west  sides  below  the 
6000-foot  contour.  Here  it  is  quite  common  and  reaches  its 
highest  development,  being  often  4-5  ft.  high  and  having  the 
lower  leaves  in  whorls  of  three.  In  the  more  arid  districts  to  the 
southeast  the  specimens  are  much  smaller,  the  leaves  all  in  pairs, 
and  the  narrower  inflorescence  less  branched.     (Nos.  698,  2518.) 


APOCYNACE^J. 

Apocynum  androsaemifolium  L.     Dogbane. 

Collected  in  flower  at  8500  ft.  alt.  in  Round  Valley,  Aug.  1. 
(No.  2595.) 

Apocynum  androsaemifolium  pumilum  Graij. 

Seen  at  several  places  on  Tahquitz  Ridge  up  to  7500  ft.  alt., 
where  it  grows  to  a  height  of  only  a  few  inches  and  was  not  yet 
in  bloom  on  Aug.  5. 

Apocynum  cannabinum  L.     Indian  Hemp. 

Near  streams  in  Strawberry  Valley.      (No.  846.) 


ASCLEPIADACE^. 

Asclepias  Californica  Greene,  Erythea  i.  92  (1893);  Hall,  Bot. 
Gaz.  xxxi.  389  (1901).     Gomphocarpus  tomentosus  Gray. 


Vol.  ii      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Moimtain.       103 

The  mountain  form  of  this  species  is  not  rare  in  the  lower 
part  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  sonth  side.     (No.  2210.) 

Asclepias  eriocarpa  Benth.     Milkweed. 

General  over  the  sonth  and  west  sides  below  5500  ft.  alt.  and 
up  to  about  6700  ft.  on  the  ridges,  thus  running  higher  than  the 
last,  but,  like  it,  also  common  in  the  foot-hills.  (Nos.  663,  735, 
2505.) 

Asclepias  Mexicana  Cav.     A.  fascicularis  Decaisne,  of  Bot. 
Calif. 
Collected  at  Kenworthy,  altitude  4500  ft.     (No.  754.) 


CON  VOLVULACE^ . 

Convovulus    villosus    fulcratus   Graij.      C.   luteolus  fulcratus 

Gray.     Bindweed. 

Common  in  the  Lower  Transition.     Stems  a  foot  or  two  long, 
prostrate,  not  twining. 

Cuscuta  Californica  Glioisy.     Dodder. 

On  low  shrubs  in  Strawberry  Valley,  where  it  blossoms  in 
August.     (No.  2210.) 

Cuscuta  subinclusa  Bur.  &  Hilg. 
Collected  on  the  Johnston  Ranch. 


POLEMONIACEJH]. 

Collomia  grandiflora  Bongl. 

Collected  on  North  Fork  and  near  Fuller's  mill,  but  it  scarcely 
enters  our  limits.      (No.  530.) 

Gilia  achilleaefolia  Benth. 

Common  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt.     (No.  2034.) 

Gilia  ciliata  Benth.     Lhumthus  ciliatus  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  260. 

(1892). 

With  the  last  and  also  ranging  well  up  into  the  pine  l)elt. 
Plentiful  in  Strawberry  Valley  where  it  flowers  in  May  and 
June.     (No.  2231.) 


104  University  of  CaJifor)>ia  Piihlirdfions.  [botany 

Gilia  densifolia  Benih. 

Occasional  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  (Nos. 
330,  668,  2384.) 

Gilia  dianthoides  EndL     Linanilms  dianthiflorns  Greene,  Pitt. 

ii.  254  (1892).     Fringed  Gilia. 

This  species,  so  abundant  along  the  foot-hills  in  early  spring, 
was  found  blossoming  beneath  the  pines  of  the  Johnston  Ranch 
in  May  and  June. 

Gilia  glutinosa   (Benth.)   Gray.     CoUomia  gilioides  Benth. 

Collected  on  all  parts  of  the  mountain  from  5000  to  9000  ft. 
alt.     (No.  2450.) 

Gilia  inconspicua  sinuata  Gray. 

In  moist  soil,  Strawberry  Valley.      (1122,  2281.) 

Gilia  latiflora  exilis  Gray. 

Common  in  the  upper  part  of  the  chaparral  belt  of  the  south 
and  west  sides  and  occasionally  running  over  into  the  open  pine 
forests.      (Nos.  2043,  2060,  2212.) 

Some  forms  of  this  closely  resemble  forms  of  G.  tenuiflora,  l)ut 
it  may  always  be  distinguished  from  that  species  by  the  radical 
leaves,  which  are  only  once-parted  into  slender  divisions,  and  by 
the  corolla,  the  tube  of  which  expands  abruptly  to  form  the  wide 
throat.  At  the  foot  of  Chalk  Hill,  where  the  variety  is  abundant 
under  normal  conditions,  specimens  were  collected  in  May, 
1897,  which  exhibited  the  large  flowers  and  shortened  pedicels 
of  typical  G.  latiflora.  This  change  may  have  been  produced  by 
the  fire  which  passed  over  that  region  the  preceding  autumn;  at 
any  rate  it  would  seem  to  indicate  that  the  two  forms  were  verj- 
closely  related. 

Gilia  Lemmoni  Gray.     Linanthns  Lemmoni  Greene,  Pitt.   ii. 

257  (1892). 

Very  plentiful  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south 
side,  and  probably  elsewhere,  in  early  spring.     (No.  2062.) 

Gilia  pharnaceoides  Bentli.     Linanthus  pJiamaceoides  Greece, 

1.  c.  254. 

Common  beneath  the  pines  on  the  Johnston  Ranch  and  near 
Fuller's  mill.      (No.  748.) 


Vol.  n      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.       105 

Gilia  pungens  BentJi. 

A  small  clump  of  this  was  found  on  the  very  summit  of 
Tahquitz  Peak,  altitude  8800  ft.  It  was  again  found  growing  in 
cracks  of  rocks  at  about  the  same  altitude  on  a  ridge  near  Lake 
Surprise.  Nearly  all  of  the  flowers  found  at  the  latter  station, 
perhaps  a  hundred  in  number,  were  examined  and  all  were 
al^normal  in  having  6  calyx-teeth,  6  corolla-lobes,  6  stamens,  and 
a  4-celled  ovary.  One  flower  had  6  calyx-lobes,  6  corolla-lobes, 
one  of  which  was  linear  and  only  half  as  long  as  the  others,  and 
6  stamens,  one  of  these  being  sterile.  The  capsules  contained 
7-8  ovules.     (Nos.  2323,  2596.) 

Gilia  pungens  Hookeri  Gray.  (?) 

A  form  provisionally  placed  under  this  variety  is  well  dis- 
tributed along  all  the  ridges  of  the  Upper  Transition  Zone.  It 
differs  from  the  last  in  being  scarcely  at  all  cespitose,  with  taller, 
more  woody  stems  and  narrower,  more  rigid  leaves.  There  is, 
moreover,  considerable  variation  in  what  is  here  placed  under 
var.  Hookeri  and  there  may  be  two  good  varieties  on  the  mountain, 
besides  what  is  taken  for  G.  pungens.  That  the  number 
of  ovules  cannot  be  used  as  a  distinguishing  character  in  this 
group  was  made  evident  by  the  examination  of  capsules  from  a 
single  clump  of  plants  growing  on  a  peak  near  Lake  Surprise 
(no.  2597).  These  plants  were  apparently  all  alike,  but  it  was 
found  that  in  some  of  the  capsules  none  of  the  ovules  had 
matured,  in  others  there  were  2-3  seeds  to  each  cell,  while  in  one 
large  capsule  25  seeds  were  counted.  A  count  made  on  some 
specimens  growing  on  Tahquitz  Ridge  showed  that  some  capsules 
had  2-3  seeds  to  a  cell,  while  others  had  7  to  each  cell.  (Nos. 
2329,  2418,  2597.) 

Gilia  tenuiflora  altissima  Parish,  Eryth.  vi.  90  (1898). 

Common  throughout  the  Lower  Transition.  Since  neither 
the  species  nor  the  variety  occurs  on  the  higher  portions  of  the 
mountain  all  the  specimens  take  on  the  characters  of  the  variety, 
which  are  entirely  altitudinal.     (Nos.  2211,  2305,  2516,  2544.) 

Gilia  virgata  Steud. 

Not  rare  throughout  the  Lower  Transition,  flowering  in  August 
and  September.     (Nos.  329,  2635.) 

BOT.— 8. 


106  University  of  California  Puhlications .  [botany 

Phlox  austro-montana  Cocille,  Contr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Herb.  iv.  151 

(1893). 

Collected  only  in  Thomas  Valley ;  very  common  on  Santa  Rosa 
Mt.,  the  sontheastern  continuation  of  the  San  Jacinto  Range. 
(No.  553.) 

HYDROPHYLLACE.^ . 

Eriodictyon  Parryi  {Gray)  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  22  (ISSO).     Noma 

Parry i  Gray. 
A  good-sized  patch  of  this  grows  in  the  upper  end  of  Straw- 
berry Valley,  where  it  puts  out  its  first  blossoms  early  in  July. 
(Nos.  332,  859,  972,  2502.) 

Since  no  complete  description  of  this  species  has  ever  been 
published  the  following  field  notes  are  added:  Perennial  and 
somewhat  woody  below,  where  the  stems  are  often  2  in.  in 
diameter  and  beset  with  undeveloped  branches ;  herbaceous  above, 
with  numerous  ascending  branches;  viscid-pubescent  and  ill- 
scented:  leaves  4-8  in.  long,  passing  into  bracts  above,  lanceo- 
late, remotely  sinuate-toothed,  acute,  tapering  to  the  sessile  base, 
sometimes  re  volute:  inflorescence  a  scorpoid  cyme,  varying  from 
a  few  inches  to  a  foot  and  a  half  in  length ;  pedicels  short :  calyx 
densely  glandular- pubescent  with  long  hairs;  lobes  linear  from  a 
deltoid  base,  much  longer  than  the  shallow  tube:  corolla  puple, 
slightly  and  gradually  expanding  upward;  lobes  short  and 
rounded,  not  widely  spreading;  tube  pubescent  externally: 
stamens  inserted  on  lower  half  of  tube,  unequal,  two  being  shorter 
than  the  other  three,  all  included:  style  2-parted  to  the  hairy 
base,  included;  ovary  hispid  at  summit;  at  maturity  there  is  a 
splitting  of  l)oth  the  valves  and  the  placentae,  so  that  a  4-valved 
capsule  is  formed;  seeds  normalh'  16,  ])ut  many  often  fail  to 
develop,  black,  oval,  transversely  ridged. 

There  are  specimens  of  this  plant  now  in  the  Herbarium  of 
the  University  of  California  as  follows:  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  as 
given  above;  northern  slope  San  Bernardino  Mts.,  altitude  4000- 
6000  ft.  (S.  B.  Parish,  no.  3691);  Swarthout  Cafion,  San 
Antonio  Mts.,  altitude  6000  ft.  (H.  M.  Hall,  no.  1258) ;  Palomar, 
San  Diego  Co.,  altitude  5000  ft.  (W.  L.  Jepson  and  H.  M.  Hall, 


Vol.1]      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.       107 

1901);  Kentucky  Springs,  Sierra  Madre  Mts.  (J.  H.  Barber, 
no  209);  Pine  Canon,  Sierra  Liebre, 'Los  Angeles  Co.  (H.  M. 
Hall,  no.  3088) .  The  reported  range  of  the  species  extends  from 
Goodwin,  San  Lnis  Obispo  Co.,  where  it  was  collected  by  L. 
Jared,*  to  San  Pedro  Martir,  Lower  California,  where  it  has 
been  fonnd  by  T.  S.  Brandegee.t 

Nemophila  Menziesii  H.  c(-  A.,  Bot.  Beech.  Voy.  152  (1833). 

Nemophila  insignis  Dougl.,  Trans.   Hort.  Soc.  n.  ser.  i.  479 

(1835).     Baby-blue-eyes. 

Beneath  the  pines  in  Strawberry  Vallej',  etc.,  but  much  less 
common  than  in  the  foot-hills.      (No.  1806.) 

For  the  determination  of  the  specimens  of  Nemophila  the 
author  is  indel)ted  to  Mr.  Harley  P.  Chandler. 

Nemophila  Menziesii  integrifolia  Parish,  Eryth.  vi.  91  (1898). 
This  variety  was  collected  along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine 
belt  on  both  the  north  and  south  sides  of  the  mountain.      (Nos. 
2044,  2266.) 

Nemophila  spatulata  CoHlle,  Contr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Herb.  iv.  156 

(1893). 

Collected  only  in  moist  soil  near  streams  in  the  forests  of 
Round  Valley  at  9200  ft.  alt.      (No.  2046.) 

Phacelia  brachyloba  Gray.     P.  leucantha  Lemmon,  in  Greene, 

Pitt.  i.  175  (1888). 

Common  along  the  upper  part  of  the  chaparral  belt,  Init  not 
on  the  east  side.  Abundant  on  Chalk  Hill,  especially  on  burns. 
(Nos.  1129,  2070.) 

Phacelia  circinata  Jacq.  /. ;  Parish,  Zoe  v.  9  (1900).    P.  Magel- 
lan ica   (Lam.)    Coville,   Contr.    U.  S.   Nat.   Herb.   iv.    159 
(1893). 
This  extends   in  various  forms   to   an   altitude   of    9400  ft. 

(Nos.  1558,  2480.) 

Phacelia  distans  Beuth.     Hill  Vervenia. 

Along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south  and  west 
sides.     (Nos.  2042,  2227.) 

*Acc.  to  T.  S.  Brandegee,  Zoe  iv.  1.51  (189.3). 
tZoe  iv.  208  (1893). 


108  University  of  Cdlifornia  Publications .  [botany 

Phacelia  ramosissima  Dougl. 
With  the  last.     (No.  2284.) 

Phacelia  Whitlavia  Gray.     California  Bluebell. 

Very  common  in  the  canons  of  the  foot-hills  and  reaching  to 
Chalk  Hill  and  Strawberry  Valley.      (Xo.  2280.) 


BOER  AGIN  ACE^. 

Amsinckia  spectabilis  F.  t(-  .1/. 
Collected  in  Strawberry  Valley. 

Cryptanthe  ambigua  {Gray)  Greene,  Pitt.  i.  113  (1887).     Eri- 
trichium  muricu latum  amhiguum  Gray. 
Onstatt  Valley. 

Cryptanthe    Jonesii   (Gray)    Greene,    1.    c.    113.      Krynifzkia 
Jonesii  Gray. 
Very  common  below  the  6000-foot  contour.      (No.  2052.) 

Eremocarya    lepida    {Gray)    Greene,    1.    c.    59.      Eritrichimn 

micrantlmm  lephlum  Gray. 

With  the  last  and  fully  as  common.     Sometimes  ascending  to 
7000  ft.  alt.  on  exposed  ridges.     (Nos.  2051,  2487.) 

Pectocarya  penicillata  A.  DC. 

In  gravelly  soil,  Thomas  Valley.      (No.  2181.) 


LABIATE. 

Brunella  vulgaris  L.     Self-heal. 

Strawberry  Valley;    not  common.      (No.  652.) 

Mentha  Canadensis  L.     Wild  Mint. 

Found  growing  on  the  south  side  at  5500  ft.  alt.     (No.  733.) 

Mentha  viridis  L.     M.  spicata  l.     Spearmint. 
Thomas  Valley.     (No.  770.) 

Monardella  lanceolata  Gray.     Western  Pennyroj-al. 

Common  in  open  forests  of  the  Lower  Transition  of  the  south 
and  west  sides,  flowering  late  in  summer.      (Nos.  340,  2527.) 


Vol.11      Hall. — Botanical  Survey  of  San  Jacinto  Mountain.       109 

Monardella  linoides  stricta  Parish,  Erythea  vii.  96  (1899). 

Along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  in  Tahquitz  and  Thomas 
valleys.  The  variety  is  an  altitndinal  form  of  the  species,  since 
in  the  San  Jacinto,  San  Bernardino,  and  San  Antonio  Mts.  it  is 
found  at  6000-8000  ft.  alt.,  while  typical  M.  linoides  belongs  to 
the  borders  of  the  Colorado  and  Mohave  deserts. 

Monardella  macrantha  Gray,  and  Its  Allies. 

Since  the  range  of  all  the  Monardellas  of  the  macrantha 
section  is  restricted  to  the  mountain  and  foot-hill  region  extend- 
ing from  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.  north  to  the  San  Bernardino  Mts. 
and  south  to  San  Diego,  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  collect 
specimens  of  all  the  species,  varieties,  and  forms  belonging  to 
this  group.  As  a  result  we  now  have  before  us  an  interesting 
series  which  throws  considerable  light  on  the  relations  between 
the  different  forms.  These  forms  may  be  so  arranged  as  to 
exhibit  certain  lines  of  variation,  the  extremes  of  which  are  very 
unlike  and  might  easily  be  taken  for  distinct  species,  as  in  fact 
they  have  been  by  some,  although  they  are  all  connected  1\v 
intermediate  forms.  The  form  described  below  under  the  name 
M.  macrantha  arida,  with  its  almost  minute  leaves  closely 
arranged  on  the  short  stems,  and  its  small,  pale  flowers,  seems 
so  very  distinct  from  the  true  31.  macrantha,  with  its  tall  stems, 
large  leaves,  elongated  internodes,  and  deep  scarlet  flowers  an  inch 
and  a  half  long,  that  one  might  never  think  of  placing  them  in 
the  same  species  if  intermediate  forms  were  not  present.  There 
is,  however,  every  gradation  from  the  one  extreme  to  the  other, 
and,  since  similar  gradations  exist  between  the  other  widely 
separated  forms,  it  has  seemed  best  to  consider  them  all  as 
varieties  of  a  single  species,  for  which  the  oldest  name,  viz,, 
M.  macrantha,  has  been  retained. 

The  different  varieties  and  forms  of  M.  macrantha,  as  exhib- 
ited by  the  material  at  hand,  are  described  below.  For  a 
discussion  concerning  the  conditions  which  were  probably  the 
cause  of  certain  variations  in  this  group  see  p.  44.  Unless 
otherwise  stated  the  number  cited  are  of  the  wi-iter's  own 
collecting. 


110  University  of  California  Publicafions.  [botaxv 

MoxARDELLA  MACRAXTHA  Gray,  Proc.  Am.  Acad.  xi.  100  (1876). 

Robust,  stems  1-2  ft.  long;  pubescence  sparse  and  spreading; 
internodes  elongated;  the  larger  leaves  9-14  lines  long  and  8 
lines  wide;  corolla  deep  red,  tube  somewhat  trumpet-shaped, 
apparently  glabrous  but  short-pubescent  under  a  strong  hand- 
lens;  stamens  exserted  beyond  the  corolla- lobes.  In  our  speci- 
mens the  corollas  are  l5~l4  in.  long,  but  there  is  figured  in 
Hook.  f.  Bot.  Mag.  t.  6270  a  form  with  corolla  only  an  inch 
long. 

Palomar,  San  Diego  Co.,  on  shaded  hillsides  beneath  chap- 
arral, May,  1901  (W.  L.  Jepson  and  H.  M.  Hall,  H.  M.  H.  no. 
1936);  Mill  Creek,  San  Bernardino  Co.,  July,  1898,  (S.  B. 
Parish,  no.  4578). 

MoNARDELLA  MACRANTHA  TENUiFLORA  fWafs.J  Gray,  Syn.  Fl. 

ii.  pt.  1,  459  (1886).     M.  ienuiflora  Wats.,  in  Gray,  Proc. 

Am.  Acad.,  xvii.  230  (1882).  Plate  XI. 

Stems  about  a  foot  long,  more  pubescent  than  in  the  last,  the 
pubescence  not  appressed;  internodes  long;  leaves  ovate,  the 
larger  10-14  lines  long;  corolla  pale  rose  or  yellowish,  the  tube 
slender  and  more  pubescent,  li-1^  in.  long;  stamens  not  exserted 
bej-ond  the  corolla- lobes. 

Caiion  of  the  San  Jacinto  River  at  4400  ft.  alt.,  on  shaded 
hillsides  of  the  chaparral  belt,  June,  1897  (no.  669),  July,  1897 
(no.  687),  July,  1898  (no.  976);  Palomar,  San  Diego  Co.,  July 
5,  1896  (A.  J.  McClatchie);  Palomar,  July  3,  1896  (A.  J. 
McClatchie) .  The  last  is  intermediate  between  this  form  and  the 
next. 

Monardella.  MACRANTHA  pinctorum  Hall,  var.  nov.   Plate  XII. 

Stems  shorter  than  in  the  last,  ashy-pubescent,  the  hau's 
short  and  dense ;  internodes  sometimes  short  with  as  many  as  five 
pairs  of  leaves  crowded  on  a  stem  only  an  inch  and  a  half  long, 
sometimes  more  elongated;  leaves  ovate  to  elliptic,  much  reduced 
in  size,  the  largest  under  6  lines  in  length;  corolla  very  slender, 
pale  yellow  to  almost  white,  l-li  in.  long,  conspicuously  pubes- 
cent; stamens  not  exserted  beyond  the  corolla-lobes. 

In  the  Yellow  Pine  belt  of  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  at  6000  to  8000 
ft.  alt.,  July,  1897  (no.   725,  type),  July,  1897  (no.  691),  June, 


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1901  (no.  2258),  July,  1901  (no.  2559);  Saii  Jacinto  Mt.,  Jul}-, 
1880,  (S.  B.  Parish,  no.  327).  The  last  has  ascending  or  erect 
stems,  elongated  internodes  and  leaves  6-9  lines  long;  while  nos. 
2258  and  2259,  of  the  author's  collecting,  connect  this  variety 
directly  with  the  last  preceding.  The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium 
of  the  Universit.v  of  California. 

MoNARDELLA  MACRANTHA  arida  Hall,  var.  nov.  Plate  X. 

Very  similar  to  the  last,  the  stems  always  short  and  the 
foliage  congested;  leaves  even  more  reduced,  the  largest  only  5 
lines  long  while  the  majority  are  only  1  or  2  lines  long;  corolla 
as  in  the  last  but  still  more  slender  and  under  an  inch  in  length. 
In  the  desert  region  to  the  southeast  of  San  Jacinto  Mt., 
along  Coyote  Creek,  at  5000  ft.  alt.,  June,  1901  (no.  2127,  type). 
May,  1899  (no.  1180),  May,  1901  (W.  L.  Jepson  and  H.  M. 
Hall,  H.  M.  H.  no.  1852);  near  Palm  Canon,  eastern  base  of 
San  Jacinto  Mt.,  at  4000  ft.  alt.,  May,  1901  (W.  L.  Jepson  and 
H.  M.  Hall,  H.  M.  H.  no.  1852) .  The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium 
of  the  University  of  California. 

MoNARDELLA  MACRANTHA  NANA  Gratj ,  Syn.  Fl.  ii.  pt.  1,  459 
(1886.)  M.  nana  Gray,  Proc.  Am.  Acad.  xi.  101  (1876). 
This  variety  differs  from  31.  macrantha  in  the  pale  rose- 
colored  corolla,  which  is  only  slightly  exserted  from  the  calyx- 
tube.  No  intermediate  forms  between  the  two  are  at  hand, 
although  they  undoubtedly  exist.  We  have  it  only  from  near 
the  type  locality  of  M.  macrantha. 

Cuyamaca  Mts.,  at  4500  ft.  alt..  May,  1899  (no.  1202). 

Monardella  odoratissima  BentJi. 

Common  on  hill- sides  from  7500  ft.  alt.  to  the  very  summit 
of  San  Jacinto  Peak.     (Nos.  712,  2486.) 

Salvia  carnosa  compacta  H((Il,  nom.  nov.  Audihertia  incana 
pachtfstachya  Gray,  Syn.  Fl.  ii.  pt.  1,461  (1886).  A.  pacJiij- 
stachija  Parish,  Eryth.  vi.  91  (1898).  Ramona  pachystachya 
Heller,  Muhlenbergia  i.  4  (1900). 

Since  no  adequate  description  of  this  variety  has  ever  been 
pulJished  the  following  field  notes,  taken  on  specimens  found 
growing  in  the  (ihaparral  belt  of  the  southeast  side  of  San 
Jacinto  Mt.,  are  here  reproduced  (no.  2160):     Woody  at  base, 


112  University  of  California  Puhlicafions .  [botany 

lJ-3  ft.  high,  minutely  puberuleut :  leaves  obovate  to  spatulate, 
2  in.  long  including  the  petiole:  inflorescence  compact,  the 
verticels  usually  approximate;  bracits  highly  colored,  often  nearly 
an  inch  in  length,  broadly  oblong,  very  ol)tuse  and  frequently 
cuspidate:  flowers  short-pediceled,  sometimes  over  an  inch  long 
and  well  exserted  from  the  bracts:  middle  lobe  of  lower  lip  of 
corolla  enlarged  and  2-parted,  lateral  lobes  broad,  obtuse;  upper 
lip  of  two  short  oblong  lobes;  all  the  lobes  fimbriate  margined: 
lower  stamens  carried  iip  to  mouth  of  corolla-tube  from  which 
they  continue  to  ascend  while  the  lower  lip  turns  off  at  right 
angles,  lower  branch  of  connective  lacking;  upper  stamens 
reduced  to  mere  needle-shaped  scales,  barely  exserted. 

A  series  of  twenty-five  numbers  of  8.  carnosa  and  its  varieties 
from  Southern  California  exhibit  all  degrees  of  variation  and 
furnish  conclusive  evidence  that  the  variety  compacia  is  not  deserv- 
ing of  specific  rank.  The  specimens  described  above  are 
remarkable  for  their  long  corollas,  but  in  others  from  Tahquitz 
Valley  and  from  the  San  Bernardino  Mts.,  the  corolla  is  only 
slightly  exserted  and  in  some  cases  it  is  shorter  than  the  bracts. 
On  San  Jacinto  Mt.  Salvia  carnosa  compacia  is  not  rare 
beneath  pines  in  the  lower  part  of  Tahquitz  Valley,  reaching  an 
altitude  of  8500  ft.  on  the  ridges  near  Tahquitz  Peak  and  Lake 
Surprise,  while  it  ranges  at  least  as  low  as  4500  ft.  alt.  in  the 
chaparral  belt  of  the  east  side. 

This  variety  has  been  transferred  to  a  species  of  Salvia  for  the 
following  reasons:  The  name  Audibertia  was  first  given  by 
Bentham*  in  1829  to  a  genus  of  Labiatte  which  he  afterward  con- 
sidered as  a  mere  section  of  Mentha.  But  desiring  to  preserve 
Audibert's  name  in  botanical  literature  he  in  1831  applied  it  to 
the  group  of  plants  to  which  the  one  here  considered  belongs, 
describing  Andibertia  incana  as  the  fii'st  species,  t  Some  botanists, 
however,  still  consider  the  section  of  Mentha  (^Audibertia 
Benth.,  1829)  to  be  of  generic  rank,  and  designate  it  by  its 
original  name,  that  is,  Audibertia.  It  would,  therefore,  be  advis- 
able to  adopt  some  other  name  for  the  group  of  plants  now  under 


*  Edwards  Bot.  Reg.  subt.  1282  (1829) 
tl.  c.  t.  1469  (1831). 


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consideration.  Briqnet*  has  done  this  by  extending  the  charac- 
terization of  the  genus  Ramona  of  Greenet  so  as  to  inchide  all 
the  species  of  this  group.  There  is,  however,  no  satisfactory 
character  on  which  to  separate  Ramona,  as  adopted  by  Briquet, 
from  Salvia.  +  The  chief  distinction  is  in  the  development  of  the 
connective  between  the  anther-cells,  but  this  difference  is  one  of 
degree,  not  of  kind,  as  shown  by  the  gradation  from  the  large, 
spoon- shaped  connective,  such  as  we  have  in  S.  pratensis  L. 
through  the  straight,  only  slightly  elongated  connective,  as  in  S. 
officinalis  L.,  and  the  mere  peg,  such  as  occurs  in  8.  Californica 
Jepson  {Audiherfia  polystachya  Benth.),  to  those  species  in 
which  the  lower  branch  of  the  connective  is  wholly  suppressed, 
the  junction  of  the  connective  with  the  filament  showing  as  an 
oblique  joint.  The  last  condition  is  found  in  such  species  as  ;S. 
Palmeri  Greene  {Audibertia  Palmeri  Gray) .  The  genus  Ramona, 
as  extended  by  Briquet,  is  therefore  unnecessary  and  our  plant 
is  best  disposed  of  under  Salvia.  Since  the  name  pachystachya 
has  already  been  used  in  the  genus  another  has  been  selected. 

Salvia  Columbariae  Benth.     Chia. 

Common  along  the  roads  of  Strawberry  Valley.  Also  at 
Ken  worthy.      (No.  2288.) 

Scutellaria  angustifolia  Pursh.     Skull-cap. 

Very  common  throughout  the  pine  belt,  beginning  to  blossom 
the  first  of  June,  but  more  abundant  in  August  and  September. 
(No.  334.) 

Scutellaria  Bolanderi  Gray. 

This  species  grows  sparingly  along  the  creeks  at  4000-6000 
ft.  alt.,  rarely  following  them  down  as  low  as  2000  ft.  alt.  (Nos. 
667,  696.) 

Stachys  albens  Gray. 

This  was  collected  only  along  Tahquitz  Creek  in  the  upper 
part  of  the  pine  belt. 


*Bull.  Herb.  Boiss.  ii  439  (1894),  and  injEngler  and  Prantl,  Nat.  Pflanzenfam. 

iv.  ab.  .3a,  287  (1895). 

tPitt.  ii.  23.5  (1892)  and  301  (1892). 
tCf.  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  233  (1892). 


114  University  of  C<difornia  Fuhlications.  [botany 

Stachys  bullata  Bentlt.     Hedge  Nettle. 

Coiuinou  along  streams  of  the  Transition  Zone.  (Xos. 
2295,  2385.) 

Trichostema  micranthum  Gray.     Small-flowered  Blue-curls. 

This  plant,  which  possesses  the  same  strong  odor  as  T.  lance- 
olatuni,  of  which  it  is  possibly  only  a  varietj*,  is  frequently  found 
throughout  the  pine  belt  and  up  to  8200  ft.  alt.,  where  it  was 
collected  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Surprise.      (Nos.  822,  2G20.) 


SOLANACE.^. 

Nicotiana  attenuata  Torr.     Wild  Tobacco. 

This  plant  was  found  at  Fuller's  mill  and  in  Strawberry 
Valley. 

Solanum  Xanti  Gray;  Parish,  Proc.  Calif.  Acad.  ser.   3  (bot.) 

ii.  167  (1901).     Blue  Nightshade. 

Not  rare  in  the  pine  belt,  up  to  8200  ft.  alt.  (No.  2263; 
determined  by  Mr.  S.  B.  Parish.) 

Solanum  Xanti  glabrescens  Parish,  J.  c.  169. 

This  variety  reaches  our  limits  only  along  the  lower  borders, 
where  it  comes  from  the  foot-hills.  The  small  size  and  thickness 
of  the  leaves  are  undoubtedly  due  to  the  strong  light  which  they 
receive,  since  it  grows  on  exposed  slopes,  while  the  species  is 
found  only  beneath  shrubs  or  trees  of  higher  altitudes.  (No. 
2071;    determined  by  Mr.  S.  B.  Parish.) 


SCROPHUL  ARIACE.i: . 

Adenostegia    Nevinii    (Gray)    Greene,    Pitt.    ii.    181     (1891). 

Conhjlanihns  Nevinii  Gray. 

This  species  begins  at  about  5200  ft.  alt.  and  extends  over 
the  south  and  west  sides  of  the  mountain  to  an  altitude  of  8500 
ft.  It  was  not  found  on  the  north  or  northeast  sides.  (No. 
2619.) 

Adenostegia  rigida  Benth.     Coj-dy Ian f h ns filifolins  'Nvtt .    Bii-d's 
Beak. 


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Collected  on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  in  the  lower  part  of 
the  pine  belt.     (No.  2621.) 

Antirrhinum  Coulterianum  Benth.     Snapdragon. 

Reaches  to  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  on  the  south  and 
west  sides. 

Castilleia  foliolosa  H.  d-  A.     Wooly  Painted  Cup. 

Collected  on  the  exposed  slopes  of  Chalk  Hill.     (No.  2084.) 

Castilleia  miniata  Douyl. 

A  tall  form  of  this  species  is  common  all  over  the  mountain 
from  5000  to  9000  ft.  alt.,  limited  to  streams  in  the  lower  part  of 
its  range  but  growing  on  open  hill- sides  along  its  upper  limits. 
(Nos.  2373,  2547,  2582.) 

Castilleia  parviflora  Bong. 

Less  common  than  the  last  and  restricted  to  the  higher 
valleys  where  it  grows  in  drier  soil.  In  Tahquitz  Valley  G. 
miniata  is  abundant  in  the  wet  meadows;  G.  parviflora  on  the 
pine-clad  slopes  surrounding  the  meadows.      (No.  2580.) 

Castilleia  stenantha  Gray.     Painted  Cup. 

Collected  at  6500  ft.  alt.  in  Onstatt  Valley;  also,  at  lower 
altitudes,  in  Strawberry  Valley  and  on  Snow  Creek.    (No.  2542.) 

CoUinsia  bicolor  Benth.     Chinese  Houses. 

This  Collinsia  extends  into  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt 
from  the  foot-hills,  where  it  is  abundant,  but  was  not  found  on 
the  east  side  of  the  mountain.     (No.  2052.) 

Collinsia  parviflora  Dougl. 

Common  in  moist  soil  in  the  vicinity  of  Strawberry  Valley 
and  perhaps  elsewhere,  blossoming  in  May.  These  specimens 
are  smaller  than  those  usually  collected,  but  they  are  otherwise 
very  typical.  The  occurrence  of  this  species  elsewhere  in 
Southern  California  has  not  yet  been  reported.  (Nos.  1119, 
1810.) 

Diplacus    longiflorus    Niitt.       Minmlus    glutinosus    hracJujpus 

B.  &  W. 

Not  rare  along  the  upper  edge  of  the  chaparral  belt  on  all 
sides  of  the  mountain.      (No.  2077.) 


116  Universiti/  of  California  Pnhlications.  [botant 

Limosella  aquatica  L.     Mudwort. 

Very  plentiful  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Surprise,  9000  ft. 
alt.  Plants  growing  in  moist  sand  have  spatulate  leaves  with 
broad  tips;  those  growing  in  shallow  water  have  leaves  which 
are  filiform,  or  only  slightly  dilated  at  the  tip.      (No.  2494.) 

Mimulus  brevipes  Benfh. 

More  common  than  the  last  and  reaching  well  into  the  pine 
belt,  but  not  seen  on  the  east  side.      (Nos.  777,  2058.) 

Miumlus  cardinalis  Dougl.     Scarlet  Monkey-flower. 
Occasional  along  streams  to  6000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2382.) 

Mimulus  exilis  B.  tO.  H.     M.  pilosus  (Benth.)  Wats. 
Plentiful  in  moist  soil  up  to  9000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2-586.) 

Mimulus  floribundus  Dougl. 

Common  in  moist  places,  even  to  8500  ft.  alt.      (Nos.  2186, 
2202,  2579.) 

Mimulus  Fremonti  Graij. 

This  beautiful  but  malodorous  little  Mimulus  is  common,  both 
along  water-courses    and  on  •  open   slopes,    up    to  6000  ft.    alt. 

(No.  2230.) 

Mimulus   Langsdorfii    nasutus   {Greene)   Jepson,  Fl.  W.  Mid. 

Calif.  407  (1901).     M.  nasutus  Greene,  Bull.  Calif.  Acad.  i. 

112  (1885). 

In  moist  soil  of  the  south  and  west  sides  at  the  lower  altitudes. 
(Nos.  2190,  2201.) 

Mimulus  Langsdorfii  Tiling!  {Kegel)  Greene,  Lond.  Journ.  Bot. 

xxxiii.  8  (1895);   M.  Tilingi  Eegel,  Gartenfl.  xviii.  321,  t. 

631  (1869)  and  xix.  290,  t.  665  (1870) ;  not  Jf .  Tilingi  of  Bot. 

Calif.,  nor  of  Greene,  Bull.  Calif.  Acad.  i.  110  (1885). 

Common  along  streams  and  in  wet  meadows  between  7500 
and  9500  ft.  alt.      (Nos.  709,  2403,  2471,  2472.) 

At  the  head  of  Tahquitz  Valley  two  distinct  forms  of  this 
variety  grow  within  a  short  distance  of  each  other.  On  a  rather 
steep  hillside  we  find  a  meadow  formation,  and  just  above  this 
a  formation  of  shrubby  plants.  Along  the  rivulets  flowing 
through  the  meadow  typical  specimens  of  M.  Langsdorfii  Tilingi 


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are  abundant  (no.  2471).  Only  a  few  feet  above,  but  in  the 
shade  of  larger  plants,  occurs  a  form  (no.  2472)  in  which  the 
stems  are  twice  as  high,  the  internodes  elongated,  the  stems  and 
leaves  more  nearly  glabrous,  the  upper  sessile  nearly  orbicular 
leaves  much  thinner  and  larger  (li  in.  long),  and  the  peduncles 
more  elongated.  No  difference  in  the  floral  characters  could  be 
detected,  except  that  the  flowers  in  the  latter  form  were  somewhat 
larger  than  in  the  other. 

Mimulus  moschatus  longiflorus  Gray. 

Near  streams  throughout  the  Transition  Zone.     (No.  805.) 

Mimulus  Palmeri  Gray. 

This  species  occurs  rather  rarely  in  damp  sand  and  along  the 
streams  up  to  an  altitude  of  6000  ft.,  often  accompanied  by  M. 
Fremonti.     (No.  2230.) 

On  examining  these  specimens  it  was  noticed  that  in  all  cases 
the  style  was  pubescent.  This  was  unexpected,  since  one  of  the 
characters  used  to  distinguish  the  section  Eumimulus,  to  which 
the  present  species  belongs,  from  Eunanus  is  that  of  the  glabrous 
style.  An  examination  of  all  the  material  at  hand  (some  fifteen 
sheets)  of  M.  Palmeri  was  therefore  made,  with  the  result  that  a 
majority  of  the  specimens  were  found  to  have  pubescent  styles. 
Certain  other  characters  were  found  varying  somewhat  parallel 
with  this.     The  following  forms  may  be  distinguished: 

faj  Style  glabrous,  filaments  glabrous,  anthers  ciliate,  calyx- 
lobes  acutish  and  ciliate.  The  following  collections  belong  here: 
San  Bernardino  Mts.,  June,  1892  (S.  B.  Parish,  no.  2443);  San 
Antonio  Mts.,  June,  1900  (H.  M.  Hall,  no.  1449);  Sequoia 
Mills,  Fresno  Co.  (T.  S.  Brandegee).  In  the  last,  however,  the 
anthers  are  glabrous. 

fbj  Style  pubescent,  filaments  pubescent,  anthers  glabrous, 
calyx-lobes  very  obtuse  or  truncate,  cuspidate  and  not  ciliate. 
The  following  belong  here:  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  June,  1897 
(G.  F.  Reinhardt);  Palomar,  May,  1901  (W.  L.  Jepson  and 
H.  M.  Hall,  H.  M.  H.  no.  1959);  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  May,  1899 
(H.  M.  Hall,  no.  1281);  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  June,  1901  (H.  M. 
Hall,  no.  2230).  In  the  last  the  calyx-teeth  are  occasionally 
beset  with  a  few  ciliate  hairs. 


118  University  of  California  Pahlications.  [botanv 

(c)  Like  the  last  except  that  the  filameuts  are  often  all 
glabrous.  The  following  exhibit  this  combination  of  characters: 
San  Pedro  Martir,  Lower  California  (T.  S.  Brandegee) ;  near 
Elsinore,  Riverside  Co.  (A.  J.  McClatchie,  no.  90). 

Mimulus  primuloides  Benfli. 

In  moist  meadows.  Most  abundant  in  the  Canadian  and 
Upper  Transition  Zones,  but  also  found  in  the  Lower  Transition 
of  Strawberry  Valley.  Our  specimens  fall  under  M.  piloseUus 
Greene,*  bat  that  can  be  considered  at  most  as  only  a  variety, 
since  it  passes  by  all  gradations  into  typical  primuloides.  (Nos. 
708,  2349.) 

Mimulus  rubellus  (iraij.    Eunanus  Breweri  Grkk^e,  Bull.  Calif. 

Acad.  i.  lUl  (1885)  (?) 

In  sandy  soil  near  streams  or  in  meadows  at  7500-9000  ft. 
alt.  The  corolla  differs  from  the  usual  descriptions,  as  shown 
by  the  field  notes  taken  on  no.  2488  collected  at  Lake  Surprise: 
"Upper  lip  of  corolla  of  two  entire  lobes;  lower  lip  of  three 
emarginate  lobes,  or  sometimes  only  the  middle  lol)e  emarginate." 
A  few  yellow-flowered  specimens  were  found  growing  among  the 
red-flowered  ones.     (Nos.  2346,  2488.) 

Orthocarpus  lasiorhynchus  Gratj. 

Meadows,  Strawberry  Valley.      (No.  649.) 

[Orthocarpus  Parishii  Gray.  The  type  locality  of  this 
species  as  given  by  Gray  is  in  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.,  but  accord- 
ing to  Parisht  the  type  material  came  from  the  Cuyamaea  Mts. 
The  northernmost  station  at  which  it  has  yet  l)een  collected  is 
Palomar  Mt.,  30  miles  southwest  of  San  Jacinto,  where  it  is 
plentiful  in  some  of  the  meadows.] 

Orthocarpus  purpurascens  Be)ith.     Owl's  Clover. 

This  plant,  so  abundant  on  the  plains  in  springtime,  forms 
red  patches  beneath  the  pines  of  the  Johnston  Ranch,  4400  ft. 
alt.,  but  it  scarcely  gets  higher.      (No.  2928.) 

Pedicularis  semibarbata  Gray. 

Fairlv  common  from  the  middle  of  the  Transition  Zone  to  the 


*Eryth.  iv.  42  (18!)() 
+  Zoe  V.  118  (1901). 


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very  summit  of  the  mountain,  where  it  grows  sparingly  in  the 
shelter  of  the  large  rocks.  It  prefers,  however,  the  shade  of  the 
denser  pine  and  fir  forests,  and  is  usually  found  spreading  its 
rosette  of  leaves  over  a  dense  carpet  of  pine  or  fir  needles. 
(Nos.  792,  2593.) 

Pentstemon  Bridgesii  (Jrau. 

Occasional  from  the  chaparral  belt  to  an  altitude  of  8000  ft. 
(Nos.  2288,  2302,  2333.) 

Pentstemon  centranthifolius  Bentli.     Scarlet  Bugler. 

Very  common  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt,  reaching  its 
highest  point  on  the  west  side  at  8500  ft.  alt.      (No.  2276.) 

Pentstemon  labrosus  Hooh.     Rabbit  Ears. 

More  abundant  and  of  higher  range  than  P.  Bridgesii  with 
which  it  is  often  associated  and  which  it  resembles.  In  Straw- 
berry Valley  the  first  blossoms  appear  late  in  June  and  by  the 
middle  of  July  the  open  forests  are  aflame  with  its  flowers.  It  is 
found  on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  and  up  to  9100  ft.  alt.,  but 
scarcely  enters  the  Canadian  Zone.      (Nos.  9G9,  2506.) 

Pentstemon  Palmeri  Gray. 

Small  patches  of  this  species  were  seen  here  and  there  but  it  is 
by  no  means  common.  It  is  confined  to  the  Transition  Zone. 
(Nos.  737,  2271,  2548.) 

Pentstemon  Parishii  Gray. 

Along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  on  Fullers  Ridge,  also 
in  the  canon  of  the  San  Jacinto  River.     (No.  2267.) 

As  compared  with  P.  spectahilis  the  flowers  of  this  species  are 
more  slender  and  less  contracted  at  the  tube,  the  lobes  are  of  the 
same  shape  but  smaller  and  the  corolla  is  glabrous ;  the  filaments 
are  also  glabrous,  while  in  P.  spectahilis  the  sterile  filament  is 
often,  and  the  others  sometimes,  more  or  less  pubescent,  although 
not  so  described.  In  the  color  of  the  corolla  it  is  intermediate 
between  that  species  and  P.  centranthifolius,  being  scarlet  with 
tints  of  blue  on  most  of  the  flowers.  In  the  leaf  also  it  is  intermed- 
iate between  these,  having  the  shape  of  P.  centranthifolius  but  with 
the  irregularly  toothed  margin  of  P.  spectahilis.  Since  both  of 
these  species  are  common  in  the  region  the  possibility  of  a  hybrid 
origin  for  P.  Parishii  suggests  itself. 


120  University  of  California  Publications .  [botany 

Pentstemon  Rothrockii  Gray. 

The  low  bushes  of  this  Pentstemon  were  quite  frequent  in  the 
open  forests  from  Tahquitz  Valley  to  Fullers  Ridge,  occupying 
the  upi)er  part  of  the  Transition  Zone,      (Nos.  704,  2588.) 

The  corolla  is  not  glabrous,  as  described,  but  conspicuously 
though  sparsely  pubescent  externally  and  is  of  a  dull  yellow  color 
veined  with  purple, — never  "reddish". 

Pentstemon  spectabilis  Tlmrh. 

This  foot-hill  species  is  very  conspicuous  on  Chalk  Hill  and 
elsewhere  on  the  south  and  west  sides  but  does  not  extend  into 
the  pine  forests.      (No.  2069.) 

Pentstemon  ternatus  Torr. 

Climbing  over  bushes  along  the  border  between  the  Sonoran 
and  Transition  zones  in  the  vicinity  of  Strawberry  Valley.  (Nos. 
335,  2G34.) 

Scrophularia  Californica  Cham..     Figwort. 

This  is  also  supposed  to  be  a  Sonoran  plant,  but  was  found  to 
extend  to  the  upper  limits  of  the  Transition  Zone,  where  it  was 
observed  at  8500  ft.  alt.  near  Deer  Springs.  It  is  rare,  however, 
in  the  pine  belt. 

Veronica  alpina  L. 

Credited  to  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.  by  Mr.  Parish,*  but  not 
seen  by  us. 

Veronica  peregrina  L.     Neckweed. 
In  meadows,  Onstatt  Valley, 

Veronica  serpyllifolia  L.     Speedwell, 

Collected  on  Squirrel  Creek  and  in  Tahquitz  and  Round 
valleys.     (Nos.  2240,  2361.) 


OROBANCHACE.^. 

Aphyllon  fasciculatum  Gray.     Cancer-root. 

Near    Strawberry    Valley  and    also    in  Round  Valley.      (No. 
2599.) 


*Zoe  iv.  105  (1893). 


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PLANTIGINACE^. 

Plantago  Patagonica  gnaphaloides  {Xntt.)  Grmj. 
'      Collected  at  Ken  worthy.     (No.  1921.) 


EUBIACE^. 

Galium  angustifolium  Nutt. 

Common  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone.  (No. 
2509.) 

Galium  Aparine  L.     Bed-straw.     Cleavers. 

Not  so  common  as  the  last  and  confined  to  the  neighborhood 
of  streams.     Not  seen  on  the  east  side.     (Nos.  2091,  2283.) 

Galium  Californicum  //.  &  A. 

Found  only  on  the  west  side  at  the  lower  edge  of  the  pines. 
(No.  645.) 

Galium  multiflorum  KelL 

Common  among  and  on  rocks  around  Tahquitz  and  Round 
valleys,  in  the  Upper  Transition  Zone,  fruiting  in  August. 
(Nos.  825,  2424,  2598.) 

Kelloggia  galioides  Torr. 

Plentiful  in  the  lower  part  of  Tahquitz  Valley;  also  collected 
near  Strawberry  Valley,  both  localities  being  in  the  Lower  Tran- 
sition Zone. 


CAPRIFOLIACE^]. 

Lonicera  hispidula  subspicata  (E.  d-  AJ  Gray.     Wild  Honey- 
suckle. 
Common,  extending  up  into  the  pine  belt  of  the  west  side  to 

an  altitude  of  6200  ft.     (No.  2529.) 

Sambucus  Canadensis  Mexicana  fPresl.J  Sargent,  Sylva  v.  88 
(1893).  S.  Mexicana  Presl.,  in  DC.  Prodr.  iv.  322  (1830). 
S.  velutina  D.  &  H..  Journ.  Phil.  Acad.  n.  ser.  iii.  39  (1854) 
and  Pac.  R.  Rept.  v.  pt.  3,  8  (1855).     Mexican  Elder. 

BoT.— 9. 


122  Vniversifij  of  California  Pi(hlicafions.  [botany 

Upper  Onstatt  Valley',  Strawberry  Valley,  Mistake  Canon 
(8500  ft.  alt.).      (Nos.  2216,  2.117.) 

The  occurrence  of  this  Elder  in  Southern  California  renders 
the  identity  of  the  Californian  S.  velufina  with  the  Mexican  variety 
of  S.  Canadensis  more  probable  than  formerly.* 

Symphoricarpos   Parishii   Ixi/dh.,  Bull.   Torr.  Club  xxvi.   045 

(1899). 

Frequent  in  Tahquitz  and  Round  valleys  in  the  upper  part  of 
the  Transition  Zone  and  in  the  lower  part  of  the  Canadian,  reach- 
ing an  altitude  of  9500  ft.  at  the  head  of  Round  Valley.  (No. 
2485.) 

This  has  commonly  passed  for  S.  oreophilus  Gray  but  is  more 
closely  related  to  S.  rotundifolius  Gray,  as  pointed  out  by  Dr. 
Rydberg.  The  shrubs  are  often  3  or  4  ft.  high  with  long  spread- 
ing branches  which  are  not  infrequently  spread  out  over  large 
rocks;  leaves  always  narrow  at  base  but  variable  as  to  apex,  both 
acute  and  very  obtuse  leaves  occurring  on  the  same  stem ;  corolla- 
lobes  obtuse,  half  as  long  tube,  transparent;  tube  fully  as 
pubescent  within  as  iu  *S\  rotundifolius. 


VALERIANACE.E. 

Plectritis  macrocera  T.  tk  G.     Valerianella  macrocera  Gray. 
South  side  at  5200  ft.  alt.     (No.  1126.) 


CUCURBITACE.E. 

Cucurbita    foetidissima    HBK.      C.    perennis    Gray.      Mock- 
orange. 
Barely  enters  the  pine  belt  of  the  west  side. 

Echiriocystis    macrocarpa    Greene,    Bull.    Calif.    Acad.   i.    188 
(1885).     MegarrMza    Californica  Wats.,  of  Bot.    Calif.,   in 
part.     Chilicothe.     Big- root. 
Same  range  as  the  last  but  usually  climbing   over    shrubs. 

(No.  2188.) 


*C£.  Parish,  in  Zoe  v.  118  (1901). 


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CAMPANULACE^. 

Heterocodon  rariflorum  Nutt. 

Collected  along  Strawberry  Creek  and  near  Fuller's  mill. 
(No.  2205.) 

Nemacladus  longiflorus  Grai/. 

Abundant  along-  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  of  the  south 
and  west  sides.     (Nos.  6G1,  2047.) 

Since  we  have  no  published  description  of  the  corolla  in 
Nemacladus  the  following  field  notes  taken  on  no.  2047  are 
here  inserted:  Corolla  white  with  a  yellow  spot  at  base  of  upper 
lip,  tube  inclined  to  be  veined  with  pink  and  lobes  often  tipped 
with  i)ink;  tube  twice  as  long  as  calyx;  corolla-lobes  abruptly 
spreading  at  right- angles  to  tube,  the  three  upper  standing  close 
together,  the  two  lower  much  smaller,  removed  from  the  upper 
and  from  each  other,  all  pubescent  above;  stamineal  column 
exserted,  bearded  just  below  the  anthers.  ^ 

N.    ramosissimus    montanus   fOrpeiie)    Graf/.      N.    montanus 

Greene,  Bull.  Calif.  Acad.  i.  197  (1885). 

Collected  only  in  loose  soil  beneath  trees  of  the  Coulter  Pine 
on  Chalk  Hill  at  5000  ft.  alt.      (No.  2046.) 

The  following  field  notes  were  taken  on  this  variety:  Corolla 
white,  pubescent  within;  tube  equaling  calyx;  corolla  lobes 
equal,  the  three  upper  straight,  the  two  lower  folded  obliquely 
back  on  themselves  like  the  corners  of  a  collar,  thus  exposing 
the  stamineal  column;  filaments  slightly  pubescent  at  base  and 
sparsely  long-bearded  at  top. 

COMPOSIT.l^]. 

Achillea  millefolium  L.     Yarrow. 

The  Yarrow  occurs  everywhere  throughout  the  Transition 
Zone.     (No.  2507.) 

Ambrosia  psilostachya  DC.     Ragweed. 

This  species,  known  by  the  Indians  as  Yerba  Sapo,  or  Toad 
Plant,  is  a  wayside  weed  in  Strawberry  Valley. 


124  Universitij  of  California  Puhlirationfi.  [botany 

Anisocoma  acaulis  Gray. 

Occasional  in  the  lower  part  of  the  Transition  Zone  and 
below.  The  long,  prostrate  peduncles  spread  out  from  the 
rosette  of  leaves  like  the  spokes  of  a  weeel  and  bear  on  their 
upturned  tips  the  showy  yellow  heads,  thus  giving  character  to 
the  gravelly  hill-sides  on  which  they  occur.  When  growing  in 
partial  shade  the  peduncles  are  ascending  or  erect.      (No.  1807.) 

Antennaria  speciosa  E.  Xelson.  Proc.  U.  8.  Nat.  Mus.  xxiii. 
705  (1901). 

This  rare  and  lieautiful  plant  forms  large  mats  in  the  upper 
end  of  Round  Valley  at  9200  ft.  alt.  and  in  the  south  end  of 
Tahquitz  Valley  at  8500  ft.  alt.:  it  also  grows  in  scattered 
patches  on  Fullers  Ridge  and  in  Tahquitz  Valley  at  altitudes  of 
6500-7200  ft.     (Nos.  718,  2401.) 

Aplopappus  interior  Coville.  Proc.  Biol.  Soc.  Wash.  vii.  65 
(1892)  and  Contr.  U.  S.  Nat.  Herb.  iv.  121  (1893) .  ISfenotus 
interior  Greene,  Eryth.  ii.  72  (1894). 

Common  along  the  borders  of  the  Colorado  Desert,  reaching 
our  limits  only  along  the  edge  of  the  chaparral  belt  of  lower 
Tahquitz  Valley  and  among  the  rocks  at  Ken  worthy.  The  plants 
do  not  attain  a  height  of  more  than  about  three  feet  in  this 
region.     (No.  1140.) 

Aplopappus  Palmeri  Gnnj. 

This  species  was  found  at  a  few  places  in  Onstatt  and  Hemet 
valleys,  below  5500  ft.  alt.      (No.  2232.5.) 

Artemisia  dracunculoides  Pnrsh. 

Occasional  along  streams  \\\)  to  8200  ft.  alt.     (No.  2622.) 

Artemisia  heterophylla  Xiiii.     California  Mugwort. 

This  is  another  rather  common  weed  of  the  streams  but  was 
not  found  above  6000  ft.  alt.      (No.  2633.) 

Artemisia  tridentata  Xutt.     Sage-brush. 

The  true  Sage-brush  covers  large  areas  in  the  Up])er  Sonoran 
Zone  to  the  southeast  of  San  Jacinto  Mt..  and  is  also  com- 
mon beneath  the  Yellow  Pines  of  the  Transitfon  Zone  in  Thomas 
Vallev. 


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Aster  Andersonii  Gray.     Sierra  Aster. 

The  only  kuown  station  for  this  Aster  in  Sontheru  California 
is  Tahquitz  Valley,  where  it  is  very  common  and  couspicnous  in 
the  more  boggy  parts  of  the  meadows  between  8000  and  9000  ft. 
alt.,  being  thus  limited  to  the  Upper  Transition  Zone.  In  the 
Sierras  it  is  more  common  in  the  Canadian  Zone,  where  it  also 
inhabits  moist  meadow  lands.     (Nos.  780,  2574.) 

Aster  Fremonti  Parishii  Gray. 

Collected  only  in  the  meadows  of  Strawberry  Valley;  August. 
(No.  2625.) 

Baeria  gracilis  Gray.     Gold  Fields. 

This  Sonoran  species  was  collected  in  Thomas  Valley. 

Bigelovia  graveolens  glabrata  Gray. 

Common  all  over  the  mountain  from  the  lower  part  of  the 
pine  belt  up  to  9500  ft.  alt.,  blossoming  from  August  to  October. 
(No.  2530.) 

Brickellia  Californica  Gray. 

Among  the  rocks  above  Strawberry  Creek  at  5000  ft.  alt. 
(No.  2391.) 

Carduus  Californicus  (Gray)  Greene,  Proc.  Acad.   Phila.  for 
1892,  359  (1893).    Cnicus  Californicus,  Gray.     Oirsium  Cali- 
fornicum  Gray.     Thistle. 
Scattered  throughout  the  Lower  Transition  Zone  of  the  south 

and  west  sides.      (No.  2286.) 

Carduus    Drummondii    acaulescens    Gray.      Cirsium    acaule 

Americanum  Gray. 

This  peculiar  thistle,  which  usually  produces  several  sessile 
heads  of  flowers  in  the  center  of  the  rosulate  cluster  of  radical 
leaves,  is  quite  frequently  found  in  meadows  of  the  south  side 
at  4400-6000  ft.  alt.     (No.  2421.) 

Chaenactis  lanosa  DC.     Pin-cushion. 

Very  common  beneath  the  pines  at  Ken  worthy.  At  higher 
altitudes  its  place  is  taken  l)y  C.  tenuifoJia.     (No.  2165.) 

Chaenactis  Parishii  Gray. 

Collected  on  Tahquitz  Ridge  at  7200  ft.  alt.  and  in  the  lower 
part  of  the  pine  belt  of  Tahquitz  Valley  6000  ft.  alt.    It  has  been 


126  University  of  California  Publications .  [botanv 

previously  reported  only  from  the  arid  region  southeast  of  San 
Jacinto  Mt.,  and  from  Lower  California. 

Our  plants  are  from  one  to  one  and  one-half  feet  high, 
scarcely"  woody  below  and  well  adapted,  by  their  small  leaves 
and  tomentose  pubescence,  to  the  arid  conditions  under  which 
they  exist.     (No.  2326.) 

Chaenactis  tenuifolia  Xidf. 

Abundant  in  open  places  in  the  chaparral  belt  on  Chalk  Hill 
and  running  over  into  the  pine  belt  on  all  sides.  It  also  occurs 
along  the  lower  edge  of  the  pine  belt  on  the  west  side  of  the 
mountain.     (Nos.  2036,  2056.) 

This  species  connects  by  intermediate  forms  with  both  C. 
lanosa  DC.  and  C.  glahriuscula  DC.  but  may  usually  be  distin- 
guished from  either  of  those  species  l)y  the  small  heads  and 
nari'ow  inv(»lucral  bracts.  The  extreme  forms  are  very  distinct. 
Typical  C.  lanosa,  collected  at  Kenworthy,  is  floccosely  white- 
tomentose  and  almost  acaulescent  even  in  old  plants,  the  leaves 
are  basal  and  the  scape-like  peduncles  5-7  in.  h)ng.  The  speci- 
mens from  Chalk  Hill  are  fairly  typical  C.  tenuifolia.  The  stems 
are  often  over  a  foot  high,  early  glabrate  and  branched  only 
above.  The  marginal  corollas  are  sometimes  much  enlarged  but 
they  are  never  so  ampliate  as  in  the  extreme  form  of  C.  lanosa. 

Chrysopsis    fastigiata    Greene,    Pitt.    iii.    296    (1898);    Parish 

Erythea  vii.  97  (1899). 

Plentiful  beneath  the  pines  in  Strawberry  Valley  and  else- 
where at  the  lower  altitudes.      (Xo.  844,  2607.) 

Corethrogyne  filaginifolia  Xuff. 

Collected  in  Strawberry  Valley.      (No.  2530.) 

Ericameria  cuneata  {Gray)  McClatcJiie,  Erythea  ii.  124  (1894). 

Ajilopappus  cmieatus  Gbay. 

This  persistent  shrub  grows  from  cracks  in  the  rocks  on  steep 
slopes  facing  the  Colorado  Desert,  often  at  an  altitude  of  7000  ft. 
It  is  not,  however,  a  Transition  species,  since  Sonoran  conditions 
prevail  to  that  altitude  on  some  of  these  slopes.  The  thick, 
leathery  leaves,  covered  with  a  glutinous  balsam,  adapt  the  plants 
to  the  strong  xerophytic  conditions  under  which  they  exist; 
otherwise  the   dry  desert  winds  passing  over  that  side  of  the 


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mouutain  would  soou  deprive  them  of  what  little  moisture  the 
roots  are  able  to  extract  from  the  scant  soil.      (No.  2327.) 

Erigeron  foliosus  Nidt. 

Reaches  up  iuto  the  piue  belt  on  the  south  and  west  sides. 
(Nos.  2055,  2385.) 

Erigeron  Jacinteus  Hall,  sp.  nov. 

Low,  two  or  three  inches  high,  the  monocephalous  stems 
ascending  or  spreading  from  slender  rootstocks,  cinereous  with 
a  dense  but  short  almost  hirsute  pubescence:  leaves  small  but 
exceeding  the  internodes,  spatulate  to  obovate,  obtuse  or  acute, 
the  larger  3  lines  long  by  1  line  wide,  the  upper  smaller,  all 
sessile  by  a  narrowed  base,  one-nerved:  heads  on  short  peduncles, 
hemispherical,  7  lines  wide  including  the  rays;  involucre  2  lines 
high;  bracts  narrow,  acute,  strongly  one-nerved,  sparsely  pubes- 
cent at  least  when  young,  the  margins  hyaline:  rays  about  20, 
2  lines  long,  purple:  akene  flattened,  strigose  pubescent:  pappus 
simple,  of  merely  scabrous  awns,  equalling  the  corolla. 

In  gravelly  soil  on  the  summit  of  Tahquitz  Peak,  San  Jacinto 
Mts.,  California,  altitude  8826  ft.,  June,  1901  (H.  M.  Hall, 
no.  2322).  The  type  is  in  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of 
California. 

The  affinities  of  this  species  are  uncertain.  Following  the 
arrangement  given  in  the  Synoptical  Flora  it  would  seem  to 
belong  somewhere  near  E.  c(espitosus,  Nutt.  if  it  were  not  for  the 
broad  leaves;  in  some  respects  it  approaches  E.  petropJiilus 
Greene,*  lint  that  and  its  allies  are  rayless  and  have  narrower 
and  more  elongated  leaves  than  occur  in  the  proposed  ppecies; 
from  the  members  of  the  E.  ursinus  group  it  dififers  in  having 
underground  stems,  in  the  leafly  flowering  stems,  in  the  dense, 
cinereous  pubscence,  and  in  other  characters. 

Eriophyllum  confertiflorum  laxiflorum  Gray.    Golden  Yarrow. 
Conspicuous  on  all  sides  of  the  mountain  in  the  Lower  Tran- 
sition Zone.     In  the  foot-hills  it  is  replaced  by  typical  E.  con- 
fertiflormn.      (No.  2519.) 

Eriophyllum  Wallace!  (iran. 

This  species  extends  up  into  the  pine  belt  from  Chalk  Hill 
where  it  is  common.      (No.  2053.) 

*Pitt.  i.  218  (1888.) 


128  Universiiy  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

Gnaphalium  Chilense  Spreng.     Cotton-battino-  Plant. 

Only  occasional,  at  altitudes  less  than  GOOO  ft.      (No.  2609.) 

Gnaphalium  palustre  Mitt.     Lowland  Cudweed. 

This  woolly  little  composite  is  gregarious  along  stream-l)anks 
in  Strawberry  and  Tahquitz  valleys  and  in  damp  gravel  on  the 
shores  of  Lake  Surprise.      (No.  2066.) 

Helenium   Bigelovii  Orai/.     Sneezeweed. 

Near  streams  throughout  the  Transition  Zone,  but  by  no 
means  common.  At  the  head  of  Tahquitz  Valley,  8700  ft.  alt., 
the  large  heads  form  conspicuous  yellow  patches  in  the  boggy 
hillside  meadows.     (Nos.  848,  2467.) 

Helianthus  Parishii  Grai/.     Parish  Sunflower. 

Rare  along  water  courses  around  Strawberry  Valley.  (No. 
2612.) 

Hemizonella  minima  Graij. 

In  May  this  plant  is  common  beneath  the  pines  of  the  south 
side  at  about  5200  ft.  alt.  It  has  not  been  previously  reported 
from  Southern  California,  but  was  collected  by  A.  J.  McClatchie 
on  Wilsons  Peak,  May,  1896.  Perhaps,  because  of  its  small  size 
and  early  flowering  period,  it  has  been  overlooked.      (No.  1802.) 

Hemizonia  Wrightii  Grai/.     Tarweed. 

Collected  only  twice;  the  first  time  at  4400  ft.  alt.,  the  second 
at  5200  ft.,  both  stations  being  within  the  pine  belt  of  the  south 
side  of  the  mountain.     (Nos.  2420,  2657.) 

Hieracium  albiflorum  Rool-.     Hawkweed. 

The  long,  straggling  stems  of  this  weed  are  occasionally  seen 
in  the  upper  half  of  the  Transition  Zone.     (No.  817.) 

Hieracium  horridum  Fries. 

More  common  than  the  last  and  usually  at  higher  altitudes, 
reaching  into  the  Canadian  Zone  at  Deer  Springs.  It  was  not 
found  except  in  the  cracks  of  large  rocks  or  in  decomposed 
gTanite  at  their  bases.      (Nos.  814,  2560.) 

Hulsea  heterochroma  Gray. 

Rare,  found  only  on  Chalk  Hill,  and  not  more  than  half  a 
dozen  plants  in  all.     These  viscid,  and  exhaling  a  rank,  disagree- 


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able  odor;  robust,  the  main  stem  5  ft.  high,  the  branches  simple, 
ascending-,  the  lower  1^  ft.  long;  the  larger  leaves  7  in.  long  by 
2  in.  wide;  heads  racemosely  disposed  on  the  branches,  the 
peduncles  sometimes  li  in.  long.      (No.  2048.) 

Hulsea  vestita  callicarpha  f^Vats.J  Hall,  comb.  nov.  H. 
caUicarplia  Wats.,  in  Gray,  Syn.  Fl.  i.  pt.  2,  342,  as  syno- 
nym.    El  Caparossa. 

Stems  several,  from  an  annual  or  biennial  root,  branching 
above,  1^-3  ft.  high,  woolly  below,  viscid  hirsute  above;  basal 
leaves  numerous,  clothed  wdth  a  dense  tomentum,  obovate, 
spatulate;  the  rameal  scattered,  broadly  oblong,  1-li  in.  long, 
passing  above  into  bracts  of  the  much  elongated  peduncles: 
involucre  5  lines  high;  rays  yellow,  the  ligule  3  lines  long;  — 
otherwise  as  in  the  species. 

Thomas  Valley,  San  Jacinto  Mt.,  California,  at  4550  ft.  alt., 
May  26,  1899  (H.  M.  Hall,  no.  1180.1,  type.)  The  type  is  in 
the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of  California. 

Not  rare  in  sand  washes,  on  open  hillsides,  and  beneath 
pines,  on  the  south  side,  at  4400-9000  ft.  alt.,  varying  toward 
typical  H.  vestita  in  the  upper  part  of  its  range.  We  have 
examined  the  following  specimens  from  this  region:  July,  1880 
(S.  B.  Parish,  nos.  531  and  531a,  the  latter  being  a  co-type  of 
the  undescribed  H.  callicarpha  Wats.) ;  June,  1882  (S.  B.  Parish, 
no.  531);  July  5,  1895  (A.  W.  Anthony);  May,  1901  (W.  L. 
Jepson,  no.  1317);  May,  1899,  and  May  to  Aug.,  1901  (H.  M. 
Hall,  nos.  1180.1,  1808,  2313,  2334,  2682).  It  has  also  been 
collected  on  Cuyamaca  Peak,  July  7,  1894  (T.  8.  Brandegee), 
and  on  Palomar  Mt.,  Aug.  1,  1898  (T.  S.  Brandegee). 

This  variety  is  intermediate  between  H.  vestita  and  H.  Cali- 
f arnica,  differing  from  the  former  mainly  in  the  less-enduring 
root  and  in  the  taller,  more  branched  and  somewhat  leafy  stems, 
wiiile  from  the  latter  it  is  distinguished  by  its  smaller  rameal 
leaves,  elongated  peduncles  and  smaller  heads,  these  bearing 
shorter  and  less  conspicuous  rays.  Nos.  2313  and  2334,  of  the 
author's  collecting  from  altitudes  of  about  9000  ft.  approach 
H.  vestita  in  having  the  leaves  much  reduced  on  the  scape-like 
stems. 


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Layia  glandulosa  H.  &  A.     Blephitripappus  ghoul iilosiis  Hook. 
Plentiful  in  the  ojjen  pine  forests  and  meadows  of  the  Johnston 
Ranch .  altitude  4500  f t .      ( No .  2 1 85 . ) 

Layia  platyglossa  Gray.      Tidy  Tips.      BIfpJidri pappus   plafy- 
glosiis  Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  246  (1892). 
With  the  last.     (Nos.  2023,  2041.) 

Lessingia  glandulifera  Gray. 

Common  in  the  lower  i>art  of  the  pine  belt,  flowering  in 
autumn.      (No.  2626.) 

Madia  dissitiflora  T.  t(-  G. 

Barely  reaching  our  limits  in  the  canons  of  the  west  side. 
(No.  2040.) 

Madia  tenella  Greene,  Pitt.  iii.  167  (1897). 

This  species  occurs  sparingly  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine 
belt  of  the  south  and  west  sides.      (Nos.  2268,  2662.) 

Malacothrix  Californica  T)C. 

Sandy  soil  of  Thomas  Valley.      (2182.) 

Malacothrix  Clevelandi  Gray. 

This  enters  our  limits  from  the  chaparral  belt  to  the  south. 
It  is  common  beneath  the  Coulter  Pines  near  Chalk  Hill.      (No. 

2087.) 

Microseris  linearifolius  {DC.)  Gray. 

Valleys  and  meadows  of  the  south  side  below  the  4500-foot 
contour.      (Nos.  2024,  2086.) 

Pentachaeta  aurea  Nutt. 

Not  seen  except  on  the  south  side,  but  there  it  is  abundant, 
both  in  the  meadows  and  beneath  the  pines,  from  4000  to  6000 
ft.  alt.  Where  it  is  exposed  the  stems  are  either  simple  or 
branched  from  the  base  and  only  a  few  inches  high ;  in  the  shade 
it  is  sometimes  two  feet  or  more  high  and  branched  above,  the 
lower  leaves  fully  two  inches  long.      (Nos.  1124,  1136,  2057.) 

Rafinesquia  Californica  Niitf. 

Thomas  Valley,  at  4500  ft.  alt. 
Senecio  triangularis  HooJ,-. 

This  Senecio  reaches  the  southern  limit  of  its  range  on 
San  Jacinto  Mt.,  where  it  occurs  only  along  the  creeks  that  flow 


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down  the  north  side,  and  again  in  the  hillside  bogs  near  Deer 
Springs.  These  stations  have  an  altitude  of  7500-9000  ft.  and 
are  along  the  borderline  between  the  Transition  and  Canadian 
zones.  The  species  grows  in  similar  localities  in  the  San  Ber- 
nardino Mts.,  but  no  other  stations  have  been  reported  for 
Southern  California.      (Nos.  2535,  2571.) 

Solidago  Californica  Nutt.     Golden  Rod. 

Common  over  the  higher  slopes,  running  down  to  5000  ft.  alt. 
along  Snow  Creek.     (Nos.  342,  827.) 

Sonchus  oleraceus  L.     Common  Sow- Thistle. 

Along  streams  in  Strawberry  Valley,  etc.     (No.  2294.) 

Stephanomeria  virgata  Benth.     8.  paniculata  Nutt. 

Plentiful  in  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt.  (Nos,  2587, 
2631.) 

Troximon    heterophyllum  (Nutt.)  Greene,   Bull.   Torr.   Club. 

X.  88   (1883).     MacrorJiynchus  heterophyUus  Nutt.,  Trans. 

Am.    Philos.    Soc.    vii.   430    (1841).      Agoseris    heterophylla 

Greene,  Pitt.  ii.  178  (1891). 

Collected  in  the  meadows  of  Thomas  and  Shingle  valleys  and 
along  Squirrel  Creek,  all  within  the  pine  belt  of  the  south  and 
west  sides.     (No.  2038.) 

Troximon  retrorsum  (BcnfJi.)  Gray.    Ago.seris  retrorsa  Gref^^e, 
Pitt.  ii.  178  (1891). 
Occasional  throughout  the  lower  part  of  the  pine  belt. 

Wyethia  coriacea  Gray. 

On  low  hills  in  Thomas  Valley.  (No.  2170.) 
These  specimens  are  quite  depauperate  as  compared  with  the 
usual  form:  some  are  almost  acaulescent,  the  small  heads  rising 
from  the  bases  of  radical  leaves,  the  latter  only  4-5  inches  long, 
often  truncate  at  the  broad  base;  pappus  variously  cleft,  the 
lobes  sometimes  awn-like,  sometimes  broad  and  fimbriate.  There 
are,  however,  no  constant  characters  on  which  to  separate  this 
form  from  the  type. 


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INDEX. 


Abies  concolor 23,  52  (40) 

Lowiana 52 

Abi'onia  villosa  77 

Acer  glabrum  93 

Achillea  millefolium  123 

Acknowledgments 52 

Adenostegia  Nevinii 114 

rigida 114 

Adenostoma  faseiculatum 

85  (13,  18,  37,  39) 

sparsifolium 85  (13,  37,  39) 

Agoseris  retrorsa  131 

heterophyUa  131 

Agropyron  caninum 54,  (29) 

Parishii  laeve 54 

tenerum 54 

Agrostis  Diegoensis 54 

tenuis 54(15,  28,  29) 

verticillata 55 

Air  currents,  effect  of 38,  40 

Alder,  White   71  (30) 

Allium  hsematochiton   67 

Parryi 67 

Alnus  rhombifolia 71  (30) 

Alpine  Zone 12,  16 

Altitude,  effect  of 34,  46 

Ahimn  Root 83 

Amarantus  albus 77 

Ambrosia  psilostaehya 123 

Amelanchier  alnifolia 85 

Amorpha  Californica 88 

hispiduJa  88 

Amsinekia  spectabilis 108 

Angelica  tomentosa  88 

Anisoeomaacaulis 124 

Anogra  Californica 97 

Antennaria  speciosa 124   (15) 

Antirrhinum  Coulterianum  115 

Aphyllon  faseiculatum  120 

ApJopappus  cuneaius 126 

Aplopappus  interior 124 

Palmeri  124 

Apoeynum  androsjemifolium  ...  102 

pumilum 102 

cannabinum 102 

Aquilegiatruncata...  79  (16,  31,  33) 

Arabis  arcuata 81,  (27) 

glabra 81 

perennans 81 

perfoliata  81 

repanda 81 


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Arceuthobium  occidentale 72 

Arctic-alpine  Zone  12,  16 

Arctostaphylos  Manzanita.lOO  (13) 

patula 101  (19,  32) 

Pvinglei  drupacea..l01  (15,   26) 

tomentosa .101  (37) 

Arenaria  Douglasii  78 

Argemone  platyeeras 81 

Artemisia  dracunculoides 124 

heterophyUa  124 

tridentata  124 

Aselepias  Californica 102 

eriocarpa 103 

fascictdaris  103 

Mexicana 103 

Aster  Andersonii 125  (15,  30) 

Fremonti  Parishii -. 125 

Aster,  Sierra 125 

Astragalus  Antiselli 89 

Parishii   89 

Audibertia  incana 112 

pachiistachija Ill 

pachi/stachya Ill 

polystachya  113 

Austral  element,  Origin  of 50 

Avena  ccrnua 63 

nittkwnsis 63 

Azalea,  Western 101  (30) 

Baby-blue-eyes 107 

Bferia  gracilis  125 

Barley,  Orchard 57 

Battle  of;;the  Factors 42 

Bay  Tree 80 

Beard  Grass  60 

Bebbia  juncea 18 

Bed-straw 121 

Bent-grass,  San  Diego 54 

Water 55 

Bigelovia  graveolens  glabrata..  125 

Big-root 122  (19) 

Bindweed 103 

Bird's  Beak  114 

Blepharipajipus  glandulosus  130 

plafyglossus 130 

Bloomeria  aurea 67 

Bloomeria,  Golden 67 

Bluebell,  California  108 

Blue-curls,  Small-flowered 114 

Blue  Dicks  67 

Blue-eyed-grass  69 

Boisduvalia  densiflora 96 


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Boreal  element,  origin  of 47,  50 

Brassiea  nigra 81 

Brickellia  Californica  125 

Brodiiea  capitata 67 

minor 67 

Bromus  carinatus  55 

Iffivipes 56 

marginatus  latior 55,  (29) 

seminudus 55  (30) 

Orcuttianus 55 

grandis.. 55 

Porteri  assimilis 55 

lanatipes 55,  56 

Richai'dsoni 56 

vulgaris  56 

Brunella  vulgaris  108 

Buck -brush 94 

Buckwheat,  Wild 73 

Bugler,  Scarlet  119 

Burning  Bush  93 

Buttercup 79 

Calochortus  concolor  67 

invenustus    67 

luteus  concoJor 67 

splendens  67 

montanus  67 

Calyptridium  monandrum 77 

Canadian  Zone 12,  15 

Cancer-root  120 

Canchalagua 102 

Caparossa,  El 129 

Capsella  Bursa-pastoris  82 

Carduus  Californicus  125 

Drummondiiacaulescens...   125 

Carex  festiva 64 

feta  64 

Hallii 64  (15,  29) 

marcida 64 

Nebraskensis  64  (15,  29) 

nudata  64 

Preslii 64  (16,  33) 

Castanea  sempervirens 71  (32) 

Castanopsis  chrysophylla 71 

sempervirens 71 

Castilleia  foliolosa 115  (37) 

miniata 115  (31) 

parviflora 115 

stenantha  115 

Catalogue  of  species  51 

Caulanthus  amplexicaulis 82 

Ceanothus  eordulatus 94  (19,  32) 

cuneatus 94 

divaricatus  94 

integerrimus  94   (15,  27) 

perplexans  94 

Ceanothus,  Nuttall's  94 

Cedar,  Incense 22,  53 

Bastard  85 

Cerasus  Californica 88 


Cercocarpus  betulaefolius 

85  (13,  18) 

ledifolius 85  (19,  32) 

parvifolius  glaher 85 

Chfenactis  glabriuscula 126 

lanosa 125 

Parishii 125 

tenuifolia 126 

Chamisal 85  (18,  19) 

Chaparral  formations 17 

Chenopodium  album 76 

Cherry,  Red 88 

Chia   113 

Chilicothe  122 

Chimapila  Menziesii 100 

Chinese  Houses 115 

Chinquapin,  Sierra 71 

Choke-cherry,  Western 88 

Chorizanthe  timbriata 72 

staticoides 72 

Chrysopsis  fastigiata 126 


Cirsiwm  acaule  Americamim 
Californicnm 


125 
125 

Cladosporium  65 

Clarkia  rhomboidea 96 

Claytonia  Chamissoms 77 

pcrfoliata 77 

spathulata 77 

Cleavers 121 

Clematis  ligustifolia  .. 79 

Climate  8,  34 

Cnicus  Californicus 125 

Coffee  Berry 94 

Collections  made 3,  5 

Collinsia  bicolor  115 

parviflora  115 

CoUomia  gUioides 104 

Collomia  grandiflora 103 

Columbine 79 

Convolvulus  I uteolus  filler atus...  103 
Convolvulus  villosus  fulcratus.. 

103  (15) 

Copa  de  Oro 81 

Corallorhiza  multiflora  69 

Coral-root 69 

Cordylanthusjilif alius 114 

Nevinii 114 

Corethrogyne  filaginifolia 126 

Cornus  Nuttallii 99  (15) 

pubescens 99  (31) 

Cottonbatting  Plant 128 

Cottonwood,  Black 70 

Cotyledons  laxa 83 

Cow  Parsnip 98 

Cream-cups  81 

Crest  formation 32 

Cryptanthe  ambigua    108 

Jonesii 108(37) 


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Cucurbita  fcetidissima 122 

perennis 122 

Cudweed,  Lowland 128 

Cuscuta  Californica 103 

subinclusa 103 

Cyperus  aristatus  64 

Datisea  glomerata 96 

Deer  Brush 94 

Deer-grass  58 

Deer-weed  90 

Delphinium  decorum  patens  ....     79 

Parryi 79 

Dendromecon  rigidum 81  (13,  18) 

Desert  winds,  effect  of 38 

Deiceyaarguta 99 

Dieentra  chrysantha 81   (13) 

Diplaeus  longiflorus.. 115(13,  37,  39) 

Distichlis  maritima  57 

Distichlis  spieata  57 

Distribution  of  plants 10,  34 

Dock,  Willow-leaved 76 

Dodder 103 

Dodecatheon  alpinum  ...101  (15,  30) 

Jeffrey!  redolens 101 

media  alpinum  101 

Dogbane  102 

Dogwood,  Common 99  (31) 

Nuttall's   99 

Draba  eorrugata 82  (16,  33) 

Drudeophytum  Parishii 99 

Drymocallis 86 

(jhindulosa 87 

Duraugo  Root 96 

Dutchman's  Breeches  81 

Echinocvstismacrocarpa 112 

' 122  (13,  19) 

Elder,  Mexican  121 

Eleoeharis  acicularis 65 

palustris 65  (31) 

Elymus  glaber 57 

glaucus 57  (29,  30) 

maximus  57 

multisetus 57 

Parishii  58 

pubiflorus  58 

tritieoides 58   (29) 

Epicampes  rigens 58 

Epilobium     adenocaulon     per- 

plexans 96 

glaberrimum  96  (31) 

Oregonensegracillimum  97  (30) 

paniculatum 97 

spicatum  97 

Epipactis  gigantea  70  (31) 

Eremocarya  lepida 108 

Ericameria  cuneata  126   (32) 

Erigeron  cfespitosus 127 

foliosus 127 

Jacinteus 127 


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Erigeron  petrophilus 127 

ursinus 127 

Eriodictyon  Parryi 106  (15) 

tomentosum (13,  18,  39) 

Eriogonum  apiculatum 72  (5) 

Baileyi  73 

fasciculatum 73   (13) 

gracile 73 

molestum 73 

nudum  pauciflorum 74 

saxatile 74  (33) 

stellatum 74  (15) 

taxifolium  74 

Wrightii  subscaposum 74 

taxifolium 74 

Erigonum,  Naked-stem 74 

Eriophyllumconfertiflorum  127 

Wallacei  127 

Eritrichium  micranthum  lepidum   108 

muriculatuni  <imhi(juum  108 

Erodium  cieutarium 92 

Erysimum  asperum   82 

Erythrfea  venusta 102 

Eschscholtzia  Californica  ...81,  (13) 

Eulophus  Parishii 98  (15,  30) 

Eumimulus 117 

Euuanus  117 

Breweri 118 

Euonymus  Parishii 93  (5,  15) 

Euphorbia  hirtula 93 

Palraeri 93  (27) 

serpyllifolia  93 

Evening  Primrose,  California..     97 
Factors  of  plant  dirtribution  ...     34 

Factors,  Battle  of  the -  42 

False  Hellebore 69 

False  Solomon's  Seal    '..      69 

Feather-grass,  Parish's   63 

Figwort 120 

Filaree 92 

Fir,  White 23,  52  (14) 

Fire-weed 97 

Flax,  Blue 93 

Forests 19 

Forest  fires 25 

Forest  protection    25 

Formations    16 

Fragaria  Californica 85  (15) 

Frasera  Parryi 102  (27) 

Fremontia  Californica 95 

Fremotiiodendfon  Californicum..     95 

Fringe-pod 83 

Fuchsia,  California 98 

Galium  angustifolium 121 

Aparine 121 

Californicum  121 

multiflorum 121 

Garrva  Fremontii 99  (27) 

Veatchii 100 


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Gayophytum  lasiospermum  97 

pumilum   97 

ramosissimum   97 

Geology  10 

Geranium  Fremontii 92,  (50) 

Richardsonii 92 

Geranium,  Wild  92 

Gilia  achillea-folia 103 

eiliata 103 

dianthoides 103 

densifolia 104 

glutinosa 104 

inconspicua  sinuata  104 

latiflora 104 

exilis  104 

Lemmoni 104 

pharnaceoides  104 

pungens 105  (15,  33) 

Hookeri 105  (15) 

tenuiflora 104 

altissima 105 

virgata 105 

Gilia,  Fringed 104 

Gnaphalium  Chilense  128 

palustre 128 

Godetia  quadrivulnera 97 

Golden  Bloomeria 67 

Golden  Rod 131 

Gold  Fields 125 

Gompliocarpus  tomentosus 102 

Gooseberry  84 

Goosefoot,  White  76 

Habenaria  leueostachys 70  (31) 

Hawkweed  128 

Helenium  Bigelovii  128 

Helianthus  Parishii  128 

Hellebore,  False  129 

H^mizonella  minima 128 

Hemizonia  Wrightii  128 

Hemp,  Indian 102 

Heracleum  lanatum 98 

Hcsperoyucca  JVIiippJei 69 

Heterocodon  rariflorum 123 

Heuchera  rubeseens 83  (16,33) 

Hieraceum  albiliorum 128 

horridum 128   (33) 

Holcus  lanatus    59 

Hollyhock,  Wild  95 

Holodiscus  discolor  dumosa 

85  (16,  32,  33) 

Honysuckle,  Wild 121 

Hookera  capltata  67 

minor  67 

Horkelia  callida 87 

Clevelandii .• 87 

Hosackia  crassifolia  90 

decumbens  90 

glabra 90 

grandiHora  90 


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Hosackia  oblongifolia 90 

PursJiiana   89 

strigosa  90 

Hudsonian  Zone 12,  15 

Hulsea  Californica 129 

caUicarpha 129 

heterochroma.. 128 

vestita  129 

vestita  callicarpha  129 

Hydrocotyle  ranunculoides  95 

Hypericum  anagalloides 98 

formosum 95  (15) 

Scouleri 95 

Insolation   46 

Iris  Hartwegi  australis 69 

Juncoides  comosum 66 

Juncus  bufonius  65 

canaJicidatus 65 

compressus 66 

effusus 65 

longistylis 65 

macrophyllus     65 

marginatus 65 

Mexieanus  66  (29) 

oxymeris 66 

phipocephalus  panieulatus     66 

Kelloggia  galioides 121   (15) 

Koeler-grass,  Crested 59 

Soft 59 

Koeleria  eristata 59 

pubeseens 59 

Krynitzkia  Joiiesii 108 

Land  slides,  effect  of 40 

Larkspur 79 

Lathyrus  Ifetiflorus 89 

violaeeus   89  (13) 

Laurel,  California 80 

Layia  glandulosa   130 

platyglossa  130 

Lepidium  intermedium 82 

Lepidium  medium 82 

Lessengia  glandulifera 130 

Lettuce,  Indian 77 

Libocedrusdecurrens22,  53(15,  72) 

Life  zones 10 

Lilac,  Mountain   94 

Lilium  Parryi 68  (31,  50) 

Lily,  Parry 68 

Limosella  aquatiea 116  (31) 

lAnanthus  ciliafus 102 

dianthiflorus 104 

Lemmoni   104 

pharnaceoides  104 

Linum  Lewisii 93 

Listera  convallarioidos 70 

Lithophragma  affinis 84 

Loco-weed  89 

Lomatium  Mohavcnse  ....:. 99 

Lonicera  hispidula  subspicata..  121 


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Lotus  Americanus  89 

crassifolius  90 

glaber 90  (13) 

leucophseus 90 

Nevadensis 90  (27) 

oblongifolius  90  (31) 

strigosus 90 

Lower  Transition  Zone  12,  14 

Lupine 91 

Lupinus  albifrons 91 

concinnus 91 

cytisoides  91 

formosus 91 

micranthus 91 

rivularis 91 

Luzula  C'omosa 66 

Macrorlnjnclius  heteropliyllus 131 

Madia  dissitiflora   130 

tenella  131 

Maiiogany,  Mountain  85  (18) 

Malacothrix  Californica   130 

Clevelandi 130 

Maldeojo 67 

Manzauita,  Common 100  (18,  19) 

Maple,  Sierra 93 

Meadows 27 

Meadow-grass,  Chandler's 60 

Fowl 59 

Meadow  Rue 80 

Meadow  Sweet,  Dwarf  85 

Mtgarrhiza  Californica 122 

Meliea  imperfecta  flexuosa 59 

Melic-grass,  Limber   59 

Mentha  Canadensis  108 

spicata 108 

viridis 108 

Mentzelia  congesta 96 

dispersa 96 

gracilenta  96 

Microseris  linearifolius 130 

Milkweed 103 

Mimulus  brevipes 116  (37) 

cardinalis  116 

exilis 116 

floribundis 116 

Fremonti 116 

ghitiuosiis  brachypus  115 

Langsdorfii  nasutus 116 

Tilingi    116  (28) 

moschatus  longiflorus  117 

nasutus 116 

Palmeri 1 17 

pilosellus  ., 118 

pHosus  116 

primuloides  118  (28) 

rubellus 118 

Tilinqi    116 

Mint,  Wild  108 

Mistletoe 72 


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Mistletoe,  Pine 72 

Mock-orange  122 

Moisture 9,  34 

Monardella  lanceolata 108   (27) 

linoides  strieta 109 

macrantha 109,  110  (44,  45) 

arida Ill 

nana Ill 

pinetorum  110 

tenuitlora 110   (44) 

nana ill 

odoratissima Ill  (15,  33) 

tenuiftora  110 

Monkey-flower,  Scarlet..  .' 116 

Montane  and  desert  conditions     44 

Montia  Chamissonis  77  (15) 

perfoliata 77 

spathulata 77 

Mudwort  116 

Mugwort,  California 124 

Muilla  serotina  68 

Mustard,  Black 81 

Tansy 82 

Tower  81 

Nama  Parryi.. 106 

Nasturtium  officinale _ 82 

Neckweed 120 

Nemacladus  longiflorus 123 

montanus  123 

ramosissimus  montanus  ....  123 

Nemnphiln  insignis lo7 

Nemophila  Menziesii 107 

integrifolia 107 

spatulata 107 

Nettle   72 

Nettle,  Hedge   -. 114 

Nieotiana  attenuata 114 

Nightshade,  Blue    114 

Nolina  Parryi 68  (39) 

Nomenclature 52 

Oak,  Black 71 

Kellogg 71 

Live  71 

Scrub 72 

CEnothera  biennis  hirsutissima....     97 

Qi^nothera  bistorta 97 

Californica  97 

hirtella  97 

Hookeri 98 

micrantha 98 

strigulosa : 98 

Onagra  Hookei-i 98 

Onion, Wild 67 

Orchis,  Stream 70 

Origin  of  San  Jacinto  Flora..  47,  51 

Orthocarpus  lasiorhynchus 118 

Parishii 118 

purpuraseens 118 

Osmorhiza  nuda 98 


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PAGE 

Owl's  Clover 118 

Oxyria  digyna 74  (16,  33,  80) 

Oxytheca  caryophylloides 74 

emarginata 75 

perfoliata 75 

trilobata 76  (75) 

Painted  Cup 115 

Woolly 115 

Panieularia  nervata 59  (15,  29) 

Pauicum  thermale 59 

unciphyUum 59 

Parry  Pinon 20 

Pectocarya  penicillata 108 

Pedicularis  semibarbata 

118  (15,  27,  33) 

Pennyroyal,  Western 108 

Pennywort  98 

Pentaeha?ta  aurea 130 

Pentstemon  antirrhinoides (13) 

Bridgesii  119 

centranthifolius 119  (120) 

labrosus 119  (27) 

Palmeri 119 

Parishii  119 

Rothroekii 120  (26,  50) 

speetabilis 120  (13,  119) 

ternatus 120 

Pepper-grass  82 

Peucedanum  Mohavense 99 

Phaeelia  brachyloba 107 

circinata  107 

distans 107 

leucantha 107 

MatjeUaiiica  107 

ramosissima 108 

Whitlavia  108 

Philadelphus  serpyllifolius 

83  (32,  50) 

Phleum  alpinum  59  (29) 

Phlox  austro-moutana 106 

Phoradeudron  juniperinum  Li- 

boeedri   72 

villosum   72 

Phytogeographic  formations  ....     16 

Pigweed 76 

Pimpernel,  False  95 

Pin-cushion 125 

Pine,  Coulter 20,  53 

Jeffrey 20,  53 

Limber 24,  53  (33) 

Lodge  Pole  53 

Murray 23,  53  (33) 

Parry  20 

Pinon 20 

Sugar 22,  53 

Tamarack 53 

Yellow 20,  53  (14) 

Pinedrops 100 

Pink,  Indian 78 


PAGE 

Finns  contorta  Murrayana 53 

PinusCoulteri 20,  53  (15,  72) 

flexilis 24,  53  (15,  33,  40) 

Jeffreyi 53 

Lambertiana 22,  53  (72) 

monophvlla  20 

Murrayana... 23,  53  (15,  33,  40; 

Parryana 20 

ponderosa 23,  53 

Jeffreyi 20,  53  (72) 

Pipsissewa    100 

Plantago   Patagonica    gnapha- 

loides 121 

Platystemon  Californicus 81 

Pleetritis  maeroeera 122 

Poa  alpina 60  (16,  29) 

Buckleyana  60 

Howellii  Chandler! 60 

Polygonum  avieulare 76 

Bisiorta  76 

bistortoides 76  (15,  30) 

Douglasii  76 

imhricatum 76 

tenue 76 

Watsoni 76 

Polypogon  Monspeliensis  ....60  (29) 

Pond  formation 31 

Pondweed 54 

Poppy,  California  81 

Prickly 81 

Tree 81  (18) 

Populus  triehoearpa.. 70 

Potagometon  Claytoni 54  (31) 

Potentilla  acuminata  86 

Blaschkiana  87 

brevifolia 86 

callida  86 

Clevelandi 87 

fusticjiata 88 

glandnlosa  laetea 88 

Nevadensis 87  (15) 

gracilis 87 

fastigiata 88 

rigida  '88 

Grayi  86 

Kingii 87 

laetea  ^ 88  (15) 

Xuttallu 88 

Primrose,  Evening 97 

Prunus  demissa 88  (15) 

emarginata 88 

Pseudotsugamacrocarpa..20,  54(15) 

Pterospora  andromeda 100 

Pterostegia  drymarioides 76 

Pussy-paws 78 

Pyrola  aphylla 100 

picta 100 

Quercus  Californiea 71  (15,  72) 

ehrysolepis 71  (72) 


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PAGE 

Quercus  dumosa 72 

EeUoggii  71 

Eabbit  Ears  119 

Rafinesquia  Californica 130 

Ragweed     123 

Bamnyia  padujstadnja Ill 

Ranunculus  alismaefolius  alis- 

mellus 79  (16) 

Californicus  latilobus  80 

Cymbalaria 80 

Eschscholtzii 80  (16,  33) 

Ludovicianus   80 

Rattlesnake  Weed 93 

Red-top,  Bunch  60 

Region  covered 3 

Rein-orchis,  Sierra  70 

Rhamnus  Californica  tomentella 

94  (27) 

crocea  ilicifolia 94 

Rhododendron  oeeidentale 

101  (15,  30) 

Rhus  trilobata 93 

Ribes  amietum 84 

cereum 84  (33) 

lacustre  molle 84  (33) 

Menziesii 84 

Nevadense   84  (15) 

nubigenum 84 

sanguineum  variegatum  84 

Riparian  formation 30 

Rock  surface,  effect  of 40 

Rosa  Californica 88 

Rose,  Wild  88 

Bubus  Nutkanns 88 

Rubus  parviflorus 88 

Rue,  Meadow 80 

Rumex  salicifolius 76  (28) 

Rush,  Bog 65 

Toad  65 

Sage-brush 124 

Salix  eordata  Mackenzieana  ....     70 

Watsoni 70 

laevigata 71  (30) 

lasiolepis 71  (30) 

Salvia  Californica 113 

carnosa  112 

compacta   Ill 

Columbarise  113 

officinalis 113 

Palmeri 113 

pratensis 113 

Sambucus    Canadensis     Mexi- 

eana 121 

Mexicana 121 

velutina 121 

Sand-verbena,  Pink 77 

Sandwort 78 

San  Jacinto  flora,  origin  of. ...47,  51 


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San  Jacinto  Mt.,  General  feat- 
ures         6 

Selection  of 3 

San  Jacinto  Peak,  Plants  of  ....     33 

Sarcodes  sanguinea  100 

Scarlet  Bugler 119 

Scirpus  microearpus  65 

Scrophularia  Californica 120 

Scutellaria  augustifolia 113 

Bolanderi  113 

Sedum  obtusatum 83 

Self-heal 108 

Selinum  eryngiifolium 99  (15) 

Senecio  Douglasii (13) 

triangularis 130 

Service  Berry • 85 

Shepherd's  Purse  82 

Shin-leaf,  White-veined  100 

Shooting  Star,  Alpine 101 

Sidaleea  malvsefiora 95 

Silene  laciniata  78 

Parishii  78  (16,  33) 

verecunda  78 

Sisymbrium  canescens 82 

jnnnatiim 82 

Sisyrinchium  bellum 69  (28) 

Sitanion  glabrum 57 

muJtisetum  .^ 57 

puhifiorum 58 

Skull-cap  113 

Sleepy  Grass  63 

Slope  exposure,  effect  of 34 

Smilacina  amplexicaulis 69  (31) 

Snapdragon  115 

Sneezeweed  128 

Snow  Plant 100 

Soil  8 

Solanum  Xanti 114 

glabrescens 114  (13) 

Solidago  Californica 131 

Sonchus  oleraceus 131 

Sonoran  islands 37,  38 

Sonoran  Zone,  Upper  12 

Sorrel,  Alpine 74 

Sow-thistle,  Common  131 

Spanish  Bayonet 69 

Spanish  Clover  89 

Spear-grass,  Mountain 60 

Spearmint   108 

Species,  Catalogue  of 51 

Speedwell 120 

Sphseraleea  ambigua 95  (18) 

Spha'rostigma  historta 97 

hirtellum  97 

strigulosa 98 

Sphenosciadium  eryngiifolium....     99 

Spike-rush,  Creeping  65 

Needle 65 


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Spindle  Tree  93 

Spircea  ariafolia  discolor 85 

dumosa 85 

Sporobolus  depauperatus 61  (30) 

gracillimus 61  (28) 

Spraguea  paiiieulata  78 

umbellata 78  (16,  33) 

caudicifera 78 

Spruce,  Big-cone 53 

Squaw  Bush 93 

Stachvs  albens 113 

biillata  114 

Star  of  Bethlehem 84 

Stellaria  crispa 79  (16) 

Stenotus  interior 124 

Stephanomeria  paniciilata  131 

Stephanomeria  virgata 131 

Stipa  Californica 61 

Elmeri 62 

occidentalis  62 

oecidentalis  montana 62 

Parishii 63 

Scribneri 62 

Vaseyi 63 

viridula 62 

St.  John's  Wort 95 

Stone-crop  83 

Strawberry,  Wild 85 

Streptanthus  campestris 83  (27) 

Summit,  Plants  of 33 

Sun-cups 97 

Sunflower,  Parish 128 

Sweet  Cicely 98 

Synonomy  52 

Symphoriearpus  oreophyllus....  122 

Parishii 122  (15,  26) 

rotundifolius  122 

Syrmatium  glabrum 90 

Tarweed 128 

Tellima  affinis 84 

Temperature 9,  34,  46 

Thalictrum  Fendleri  platycar- 

pum  80  (15) 

polycarpum 80 

Thimbleberry 88 

Thistle 125 

Thysanocarpus  eurvipes 83 

Tidy  Tips 130 

Timothy,  Alpine 59 

Toad  Plant  123 

Toad  Rush  65 

Tobacco,  Wild 114 

Topography  7 

Transition  Zone 12,  13 

Trichostema  lanceolatum 114 

micranthum 114 

Trifoliutu  invoJucratum 92 

Trifolium  microeephalum 91 

monanthum 91  (30) 


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Trifolium  obtusiflorum 92 

Rusbyi  92  (15,  30,  50) 

atrorubens 92 

tridentatum  92 

variegatum 92 

Wormskjoldii 92 

Trisetum  cernuum    63 

Trisetum  nutkfense  63 

subspieatum 63  (33) 

Troximon  heterophyllum 131 

retrorsum  131 

Tumble  Weed  77 

Twayblade,  Broad-lipped 70 

Umbelluria  Californica  80  (13) 

Undergrowth  .^ 26 

Upper  Sonoran  Zone 12,  14 

Upper  Transition  Zone 12 

Urtica  holosericea 72 

ValerianeUa  macrocera 122 

Velfea  arguta 99 

Parishii     99 

Velvet  Grass  59 

Veratrum  Californicum 69 

Veratrum  speciosum 68  (15,  31) 

Veronica  alpina 120 

peregrina 120 

serpyllifolia 120  (30) 

Vervenia,  Hill 107 

Vetch 92 

Vieia  Americana  truncata 92 

Vilfa  depauperatus  61 

graciUima  61 

Viola  blanda  95  (16) 

pinetorum 95 

purpurea  pinetorum 95  (15) 

Violet,  White 95 

Virgin's  Bower 79 

Wall  Flower 82 

WasMngtonia  nuda 98 

Water  Courses,  effect  of 41 

Water-cress 82 

Wheat-grass,  Slender 54 

Wild-rye,  Slender 58 

Willow  71  (30) 

Arroyo  71 

Wire-grass  66  (29) 

Wood-rush,  Common 66 

Wyethia  coriacea 131 

Yard  Grass 76 

Yarrow  123 

Golden  127 

Yerba  del  Pasmo 85 

Verba  Sapo 124 

Yucca 18 

Whipplei  69 

Zausehneria    Californica    lati- 

folia   98 

Zones,  Life 10 


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ERRATA. 

Page  15,   line  12,  for  Philadelplms  microphyllus ,  read  Pliiladelphus  serpylU- 
folins. 

Page  27,  line  3,  for  Amorpha  hlspidula,  read  Amorpha  Californica. 

Page  33,  line  35,  for  Castanea  chrysophylla,  read  Castanea  sempervirens . 

Page  84,  line  18,  add  as  synonym  of  Rihes   lacustre  molle  Gray,  R.  monti- 
genum  McClatehie,  Erythea  v.  38  (1897). 


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I. — Introduction 141 

II.— The  Ulva-Composite  142 

III. — The  Prasiola-Composite 151 

IV. — Relation  of  the  Fungus  to  the  Alga 157 

v.— Geographical  Distribution  , 159 

VI. — Descriptions 160 

VII.— Methods 160 

VIII.— Explanation  of  Plates 162,  164 


INTRODUCTION. 

The  association  of  fungi  with  marine  algae  either  in  a 
symbiotic  or  a  strictly  parasitic  relation  is  not  common,  as  thus 
far  but  comparatively  few  cases  have  been  reported.  For  some 
unexplained  reason  fungi  seem  to  prefer  to  be  associated  with 
fresh  water  algae,  so  that  nearly  all  lichen -gonidia  are  fresh 
water  species. 

*Presented  in  partial  fulfillment  of  the  requirements  for  the  degree  of  M.S., 
University  of  California,  December,  1899.  Prepared  under  the  direction  of  Professor 
W.  A.  Setchell. 


142  Universitu  of  California  Publications.  [Botany 

It  is  because  of  this  fact  that  the  two  marine  species  just 
discovered  ou  the  Pacific  Coast  of  North  America  (an  Ulva- 
composite  collected  on  the  Bay  of  San  Francisco,  and  a 
Prasiola-composite  collected  on  the  coast  of  Alaska),  are 
especially  noteworthy. 

THE    ULVA-COMPOSTTE. 

The  Ulva-composite  is  a  deep  green  when  young  but  a  dark 
olive  to  almost  l)lack  when  old.  When  dried  it  becomes  a  dull 
dark  olive,  the  older  i^lants  always  being  the  darker.  The 
stipe  and  basal  portions  of  the  frond  are  always  of  a  lighter 
color,  and  often  almost  a  translucent  greenish  tan. 

The  fronds  vary  greatly  in  shape,  from  narrow  lanceolate  to 
oblanceolate  or  even  sometimes  to  oval,  but  the  broad  lanceolate 
is  typical.  The  frond  narrows  gradually  into  a  short  slender 
stipe  growing  from  a  disk-like  hold  fast.  Occasionally  a  speci- 
men is  found  in  which  all  the  fronds  arise  from  the  tip  of  a 
single  slender  stipe.  The  old  fronds  are  very  seldom  regular  in 
outline,  as  the  tips  and  edges  have  been  torn,  broken,  or  con- 
tracted and  distorted  in  various  ways.  Occasionally  specimens 
are  collected  wdiich  send  out  small  fronds  and  bud-like  projec- 
tions from  the  edges  and  surfaces  of  the  main  frond,  giving  it  a 
very  shaggy  or  ragged  appearance. 

There  is  a  very  great  variation  in  the  size  as  well  as  in  the 
shape  of  different  fronds  as  they  measure  from  1  to  2.5  cm.  in 
length  and  1  to  .">()  mm.  in  width.  The  average  plant  is  about 
1.5  cm.  high.  The  typical  plant  has  one  frond  always  much 
larger  than  the  others;  and  all  diminishing  until  the  smallest  is 
scarcely  visible.     (Cf.  Fig.  1,  PI.  15.) 

The  surfaces  are  much  roughened  by  the  perithecia,  which  are 
dark  l)rown  or  l>lack  wart-like  eruptions  scattered  irregularly 
over  the  frond  from  near  the  base  to  the  tip.  The  perithecia  vary 
in  shape  and  size,  but  are  usually  hemispherical  with  a  concave 
lighter  colored  apex,  and  are  scattered  over  both  surfaces  of  the 
frond.  The  surfaces  of  the  frond  are  also  usually  corrugated  or 
wrinkled  and  warped,  as  if  stretched  in  some  parts  and  con- 
tracted unequally  in   otln-rs.     Often   one  or  both  edges   of  the 


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frond  are  drawn  in,  leaving  the  center  to  bulge  out,  or  the  oppo- 
site edges  to  curl. 

When  fresh  the  fronds  are  thick  and  cartilaginous,  but  when 
drj^  they  are  leathery.  The  thickest  portions  are  the  stipe  and 
the  basal  part  of  the  frond.  It  becomes  thinner  towards  the  tip 
and  edges  and  where  no  perithecia  have  developed.  The  base  and 
stipe  are  from  150-200  ^  thick,  while  the  thinner  portions  are 
only  70-100  h-. 

A  section  shows  five  distinct  layers  in  the  frond.  First  the 
gelatinous  envelopes  (one  for  each  surf  ace )  of  medium  thickness, 
into  which  project  the  tips  of  the  lateral  mycelial  filaments 
which  branch  from  the  medullary  layers.  The  tips  stand  up 
close  together  between  the  green  cells,  perpendicular  to  the  sur- 
face like  the  pile  of  velvet.  Only  the  lateral  filaments  lie  next 
the  cell  walls  forming  a  close  network  about  them,  but  never 
penetrate  withiu.  The  tips  are  always  thickened  and  club- 
shaped,  but  are  more  angular  and  more  deeply  pigmented  around 
the  perithecia  and  isolated  cell  groups,  and  also  on  the  edges  of 
the  frond.  They  have  exceedingly  thick  walls  with  small 
lumen,  and  sometimes  the  walls  appear  to  be  stratified.  (Cf. 
Fig.  2,  PL  15.)     The  diameter  of  lateral  hyphge  is  1-5  fj-. 

Just  inside  each  outer  layer  is  an  "algal"  layer  of  green  cells 
as  in  ordinarj'  Ulva.  Every  cell  or  group  of  cells  is  enclosed  in 
a  capsule  formed  of  a  network  of  lateral  mycelial  threads  with 
gelatinous  matrix  between.  First  a  single  cell  is  enclosed  and 
then  this  divides,  grows,  and  divides  again  until  the  resultant 
cells  form  isolated  groups  of  diads,  tetrads  or  octads  in  the 
same  capsule,  which  must  be  gradually  expanded  by  the  pressure 
within  the  surrounding  mycelial  tips  either  making  them  angular 
or  flattening  them  somewhat.     (Cf.  Fig.  3,  PL  15.) 

These  groups  of  isolated  cells  are  most  numerous  around  the 
perithecia  and  on  old  plants  much  distorted  by  many  perithecia. 
Often  these  cell- groups  are  pushed  outwards  from  the  edge  or 
surface  of  the  frond  like  buds,  or  gemmules.  This  is  best  seen 
in  the  cross  section,  where  they  stand  out  more  or  less  distinctly 
from  the  cellular  layer,  and  may  be  analogous  to  soredia,  as 
Reinseh  (Zur  Meeres  Algen  von  Siid-Georgien,  p.  426-427,  1890) 
has  suggested  in  the  case  of  his  Dermatomeris.     It  seems  from 


144  University  of  California  Fuhlications.  [botaxv 

the  cross  section  that  the  adventitious  frondnles,  arising  from  the 
surface  or  edge  of  the  frond,  develop  from  these  groups  of 
isolated  cells.  It  may  be  that  these  fronds  break  off  occasionally 
and  form  new  individuals,  as  their  attachment  is  very  slight. 
The  cell  groups  are  doubtless  forced  outwards  by  their  own  ra]>id 
growth  and  division,  which  is  usually  in  the  planes  at  right 
angles  to  the  surface  and  l)y  the  outward  pressure  of  the  growing 
hyi)lup  in  the  medulla  and  cortex  immediately  surrounding  the 
capsule. 

The  algal  cells  are  6-13  m  high  and  4-5  yt-t  wide.  They 
are  from  oblong  to  oval  in  shape,  with  the  longest  diameter 
at  right  angles  to  the  surface  of  the  frond,  so  that  the  two  cell 
layers  appear  much  like  the  palisade  cells  of  the  higher  plants: 
In  the  superficial  view  the  cells  seem  scattered  about  without  any 
special  order,  and  they  appear  almost  quadrangular  with  medium 
spaces  between  them. 

The  medulla  is  about  one-third  the  entire  thickness  of  the 
frond,  that  is,  20-50  /*  thick.  It  is  composed  of  innumerable 
fine  mycelial  filaments  interwoven  closely  in  all  directions, 
though  the  majority  are  parallel  to  the  surfaces.  A  gelatinous 
coat  surrounds  each  filament  and  these  coats  coalesce,  filling  in 
all  the  interspaces.  The  filaments  are  cylindrical,  hyaline  and 
much  finer  than  those  projecting  into  the  cortex,  being  scarcely 
1  ^  in  diameter.     The  walls  are  thick  and  the  contents  granular. 

The  perithecia  appear  on  the  surface  of  the  frond  as  blackish 
spherical  swellings.  They  measure  in  superficial  diameter  364- 
520  ^  and  are  usually  spherical  and  mammillate,  but  are 
sometimes  fiattened  oval.  Each  perithecium  consists  of  a  large 
rounded  cavity  of  aliout  the  diameter  of  the  normal  frond, 
surrounded  by  a  thick  wall.  In  the  cross  section  (Cf.  Fig.  3, 
PI.  15)  the  wall  is  seen  to  be  deeply  pigmented  about  the  ostiole, 
and  also  on  the  side  of  the  cavity,  opposite  the  ostiole,  that  is, 
the  basal  wall.  The  cavity  is  lined  by  a  colorless  thin  pseudo- 
parenchyniatous  layer,  from  which  the  club-shaped  asci  originate, 
and  project  towards  the  center.  The  surface  of  the  perithecium 
is  the  outer  cortical  layer  of  the  frond  which  is  somewhat  modi- 
fied by  the  growth  and  expansion  of  the  interior  tissues.  The 
algal  layer  is  also  consideral)ly  modified.     There  are  numerous 


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scattered  groups  of  algal  cells,  also  single  algal  cells  somewhat 
smaller  than  normal,  often  flattened  and  always  separated  by 
deeply  pigmented  mycelial  liranches.  Just  below  the  algal 
cell  is  a  dense  pseudoparenchyma  also  deeply  pigmented,  while 
beneath  this  is  a  thick  layer  of  colorless  parenchyma  which 
completely  surrounds  the  cavity  on  all  sides.  Within  this  is  the 
innermost  lining  of  the  perithecial  cavity,  a  thin  walled  proto- 
plasmic subhymenial  layer  from  which  the  asci  develop.  The 
transition  from  the  mycelial  filaments  to  the  pseudoparenchyma 
layer  is  almost  imperceptible.  The  mass  of  mycelial  threads  in 
the  medulla  appear  as  if  they  had  been  divided  in  the  center  and 
pressed  outwards  to  form  the  sides,  where  they  have  fused  and 
interwoven  in  forming  the  walls  about  the  asci.  On  the  sides 
of  the  perithecium  the  medullary  filaments  are  again  intertwined 
and  follow  their  normal  course  until  again  interrupted  by  the 
development  of  another  perithecium.  The  perithecium  projects 
on  both  surfaces  of  the  frond,  but  projects  farthest  on  the  ostiole 
or  apical  side.  The  ostiole  gradually  develops  after  the  perithe- 
cium begins  to  mature,  and  probably  is  formed  by  a  dissolution 
of  the  perithecial  walls  after  their  formation,  and  near  the  time 
of  the  maturity  of  the  spores.  There  is  a  small  canal  from  the 
inner  cavity  to  the  outer  opening  or  ostiole.  This  is  lined  and 
surrounded  at  the  inner  opening  by  fine,  colorless  hairs.  The 
ostioles  are  on  either  surface  of  the  frond,  as  some  perithecia 
open  on  one  side  and  some  on  the  other. 

The  inner  wall  of  the  perithecium  consists  of  one  layer  of 
cells,  flattened  tangentially,  thin  walled  and  protoplasmic.  This 
is  the  subhymenial  layer  from  which  the  asci  are  developed. 
The  layer  next  to  this  is  five  or  six  cells  deep,  has  thin  walls  also 
flattened  tangentially  and  often  pointed  at  the  ends.  The  outer 
layer  of  pseudoparenchyma  has  much  larger,  thicker  walled  cells, 
slightly  or  not  at  all  flattened,  pigmented  very  deeply  for  several 
cells  in  depth  on  the  upper  and  lower  surfaces,  and  slightly 
pigmented  on  the  sides  within  the  medulla.  The  pigmentation 
occasionally  extends  entirely  around  the  perithecium  and  into 
the  subh.ymenial  layer.  The  pigmentation  varies  greatly  even 
in  the  perithecia  of  the  same  frond,  both  in  the  thickness  and 
regularity  of  the  layer.     This  layer  seems  to  be  formed  by  the 


146  Vniversif)/  of  California  Puhlicationfi.  [botany 

coalesceuce  and  interweavinj?  of  tlie  outer  mycelial  branches,  and 
seems  also  to  send  out  hranehes  which  radiate  outwards  to  the 
surface  of  the  frond,  forming  a  network  between  the  algal  cells. 
At  the  upper  surface  of  the  perithecium,  the  mycelial  filaments 
which  project  close  around  the  ostiole  are  not  so  coarse  or  so 
deeply  pigmented.  This  explains  the  pale  color  of  the  apex  of 
the  perithecium.  Just  outside  this  circle  of  pale  hypha?  are  the 
coarse,  deeply  pigmented,  and  densely  packed  mycelial  tips  which 
form  a  wider  circle  about  the  ostiole,  and  surround  the  isolated 
groups  of  algal  cells,  or  single  cells  scattered  about  irregularly, 
and  fill  all  the  interspaces  closely.  From  the  ostiole  itself,  very 
fine  hyaline  hairs  project  outwards.  The  developing  perithecia 
show,  at  first,  a  small  lens-shaped  collection  of  hypha?  rich  in 
protoplasm  in  the  center  of  the  medulla.  It  soon  becomes  a 
complex  mass  with  three  to  five  radiating  centers  from  which 
the  protoplasmic  ascogenous  hyphse  develop  and  are  to  be  distin- 
guished by  their  deep  staining.  The  central  portions  and  peri- 
thecial  walls  take  the  stain  less  readily.  Finally  the  central 
tissues  disappear  and  a  layer  of  protoplasmic  cells  is  formed  on 
the  inside  of  the  perithecial  cavity,  which  later  produces  the  asei. 
By  the  expansion  of  the  central  cavity  and  the  elongation  and 
increase  of  the  medullary  filaments,  the  outer  lateral  filaments 
are  pressed  outwards,  bulging  out  the  cortical  layer  with  its  algal 
cells,  which  are  scattered  and  flattened  in  the  process.  During 
this  period  the  mycelial  threads  of  the  medulla  are  pressed 
together,  blended  and  interwoven,  to  form  the  pseudoparenchyma 
of  the  perithecial  walls.  Just  how  the  hyphal  tissue  in  the  center 
is  absorbed  or  spreads  out  to  form  the  perithecial  walls  of  delicate 
cells  surrounding  the  cavity  was  not  distinctly  seen,  but  probably 
the  fine  hypha-like  filaments  radiating  from  the  central  placenta 
interweave,  coalesce,  and  in  some  way  grow  to  the  perithecial 
wall  as  it  is  developing,  and  are  spread  out  by  their  expansion 
and  growth  to  form  this  thin  subhymenial  layer.  No  doubt  the 
cavity  within  is  greatly  increased  by  the  growth  and  expansion 
of  the  developing  asei  which  crowd  from  all  sides  toward  the 
center,  filling  it,  forcing  out  the  perithecial  walls  in  every 
direction,  and  thus  flattening  tangentially  the  cells  of  the  inner 
walls.  Only  the  innermost  layer  contains  granular  protoplasm, 
which  is  shown  by  eosin  or  hajmatoxylin  staining. 


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After  the  asei  have  formed,  a  dense  fine  hair-like  hyaline 
growth  develops  about  the  ostiole  and  projects  obliquely  down- 
wards into  the  perithecial  cavit^'  between  the  asci,  lining  the 
entire  canal  and  ostiole. 

The  asei  (Cf.  Fig.  4,  PI.  15)  when  they  first  arise  from  the 
subhymenial  layer  appear  like  club-shaped  projections  from  the 
perithecial  wall.  The  protoplasm  within  is  one  mass  at  first, 
but  it  very  soon  divides  to  form  the  eight  ascospores.  As  the 
ascospores  grow  the  asci  bulge  and  enlarge  like  small  balloons, 
forming  a  distinct  stalk,  the  eight  oval  spores  showing  very 
distinctly  through  the  delicate  thin  walls  of  the  ascus.  There  is 
an  enormous  number  of  asci  in  each  perithecium  and  they  are 
continually  forming,  as  may  be  seen  in  the  cross  section,  where 
they  appear  in  all  stages  from  those  just  budding  to  the  ripe 
ascus  with  its  eight  spores.  Hence,  though  the  asci  are  con- 
tinually ripening,  the  perithecia  are  always  crowded  with  them 
and  it  may  be  this  pressure  which  assists  in  bursting  the  walls  of 
the  asci,  causing  the  escape  of  the  ascospores  out  through  the 
ostiole.     The  asci  are  23-40  /^  long  by  10-18  i^  wide. 

The  ascospores  are  hyaline,  thick-walled,  one-celled  and 
3.5-7  /A  wide  by  10-13  ^  long.  They  vary  somewhat  both  in 
size  and  shape,  some  being  elliptical  and  others  broadly  oval. 
The  spore  contents  are  granular,  with  a  broad  Irregular  equato- 
rial band  of  very  refractive  liodies,  which  appear  like  oil  di-ops, 
yet  do  not  give  the  ordinary  reactions  for  oil  (Cf .  Fig.  5,  PL  15) . 
The  outer  part  of  this  equatorial  band  lying  next  the  wall  is 
protoplasm  which  stains  deeply  with  eosin  or  hfematoxylin. 

The  spores  are  discharged  in  vast  numbers,  when  the  fresh 
fronds  with  ripe  perithecia  are  placed  upon  moist  glass  slides. 
After  a  day  the  slides  are  covered  with  whitish  dots,  one  under 
each  perithecium.  The  spores  are  surrounded  by  a  whitish 
gelatinous  substance  when  ejected. 

The  freshly  discharged  spores  germinate  readily  in  a  moist 
chamber,  both  in  fresh  and  salt  water.  In  three  days  they  form 
long  germ  tubes,  especially  when  only  slightly  moist.  In  germ- 
inating, the  spore  becomes  swollen,  the  walls  appear  thinner,  the 
bands  of  refi-active  bodies  disappear  or  grow  thinner,  and  the 
mycelium  projects  either  from  the  end  or  the  side  adjacent  to  the 


148  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

equatorial  l)aiid  (Cf.  Fig.  6,  PI.  15).  The  protoplasm  of  the 
si)ore  with  the  refractive  bodies  flows  into  the  germinating  tube, 
which  grows  very  long  after  a  few  days,  branches  and  becomes 
septate.  After  germinating  the  spores  are  10-12  /^  wide  and 
18  /A  long.  The  young  mj-celium  is  3-4  fj-  in  diameter  when 
10-100  /^  long.  After  the  spore  has  been  germinated  several 
days,  the  mycelium  begins  to  branch,  and  often  forms  either  at 
the  tip  or  back  of  the  tip  bulb-like  swellings  nearly  as  large  as 
the  spore  itself.  All  along  the  mj-celium  the  transverse  septa 
occur  at  frequent  intervals  and  are  very  distinct. 

The  Ulva-composite  grows  just  about  the  upper  tide  mark  on 
the  shady  side  of  the  sandstone  boulders  at  the  entrance  of  the 
Bay  of  San  Francisco.  It  was  first  collected  at  Lauds  End  by 
Prof.  W.  A.  Setchell  in  October,  1898.  It  has  since  been  collected 
at  Fort  Point,  and  probably  occurs  all  along  that  shore  from 
Lands  End  to  the  Fort.  It  always  seeks  the  shade  and  some 
protection  from  the  full  force  of  the  waves,  and  occurs  in  patches 
of  various  sizes  from  a  few  inches  to  several  square  feet  in  extent. 
It  has  been  collected  every  month  in  the  year  and  always  with 
perithecia. 

It  is  always  associated  with  a  small  Ulva,  probably  U.  Cali- 
fornica  Wille,  and  almost  as  frequently  with  Enteromorplia 
minima.  Sometimes  a  patch  is  almost  entirely  composed  of  the 
composite  plants,  and  again,  with  almost  all  either  Ulva  or  Entero- 
morpha  and  l)ut  a  few  composite  plants.  Probably  it  is  either 
this  Ulva  or  this  Enteromorplia  which  forms  the  algal  portion 
of  the  composite  plant.  The  general  shape  and  size  of  the  fronds 
and  hold-fast  of  the  composite  suggests  Enleromorpha  Linza,  but 
in  the  cross  section  there  is  a  very  decided  difference.  The  cells 
of  the  Enteromorpha  are  much  smaller,  closer,  and  more  quad- 
rangular, while  the  long  axis  is  parallel  to  the  surface  instead  of 
at  right  angles,  as  in  the  composite  plant.  There  is  no  E.  Linza 
associated  with  the  composite  or  on  that  shore;  so  probably  that 
is  not  the  algal  part  of  the  composite,  as  the  presence  of  the 
fungus  could  hardly  explain  such  a  wide  difference  in  the  cells. 

The  composite  also  has  a  general  superficial  resemblance  to 
Enteromorpha  minima,  but  a  cross  section  shows  a  wide  differ- 
ence in  structure,  especially  in  size  and  shape  of  the  cells.     This 


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difference  is  so  great  that  it  is  not  at  all  probable  that  it  is  the 
algal  associate  in  the  composite  plant. 

Tne  Ulva,  however,  which  always  grows  with  the  composite 
is  somewhat  different   in   general   appearance.     It  has  smaller, 
broader,  and  thinner  fronds,  and  is  a  much  lighter  green  than 
the  composite.     The  cross  sections,  however,  resemble  each  other 
in  almost  every  detail.     The  size,  shape,  and  arrangement  of  the 
cells,  and  the  thickness  of  the  outer  gelatinous  layer  are  about 
the  same.     The  thickness  at  the  base  of  the  frond  is  67-100  /a, 
and  the  upper  part  of  the  frond    33-60  /*,   while  the  ceUs  are 
10-13    /(A   long    and    5.5-7    /^    wide.       All    these    measurements 
correspond   quite  satisfactorily  with  the  composite  plant.     The 
base    and  stipe    of    the    two   fronds    are    quite   different.      The 
composite  has  a  slender  stipe  gradually  widening  into  the  base 
of  the  frond,  and  is  brownish  to  hyaline,  with   but  few  small 
algal  cells,  which  seldom  ever  elongate  into  tubes  growing  down 
towards  the  hold-fast.     The  Ulva,  however,  has  Init  little  or  no 
stipe,  as  the  frond  spreads  abruptly  from  the  base  into  a  broad 
oval.     The  character  of  the  cells  near  the  base  is  entirely  different, 
as  they  become  much  larger,  while  the  lower  cells  form  long  tubes 
which  descend  into  the  hold-fast.    Yet  these  differences  might  be 
due  to  the  association  of  the  fungus  in  the  composite  plant ;  so  that 
it  seems  that  there  is  very  little  doubt  that  this  associate  Ulva  is 
the  algal  part  of  the  composite  plant.     There  is  also  little  doubt 
that  this    Ulva   is    U.    Calif  or  nica   Wille,   as   it   resembles   the 
authentic  specimens  published  in  Phycotheca  Boreali- Americana, 
No.  611.     The   cells   of    U.   Calif  or  nica  Wille,   are   more   quad- 
rangular and  slightly  thinner  and  smaller,  and  have  less  gelatin 
outside,  but  these  slight  differences  might  be  easily  explained  by 
the  different  localities  in  which  they  were  collected,  or  the  method 
of  preservation  and  time  of  collecting.     Wille' s  specimens  were 
collected  at  San  Diego,  but  the  species  is  probably  common  all 
along  the  California  coast,  and  like  most  plants  doubtless  varies 
somewhat  with  the  locality. 

The  algal  portion  cannot  be  Enteromorpha  Linza  or  E. 
mhiima  because  of  their  very  different  structure;  nor  can  it  be 
Ulm  Lactiim  L.  or  U.  fasciafa  Delile,  because  of  the  very  great 
difference  in  size,  habit,  and  general  structure.     We  can  there- 


150  University  of  California  Pnhlieations .  [botany 

fore  conclude  from  all  evidence  obtainable  that  the  algal  portion 
of  the  composite  is  Viva  Galifornica  Wille.  Thus  far  no  material 
has  been  examined  that  is  not  completely  penetrated  by  the 
mycelium,  and  bearing  perithecia.  This  fact  makes  it  seem 
probable  that  the  fungus  spores  germinate  and  enter  the  tissues 
of  the  young  Ulva  when  it  is  first  germinating  from  the  spore 
and  they  continue  their  development  together,  either  in  a  sym- 
biotic or  parasitic  relation.  In  this  way  all  the  tissues  of  the 
Ulva  are  entirely  penetrated  by  the  fungus,  and  therefore  we  find 
no  mature  Ulvas  with  the  mycelium  just  penetrating. 

The  fungus  forming  this  composite  with  the  Ulva  is  quite 
certainly  a  Guignardia  of  some  kind,  as  it  resembles  Guignardia _ 
Prasiolce  (Winter)*  in  habit,  development,  and  general  structure. 
It  is  probably  a  new  species,  as  its  spores  differ  from  that  spe- 
cies both  in  shape  and  size,  and  likewise  the  asci  and  perithecia. 
It  is  associated  with  the  Ulva  very  much  as  Reinsch's  fungus  in 
Dermatomeris  and  is  similar  in  habit,  but  the  spores  are  quite 
different . 

The  spores  are  oval,  with  thick  walls  and  10-13  /*  by  3.5-7  t^, 
while  the  asci  are  23-40  h-  by  10-13  H-.  The  perithecium 
measures  364-509  /*  on  the  outside  diameter  and  120-270  /^ 
on  the  internal  diameter.  Guignardia  Prasiolce  (Winter)  has 
spores  12-15  /^  by  3.5-4.5  /*,  and  asci  53-57  h-  long  by  9  y-  wide. 
The  perithecium  is  200-220  h-  wide.  The  spores  are  decidedly 
longer,  narrower,  and  more  pointed  than  those  in  the  Ulva.  The 
spores  of  Reinsch's  Dermatomeris  Georgiea  are  5.5  /^  by  2.5-2.8  f^, 
and  asci  33-47  h-  by  5.5^7  h-.  "  Sporocarp  130  /*  internal  and  148  /«. 
external  diameter."  From  the  above  comparison  it  is  conclusive 
that  our  fungus  is  a  different  species  of  Guignardia,  and  perhaps 
it  may  be  named  Guignardia  Ulvce,  as  most  fitting  and  suggestive, 
because  of  its  association  with  that  alga. 


* Lcestadia  PrasiolcB'Wmier.    The  species  must  be  transferred  to  Guignardia,  since  the 
name  Lasstadia  is  preoccupied  by  a  genus  of  Compositse. 


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THE  PRASIOLA-COMPOSITE. 

The  seeond  algal-composite,  when  fresh  and  moist,  is  a  dull 
olive- green,  bnt  becomes  brownish  to  leaden  olive  when  dry. 
The  older  plants  are  always  the  darker. 

The  fronds  are  very  much  broader  than  long,  much  curled 
and  crinkled,  and  often  the  edges  are  involute  until  they  meet, 
so  that  each  frond  seems  like  a  little  sack.  Each  plant  has  three 
or  four  fronds  arising  from  a  single  very  short  stipe  at  the 
center,  or  separate  stipes  from  a  small  central  hold-fast.  The 
plant  is  2-4  em.  across,  while  the  fronds  are  from  2-4  cm.  wide 
and  1-2  cm.  in  length.     (Cf.  Fig.  7,  PI.  15.) 

The  fronds  are  soft,  flabby,  and  easily  torn  when  moist,  but 
become  brittle  and  coriaceous  or  leathery  when  dried,  especially 
when  old  and  covered  with  perithecia.  The  greater  part  of  the 
surface  of  the  frond  is  roughened  by  the  brownish  hemispherical 
elevations  of  various  sizes,  180-454  ^  in  diameter  by  90-175  /* 
high.  They  are  scattered  over  both  surfaces  irregularly  from 
near  the  base  to  the  apex  of  the  frond.  The  cells  viewed  from 
the  surface  are  grouped  in  tetrads,  much  as  in  the  ordinary 
Prasiola,  and  the  tetrads  are  arranged  in  quadrate  or  polyg- 
onal areas,  with  distinct  hyaline  spaces  between.  In  the  young 
fronds,  having  but  little  or  no  fungus  in  the  tissues,  the 
tetrads  are  very  regular  and  the  interspaces  perfectly  hyaline, 
(Cf.  Fig.  13,  PI.  16)  but  in  older  fronds,  completely  occupied  by 
the  fungus,  the  interspaces  are  no  longer  hyaline  but  closely 
packed  with  pigmented  tips  of  the  liyphap.  These  tips  stand  up 
perpendicular  to  the  surface  like  pile  on  velvet,  and  are  sometimes 
between  the  cells  forming  the  tetrads,  as  well  as  the  areas  between 
the  tetrads.  It  is  these  tips  which  darken  the  fronds  and  increase 
their  thickness  and  toughness.  The  surface  measure  of  the  cells 
varies  from  4  to  10  /^  in  different  fronds. 

In  the  cross  section  the  outermost  gelatinous  layer  of  the 
frond  sometimes  shows  a  slight  stratification,  especially  in  the 
old  plants  having  many  perithecia.  The  outer  layer  is  also  denser 
and  the  hyphee  do  not  penetrate  through  it  to  its  surface. 
Beneath  this  layer  the  hyphfP  are  abundant  and  evenly  dis- 
tributed in  the  older  specimens,  but  very  much  more  scattered 


152  Universiti/  of  California  PuhUcaiions.  (botany 

and  less  abiiiidaiit  in  the  younger  plants.  Sections  were  made  of 
fronds  in  all  stages  of  combination,  from  those  without  any  or 
very  few  hyphal  threads,  to  those  completely  penetrated  with  a 
closely  interwoven  mycelium.      (Of.  Figs.  8-12,  PI.  16.) 

The  young  fronds,  scarcely  infected  with  the  fungi,  are 
monostromatic,  but  the  older  composites  are  from  eight  to  six- 
teen cells  thick.  This  gradual  increase  in  the  number  of  cells 
and  consequently  of  the  thickness  of  the  fronds  is  shown  in  the 
series  of  sections  represented  in  figures  8  to  12  on  i)la.te  16. 
Soon  after  the  fungus  takes  possession  of  the  frond,  the  cells 
begin  to  show  the  same  tetrad  arrangement  in  the  cross  section 
as  seen  from  the  surface,  there  being  one,  two,  three  or  four 
tetrads  in  the  cross  section  of  the  oldest  fronds.  Each  tetrad  is 
closely  surrounded  by  the  interwoven  mycelium  which  forms  a 
kind  of  capsule.  In  the  monostromatic  stage  the  cells  are  oblong 
to  oval  or  elliptical  and  often  columnar  like  the  palisade  cells  of 
the  higher  plants.  After  the  first  division,  which  is  always 
transverse  to  the  cell,  the  cells  become  quadrangular  and  alw^ays 
remain  so  in  the  later  stages.  The  tetrads  are  less  regular  in 
shape,  size,  and  arrangement  near  the  perithecia,  and  often  are 
separate  or  broken  up  into  two  or  even  into  single  cells  more  or 
less  flattened.  In  the  early  monostromatic  stage  the  cells  are 
11-14  /A  in  vertical  diameter  and  3-9  /*  in  horizontal  diameter; 
while  in  the  later  mature  stage  of  the  composite  the  cells  are 
5-11  /A  square.  The  immature  or  monostromatic  fronds  are 
16-45  jtA  thick,  while  the  mature  fronds  are  75-146  /*  thick. 

The  hyphte  which  invest  the  algal  cells,  and  are  interwoven 
in  all  directions  around  the  tetrads  are  very  coarse,  somewhat 
angular,  with  very  thick  walls  and  small  lumen.  They  vary  from 
1.5  to  3  /A  in  diameter  at  the  tips.  The  inner  hyph^e  are 
finer,  about  1  /*  in  diameter  and  colorless,  but  the  lateral 
branches,  projecting  out  into  the  cortex,  are  slightly  enlarged, 
becoming  club  shaped  and  also  slightly  pigmented,  especially  at 
the  extreme  tips  around  the  perithecia  and  on  the  surface  of  the 
frond.  They  stand  out  vertically,  embedded  just  beneath  the 
outermost  gelatinous  layer.  The  hyph«  do  not  enter  the  algal 
cells,  but  simply  lie  close  to  their  walls  completely  surrounding 
them,  forming  a  sort  of  capsule  about  each  tetrad  when  the  frond 
is  mature. 


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The  penetration  of  the  fungus  mycelium  into  the  frond  and 
its  contact  with  the  algal  cells,  seem  to  act  as  an  irritant  or 
stimulant  upon  the  cells,  and  cause  them  to  divide  in  a  plane  at 
right  angles  to  the  usual  division.  In  this  way  the  frond  becomes 
distromatic  or  polystromatie.  As  the  mycelial  threads  increase 
in  number,  and  the  cells  are  more  fully  invested  and  isolated 
from  each  other,  this  division  continues  until  each  half  has 
divided  two  or  three  times  and  "tetrads"  are  finally  formed. 
After  the  final  division  the  "tetrads"  are  completely  inclosed  in 
their  capsules  of  interlaced  mycelial  threads. 

The  perithecia  are  scattered  irregularly  over  the  surface  of  the 
frond  from  the  base  to  the  apex  and  vary  both  in  size  and  shape. 
They  are  usually  hemispherical  or  sometimes  slightly  mammillate 
and  brown  to  black  when  mature.  The  external  diameter  of  the 
perithecia  varies  from  273-450  /*,  and  the  internal  diameter 
from  110-216  h-.  In  the  cross  section  (cf.  Fig.  14,  PL  16) 
the  perithecium  lies  in  the  center  half-way  between  the  upper  and 
lower  surfaces  of  the  frond  where  there  are  but  few  scattered 
algal  cells.  At  the  sides  of  the  perithecium  the  tetrads  have 
been  pressed  together  and  In-oken  up  by  the  growth  and  expan- 
sion of  the  central  nucleus,  and  the  final  development  of  the 
perithecial  wall.  The  scattered  cells  on  the  upper  and  lower 
surfaces  of  the  perithecium  are  flattened  slightly  and  their  tetrad 
arrangement  completely  destroyed  by  the  expansion  of  the  peri- 
thecium .  The  perithecial  walls  are  of  medium  thickness  and  are 
pigmented  on  the  upper  part  about  the  ostiole  and  also  at  the 
base  opposite.  The  inner,  subhymenial  layer  is  full  of  proto- 
plasm and  thin  walled  and  is  pseudoparenchyma,  not  well  defined. 
This  gradually  changes  to  well  defined  thick- walled  pseudoparen- 
chyma as  it  passes  outward  toward  the  exterior,  the  thickest  walls 
and  deepest  pigmentation  being  toward  the  outer  surfaces,  there 
being  little  or  no  pigmentation  at  the  sides  of  the  perithecium. 
The  thick- walled  pseudoparenchyma  gradually  shades  into  the 
interwoven  mycelia  about  the  outer  perithecial  wall,  and  the 
mj-celial  branches  project  outward  from  its  surface  into  the 
cortex  or  joins  with  the  medullary  threads  at  the  sides  continuing 
the  center  of  the  frond  until  interrupted  by  another  perithecium. 

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protoplasm  in  the  center  of  the  frond.  This  exi)ands  and  is 
exposed  in  a  dense  growth  of  interwoven  hyphfe  which,  as  the 
perithecium  increases  in  size,  seem  to  fuse  more  or  less  to  form 
the  pseudoparenchyma  wall  while  the  upper  and  lower  walls 
become  pigmented.  While  the  perithecial  wall  is  forming  the 
central  mass  of  protoplasm  seems  to  become  constricted  into  sev- 
eral lobes,  then  a  space  appears,  and  finally  a  rounded  cavity 
with  a  lining  of  protoplasmic  thin-walled  cells  or  closely  inter- 
woven mycelial  threads,  from  which  the  asci  are  developed,  later. 
It  is  during  this  expansion  of  the  perithecium  that  the  walls  of 
the  frond  are  rounded  outwards,  and  the  algal  cells  are  flattened 
and  rearranged. 

The  ostiole  is  rather  small,  and  very  probably  is  developed  by 
a  resorption  of  the  perithecial  walls  in  that  region,  as  there  is 
no  indication  of  either  the  ostiole  or  canal  in  the  young  immature 
perithecium.  The  ostiole  is  surrounded  by  a  dense  growth  of 
slender  colorless  hyph«  which  extend  into  the  canal  and  project 
into  the  cavity  of  the  perithecium.  The  asci  develop  from  the 
entire  inner  wall  of  the  perithecium,  and  from  the  subhymenial 
layer,  and  project  into  the  central  cavity.  They  develop  succes- 
sively, so  are  found  in  all  stages  from  the  tiny  hypha-like 
projections  to  the  mature  ascus  with  the  ripe  ascospores.  The 
mature  asci  are  long  club-shaped  stalked  bodies  23-40  /^  long 
by  7-14  /A  wide,  and  contain  eight  ascospores.  The  spores  are 
long  and  narrow  with  pointed  ends,  and  walls  of  medium  thick- 
ness. The  spores  when  stained  show  a  broad  equatorial  band  of 
protoplasm,  within  which  are  numerous  granules  and  oil  di'ops. 
The  spores  have  thin  walls,  are  hyaline  and  measure  from 
8.5-13.5  /A  in  length  and  3-4  /«■  in  width.  When  discharged  the 
spores  are  inclosed  in  a  mucilaginous  covering,  which  causes 
them  to  adhere  rather  closely  together  in  masses. 

The  Prasiola- composite  described  above  was  collected  by 
Prof.  W.  A.  Setchell,  in  the  summer  of  1899,  in  two  widely 
separated  localities  in  Alaska.  It  was  found  in  great  abundance, 
growing  on  the  rocks  near  the  tide  line  on  the  coasts  of  Unalaska 
and  Kadiak  Islands.  A  Prasiola  free  from  the  fungus,  and 
undoubtedly  the  same  species  as  in  the  composite,  was  found  on 
the  same  rocks. 


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There  is  not  the  least  donbt  that  the  algal  portion  of  this 
Alaskan  composite  is  a  Prasiola,  but  of  just  what  species  it  is 
rather  difficult  to  determine  as  I  have  access  to  but  few  authentic 
specimens,  and  most  of  the  descriptions  and  figures  are  inadequate 
and  unsatisfactory.  Both  the  habit  of  the  composite  and  its 
association  with  the  fungus  suggest  Masfodia  iessellata  Hooker, 
but  Hooker's  figures  appear  to  be  diagrammatic,  while  his 
description  does  not  agree  with  our  Alaskan  specimen.  Hariot, 
however,  collected  the  same  ^^  Prasiola  tessellaia  "  on  the  Island  of 
Terra  Del  Fuego,  and  carefully  describes  it  in  his  article  on  the 
algfB  of  the  "Mission  Scientifique  du  Cap  Horn's"  (1882-83). 
He  carefully  describes  and  figures  the  microscopic  structure,  and 
compares  his  material  with  Hooker's  specimens,  finding  them  to 
be  identical,  though  his  specimens  were  marine  and  Hooker's 
were  fresh  water.  Hariot  discovered  the  composite  nature  of  the 
Mastodia,  which  Hooker  never  suspected,  and  decided  that  it  was 
Prasiola  tessellaia  associated  with  an  ascomycetous  fungus, 
Liesiadia  Prasiohe  Winter.  Since  Hooker's  first  publication  of 
Mastodia  tessellaia  in  the  Journal  of  Botany  (1845)  it  has  been 
republished,  figured,  and  described  by  several  botanists,  yet 
Hariot  is  the  only  one  who  really  makes  the  nature  of  the 
composite  clear.  In  1849,  Kiitzing  referred  Mastodia  iessellata. 
Hook,  to  the  genus  Prasiola.  He  gives  a  figure  in  Tabula 
Phycologicffi  (Cf.  Vol.  5,  PI.  40),  which,  according  to  Hariot, 
resembles  the  plant  described  by  Hooker  and  Harvey.  Rab- 
enhorst  in  1868  (Fl.  Europ.  Alg.  Ill,  p.  311)  reproduces 
Kiitzing' s  figures  and  descriptions,  but  does  not  mention  the 
conceptacles  which  characterize  it,  or  make  any  comment  upon 
the  nature  of  the  plant.  J.  G.  Agardh  also  discusses  the 
"  Viva  tessellaia "  of  Hooker  and  Harvey,  and  the  Prasiola 
iessellata  of  Kiitzing,  and  decides  that  they  are  synonymous; 
but  at  the  same  time  he  considers  Mastodia  to  be  a  dis- 
tinct genus.  Bornet  likewise  studied  Hooker's  Mastodia  and 
decided  that  it  was  a  composite  consisting  of  a  Prasiola  and 
an  ascomycetous  fungus.  With  all  these  discussions  of  the 
Mastodia  and  Prasiola  iessellata,  there  is  no  description  of 
the  Prasiola  any  better  than  Hooker's;  hence  the  difficulty  of 
comparing  the  Prasiola  of  the  Alaskan  composite.     The  Alaskan 


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Prasiola  differs  from  Hooker's  Prasiola  tesselhda  iu  the  shape 
and  color  of  the  fronds  and  in  the  arrangements  of  the  tetrads 
and  areoles.  There  is  not  that  distinct  tessellate  arrangement  of 
the  tetrads,  but  the  areoles  are  polygonal  or  imperfectly  quadrate. 

This  Alaskan  Prasiola,  as  seen  from  the  surface,  resembles 
none  of  the  authentic  specimens  available  for  comparison,  except 
Prasiola  furfuracea  (Mert.)  Menegh,  collected  in  Sweden  by 
Nordstedt.  The  cells  of  this  specimen  are  smaller  and  the  cells 
and  tetrads  and  hyaline  spaces  are  not  so  distinct.  The  cross 
sections  resemble  one  another,  lint  P.  furfuracea  is  thinner  than 
the  Alaskan  specimen.  The  frond  of  P.  furfuracea  is  20-23  /^ 
thick,  and  the  cells  10-13  /*  vertical  diameter  and  4-C  i^ 
horizontally.  The  fronds  of  the  Alaskan  Prasiola  are  16-45  /a 
thick  and  cells  11-14  /^  vertically  and  4-9  /^  horizontally. 
Another  specimen  of  Prasiola  furfuracea,  collected  bj'H.  Heiden 
at  Mecklenburg,  (lermany,  and  published  in  Phykotheka  Uni- 
versalis Fasc.  IX  No.  438,  is  quite  different  from  both  the 
Nordstedt  specimen  and  our  Alaskan  Prasiola.  In  Heiden 's 
specimen  the  tetrad  areas  are  arranged  between  lines  radiating 
from  the  base  of  the  frond,  but  near  the  outer  edge  the 
areas  are  like  those  in  Norstedt's  specimen.  The  cells  and  the 
plants  are  very  much  smaller,  while  the  fronds  are  stipitate 
instead  of  sessile  as  in  Nordstedt' s  specimen.  If  both  these  speci- 
mens are  correctly  determined  this  species  must  vary  greatlj"; 
yet  even  then  it  could  scarcely  be  considered  the  same  species  as 
the  Alaskan  Prasiola.  There  is  even  a  wider  difference  between 
our  Prasiola  and  P.  crispa  (Lightf.)  Ag.,  both  iu  the  surface 
view  and  in  the  cross  section.  The  cells  of  P.  crispa  are  larger, 
coarser,  and  stand  out  more  prominently  on  the  surface,  while 
the  areas  are  rather  rectangular  and  very  distinctly  separated  by 
a  hyaline  space.  The  fronds  are  very  thin  and  flabby  and  are 
very  broadly  reniform  with  rufQed  edges. 

Our  Prasiola  does  not  agree  with  any  Prasiola  described  in 
De  Toni's  Sylloge  Algarum,  so  is  probalily  a  new  species.  It 
seems  wise  then  to  give  this  Prasiola  a  provisional  specific  name 
until  more  is  known  about  this  genus  and  the  species  have  been 
carefully  revised  after  a  thorough  study.  In  the  meantime  we 
suggest   the   name    P.  boreaUs  as   a   good   name,  indicating  its 


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northern  habitat.      The  description  will   be   given  later  in  the 
paper. 

The  fungns  associated  with  the  Prasiola  horealis  is  probably 
a  different  species  from  that  collected  hy  Hooker  and  Hariot,  as 
there  is  considerable  difference  in  the  measnrements  of  both 
the  asci  and  ascospores.  The  Alaskan  species  has  spores 
8.5-13.5  /A  by  3-4  /*  and  asci  25-33  /«■  by  7-14  t^,  while  the  spores 
of  Harlot's  species,  according  to  Winter,  measure  12-15  /^  by 
3.5-4-5  /A,  and  the  asci  53-57  /*  by  9  or  10  /*.  The  spores  of  the 
Alaskan  species  are  shorter  and  thicker  in  proportion  than 
those  of  Guignardia  Prasiohe  (Winter),  so  that  both  tne  shape 
and  size  differ  from  Winter's  species.  It  may  be  appropriately 
named  Guignardia  Ala.skana,  and  will  be  described  later. 


RELATION    OF    THE   FUNGUS    TO    THE   ALGA. 

Upon  a  careful  examination  of  the  Ulva-composite,  the  idea 
of  a  symbiotic  relation  between  the  alga  and  fungus,  similar  to 
that  of  the  ordinary  lichen,  is  suggested.  The  outer  gelatinous 
layer  with  the  erect  hyphal  filaments  embedded  in  it,  the  layer  of 
green  algal  cells  beneath,  which  are  separated  from  one  another 
by  these  upright  filaments,  and  in  the  center  the  medullary 
layer  of  compactly  woven  filaments  surrounded  by  gelatin  which 
completely  separates  the  algal  cells  of  the  upper  and  lower 
surfaces  of  the  frond,  all  suggest  very  strongly  the  lichen 
structures,  while  the  perithecia,  scattered  irregularly  over  the 
surfaces  of  the  road,  and  opening  on  either  surface,  together 
with  the  structure  of  the  perithecia,  especially  the  parenchy- 
matous layer  and  its  pigmentation,  are  also  very  much  like 
certain  ascomycetons  lichens  with  heteromerous  thalli. 

In  texture  and  general  superficial  appearance,  the  fronds  are 
also  very  similar  to  some  lichens.  The  bud-like  projections  of 
the  isolated  cell  groups  which  form  small  adventitious  fronds,  or 
possibh'  soredia,  are  likewise  characteristic  of  lichens. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  plant  retains  the  general  Ulva  form 
and  structure,  having  the  usual  holdfast,  stipe  and  ordinary 
shaped  fronds  with  the  two  layers   of   cells   of    nearly  normal 


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shape,  size  and  interspaces,  and  also  an  outer  gelatinous 
envelope  of  about  the  ordinary  thickness. 

Of  course  there  are  some  alterations  in  the  form  and  structure 
of  the  alga;  but  this  always  occurs  where  a  parasite  takes  com- 
plete possession  of  its  host  and  penetrates  all  its  tissues.  Under 
such  conditions  the  alga  could  not  develop  normally  in  every 
detail.  Consequently  there  is  a  general  thickening  of  the  frond, 
a  deeper  coloration,  a  greater  irregularity  in  shape  and  surface 
of  frond,  with  leathery  texture,  and  also  less  regular  and  nar- 
rower cells. 

All  these  changes  would  naturally  result  from  the  growth 
and  development  of  the  mycelium  between  the  cells  and  in  the 
medulla.  The  development  of  the  perithecia  completes  the 
abnormal  growth  and  change  in  the  form  of  the  frond,  by 
causing  the  numerous  swellings  and  openings  into  the  medulla. 
Perhaps  instead  of  being  a  symbiotic  relation,  where  each  is 
benefited,  it  may  l)e  a  case  of  extreme  parasitism,  where  the 
ascomycete  is  the  aggressor  and  receives  all  the  benefit  at  the 
expense  of  the  alga.  In  none  of  the  material  examined  has  any 
alga  been  found  fruiting  or  showing  any  signs  of  fruit.  Probably 
it  has  not  vitality  enough  to  support  the  funguS/  and  also  fruit. 
Yet  the  plant  continues  comparatively  abundant  and  persistsnt 
throughout  the  year.  The  ascomycete  on  the  contrary  continues 
producing  ascospores  throughout  the  year  with  undiminished 
vigor  and  abundance.  The  fungus  is  evidently  favorabl}^  situated 
for  growth  and  reproduction. 

It  may  be  after  all  that  the  relation  of  these  two  plants  is 
symbiotic,  and  they  may  be  mutually  benefited  by  the  union, 
though  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  fungus  receives  the  most, 
because  it  cannot  exist  without  a  chlorophyllose  plant  to  produce 
its  food,  while  the  alga  is  able  to  get  its  nourishment  dire(!tly 
from  inorganic  material.  It  furnishes  not  only  food  but  also 
protection  to  the  ascomycete.  Possibly  the  mycelium  of  the 
ascomycete  toughens  and  holds  the  frond  together  so  that  it  can 
better  resist  wind  and  weather.  It  is  certainly  much  tougher 
and  better  able  to  resist  the  waves  than  an  ordinary  Ulva. 

In  the  Prasiola-composite  the  relation  of  the  fungus  to  the 
Prasiola  is  probably  much  the  same  as  that  of  the  Ulva,  though 


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the  transformation  of  the  Prasiola  is  much  more  striking,  and 
the  structure  more  closely  approaches  that  of  the  ordinary  lichen  • 
Here  the  relation  seems  much  more  like  that  of  a  lichen  fungus 
to  its  gonidial  alga,  than  of  an  ordinary  parasite.  The  fronds  of 
the  Prasiola-composite  are  entirely  different  from  the  normal 
Prasiola  in  structure,  as  well  as  in  general  appearance.  The 
peculiar  manner  in  which  the  cells  divide  in  three  planes  and  form 
"tetrads,"  thus  enormously  thickening  the  frond,  certainly  sug- 
gests the  lichen  formation.  The  fact  that  the  "tetrads"  are  so 
entirely  isolated  and  so  widely  scattered  also  suggests  the  distribu- 
tion of  lichen  gonidia  in  the  thallus.  Likewise  the  density  of  the 
interwoven  mycelium  and  the  pigmentation  of  the  outer  layer  with 
the  numerous  irregularly  scattered  perithecia,  still  further  estab- 
lishes the  belief  that  it  is  a  lichen.  It  seems  very  probable  that 
this  Prasiola  is  the  gonidia  of  a  lichen  fungus,  which  surrounds  it 
and  associates  with  it  very  much  in  the  same  way  as  in  Reinsch's 
Dermatomeris  and  Hooker's  Mastodia.  The  Prasiola-composite 
resembles  both  the  Mastodia  and  Dermatomeris  in  several 
important  details;  as  the  isolated  "tetrads,"  the  perithecia,  and  the 
dense  mycelium  separating  these  cells  forming  the  "tetrads,"  as 
well  as  the  general  habit  of  the  ])lant.  Indeed  they  are  so  much 
alike  in  both  structure  and  habit,  that  if  Reinsch  is  correct  in  his 
classificatioa  of  Dermatomeris,  this  Prasiola-composite  should  be 
classed  with  them  as  an  endocarpous  lichen.  The  Mastodia, 
which  is  also  a  Prasiola-composite,  is  a  fresh  water  species  and 
differs  in  several  details  of  structure,  if  Hooker's  figures  are 
correct.  They  are  much  alike  in  surface  view,  but  in  cross 
section  Hooker's  figures  show  only  a  single  layer  of  algal  cells. 
The  interweaving  mycelium  does  not  show,  but  only  the  peri- 
thecia, while  Harlot's  figures  show  all  these  details  and  resemble 
ours  quite  closely.  Perhaps  the  Ulva  composite  should  also  be 
classed  in  this  same  group,  though  it  is  much  less  distorted  and 
transformed  by  the  fungus  than  the  Prasiola,  and  resembles  a 
lichen  much  less,  both  in  external  appearance  and  structure. 
Yet  in  spite  of  these  differences  these  four  composites  are 
undoubtedly  closely  related  and  seem  to  approach  the  true  lichen 
structure.  It  seems  best,  however,  in  view  of  the  later  ideas 
concerning  lichens,  to  describe  them  simply  as  composites  of 
merely  parasitic  relationship. 


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GEOGRAPHIC  DISTRIBUTION. 

It  is  a  rather  interesting  fact  that  the  first  specimens  of  such 
marine  composites  should  have  been  collected  in  the  Antarctic; 
regions  and  the  last  near  the  Arctic  regions,  though  not  within  the 
Arctic  Circle.  It  is  also  noteworthy  that  two  composites  have  algas 
in  the  same  genus  and  all  have  fungi  of  the  same  genus,  so  that 
they  are  very  closely  related  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  they  come 
from  opposite  hemispheres.  The  Alaskan  species,  in  all  proba- 
bility, is  widely  distributed  along  the  Northern  Pacific  shores, 
and  may  extend  into  the  Arctic  region.  The  Ulva-composite, 
thus  far  collected  only  in  San  Francisco  Bay,  may  extend  up  and 
down  the  coast  some  distance. 


DESCRIPTIONS. 

Prasiola  borealis,  sp.  nov. 

Fronds  broad  concave  cuneate  to  broadly  obovate,  with  a 
stipe,  or  sessile,  margins  crenulate,  crispate,  or  entire,  bright 
green,  thin  to  medium,  flabby  and  membranaceous;  plants  sub- 
erect  0.5-1  cm.  high,  forming  a  small  rosette  of  three  or  four 
fronds  from  a  small  hold-fast.  Cells  in  surface  view  quadrate 
medium  size,  arranged  in  distinct  tetrads  with  a  well  marked 
space.  The  tetrads  are  disposed  in  quadrate  or  polygonal  areas, 
with  wide  spaces  between  them.  Cells  in  cross  section  oblong 
to  oval  or  columnar,  close  together  with  a  thick  gelatinous  cortex 
on  both  surfaces.  The  cells  are  11-14  m-  vertical  diameter  and 
4-9  H-  horizontal.     The  frond  is  33-4-')  /x  thick. 

Guignardia  Ulv3e  sp.  nov. 

Perithecia  numerous  scattered  irregularly  over  fronds,  large, 
conspicuous,  dark  brown  to  black,  spherical,  immersed  in  the 
thallus  of  Ulva  Californica  Wille,  but  prominent  on  both 
surfaces,  364-509  /*  in  diameter,  vertex  convex,  pore  simple,  pale 
to  hyaline,  opening  on  either  side  of  the  frond.  Asci  balloon 
shaped,  stalked,  with  eight  spores,  53-57  /*  long,  9  t^  wide. 
Spores  oblong  to  oval,  thick  walled  with  granular  or  oily  con- 
tents, hyaline,  10-13  /"•  long  by  3.5-7  p-  wide. 


Vol.11  Reed.  —  Tivo  New  Ascomyeetons  Fungi.  161 

Guignardia  Alaskana  sp.  nov. 

Perithecia  dark  brown  or  blackish,  numerous,  scattered  irreg- 
ularly, large,  spherical,  immersed  in  the  thalli  of  Prasiola  horealis, 
projecting  on  both  surfaces,  273-450  /*  in  diameter,  vertex 
convex,  pore  simple,  opening  on  either  surface  of  the  frond. 
Asci  club-shaped  with  long  stalks,  eight  spored,  25-33  p-  long 
and  7-14  /*  wide.  Spores  narrowly  elliptical,  with  pointed  ends, 
with  medium  thin  walls,  hyaline:  8.5-13.5  /^  long,  3-4  i"-  wide. 


METHODS. 

For  the  coarser  anatomy  and  general  structure,  ordinarj^ 
razor  sections  were  used,  but  for  the  more  minute  study  of  the 
mycelium  and  perithecial  walls  it  was  necessary  to  embed  and 
section  with  the  microtome. 

I  fixed  my  material,  after  soaking  in  sea  water,  by  boiling 
in  a  saturated  solution  of  corrosive  sublimate  a  moment,  then 
running  up  from  50  per  cent,  into  100  per  cent,  alcohol,  passing 
through  bergamot  oil  and  into  paraffine.  The  sections  were 
2-6  /A  thick. 

A  water  solution  of  eosiu  proved  excellent  for  bringing  out 
the  mycelium  and  the  perithecium  with  its  contents.  The  proto- 
plasm in  the  mycelial  threads,  and  in  asci  or  ascospores  stained 
deeply,  leaving  the  cell  walls  and  mycelial  walls  in  distinct 
contrast. 

The  best  stain  for  the  finest  detail  study  is  the  iron  ha?ma- 
toxylin  which  brings  out  the  mycelia  and  pseudoparenchyma  of 
the  perithecium  very  distinctly. 

Thionin,  anilin  blue  and  Congo  red  were  also  used  for  stains, 
but  they  were  not  very  satisfactory. 


Plate  15. 
Ulva-composite. 

1. — Typical  group  of  plants  of  Ulva  Californica  Wille,  infested  with  Gnig- 
nardia  Ulvae  Reed.     (nat.  size.) 

2. — Portion  of  surface  view,  showing  "capsules"  of  cells  of  the  Ulva  sur- 
rounded by  the  tips  of  the  peripheral  pigmented  hyphee.  (B.  & 
L.,  oc,  2,  obj.  1/12.) 

3. — Cross  section  through  the  center  of  a  perithecium.  (B.  &  L.  oe.  2, 
obj.  1/2.) 

■i. — Three  asci  from  a  perithecium.      (B.  and  L.  oc.  2,  obj.  1/12). 

.5. — Seven  spores,  ejected  from  a  perithecium.      (B.  &  L.,  oc.  2,  obj.  1/12.) 

6.  — Spores  germinating  in  water.      (B.  &  L.  oe.  2,  obj.  1/12.) 

Prasiola-composite. 

7. — Typical  group  of  plants  of  Praslola  horeaMs'Reed,  infested  hy  Gu if/ >un-dia 
Alaskana  Reed.     (nat.  size.) 


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Plate  16. 
Prasiola-composite. 

8. — Cross  section  of  Frasioht  horeaUs  Reed,  unaffected  by  the  fungus.      (B. 
L.,  oc.  2,  obj.  1/6.) 

9. — Cross  section  of  Prasiola  composite,  showing-  slight  effect  of  the  fungus 
upon  the  alga.     (B.  &  L.,  oe.  2,  obj.  1/6.) 

10. — Similar  section  from  a  composite  plant  more  strongly  affected.     (B.  & 
L.,  oc.  2,  obj.  1/6.) 

11. — Similar  section   from    a  composite   plant  still  more  strongly   affected. 
(B.  &  L.  oc.  2,  obj.  1/6.) 

12. — Similar  section  from  a  plant  showing  nearly  if  not  quite,  the  maximum 
effect  of  the  fungus.      (B.  &  L.,  oc.  2,  obj.  1/6.) 

13. — Portion  of  surface  view  of  Prasiola  horeaUs  Reed,  showing  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  cells.      (B.  &  L.,  oc.  2,  obj.  1/6.) 

14. — Cross  section  through  the  center  of    a    perithecium.      (B.  &  L.,  oc.  2, 

obj.  1/4.) 

Figures  1  and  7  were  drawn  from  nature  by  Mr.  H.  N.  Bagley.  The  rest 
of  the  figures  were  drawn  with  the  aid  of  the  camera  lucida  by  the  author 
and  prepared  for  reproduction  by  Mr.  Bagley. 


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ALG^  OF  NORTHWESTERN  AMERICA. 


INTRODUCTION. 

No  account  of  any  completeness,  or  of  pretension  towards  com- 
pleteness, of  the  alggeof  the  northwestern  coast  of  North  America 
has  ever  been  published.  Various  accounts  have  been  written 
and  odd  references  have  been  made  in  general  and  special  works, 
but  nothing-  which  has  Ijrought  together  all  the  available  mater- 
ials. We  have  l^een  at  work  for  some  time  trjdng  to  obtain 
such  a  knowledge  as  to  warrant  the  attempt,  and  in  the  following 
pages  we  shall  try  to  bring  together  all  that  is  known  to  us, 
either  from  specimens  or  from  the  literature,  of  the  alg*  of  the 
region  known  as  the  Northwest  Coast.  Unfortunately,  the  spec- 
imens from  which  the  earlier  accounts  are  drawn,  are  all  pre- 
served, as  many  as  still  survive,  in  various  European  herbaria 
and  are,  as  yet,  inaccessible  to  us.  We  have  tried,  however,  to 
make  full  use  of  such  study  as  has  been  made  of  these  in  the 
later  days  and  published  or  communicated  to  us.  While  we  have 
tried  to  discuss,  or  at  least  to  mention,  every  alga  credited  to 
our  territory,  we  have  laid  the  greatest  stress  upon  the  results  of 
our  own  studies  in  the  field  and  upon  specimens  communicated 
to  us,  or  otherwise  accessible.  This  account,  then,  represents 
largely  our  own  experience  in  attempting  to  obtain  a  knowledge 
of  this  algal  flora. 


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GEOGRAPHY. 

The  limits  set  for  this  account,  from  the  geographical 
point  of  view,  range  from  Cape  Flattery  at  the  northwest- 
ern corner  of  the  State  of  Washington,  northward  along  the 
coast  to  the  region  of  Kotzebue  Sound  on  the  Arctic  coast  of 
Alaska.  This  general  region  is  chosen  for  several  reasons  of 
algal  distribution.  The  study  of  the  algae  of  the  entire  western 
coast  of  North  America  has  made  it  fairly  plain  that  there  are 
four,   or  possibly  five  regions  of  algal  growth  ou  the  western 

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168  Lfniversiiif  of  California  Pnhli cation,^.  [botanv 

coast  of  North  America,  well  marked  off,  viz.; — the  Boreal, 
the  North  Temperate,  the  North  Subtropical,  and  the  Tropical 
Regions.  The  Tropical  Region  is  almost  unknown  as  regards  its 
algal  inhabitants,  but  from  data  existing  in  our  collections, 
seems  to  have  its  northern  boundary  somewhere  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Magdalena  Bay,  on  the  coast  of  Lower  California  in 
the  Republic  of  Mexico.  It  may  be  characterized  roughly  by  the 
absence  of  even  the  warmer  water  Laminariacege  and  the  abun- 
dance of  Sargassacete,  Dictyotace^,  and  other  tropical. groups. 
From  the  northern  limit  of  the  Tropical  Region,  there  extends 
northward  a  Subtropical  Region  which  has  its  northern  bound- 
ary fairly  sharply  mai'ked  by  Point  Conception  in  Santa  Barl.)ara 
County  in  the  State  of  California.  This  region  is  characterized 
by  the  presence  of  Laminariaceae  of  the  warmer  waters,  such 
as  species  of  Eisenia,  Pelagophycus,  and  Egregia  {E.  la'Hgata 
Setchell),  by  certain  Dictyotaceae,  as  well  as  warmer  water 
Rhodophycete,  all  of  which  are  either  strictly  limited  to  the 
northward  by  Point  Conception,  or  else  are  to  he  found  only  in 
warmer  isolated  areas  above  it.  On  passing  to  the  north  of 
Point  Conception,  a  decided  change  is  experienced  in  the  compo- 
sition of  the  algal  flora.  The  groups  just  mentioned  are  absent, 
and  certain  species  characteristic  of  the  colder  waters  to  the  north 
are  met  with,  mingled  in  certain  favored  and  sheltered  localities 
with  species  of  warmer  waters.  None  of  the  strictly  subtropical 
Laminariaceae  are  met  with,  except  occasionally  the  last  one 
mentioned.  No  Sargassaceae  are  found,  nor  any  of  the  Dictyo- 
taceaB,  at  least  none  have  been  found  growing.  In  turn,  we  meet 
with  the  Nereocystis  of  the  colder  waters,  with  certain  species  of 
Laminaria,  with  the  northern  Egregia  {E.  Meuzicsii  (Turner) 
Areschoug) ,  and  with  other  colder  water  forms,  less  striking, 
but  no  less  characteristic  of  this  region.  The  algal  flora  of  the 
Temperate  Region  remains  fairly  unchanged  until  we  come  to 
Puget  Sound,  when  we  find  many  of  its  characteristic  species 
intermingled  with  those  of  the  Boreal  Region.  The  species 
characteristic  of  the  Boreal  Region,  extend  to  some  extent,  at 
least,  into  Puget  Sound,  intermingling  there  with  the  species  of  the 
warmer  waters  to  the  southward  and  the  latter,  in  turn,  in  some 
special  cases,  extend  even  farther  northward  to  the- region  of 


vor..  11     Setchell-Gardner . — AlgcB  of  N'ortJitvestern  America.       169 

Sitka,  or  even  to  Yakutat  Bay  or  farther  west  on  the  shores  of 
the  Gulf  of  Ahiska.  When  we  enter  Bering  Sea,  however,  even 
many  species,  characteristic  of  the  Boreal  Region  in  its  lower 
part,  stop  but  some  continue  on  even  into  the  northern  part. 
There  are  some  reasons,  at  present  not  supported  by  as  strong 
evidence  as  may  be  desired,  for  believing  that  it  may  be  neces- 
sary ultimately  to  distinguish  between  an  Upper  and  a  Lower 
Boreal  Region.  The  distribution  of  Thalassiophyllum,  and  of  a 
few.  other  species  point  toward  this.  The  Boreal  Region  is  to  be 
characterized  by  the  occurrence  of  Laminaria  saccharina  in 
various  forms,  certain  Alarife,  certain  digitate  Laminariae, 
Chorda,  BJiodymenia  pertusa  (P.  &  R.)  J.  Agardh,  forms  of 
R.  palmata,  Agarum  etc.,  to  say  nothing  of  the  large  and  con- 
spicuous Alaria  fistnlosa  P.  &  R.  which,  however,  is  one  of  the 
species  which  does  not  extend  down  into  the  vicinity  of  Puget 
Sound.  The  Boreal  Region  has  a  distinct  admixture  of  Arctic 
and  North  Atlantic  species,  or  of  species  allied  to  these  and  dis- 
tinct in  type  from  those  of  the  North  Temperate  Region.  As  we 
proceed  north  into  the  Bering  Sea,  this  Arctic  cast  becomes  more 
distinct  as  the  number  of  species  becomes  less  and  many  of  the 
characteristic  species  of  the  Lower  Boreal  are  conspicuous  by 
their  absence.  Of  the  Arctic  coast  of  Northwestern  America,  we 
know  nothing,  or  practically  nothing,  of  the  algal  inhabitants. 

In  this  account,  we  have  included  such  of  the  Aleutian  Is- 
lands and  the  islands  in  Bering  Sea  as  belong  to  the  United 
States,  more  for  reasons  of  convenience  than  any  that  are  purely 
geographical  or  floral.  An  account  of  the  species  of  Bering 
Island  and  of  the  Ochotsk  Sea  would  come  naturally  into  a  con- 
sideration dealing  with  the  shores  of  the  Bering  Sea,  but  for 
reasons  of  lack  of  opportunity  of  examining  specimens  from  these 
shores,  must  necessarily  be  omitted. 

We  have  spoken  of  regions  of  distribution,  as  may  be  i)lain 
from  the  text,  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  marine  alga3.  We 
have  included  in  our  account  the  species  of  the  fresh  waters  and 
damp  places  of  the  coast  country  also,  since  the  materials  have 
come  to  us  with  the  other,  but  as  regards  distribution,  they  do 
not  fall  into  line  with  the  marine  species. 

The  physical  geography  of  the  Northwest  Coast  is,  in  general,- 


170  University  of  California  PnUicaiions.  IBotany 

very  different  from  the  coast  of  North  America  to  the  south.  In- 
stead of  a  bold  and  even  coast,  with  few  deep  harbors  and  few 
islands,  the  Northwest  Coast  is  much  indented  and  bordered  by 
islands,  or  in  fact  archipelagoes,  throughout  much  of  its  extent. 
This  is  signiticant  when  we  are  considering  the  question  of  dis- 
tribution, for  the  greater  portion  of  the  collecting  has  been  done 
in  the  inner  and  more  sheltered  portions  of  the  coast,  and  may 
account  for  the  absence  of  some  species  considered  characteristic 
of  the  next  lower  region. 

The  temperatures  of  the  surface  waters  are  of  extreme  inter- 
est to  us,  because  they  are  the  principal  factors  concerned  in 
limiting  distribution  and  bringing  about  the  existence  of  general 
geogTaphical  regions  of  distribution. 

One  of  us  (cf .  Setchell,  1893)  has  already  shown  that  a  change 
in  the  kelp-tiora  takes  place  with  the  increase  of  every  five  de- 
grees ( C . )  of  surface  temperature .  The  present  idea  of  regional  dis- 
tribution on  the  western  coast  of  North  America  bears  out  the 
same  idea.  The  statement  is  crude,  because  the  data  are  not  ex- 
tensive and  exact  enough.  The  average  ditference  between  the 
maximum  and  minimum  of  temperature  for  a  given  region  is  in 
the  neighborhood  of  five  degrees  also.  While  the  isotheres  and 
isocrymes  can  be  plotted  only  roughly  at  present,  we  find  reason 
for  believing  that  the  isocryme  of  5°  C.  and  the  isothere  of  10°  C. 
pass  just  below  the  Aleutian  Islands  or  about  the  southern 
limit  of  the  Upper  Boreal  Region;  that  the  isocryme  of  10°  C. 
and  the  isothere  of  15°  C.  pass  through  the  Strait  of  Juan  de 
Fuca  or  somewhere  near  there  and  correspond  nearly-  to  the 
southern  limit  of  the  Lower  Boreal  Region ;  that  the  isocryme  of 
15°  C.  and  the  isothere  of  20°  C.  pass  through  Point  Conception 
or  near  it  and  correspond  nearly  with  the  southern  limit  of  the 
North  Temperate  Region  of  our  coast;  and  that  the  isocryme  of 
20°C.  and  the  isothere  of  25°  C.  pass  near  Cape  San  Lucas,  or 
near  the  southern  limit  of  our  Subtropical  Region.  Although  there 
is  need  that  these  isothermal  lines  be  determined  as  to  position  on 
our  coast  with  much  greater  accuracy,  yet  the  coincidence  of  the 
lines  mentioned  as  determined  by  the  temperature  of  the  surface 
waters  and  the  limits  of  the  geographical  regions  determined  by 
a  study  of  the  distribution  of  the  species  of  alga?,  is  certainly 


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striking  and  seemingly  of  much  importance  in  the  determining 
of  the  laws  governing  the  distribution  of  these  plants  as  well  as 
of  the  phj'siological  significance  which  regulates  the  whole  matter. 


HISTORY. 

The  history  of  the  collections  of,  and  publications  on,  the 
alg»  of  the  northwestern  coast,  is  inseparably  linked,  both  his- 
torically and  geographically,  with  those  of  the  Ochotsk  Sea  and 
Kamtschatka.  These  coasts  and  those  of  the  Bering  Sea  form 
the  important  portion  of  our  Upper  Boreal  Region  of  algal  dis- 
tribution. The  first  collections  were  made  by  Steller  on  the 
shores  of  Kamtschatka  between  the  years  1742  and  1745.  The 
algge  collected  by  this  great  naturalist  were  described  by  Samuel 
Theophilus  Gmelin  in  his  Historia  Fucorum,  published  at  St. 
Petersburg  in  17G8.  This  general  work,  the  foundation  of  algo- 
logical  literature,  gives  the  first  mention  of  a  number  of  our 
species.  The  first  to  collect  algae  strictly  within  the  limits  of  our 
territory  was  Dr.  Archibald  Menzies,  who  visited  the  Northwest 
Coast  in  a  trading  vessel  somewhere  between  1779  and  1786,  and 
again  in  1792,  1793,  and  1794,  as  a  member  of  the  Exploring 
Expedition  in  command  of  Captain  George  Vancouver.  His 
collections  were  figured  and  described  by  Dawson  Turner  in  his 
monumental  work,  Fuci,  published  from  1808  to  1819,  but  a  few 
of  them  were  named  and  imperfectly  described  by  E.  J.  C.  Esper 
(1802)  from  fi-agments  sent  to  him  by  Turner  without  a  suspicion 
that  they  were  to  be  used  in  that  way.  Adelbert  von  Chamisso, 
poet  and  botanist,  collected  many  alga?,  as  well  as  other  plants,  in 
the  expedition  under  Captain  Otto  von  Kotzebue  on  his  first  voyage 
in  1816  and  1817,  and  these  were  described  chiefly  by  C.  A.  Agardh 
in  the  years  1821  and  1822.  In  the  years  1826  to  1829,  various 
portions  of  the  coast  of  Northwestern  America  were  visited  by 
the  exploring  expedition  under  the  command  of  Captain  Fred- 
eric Liitke.  In  the  ship  Seniavin  with  Captain  Liitke,  were  the 
botanists  Alexander  Postels  and  Henry  Mertens,  the  former  of 
whom  made  the  series  of  magnificent  drawings  later  published  in 
connection  with   Ruprecht  in  the  Ulustrationes  Algarum,  while 


172  University  of  California  Fnhlications .  [botany 

Mertens  collected  and  made  notes,  some  of  which,  commnnicated 
in  the  form  of  letters  to  his  father.  Professor  Mertens  in  Bremen, 
were  published  in  1829  in  von  Schlechtendal's  jonrnal  Linnaea. 
In  the  ship  Moller,  one  of  those  of  Liitke's  expedition,  in  com- 
mand of  Captain  Staninkovitch,  was  Kastalsky,  who  collected 
some  fine  materials  which  were  pul)lished,  with  those  of  Mertens 
and  Postels,  in  the  Illustrationes  Algarnm.  From  these  sources, 
many  specimens  were  carried  back  to  St.  Petersburg  from  Sitka, 
the  Peninsula  of  Alaska,  Unalaska,  the  Pribilof  Islands,  and 
Kamtschatka.  The  drawings  and  specimens  formed  the  basis  of 
Postels  and  Ruprecht's  large  and  splendid  work,  the  Illustra- 
tiones Algarnm,  already  referred  to.  This  was  published  in 
1840  and  has  always  been  rare.  At  about  the  same  time  that  the 
Liitke  Expedition  was  exploring  the  shores  of  Bering  Sea,  the 
expedition  under  the  command  of  Captain  Frederick  William 
Beechey  was  visiting  the  shores  of  Port  Clarence  and  Kotzebue 
Sound.  The  naturalists  of  the  Blossom,  Beechey 's  vessel,  col- 
lected many  of  the  higher  plants,  but  apparently  only  one  sea- 
weed was  brought  back.  This  and  the  alga?  of  other  coasts, 
collected  on  this  expedition,  were  described  by  William  Henry 
Harvey  in  Hooker  and  Arnott's  Botany  of  Beechey' s  Voyage 
(between  1839  and  1841).  The  St.  Petersburg  Academy  of 
Sciences  sent  Wosnessenski  on  a  ten  years  trip  of  scientific  inves- 
tigation of  the  shores  of  Russian  America  and  he  collected  many 
alga^  in  California  and  the  Ochotsk  Sea,  possibly  also  some  on 
the  Northwest  Coast.  Dr.  F.  J.  Ruprecht  examined  all  the  col- 
lections from  the  Sea  of  Ochotsk,  and  especially  those  brought 
back  by  Middendorf ,  and  published  the  results  in  his  Tange  des 
Ochotskischen  Meeres  in  1851.  This  work  is  full  of  references 
to  species  and  specimens  from  our  territory  and  of  notes  on  their 
occurrence,  comparisons  with  similar  or  identical  species  of  other 
regions  and  is  to  be  accounted  one  of  the  most  valuable  contri- 
butions to  the  algology  of  the  Northwest  Coast,  although  osten- 
sibly dealing  with  another  region.  Another  exploring  expedition 
to  visit  the  coast  and  bring  back  collections  of  alga?,  was  the 
United  States  Exploring  Expedition,  under  Commander  Charles 
Wilkes,  which  visited  the  region  of  Puget  Sound  and  adjoin- 
ing coasts  in  1841.      The  new  species  of  algae  were  published 


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by  Harvey  and  Bailey  in  1851  and  the  final  ennmeration 
by  the  same  anthors  (cf.  Bailey  and  Harvey)  appeared  in 
1862.  Meanwhile  more  settlements  had  been  made  in  the  terri- 
tory covered  by  this  acconnt,  and  odd  collections  had  fonnd  their 
way  to  varions  algologists.  One  of  the  most  important  was  the 
one  made  by  Dr.  David  Lyall  in  the  region  of  Esqnimalt,  B.C. 
and  in  some  other  portions  of  Puget  Sound,  and  sent  to  Pro- 
fessor William  Henry  Harvey,  at  Dublin,  who  enumerated  them 
and  described  the  new  species  in  1862.  The  most  recent  of  ex- 
ploring expeditions  to  visit  any  portion  of  the  coast  was  that  of 
Nordenskiold  in  the  Vega,  w^hich  came  down  through  Bering 
Strait  in  1880  and  visited  Port  Clarence  and  St.  Lawrence  Island 
within  the  limits  of  our  territory.  Professor  F.  R.  Kjellman,  the 
botanist  of  the  expedition,  collected  algfp  at  these  localities  and 
later  enumerated  them  in  1889,  in  his  paper,  Om  Beringhaf- 
vets  Algflora.  A  short  paper  by  one  of  us  (cf.  Setchell,  1899) 
on  the  Algae  of  the  Pribilof  Islands  was  one  result  of  the  efforts  of 
the  Commission  on  Fur  Seals  and  Fur  Seal  Islands  to  exploit  the 
fauna  and  flora  of  those  islands  and  the  algte  collected  by  the 
Harriman  Alaskan  Expedition  of  the  summer  of  1899  were  enu- 
merated and  described  by  DeAlton  Saunders  in  1901.  The  Coral- 
lines with  jointed  fronds  of  the  region  about  Port  Renfrew  by  K. 
Yendo  in  1902  and  scattered  references  in  the  works  of  J.  (1. 
Agardh  and  W.  G.  Farlow  represent  well  all  the  remaining  liter- 
ature directly  dealing  with  our  territory.  We  have  carefully 
studied  all  of  the  literature  mentioned  above  and  have  attempted 
to  incorporate  the  references  to  species  and  localities  in  the 
following  account,  placing  each  under  its  proper  species,  as  we 
have  recognized  it,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  do  so. 


COLLECTIONS. 

While  the  collections  mentioned  in  the  preceding  paragraphs 
have  been  for  the  most  part  inaccessible  to  us,  a  very  consider- 
able amount  of  material  has  been  brought  together  from  the 
Northwest  Coast,  probably  the  largest  collected  together  in  any 
one  place  and  has  formed  the  basis  for  the  present  enumeration. 


174  Universitij  of  California  Puhlications< .  [botany 

It  may  be  described  as  follows: — in  Herb.  D.  C.  Eaton,  a  number 
of  species  collected  through  the  courtesy  of  the  Alaska  Commercial 
Company  and  mostly  numbered,  named,  and  the  du])licates  dis- 
tributed to  Herb.  Farlow  and  to  our  own  collection;  in  Herb. 
University  of  California,  a  few  specimens  labelled  as  being  from 
Bering  Sea,  collected  in  1872,  but  without  farther  notes;  a  col- 
lection made  at  the  Pribilof  Island  of  St.  Paul,  in  IHO."),  by 
Charles  H.  Townsend  of  the  U.  S.  F.  C.  Str.  Albatross,  under 
the  directions  of  the  U.S.  Commissioner  of  Fisheries;  a  collec- 
tion in  the  years  1896-97,  made  also  at  the  Island  of  St.  Paul, 
by  A.  W.  Greeley  and  R.  E.  Snodgrass,  by  the  direction  of  Pres- 
ident David  Starr  Jordan,  then  acting  as  head  of  the  U.  S. 
Commission  on  Fur  Seals  and  Fur  Seal  Islands;  collections  made 
in  the  summer  of  1899,  at  various  points  in  Norton  Sound, 
Alaska,  by  H.  M.  Rhodes  and  P.  M.  Newhall,  of  the  U.  S.  C.  & 
G.  S.  Str.  Patterson,  under  J.  F.  Pratt,  Assistant  U.  S.  C.  & 
G.  S.  in  charge;  collections  in  various  parts  of  the  eastern  side 
of  Bering  Sea,  made  in  the  summer  of  1900,  by  R.  C.  McGregor 
of  the  U.  S.  C.  &  G.  S.  Str.  Pathfinder,  in  charge  of  J.  J.  Gil- 
bert, Assistant  U.  S.  C.  &  G.  S.;  collections  made  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1894,  by  Charles  H.  Townsend  of  the  U.  S.  F.  C.  Str. 
Albatross,  at  the  Bay  of  Morozof  (Morzhovoi  Bay)  on  the  Penin- 
sula of  Alaska  and  at  Agattu  and  Kyska  Islands  in  the  w^estern- 
most  portions  of  the  Aleutian  Islands,  in  accordance  with  the 
directions  of  the  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Fisheries;  very  extensive 
collections  made  in  the  summer  of  1899,  by  an  expedition  from 
the  University  of  California,  consisting  of  W.  L.  Jepson,  L.  E. 
Hunt,  A.  A.  Lawson,  and  W.  A.  Setchell,  with  assistance  from 
the  Alaska  Commercial  Company,  the  Pacific  Steam  Whaling 
Company,  the  Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company,  and  Assistant 
Pratt  and  officers  of  the  U.  S.  C.  &  G.  S.  Str.  Patterson,  from  the 
following  localities: — St.  Michael,  Cape  Nome,  Bay  of  Unalaska, 
Delarof  Harlior  on  Unga  Island,  Karluk,  Uyak  Bay,  St.  Paul  (the 
last  three  on  Kadiak  Island),  Orca,  Juneau,  and  Sitka,  Alaska, 
and  Departure  Bay,  B.  C;  a  collection  gathered  for  us  in  1899, 
at  Delarof  Harbor  on  Unga  Island,  Alaska,  J.  B.  Downing, 
Master  of  the  Pacific  Steam  Whaling  Company's  Str.  Excelsior;  a 
collection   obtained   through  Rev.  Alliin  Johnson,    a  missionary, 


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gathered  at  Yakntat  Bay,  Alaska  in  1899;  a  collection  from 
Sitka,  Alaska,  forwarded  l\y  Miss  Ida  M.  Rodgers  of  the  Alaska 
Historical  and  Ethnological  Society  in  1889;  a  few  species,  col- 
lected at  Esqnimalt  in  1898,  by  W.  A.  Setchell  at  an  nnfavor- 
able  tide;  many  species  collected  by  Miss  Josephine  E.  Tilden  at 
varions  points  in  the  region  of  Puget  Sound  and  distributed  in 
her  American  Alga^  (1894-1902) ;  extensive  collections  at  Whid- 
bey  Island,  Orcas  Island,  San  Juan  Island,  Seattle,  Wash.,  and 
other  localities  in  Puget  Sound,  by  N.  L.  Gardner  from  1897  to 
1901;  a  collection  from  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  by  Miss  Eloise 
Butler  and  Miss  Jessie  E.  Policy,  determined  by  Frank  S.  Col- 
lins of  Maiden,  Mass.,  and  determinations  and  some  of  the  spec- 
imens communicated  to  us;  a  small  collection  by  G.  W.  Lichten- 
thaler,  made  at  Port  Angeles,  Clallam  County,  Wash.,  and  on 
Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  determined  by  Mr.  Collins  and  the 
names  aud  some  of  the  specimens  sent  to  us;  and  several  fresh 
water  species  collected  in  the  vicinity  of  Seattle  by  Professors 
H.  R.  Foster  and  T.  C.  D.  Kincaid  of  the  University  of  Wash- 
ington. Finally,  we  have  to  record  that  various  specimens  by 
some  of  the  collectors  mentioned  above  and  some  of  the  speci- 
mens collected  by  DeAlton  Saunders  on  the  Alaskan  coast  have 
been  distributed  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  and 
these  have  been  examined  by  us  and  the  references  incorporated 
into  our  account. 

SCOPE. 

The  aim  of  the  writers  of  this  account,  as  has  been  hinted 
at  in  the  paragraph  of  the  introduction,  is  to  include  every  alga 
which  is  known  to  them  to  occur  on  the  coast  or  in  the  coast 
country  from  the  latitude  of  Cape  Flattery  northward  to  the 
Arctic  Ocean.  We  have  included  as  belonging  to  the  north- 
western coast  of  North  America,  such  islands  in  the  region  of 
Bering  Sea  as  belong  to  American  countries.  This  has  caused 
us  to  include  the  Aleutian  Islands,  the  Pribilof  Islands,  and  St. 
Lawrence  Island.  We  have  enumerated  all  species  belonging  to 
the  groups  of  Cyanophyceae,  Pha?ophyce£e,  Rhodophyceae,  and 
most  of  the  Chlorophycete.  We  have  omitted  all  account  of  the 
Desmidiaceae  and  the  Diatomaceae,  since  our  knowledge  of  these 


176  University  of  California  Publications.  [botant 

forms  is  not  sufficient  to  allow  us  to  include  them.  The  species 
of  the  fresh  waters  and  of  damp  localities  removed  from  the  im- 
mediate shores,  but  only  within  a  few  miles  of  the  coast  line, 
have  been  included,  because  the  materials  are  available  and  often 
come  into  direct  connection  with  the  account  of  the  marine 
species.  Much  more  work  needs  to  be  done  upon  both  classes  of 
algae  in  this  territory  and  it  is  our  purpose  to  continue,  regard- 
ing the  present  account  as  tentative  and  prelim inarj'. 


CITATIONS. 

In  citing,  whether  it  be  generic  or  specific  names,  localities., 
or  references  in  the  various  published  writings  or  published  ex- 
siccate, we  have  tried  to  follow  a  conservative  and,  as  we  hope, 
an  intelligible  course.  We  have  followed  largely  the  order  and 
nomenclature  of  the  Engler  and  Prantl  System,  dei)arting  from 
it  only  where  it  seemed  absolutely  necessary.  In  the  use  of 
generic  names,  we  have  followed  usage  rather  than  strict  priority, 
holding  that  a  name  which  has  been  recognized  for  a  quarter  of 
a  century,  or  thereabouts,  is  to  be  considered  fixed  and  not 
to  be  unsettled  simply  because  another  may  have  been  pro- 
posed earlier,  but  hitherto  neglected  for  good  or  even  for 
no  real  reason.  We  have  preferred  to  devote  our  time  to 
the  study  of  the  plant  itself.  In  the  case  of  specific  names, 
we  have  been  unwilling  to  unsettle  a  name  of  this  rank, 
which  has  been  long  in  use,  unless  the  earlier  name  is  so 
plainly  applicable  that  there  can  be  absolutely  no  doubt  as 
to  the  application.  Where  it  has  become  necessary  to  unite  a 
series  of  proposed  species,  then  the  earliest  name  of  undoubted 
application  has  been  chosen  and  this  has  also  been  done  in  the 
case  of  some  species,  recently  proposed  but  not  yet  fixed  in  the 
literature.  We  have  not  attempted  to  give  a  list  of  citations 
under  each  species,  but  have  only  cited  such  references  as  be- 
came necessary  to  indicate  what  is  meant,  or  to  give  our  author- 
ity for  mentioning  it  as  occuring  in  certain  localities.  The  list 
of  localities  under  each  species  has  been  made  as  full  as  our 
knowledge  has  permitted  and  in  each  case,  the  name  of  the  col- 


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lector,  or  of  the  author  recording  it  as  from  that  locality,  has 
been  given,  following  the  usual  method  of  citation  in  each  in- 
stance, to  agree  with  the  list  of  authors  and  their  works  appended 
to  this  account.  In  case  of  the  collections  which  are  extensive, 
only  the  initials  of  certain  collectors  have  been  printed,  but  these 
will  be  plain  from  the  paragraph  entitled  "Collections".  The 
names  of  the  localities  have  been  given  in  accordance  with  the 
best  authority  known  to  us  and  have  been  arranged,  in  general, 
from  north  to  south.  In  some  cases,  however,  this  has  been  de- 
parted from,  but,  as  we  think,  without  being  liable  to  cause  con- 
fusion. The  specimens  cited  as  having  lieen  examined  by  us, 
are,  with  very  few  exceptions,  preserved  in  our  own  collections, 
at  present  deposited  with  the  Herbarium  of  the  University  of 
California. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

We  desire  to  make  acknowledgment  of  the  great  assistance 
we  have  received  from  many  sources  in  the  prosecution  of  our 
work.  To  all  of  the  collectors,  officials,  and  corporations  men- 
tioned in  the  paragraph  on  "Collections",  we  return  our  sincerest 
thanks.  Without  the  aid  of  these,  it  would  have  been  impossible 
to  accomplish  anything  whatsoever,  in  the  large  task  we  had  set 
for  ourselves,  Some  several  thousand  specimens  have  been  pro- 
vided through  the  generosity  or  personal  effort  of  those  men- 
tioned, which  have  enabled  us  to  clear  up  many  points  which 
seemed  beyond  hope.  To  Mr.  Frank  Shipley  Collins  of  Maiden, 
Mass.,  we  are  indel)ted  for  the  determination  of  nearly  all  of  the 
Chlorophyeeae  and  for  invaluable  assistance  at  many  other  points. 
Through  Mr.  Collins,  we  are  very  much  indebted,  also,  to  Dr. 
Tracy  Elliot  Hazen,  for  assistance  in  determining  various  Chae- 
tophoracefe  and  Ulothricace*.  We  desire  to  thank  Professor  F. 
R.  Kjellman  of  Upsala,  Sweden,  for  examinig  a  set  of  our  Alariiie 
and  returning  specimens  and  notes  for  our  guidance.  We  feel 
very  grateful  to  M.  Foslie,  Esq.,  of  Trondheim,  Norway,  for 
similar  services  in  connection  with  our  crustaeeous  Corallinace^. 
Professor  George  Davidson,  of  the  University  of  California,  has 


178  JJyiiversUy  of  California  Puhlicafio)is.  [botany 

been  of  the  greatest  help  in  aiding  ns  in  finding  the  correct 
geographical  names  and  in  fixing  doubtfnl  localities.  To  all  of 
these  persons,  we  retnrn  onr  most  sincere  thanks. 


CYANOPHYCE.E. 

The  members  of  this  group  are  sometimes  placed  among  the 
algae,  sometimes  placed  separateh^  in  a  division  with  their  near 
relatives  the  Schizomycetes  or  Bacteria,  which  is  called  Schiz- 
ophyta.  While  we  believe  that  this  is  the  proper  method  of 
classification,  we  also  feel  that  the  term  alg^  is  only  a  general 
one  and  the  recognition  that  the  Cyanophyceae  and  Bacteria  ai-e 
phylogenetically  distinct  from  groups,  such  as  theChlorophycese, 
the  Phaeophycege,  etc.  does  not  preclude  the  extension  of  the  term 
to  them.  These  groups  are  also  distinct  from  one  another  in  a 
similar  way,  but  perhaps  less  pronouncedly.  The  greater  number 
of  the  Cyanophyceae  enumerated  as  belonging  to  our  territory  are 
not  marine,  but  are  largely  cosmopolitan  fresh  water  species,  able 
to  endure  a  considerable  range  of  temperature.  In  studying  the 
marine  species  of  this  group,  there  seems  to  be  a  decided  falling 
off,  both  in  the  number  of  species  and  abundance  of  individuals, 
as  we  proceed  to  the  northward.  This  does  not  hold  good  for 
the  species  of  the  fresh  waters.  In  studying  and  arranging  our 
forms,  we  have  followed  the  works  of  Bornet  and  Flahault  (1886 
— 1889)  as  regards  the  heterocysted  forms  and  the  monograph  of 
Gomont  (1893)  for  the  homocysted  forms.  The  Chroococcaceae 
and  the  ChamaBsiphoniaceae  present  difficulties  hard  to  overcome. 
For  genera,  much  help  was  ol)tf.ined  from  Kirchner's  arrange- 
ment (1898),  also  considerable  assistance  as  regards  species. 
The  specific  determinations  of  these  groups,  however,  will  remain 
very  uncertain  until  some  worker  follows  the  example  of  the 
French  Algologists  mentioned  above,  and  gives  us  a  good  prac- 
tical monograph.  At  present  the  student  must  consult  the 
special  papers  of  Ntegeli  (1849),  Meneghini  (1840),  Kirchner 
(1878),  etc. 


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Family  CHROOCOCCACE^. 

Chroococcus  rufescens  (Brebisson)  Na^geli. 

Forming  with  Stig'onema  a  reddish  coating  on  a  rock  five 
hnndred  feet  above  sea  level.  Prince  William  Sonnd,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  396). 

Chroococcus  turgidus  (Knetzing)  Napgeli.    • 

Among  other  alga?  in  pools  of  fresh  water  or  on  dripping 
rocks.  Glacier  Valley,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5023a!; 
Jnnean,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p,  39G) ;  in  brackish  water, 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  -172! 

Gloeocapsa  ambigua  f.  fuscolutea  Nfegeli. 

Among  other  algtP,  especially  DicJiotlirix  Baueriana  (Grunow) 
B.  &  F.  and  Schlzothrix  Braunii  Gomont,  in  a  mountain  stream. 
Orca,  Alaska,  W.  L.  Jepson,  No.  5175! 

The  cell  walls  of  this  form  are  thick,  opaque  and  reddish  or 
yellowish  brown. 

Gloeocapsa  ambigua  f.  violacea  Neegeli. 

Intermingled  with  the  last. 

The  only  difference  between  this  form  and  the  last  is  in  the 
color  of  the  cell  walls  which  are  distinctly  violet  and  somewhat 
more  opaque. 

Glceocapsa  atrata  Knetzing. 

Intermingled  with  the  last  two. 

The  present  species  differs  from  the  last  two  in  having  the 
walls  transparent  and  either  colorless  or  else  very  light  blue. 
They  all  seem  to  be  forms  of  one  species  which  is  variable  in  this 
respect. 

Gloeocapsa  polydermatica  Knetzing. 

With  other  Cyanophyceae,  forming  a  yellowish  firm  jelly  on 
dripping  rocks.  Near  Ilinlink,  Unalaska,  Alaska  1ir.4.»S'.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  4031! 

The  specimens  referred  here  have  blue  green  cell  contents 
and  colorless  stratified  walls.  The  families  are  one  or  two-celled. 
The  cells  measure  21-22  /*  in  diameter. 


180  University  of  California  Publications.  [botanv 

Aphanocapsa  Castagnei  (Knetzing)  Rabenhorst. 

In  fresli  or  sulpliiu'  waters.  Point  Barrow,  Alaska,  Farlow 
(1885,  p.  192);  Ravenna  Park,  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No. 
400! 

Aphanothece  stagnina  (Sprengel)  A.  Brann. 
Point  Barrow,  Alaska,  Farloiv  (1885,  p.  192). 

Aphanothece  microspora  Rabenhorst. 

On  dripping  rocks.     Juneau,  Alaska,  Sannders  (1901,  p.  397). 

Aphanothece  Castagnei  (Brebisson)  Rabenhorst. 

In  a  jar  of  water  in  the  laboratory.  University  of  Washing- 
ton, Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  590! 

The  determination  is  not  without  some  doubt,  but  the  meas- 
urements seem  to  coincide  with  those  given  for  this  species. 

Microcystis  marginata  (Meneghini)  Knetzing. 

Forming  slimy  coatings  on  dripping  rocks.  Glacier  Valley, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5023a!;  Juneau,  Alaska,  Saun- 
ders (1901,  p.  397). 

The  Unalaska  specimen  seems  to  belong  here  although  the 
cells  are  often  twice  as  long  as  broad.  A  consultation  of  Mene- 
ghini's  figure  (1846,  pi,  13,  f.  1  and  la)  will  show  a  similar 
variation.     The  habit  is  very  strongly  of  this  species. 

Gomphosphaeria  aponina  Knetzing. 

Floating  intermingled  with  other  algfe  in  brackish  waters. 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  296!,  301!,  472! 

Oncobyrsa  Cesatiana  Rabenhorst. 

Plentiful  on  water-moss  in  running  fresh  water.  Near  Iliuliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5036! 

These  plants  appeared  as  small,  golden  yellow,  nearly  spherical 
colonies  at  a  place  in  the  rivulet  where  the  water  was  most 
rapidly  flowing. 

Family  CHAM.^SIPHONIACE^. 

Xenococcus  Schousbcei  Thuret. 

On  various  filamentous  Cyanophycea3  and   Chlorophycea^'  in 


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salt  and  brackish  water.     Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos. 
301!,  670! 

The  i)lants  examined  inider  No.  670  showed  fine  conidia. 

Pleurocapsa  fuliginosa  Hanek. 

On  piles  of  a  wharf.     Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  306b! 

Dermocarpa  fucicola  Saunders. 

On  various  algcP.  On  Iridaea,  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tildeu,  Nos. 
328a!,  328c!;  west  shore  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
291!;  on  Gelidiuni,  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  522a!  ;  on  Gigartina,  west  shore  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  77!  ;  on  Odonthalia,  west  sJiore  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  i)2!  ;  on  Amphiroa,  west  shore  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  K. L.G.I;  on  Fucus,  Seattle,  Wash,  iSamider.'^ 
(1901,  p.  397)  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setehell,  P.  B.-A., 
No.  801! 

The  present  species  occurs  along  the  western  coast  of  North 
America  from  Puget  Sound  to  Monterey,  California,  and  grows 
on  all  sorts  of  alga?.  In  its  younger  and  purel.v  vegetative  con- 
dition, the  patches  are  small  and  the  cells  are  long  and  narrow, 
4-S  /A  broad  and  u})  to  2S  f^  high,  of  equal  breadth  throughout. 
Soon  they  begin  to  broaden  above,  giving  them  something  of  a 
pear-shape.  In  this  condition  they  correspond  closely  to  the 
description  and  figures  given  by  Sauvageau  (1895,  p.  8,  pi.  7, 
f.  2,  3)  of  his  J>.  Biscdi/eiisi.s. 

Sauvageau 's  specimens,  which  grew  on  Sargassum,  do  not 
show  conidia,  but  our  specimens  show  that  when  the  cells  proceed 
to  this  condition,  they  become  still  more  swollen  in  the  upper 
part,  while  the  lower  part  remains  narrow,  resembling  a  sort  of 
stii)e.  In  conidial  condition  the  cells  measure  60-65  p-  in  height 
and  25-35  /j-  in  diameter.  While  we  have  used  the  name  J). 
fucicola,  we  believe  that  when  fruiting  specimens  can  be  com- 
pared, that  this  species  will  be  found  to  be  identical  with  D. 
Bhcayensia  Sauvageau.  Saunders  has  quoted  Sauvageau  as 
claiming  a  breadth  of  25-30  /^  for  his  species,  but  as  a  matter  of 
fact  that  is  the  height,  the  breadth  being  given  as  4.5-6  /a. 
Savageau  also  speaks  of  the  cells  of  his  species  as  being  broader 
above  than  below. 

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182  Universif ij  of  Californui  Puhlicaiions .  [botanv 

Dermocarpa  prasina  (Reinsch)  Bornet. 

Abundant  on  Sphacelaria.  From  Pni>'et  Sound  to  tlic 
Shnmag'in  Islands,  ISuunderH  (1901,  j).  .')i)7). 

Chlorogloea  tuberculosa  (Hansofirg)  Wille. 

Epiphytic  on  Cladophora.  Port  Renfrew,  !>.  C.  Tild('ii, 
No.  382!  (nnder  Pringsheimia  sciitafd  f.  Cladophora') . 

The  plants  referred  here  with  some  doubt,  form  irre<4ular, 
apparently  bright  green  masses  on  the  branches  of  Cladophora 
and  answer  exactly  to  Wille 's  description  and  plate  of  the  habit 
(1900,  p.  2,  pi.  1)  as  well  as  to  those  of  Hansgirg  (1892,  p.  240 
pi.  1,  f.  9).  In  every  respect  these  plants  agree,  with  the  excep- 
tion that  in  the  specimens  distributed  by  Miss  Tilden,  there*  are 
certain  large  cells,  somewhat  irregularly  placed,  which  have  the 
appearance  of  being  young  conidangia.  There  is  certainly  noth- 
ing looking  like  Pringsheimia  in  the  specimens  distributed. 


Family  OSCILLATORIACE.E. 

Spirulina  major. Kuetzing. 

Pools  of  slightly  brackish  water.  Monroe's  Landing,  near 
Coupeville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  411! 

Spirulina  subsalsa  f.  Oceanica  (Crouan)  Gomont. 

In  mud  of  pools  of  brackish  water  on  salt  marshes.  Wliidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  446!,  471!,  61.")!,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  954! 

Osciliatoria  princeps  Vaucher. 

In  a  fresh  water  ])ond.  Near  Seattle,  Wash..  Tihhu.  Xo. 
296! 

Osciliatoria  proboscidea  (lomont. 

In  a  small  pond  of  fresh  water.  Glacier  Valley,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  A.A.L..  No.  r)023a! 

Osciliatoria  sancta  Kuetzing. 

In  a  small  pond  of  fresh  water.  Port  Townscnd,  Wash.. 
X.G.L.,  No.  444! 


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Oscillatoria  limosa  Agardh. 

Floatiug  on  ditches  of  slightly  brackish  water.  La  Conner, 
Skagit  Connty,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  333!,  334!;  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G. ,  No.  615! 

The  determinations  given  above  are  not  absolntely  satisfactory 
to  ns. 

Oscillatoria  Bonnemaisonii  Cronan. 

In  salt . marshes .      Whidbey  Island,  Wash .,  N.L.G..  No .  2.')2 ! 

The  filaments  measnre  only  12-15  /*  which  is  small  for  this 
species.  Otherwise,  the  characters  are  in  agreement  with  the 
description . 

Oscillatoria  nigro-viridis  Thwaites. 

In  salt  marshes.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  A". //.(?.,  No.  615!  ; 
Seattle,  Wash.,  Professor  R.  R.  Foster,  No.  601? 

Oscillatoria  tenuis  var.  tergestina  (Kuetzing)  Rabenhorst. 

In  pools  of  fresh  or  slightly  brackish  water.  Whidl)ey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  470!,  596!;  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  396! 

Oscillatoria  tenuis  var.   '! 

Floating  in  slightly  brackish  water  in  a  ditch.  La  Conner, 
Skagit  Connty,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  333! 

Agrees  well  with  0.  ten  ids,  except  that  it  is  hardly  at  all 
torulose. 

Oscillatoria  amphibia  Agardh. 

In  mud  at  bottoms  of  ponds.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  460a!,  470! 

Oscillatoria  geminata  Meneghini. 

On  mud  by  the  roadside.  La  Conner,  Skagit  County,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  331! 

The  determination  is  not  absolutely  certain. 

Oscillatoria  chlorina  Kuetzing. 

In  mud  at  the  bottoms  of  shallow .  ponds  of  fresh  water. 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  460!,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.B.-A.,  No.  901! 


184  Universifij  of  California  Publications.  [botanv 

Oscillatoria  splendida  Greville. 

On  imul  in   fresh  water   pools.     Seattle,   Wash.,  X.L.O.,  Nos. 

578!,  580! 

Oscillatoria  splendida  f.   uncinata   Setchell    and   Gardner 
f.  now     Plate  Id. 

Agreein^j'  in  all  respects  with  the  type  except  that  the  tip  of 
the  filament  shows  an  nnusuallj'  long,  capitate  cell  which  is  very 
markedly  uncinate,  and  the  filaments  are  flexuoiis  and  coiled. 

On  damp  mud  at  the  bottom  of  a  i)ool  nearly  dried  up.  Oak 
Harbor,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.O.,  No.  574! 

Oscillatoria  amoena  (Knetzing)  Gomont. 

Lining  the  bottom  of  the  outlet  of  a  hot  si)ring,  temperature 
80°-120°  F.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  397);  on  mud 
in  a  ditch  of  fresh  water,  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  580! 

Oscillatoria  laetevirens  Orouau. 

In  a  salt  marsh.  Head  of  Penn's  Cove,  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  471! 

The  specimen  is  referred  here  with  some  doubt  as  the  fila- 
ments are  somewhat  larger  than  the  measurements  given  for  this 
species,  and  the  cells  are  provided  with  large  granules. 

Oscillatoria  Okeni  Agardh. 

In  pond  of  brackish  water.  Monroe's  Landing,  near  Coupe- 
ville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  596! 

Phormidium  foveolarum  (Montague)  Gomont. 

Mixed  with  Fh.  aidumnalc  (Agardh)  Gomont,  in  ditches  by 
the  roadside.  Pleasant  Ridge,  near  La  Conner,  Skagit  County, 
Wash.,  N.L.a.,  No.  331! 

The  sheaths  of  this  species  are  difduent  into  a  very  soft  jelly 
much  different  from  that  of  the  species  associated  with  it  in  this 
locality. 

Phormidium  Valderianum  (Deli)onte)  Gomont. 

On  di'ipping  timber  of  old  mill.  Sitka.  .Vlaska,  H^A.^S.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  5204! 

The    Plioi-niidinm    is   intermingled    with    a    sterile    Zvgnema. 


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The  filaments  of  the  Phonnidiuui  are  rather  slender,  measnriuo- 
l.o-l.H  t*-  in  diameter. 

Phormidium  laminosum  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

On  dripping  rocks  or  in  spring  water.  Orca,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  398);  San  Jnan  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  48.1! 

Phormidium  tenue  (Meneghini)  Gomont. 

In  varions  sitnations,  submerged  and  emergent,  in  fresh 
water.  Walls  of  Amaknak  Cave,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3292!;  Conpeville, 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  I.IO!  ;  Oak  Harl)or, 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  574!;  Seattle,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  Nos.  593!,  597! 

No.  3292  shows  the  form  with  the  uncinate  tip  almost  entirely. 

Phormidium  inundatum  Kuetzing. 

On  a  dripi)ing  water  pipe  or  in  watering  troughs.  Victoria, 
B.  C,  X.L.G.,  No.  319!  ;   Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  393! 

Phormidium  Corium  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

Mixed  with  other  alga:',  i)articularly  of  the  same  family,  either 
submerged  or  exposed  to  the  air.  Cape  Nome,  Alaska,  W.A.S. ! ; 
Glacier  Valley,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5029c!;  near 
Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  .4. A./..,  No.  5045x! 

The  specimens  referred  here  are  not  altogether  typical,  ])ut 
seem  to  belong  to  this  species  rather  than  to  any  other  described. 

Phormidium  papyraceum  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

At  the  outlet  of  a  lake.  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  613! 

Phormidium  Retzii  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

Growing  on  a  su])merged  log.  Green  Lake,  Seattle,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  369! 

Mixed  with  the  following. 

Phormidium  ambiguum  Gomont. 

Growing  on  a  sulmierged  log.  Green  Lake,  Seattle,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  369! 

Mixed  with  the  preceding. 


18G  Universifif  of  Califoniui   PidtJirdfions.  i botany 

Phormidium  favosum  (Bory)  Goinont. 

Floatinji'  or  attached  to  Avood  in  streams  or  on  tlie  j»TOiind. 
Glacier  Valley,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  r)02()c!  ;  Juneau, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5188x!,  5190x! 

No.  r)020c  represents  an  unusually  slender  form,  No.  .")19()x 
represents  a  typical  form  of  what  Gomont  calls  var.  a.  and 
No.  5188x  a  typical  form  of  what  the  same  writer  calls  var.  b. 

Phormidium  Treleasei  Gomont. 

Mixed  with  other  Cyauophycefe  in  a  scum  on  sluggish  small 
streams.     Glacier  Valley,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A. A. L,,  No.  r)022c! 

This  very  slender  species  (0.6-0.8  /a)  with  elongated  cells, 
has  been  found  hitherto  only  in  thermal  waters  (Arkansas  Hot 
Springs  and  Yellowstone  National  Park),  l)ut  this  specimen 
seems  to  belong  under  it,  though  of  cold  waters. 

Phormidium  uncinatum  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

Forming  moi-e  or  less  extended  blue-V)lack  layers,  either  sub- 
merged or  on  the  surface  of  the  ground.  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
ir.A.iS'..  No.  r)236x!  ;  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  lU.  A.»S'.  (oid 
A.A.L.,  No.  r)034!;  Orca,  Alaska,  IU.A.aS.  (oid  A.A.L.,  No. 
5172!;  La(\)nner,  Skagit  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  381!; 
Seattle.  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  397!,  400! 

This  is  a  very  wide-spread  species  and  is  frequently  so  close 
to  the  following  that  it  is  distinguished  with  difficulty. 

Phormidium  autumnale  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

Similar  to  the  last  in  ai)i)earance  and  habit.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
ir.A.iS  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5034!;  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  398);  Sitka,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.X.,No.  5205!; 
Coupeville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  K.L.G.,  Nos.  450!,  609!; 
La  Conner,  Skagit  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  336!;  Seattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  394!,  401!,  499! 

Lyngbya  aestuarii  f.  limicola  Gomont. 

On  mud  in  salt  marshes.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
Nos.  451!,  599!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.. 
No.  903! 


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Lyngbya  aestuarii  L  natans  (Jomont. 

Floating"  on  pools  in  salt  marshes.  West  and  east  shores  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  421!,  571!,  598!,  and  in 
Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  904! 

Lyngbya  aestuarii  f.  ferruginea  Gomont. 

In  pools  in  salt  marshes.  Near  Conpeville,  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.;  X.L.G.,  No.  801! 

Intermingled  with  the  next  form. 

Lyngbya  aestuarii  f.  spectabilis  (Tlmret)  Gomont. 
Intermingled  with  the  last. 

Lyngbya  aestuarii  f.  aeruginosa  (Tomont. 

Floating  on  i)Ools  in  salt  marshes.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  Nos.  230!,  429!;  Port  Townsend,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  610! ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  902! 

Lyngbya  semiplena  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh. 

Salt  marsh.     Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  615! 

Lyngbya  splrulinoides  Gomont. 

Floating  among  varions  filamentons  algiv.  Lake  Washington, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  493! 

Lyngbya  aerugineo-caerulea  (Knetzing)  Gomont. 

Intermingled  with  other  filamentons  algff'.  Small  i)ond  on  an 
island  in  the  Mnir  Glacier,  Alaska,  Saxiiders  (1901,  p.  398); 
Junean,  Alaska,  Sainidprs  (1901,  p.  398). 

Lyngbya  versicolor  (Wartmann)  Gomont. 

Floating  on  a  deei)  pool  of  fresh  water.  Glacier  Valley, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5024! 

Lyngbya  Lagerheimii  (Moebins)  Gomont. 

Among  varions  lilamentous  alga?.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  303!  ;  snlphnr  spring,  Ravenna  Park,  Seattle,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  400! 

Lyngbya  ochracea  (Knetzing)  Thnret. 

In  gelatinous  masses  on  moist  bank  of  creek.  Near  Port 
Renfrejv,  B.C.,  Tildpn,  No.  588! 


188  Unirersity  of  (Udifornia  Public<iiio)iH.  [Botanv 

Symploca  hydnoides  var.  genuine  (loinout. 

Growing'  on  log's  between  tide  marks.  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  F.L.G.,  No.  802!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  OOo! 

Symploca  laeteviridis  Goniont. 

On  mud-covered  rocks  near  the  upper  tide  limit.  8t.  Michael, 
Alaska,  ir..-l.*^.,  No.  5248x! 

The  habit  of  this  plant  is  slio-htlj-  Symplocoid  and  the  color 
light  green.  The  filaments  measure  8  fj-  in  diameter,  are  distinctly 
torulose,  and  show  a  terminal  cell  either  blunt  or  somewhat 
pointed.  It  certainly  seems  strange  to  find  a  plant,  hitherto 
known  only  from  the  tropical  locality  of  Key  West,  so  far  north, 
but  it  is  perhaps  no  greater  surprise  than  finding  a  plant  of 
distinctly  thermal  waters,  in  cold  waters. 

Symploca  muscorum  (Agardh)  Gomont. 

Among  mosses  on  damp  ground.  Newhall,  Orcas  Island, 
W^ash.,  N.L.a.,  No.  5G4! 

If,  as  seems  to  be  the  case,  we  are  right  in  referring  these 
specimens  to  this  species,  they  represent  a  very  slender  form, 
as  the  trichomes  are  only  8  fj-  in  diameter. 

Plectonema  roseolum  (Richter)  Gomont. 

On  dripping  rocks,  intermingled  with  Rivularia  and  Hassallia. 
West  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
ir.A.iS.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4005! 

The  specimen  shows  filaments  which  are  only  sparingly 
branched,  l)ut  with  measurements  and  dotted  dissepiments  in 
agreement  with  No.  191,  Phykotheka  Universalis.  There  is  no 
rosy  tint  perceptible  in  the  composite  mass. 

Microcoleus  chthonoplastes  (Flora  Danica)  Thuret. 

On  mud  in  salt  marshes.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.O., 
Nos.  299!,  451!,  615!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  90G! 

Microcoleus  tenerrimus  Gomont. 

In  a  salt  marsh.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.  L.  (i.,  Nos. 
302!,  615! 


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Microcoleus  vaginatus  (Vaiicher)  Gomont. 

On  damp  gTound.  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Smolders  (1901, 
p.  397) :  La  Conner,  Skagit  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  335! 

The  specimen  collected  by  Gardner  lielongs  to  (lomont's 
variety  nion tico  la . 

Schizothrix  lacustris  A.  Braun. 

In  a  pool  of  fresh  water,  near  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska, 
Sannders,  No.  300!  (1901,  p.  397). 

Schizothrix  lardacea  (Cesati)  Gomont. 

Forming  bright  rose-red  tufts  on  rocks  exposed  to  fresh  water 
spray.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  ir. A .*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4045 ! , 
5038!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  955!  ; 
Orea,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  396). 

Schizothrix  rubra  (Meneghini)  Gomont. 

Forming  scum  on  deep  pool  of  fresh  water.  Glacier  Valley, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5025! 

The  spechuens  are  in-eserved  in  formalin  solution  and  while 
the  filaments  agree,  little  can  he  made  out  of  the  color. 

Schizothrix  Braunii  Gomont. 

On  dripping  rocks.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S. 
and  A. A. L.,  No.  4032!;  Orca,  Alaska,  W.  L.  Jepson,^o.  5175! 

Most  of  the  sheaths  are  colorless,  but  some  are  of  the  char- 
acteristic blue-black  color  of  this  species.  The  dissepiments  are 
granular. 

Family  NOSTOCACE.4^:. 

Nostoc  Linckia  (Roth)  Bornet. 

Floating,  intermingled  with  other  alga?,  on  [jonds  of  fresh 
water.  Near  Coupeville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
Nos.  462!,  594! 

Nostoc  rivulare  Kuetzing. 

Forming  floating  masses  of  light  brown  jelly,  in  springs  and 
pools.  Near  Huntville,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ^Y.A.S.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  4095!  ;    near  Green  Lake,  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.LJL,  No.  584! 


190  Universiti/  of  California  Publicaiiotis.  [botany 

Nostoc  carneum  Agardh. 

Forming  brown  floating  masses  of  jelly  on  surface  of  streams. 
Glaeier  Valley,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5020  a  and  b!, 
5026!;    Green  Lake,  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  587! 

Nostoc  spongiaeforme  Agardh. 

Floating  in  a  small  pool  of  fresh  water.  Edge  of  Green  Lake, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  888!,  585! 

No.  383,  collected  in  May,  1901,  has  no  spores,  but  No.  585, 
collected  in  the  same  pool  in  Jnly,  1901,  has  an  aljundance  of 
young  spores. 

Nostoc  muscorum  Agardh. 

Forming  soft  gelatinous  lumps  and  masses  of  various  shapes, 
on  rocks  among  mosses.  Amaknak  Cave,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay 
of  Unalaska.  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3295!;  near 
Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4085!; 
moist  ground  just  above  high  water  mark,  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  422? 

The  last  number  is  young  and  shows  no  spores.  No.  394, 
Tilden,  American  Algfe,  collected  at  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  is  too 
scanty  for  determination,  but  what  there  is  shows  a  frond  too 
tough  to  belong  to  this  species,  but  which,  in  consistency  at 
least.  a]»proaches  the  following. 

Nostoc  commune  Vaucher. 

Assuming  various  shapes,  from  discoid  tlialli  to  flat  exi)an- 
sions  of  considerable  extent,  on  soil  or  on  rocks.  St.  Michael, 
Alaska,  ir.A.^\,  No.  5157y!  ;  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  W.A.S.  and 
A.A.Jj.,  No.  4080!  ;  near  Hidden  Glacier,  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p,  897);  near  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  897);  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G. ,  Nos.  376!, 
611! 

Nostoc  expansum  Harvey  and  Bailey. 

Puget  Sound,  Harveij  and  liaihii  (1851,  \).  372),  Baihi/  and 
Rarrnj  (1862,  p.  164,  pi.  6,  f.  1,  2). 

This  species  seems  to  be  unknown,  but  must  be  near  to.  if 
not  identical  with  the  preceding. 


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Nostoc  sphaericum  Vaucher. 

On  dripping'  rocks  among  mosses.  Amakuak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S-  ami  A. A. L.,  No.  3291? 

The  habit  and  arrangement  of  the  trichomes  of  this  specimen 
resemble  the  original  description  and  figures.  The  trichomes 
are  5.5-G  h^  in  diameter,  which  is  large  for  this  species.  There 
are  no  spores. 

Nostoc  minutum  Desmazieres. 

On  dripping  rocks,  mnch  mixed  with  other  algje  of  a  gela- 
tinous nature.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  4032 f 

The  thalli  are  minute  and  spherical.  The  trichomes  are 
densely  intertwined,  and  measure  3  /a  or  less.  The  periderm  is 
firm.     There  are  no  spores. 

Nostoc  microscopicum  Oarmichael. 

Floating,  intermingled  with  other  algw.  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  ()12?;  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  352!, 
562!,  581! 

Nostoc  sphaeroides  Kuetzing. 

Forming  a  soft  l)luish  green  coating  on  rocks.  Juneau, 
Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  75?  (1901,  p.  398). 

Nostoc  caeruleum  Lyngbye. 

In  a  ditch  of  fresh  water.  Near  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  586? 

Seems  to  belong  here,  l)ut  most  of  the  specimens  have  passed 
maturity. 

Nostoc  pruniforme  (L.)  Agardh. 

In  ditches  of  fresh  water.  Near  Seattle,  Wash.,  K.L.G., 
Nos.  374!,  375! 

Nostoc  verrucosum  (L.)  Vaucher? 

Fresh  water  pools  at  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Ildnui/  (1872, 
p.  463.) 

Anabaena  variabilis  Kuetzing. 

In  ditches  and  ponds.  Whidbey  Island,  Wa.sh.,A./>.C/.,  No. 
573!;   Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  588!,  607! 


192  Universitij  of  California  Fitblicatioiis.  (botany 

Anabaena  sphaerica  B.  &  F. 

Floating'  on  the  surfaces  of  small  ponds.  Wliidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G,,  No.  462!;  Port  Townseud,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  486! 

The  filaments  are  agglutinated  together  in  ])arall('l  bunches; 
the  spores  are  very  nearly  spherical  and  10  i^  broad;  they  begin 
to  form  near  one  heterocyst  and  proceed  in  their  formation, 
toward  the  other.  In  general,  the  plants  noted  above  come  very 
near  to  this  species,  at  least. 

Anabaena  Flos-aquae  (Lyngbye)  Brebisson. 

Floating  on  great  abundance  on  quiet  water.  Lake  Union, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  387! 

The  filaments  are  circinate  and  agree  with  those  of  this  species 
in  every  way,  but  the  plants  are  all  sterile  and  consequently  the 
determination  cannot  be  absolutely  certain. 

Anabaena  catenula  (Kuetzing)  B.  &  F. 

Floating  on  shallow  j^ouds  or  sluggish  streams.  Huntville, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4095?;  Glacier  Val- 
ley, Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5022f,  5028?;  near  Coupe- 
ville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  605!;  (^reen  Lake, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  380! 

The  Unalaska  specimens  are  somewhat  doubtful,  since  they 
seem  to  approach  too  near  to  the  following.  ])ut  are  i)r()balily 
forms  of  the  present  with  spores  adjacent  to  the  heterocysts. 

Anabaena  oscillarioides  Bory. 

Floating  on  pools  and  lakes,  or  on  moist  ground.  Cou])e- 
ville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  462!  ;  Seattle,  Wash., 
X.L.G. ,  Nos.  352!,  353!,  372!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Set- 
chell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  907!;  Port  Townsend,  Wash.,  X.L.G..  No. 
436! 

No.  436  is  a  slender  form  with  tridiomes  not  over  4  m  in 
diameter  and  with  spores  not  over  30  /^  long.  i>erhai)s  Ix-longing 
to  the  var  sfenospora. 

Nodularia  Harveyana  (Thwaites)  Thuret. 

On  mud  by  the  roadside.  Near  LaConner,  Skagit  County, 
Wash..  X.L.G.,  No.  335! 


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The  filaments  are  6  /^  in  diameter,  and  the  spores  are  8  /^  in 
diameter. 
Nodularia  armorica  Thnret? 

Floating  on  the  snrfaces  of  quiet  ponds.  Near  Coupe ville, 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  G()2!:  Port  Townsend, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  ^0.4361 

The  specimens  referred  somewhat  doubtfully  to  this  species 
seem  intermediate  between  it  and  X.  sphccrocarpd  B.  &  F.  The 
filaments  are  10  /«•  in  diameter,  while  the  trichomes  are  C  f^  in 
diameter.  The  spores  are  nearly  spherical  and  show  some  indi- 
cations of  biconcave  dissepiments.  They  measure,  in  the  riper, 
l)ut  not  yet  fully  mature  ones,  9-10  f^  by  6-7  f*-. 

Nodularia  spumigena  f.  major  (Kuetzing)  B.  &  F. 

In  a  pond  of  slightly  brackish  water.  Penn's  Cove,  near 
Coupeville,  Whidliey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G..  No.  411! 

The  spores  in  the  number  quoted  above  are  scanty  and  mostly 
young.     Some  which  are  nearly  ripe,  measure  17-18  m  by  7-8  ij-. 

Cylindrospermum  licheniforme  (Bory)  Kuetzing. 

On  mud  or  moist  sand.  Near  Oak  Harbor,  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  600!;  near  Mt.  Vernon,  Skagit  County, 
X.L.G.,  No.  332!  ;  near  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  367! ,  391! 

The  specimens  quoted  above  seem  to  be  typical  forms  of  this 
species.  Gardner  has  collected  a  specimen  (No.  335,  LaConner, 
Skagit  County,  Wash.,)  which  also  comes  very  close  to  it,  but  the 
ripe  spores  are  only  15/*  by  7  /*. 

Cylindrospermum  muscicola  Kuetzing. 

In  a  small  stream  of  running  water.  Orcas  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  47-4! 

The  ripe  spores  are  18  /*  by  10  /*  and  arc  more  oval  than 
oblong. 

Cylindrospermum  catenatum  Kalfs. 

Floating  in  quiet  water  of  a  stream.  Tracyton.  Kitsa]i  County. 
Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  395! 

The  material  in  this  number  is  excellent,  luit  it  is  difficult  to 
find  spores  in  position.  They  appear  to  be  in  chains  and  answer 
to  the  description  of  those  of  this  species. 


^9■i  University  of  California  Publications.  [Botany 

Cylindrospermum  sp.  ? 

In  a  specimen  colJected  floating  on  a  small  ])()nd  near  Coupe- 
ville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  by  Gardner  (No.  606),  the  spores 
are  nnripe,  but  the  filaments  have  heterocysts  at  both  ends.  It 
probably  belongs  to  C.  lichpni forme  (Bory)  Kuetzing. 


Family  SCYTOXEMATACE.^^: . 

Microchaete  tenera  Thuret. 

Forming  grayish  tufts  on  drii)ping  rocks.  Walls  of  Amaknak 
Cave,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Tr.A.*S'.  <i)i<J 
A.A.L.,  No.  8292! 

The  heterocysts  are  chiefly  basal,  l)ut  there  are  occasional 
oblong  intercalary  ones.  The  general  aspect  is  that  of  a 
Calothrix,  but  it  lacks  any  indication  of  a  terminal  hair. 

Microchaete  robusta  Setchell  and  (lardner  sp.  nov. 

In  tufts  and  stellate  clusters  on  water  weeds;  filaments 
elongated  and  perfectly  cylindrical,  decumbent  at  the  vei-y  ])ase, 
but  scarcely  thickened,  16-18  /x  in  diameter;  trichome  com])osed 
of  cells  which  are  quadrate  or  slightly  longer  than  broad  in  tlie 
lower  portion  and  which  are  shortened  to  one-third  as  long  as 
broad  in  the  upper  ])art,  12  /^  in  diameter  and  the  cells  6-16  /^ 
long,  aeruginous  and  filled  with  fine  granules;  sheath  thin,  at 
first,  but  later  stratified,  hyaline;  heterocysts  basal  and  inter- 
calary, the  former  lieing  spherical  or  neai'ly  so,  while  the  latter 
are  elongated  aud  rectangular. 

Ill  ])onds  of  fresh  water.  Xenr  Seattle.  Wash..  Professor 
T.  C.  J>.  Killed  id.  Xo.  76S! 

Apparently  a  very  distinct  species,  and  referred  to  this 
genus  rather  than  to  Calotrhix,  on  account  of  tlie  filaments  being 
of  uniform  width  from  base  to  apex.  The  terminal  cells  of  tlie 
filaments  are  short  and  torulose,  and  the  ui)i)ermost  cells  are 
nearly  if  not  quite  colorless,  reminding  one  of  the  terminal  hair 
of  the  Rivnlariacea?,  but  the  colorless  j^ortion  of  trichome  does 
not  taper  at  all. 


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Scytonema  varium  Kuetzing. 

Ou   rocks  moistened  by  spray  from   a  waterfall.      Juneau, 
Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  76!  (1901,  p.  39S.) 

Scytonema  Hofmanni  Agardh. 

On  dripping  rocks.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.^'.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  4031! 

Scytonema  mirabile  (Dillwyn)  Bornet. 

On  moist  ground  or  in  fresh  water  streams.  Kukak  Bay 
and  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  898). 

This  species  has  not  occurred  to  us,  ])ut  Saunders  has  men- 
tioned it  under  the  synonyms,  S.  figuratum  and  S.  mirahile. 
We  do  not  know  whether  he  intended  to  indicate  different  species 
or  the  same  species,  hut  Bornet  has  demonstrated  that  the  S. 
figuralum  Agardh  is  the  same  as  the  Conferva  m}r<d)ilis  Dillwyn 
(cf.  Bornet,  1889,  p.  12). 

Scytonema  Myochrous  (Dillwyn)  Agardh. 

Forming  small  tufts  on  rocks  in  a  l)rook.  Glacier  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  398). 

Hassallia  byssoidea  f.  saxicola  Grunow. 

Among  mosses  on  dripping  rocks.  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,   W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4005! 

Tolypothrix  distorta  (Fl.  Dan.)  Kuetzing. 

Floating  or  attached  to  plants  or  stones  in  quiet,  fresh  waters. 
Cape  Nome,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.!  ;  Fidalgo  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  604!;  Lake  Washington,  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos. 
352!,  570! 

Tolypothrix  lanata  (Desv.)  Wartmann. 

Forming  dark  brown,  felt-like  layers  on  rocks  or  on  the  bot- 
tom of  shallow  fresh  waters  or  di'ied  streams.  Tliulink,  Alaska, 
ir,.4.*S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4050!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  956!;  near  Seattle,  Wash.,  Professor 
T.  C.  D.  Kincaid,  No.  766! 

All  the  specimens  noted,  represent  the  older  stages  with  deep 
brown  sheaths. 


19()  JJniversifij  <>/  California  Puhlicaiions.  iuotaxv 

Tolypothrix  tenuis  Kuetzing. 

Forming  Ijluish  green  tufts  in  quiet  or  flowing  fresh  water. 
Popof  Island,  Alaska,  .Saunders,  No.  404!  (1901,  p.  :5{)8) ; 
Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  300!  (1901,  p.  898);  near 
Newhall,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  K.L.G.,  No.  GIG!;  (Ireen  Lake, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  5G2!. 

Tolypothrix  Setchellii  Collins. 

On  Chara.     Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.\ 
A  dwarf  species. 

Tolypothrix  limbata  Thuret. 

Growing  on  the  side  of  a  jar  in  the  botanical  laboratory  of 
the  University  of  Washington .     Seattle ,  Wash  .,N.L.G.,^o.  500 ! 

The  sheath  in  this  specimen  is  very  thick  and  is  ocreate  above. 

Desmonema  Wrangelii  (Agardh)  B.  &  F. 

On  stones  in  lu'ooks  or  lakes,  or  even  in  pools  on  the  tundra. 
St.  Michael,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S\,  No.  oloTx!  ;  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
ir.A.*S.  and  A. A. L.,  Nos.  4008!,  4044!;  Popof  Island,  Alaska, 
Saunders,  No.  404!  (1901,  p.  398) ;  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders, 
No.  103!  (1901,  p.  398). 


Family  STIGONEMATACE.^. 

Hapalosiphon  fontinalis  (Agardh)  Bornet. 

In  a  fresh  water  pond.  Seldovia,  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska, 
Sannders  (1901,  p.  399,  under  77.  puniilus) . 

Fischerella  ambigua  (Kuetzing)  Gomont. 

On  vertical  rocks,  just  above  the  high  title  mark.  Port 
Renfrew,  B.C.,  TUden,  No.  398!.  under  Hassallia  hyssoidea 
f.  cijlindrica  Tilden. 

Although  the  basal  stratum  and  fasciculi  of  branchlets  are 
not  well  developed,  yet  the  branches  seem  to  indicate  this  species 
rather  than  the  one  to  which  Miss  Tilden  has  referred  it. 

Stigonema  ocellatum  (Dillwyn)  Thuret. 

On  rocks  or  floating,  in  (piiet  or  running  fresh  water.     Near 


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Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  800!  (1901,  p.  399) ; 
Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  399). 

Stigonema  minutum  (A^anlh)  Hassall. 

On  dam])  rocks.  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska,  SaiDiders 
(1901,  p.  399). 

Family  RIVULARIACE.4^. 

Calothrix  consociata  (Kuetzing)  B.  &  F. 

On  grasses,  etc.,  in  a  salt  marsh.  Head  of  Penn's  Cove,  near 
Coupeville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  'AHl 

From  its  diameter  and  coloration  of  sheath,  the  number 
quoted  above  seems  to  belong  here.  The  species  seems  to 
partake  of  the  characters  of  lioth  C.  confervicola  (Roth)  Agardh 
and  C.  scopulorinii  (\Vel)er  et  Mohr)  Agardh,  but  with  much 
wider  sheaths  than  either  species  has  according  to  description. 

Calothrix  scopulorum  (Weber  et  Mohr)  Agardh. 

In  salt  water.     Puget  Sound,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  399). 

Calothrix  pulvinata  (Mertens)  Agardh. 

On  sticks  and  old  wood,  in  salt  marshes.  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  303!,  oGO!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A,  No.  957! 

Calothrix  Crustacea  Thuret. 

Floating,  on  rocks,  clay  l)anks,  wood,  etc.,  in  brackish  lagoon. 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  302!,  421!,  583!;  Key- 
port,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  494! 

This  is  a  very  variable  species,  especially  concerning  the 
matter  of  branching.  While  most  of  the  filaments  are  simple 
and  typical,  there  are  intermingled,  particularly  in  No.  583, 
filaments  branched  in  such  a  way  as  to  properly  come  under 
C.  prolifera  Flahault,  C.  jascieuhita  Agardh,  and  even  C.  vivip(tr(i 
Harvey.  No.  494  grew  on  a  clay  bank  above  liigh  water  mark, 
and  represents  a  very  depauperate  form  of  the  species. 

Calothrix  fusca  (Kuetziug)  B.  &  F. 

Occurring  singly  or  few  together  in  the  jelly  of  other  species 
of  algae.    Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.^V.  and  A.A.L., 

BOT.-U. 


198  Lfniversifi/  of  (■alifornia  Publications.  [botany 

No.  4082!  ;    Kadiak  Island  and   Cook   Inlet,   Alaska,    tSmotders 
(1901,  p.  899). 

Calothrix  parietina  (Na?geli)  Thnret. 

Forming-  reddish  brown  patches  on  dripping  rocks.  Amaknak 
Cave,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.^-L.N.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  3294! 

Calothrix  Braunii  B.  &  F. 

On  pebbles  at  edge  of  lake.  Lake  Union,  Seattle,  Wash., 
TiMen,  No.  286b! 

Miss  Tilden  has  distributed  two  specimens  under  this  name 
and  number.  No.  286a,  growing  on  dead  floating  stems  of 
Scirpus,  has  intercalary  heteroeysts  and  false  branching.  It 
seems  to  be  a  species  of  Tolypothrix.  No.  286b  seems  to 
represent  a  form  of  G.  Braunii  with  slender  trichomes  (4-5  i*-  in 
diameter)  and  sheaths  becoming  j-ellowish  brown. 

Dichothrix  Baueriana  (Grunow)  B.  &  F. 

On  dripping  rocks  or  stones  in  running  or  quiet  water.     Near 
Ilinliuk,   Unalaska,  Alaska,    TF.A.*S.  and  A. A. L.,    No.    4048!; 
Orca,    Alaska,    ir.    L.   Jepson,  ^os.    5178x! ,  5175!  ;    Whatcom, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  608! 

Isactis  plana  var.  fissurata  B.  &  F. 

On  stones.  Captains  Bay,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No. 
5018a! 

Rivularia  Biasolettiana  Meneghini. 

On  dripping  rocks,  on  roots,  etc.,  in  fresh  or  brackish  water. 
West  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska.  Alaska, 
TV^A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4005!;  at  month  of  creek,  Ilinliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.^l.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4015!  ;  Glacier  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  102!  (1901,  )).  899);  Juneau,  Alaska, 
Saunders,  No.  76!  (1901,  ]).  899);  Port  Renfrew,  Vancouver 
Island,  B.C.,  Tilden,  Nos.  570! ,  571!  (the  latter  under  R.  niiida)  ■ 
East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  496! 

Rivularia  nitida  Agardh. 

On  nuid  near  high  water  mark.  St.  Michael,  Alaska,  ir.A.»S\ 
No.  5249x1 


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Gloiotrichia  Pisum  Thuret. 

On  leaves  of  Potamogeton,  in  ponds  of  fresh  water.  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  459!  463!;  near  Seattle,  Wash., 
Professor  T.  G.  I).  Khicaid,  No.  767! 

The  specimens  are  all  j'onng  and  there  are  no  spores,  but 
there  is  little  doubt  as  to  the  determination  of  the  species. 

CHLOROPHYCE/E. 

We  have  used  the  name  Chlorophycege,  in  the  broad  sense  to 
include  all  those  algs"  which  have  no  coloring  matter  in  addition 
to  the  chlorophyll.  This  includes  the  group  of  the  Conjugatfe, 
which  differs  so  much  from  the  others  in  cell  structure 
and  in  the  possession  of  non-motile  gametes  that  it  is  generally 
separated.  Similar  opinions  may  be  held  as  to  some  other 
families  under  the  Chlorophycea?,  so  that  it  seems  best  to  reserve 
one  term  for  all  the  grass-green  algae.  In  the  treatment  of  this 
group,  we  have  omitted  all  reference  to  the  Desmidiaceae,  since 
from  their  number  and  the  difficulties  of  study,  they  are  not 
usually  taken  up  by  the  general  student.  We  have,  in  general, 
followed  the  classification  proposed  and  carried  out  by  Wille 
(1890-1891)  in  Engler  and  Prantl,  departing  from  it  only  in 
some  minor  cases.  For  species,  we  have  used  for  reference 
DeToni's  account  (1889),  and  such  special  papers  as  were  par- 
ticularly concerned  in  special  cases  and  mentioned  in  the  body  of 
the  text. 

In  the  Chlorophyceae  we  find  that  the  majority  of  species  are 
either  cosmopolitan,  or  at  least  are  common  to  the  colder  waters 
of  the  Northern  Hemisphere.  We  have  not  constructed  a  table 
of  species  showing  comparative  distril)uti()n,  since  in  the  imper- 
fection of  our  knowledge  such  a  taltle  would  be  more  or 
less  misleading.  We  find,  however,  that  we  know  now  that  it  is 
quite  within  the  bounds  of  reason  to  expect  to  find  any  species  of 
this  group  which  occurs  in  the  North  Atlantic,  also  in  the  North 
Pacific.  There  are,  probably,  some  species  restricted  to  each 
district,  Init  we  are  as  yet  very  uncertain  whether  those  which 
we  now  consider  to  be  characteristic  of  the  North  Pacific,  may 
not  later  be  found  also  in  the  North  Atlantic  and  the  reverse. 


200  Universiiy  of  ('(difortna  Puhliraf'ions.  [botany 

Although  ackuuwledg'inent  has  been  made  of  the  very  great 
assistance  given  us  by  Mr.  F.  S.  Collins,  yet  it  should  be  empha- 
sized again  that  he  has  made  the  determinations  in  the  genera 
Chfetomorpha,  Cladophora,  Enteromorpha,  Monostroma,  and 
Urospora,  and  also  scattering  determinations  in  some  other 
genera.  He  has,  beside  this,  kindly  looked  over  our  manuscript 
and  has  made  corrections  and  suggestions  of  great  value.  In  the 
discussion  of  the  species  of  Cladophora,  a  field  in  which  he  has 
gained  great  proficiency,  he  has  added  some  notes  which  will  go 
a  long  way  toward  straightening  out  the  confusion  hitherto 
existing.  Through  him,  also.  Dr.  T.  E.  Hazen  has  examined 
the  greater  i)art  of  our  Ulothricacea'  and  Chgetophoracese,  and 
aided  us  with  determinations  and  critical  notes. 


Family  ZYGNEMACE.FJ. 

Zygnema  chalybeospermum  Hansgirg. 

In  waterfalls  in  a  creek.    Port  Renfrew,  B.C.,  Tilden,  No.  392 ! 

Miss  Tilden  says  that  the  specimens  do  not  agree  with  this 
species,  but  that  the  smooth  median  membrane  of  the  zygote  and 
the  apparently  scalariform  conjugation  bring  it  nearer  to  this 
than  to  any  other.  In  our  copy  of  the  American  Algsp,  little  is  to 
l)e  determined  on  account  of  the  poor  condition  of  the  specimen 
distributed. 

Spirogyra  longata  (Vaucher)  Kuetzing. 

Aliundant  in  ditches  of  fresh,  or  even  of  slightly  brackish 
water.  Near  LaConner,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  340!;  Seattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  664!,  665! 

Good  fruiting  material  was  gathered  in  May,  and  both  lateral 
and  scalariform  conjugation  was  observed. 

Spirogyra  porticaiis  (Mueller)  Cleve. 

In  running  water.  Popof  Island,  Alaska,  StnnKJcr.s  (1!)01, 
p.  409). 

Spirogyra  catenaeformis  (Hassall)  Kuetzing. 

In  a  pond  of  slightly  brackish  water.  Swantown,  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  417! 


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This  species  is  mixed  with  Spirogyra  Grevilleana  in  this 
locality. 

Spirogyra  varians  (Hassall)  Kuetzing. 

Ou  dripping  rocks  and  in  ditches  of  fresh  water.  Seldovia, 
Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  409);  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  K.L.G.,  Nos.  233!,  666!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  962!  ;  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  489!;  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  660! 

The  gatherings  of  this  species  show  both  lateral  and  scalari- 
form  conjugation. 

Spirogyra  nitida  (Dillwyn)  Link. 

In  fresh  water.  Near  Coupeville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  661! 

Spirogyra  majuscula  Kuetzing. 

In  a  ditch  of  fresh  water.  Near  the  University  of  Washing- 
ton, Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  390! 

Our  specimens  seem  to  belong  to  the  type,  but  differ  from  the 
ordinary  plants  in  having  the  fertile  cells  slightly  swollen. 

Spirogyra  majuscula  var.  brachymeres  Stiz. 

On  shore  of  Green  Lake,  near  Seattle,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  285! 

Miss  Tilden's  specimen,  in  our  copy,  shows  only  the  prelim- 
inary stages  of  conjugation  and  leaves  the  species  in  doubt. 

Spirogyra  affinis  (Hassall)  Petit. 

In  fresh  water  stream.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Laialaska,  Alaska, 
W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5032!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  959! 

Spirogyra  Lutetiana  Petit. 

Floating  in  a  ditch  of  fresh  water.  Ravenna  Park,  Seattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  402! 

Spirogyra  dubia  var.  longiarticulata  Kuetzing. 

Pond  of  fresh  water.  Near  Victoria,  B.  C,  X.L.G.,  No. 
316!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  961!       • 

Spirogyra  inflata  (Vaucher)  Rabenhorst. 

In  a  ditch  of  fresh  water.  Near  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
Nos.  389!,  659! 


202  Universifu  of  California  Publications.  [hotany 

Spirogyra  Spreeiana  Rabenhorst. 

Floating-  in  a  pond  of  fresh  water.  Penn's  Cove,  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  629! 

Spirogyra  Weberi  Knetzing. 

Fresh  water .     Seattle ,  Wash . ,  X.L.G.,  No .  GG8 ! 

The  specimens  are  not  quite  typical  Spiroyifva  Wehcri,  l)ut 
are  intermediate  between  that  species  and  Spirogj/m  (/iKtdrafa 
(Hassall)  Petit. 

Spirogyra  Grevilleana  (Hassall)  Knetzing. 

In  a  pond  of  slightly  brackish  water.  Swantown,  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  417! 

Mixed,  in  the  locality  mentioned,  with  8pirog\jra  catenceformis. 

Spirogyra  iaxa  Knetzing. 

In  a  small  pond  of  fresh  water.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
K.L.G.,  No.  420! 

Family  MESOCARPACE^. 

Mougeotia  scalaris  Hassall. 

In  a  ditch  ))y  the  roadside.  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  47:J! 

Mougeotia  genuflexa  (Dillwyn)  Agardh. 

In  pools  and  ditches  of  freshwater.  Victoria,  B.  C,  K.L.G., 
No.  314!  ;  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  473! ,  481!  ;  Seattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  630!,  662! 

All  the  specimens  are  in  good  fruit  and  collected  either  in  May 
or  July.  In  No.  481,  both  lateral  and  scalariform  conjugation 
occurs. 

Family  VOLVOCACE.F:. 

Chlamydomonas  sp. 

Under  this  genus  are  to  lie  })laced  the  several  forms,  or  at 
least  some  of  them,  which  were  at  one  time  placed  under  the 
genus  Gloeocystis.  Here  comes  then,  temporai'ily ,  Gloeocysiis  Paro- 


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liniana  (Menegliiiii)  Xtvoeli  which  foniied  soft  g-elatinous  masses 
of  the  color  of  prune  jelly  on  cliffs  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska 
{W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4032!)  and  two  others,  not  readily 
placed,  viz.,  one  forming-  yellow  green  soft  gelatinous  patches 
on  mosses  at  Sitka,  Alaska  ( 1^.a4.^^  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5206!) 
and  the  other  found  on  a  dripping  water  pipe  at  Seattle,  Wash., 
{X.L.G.,  No.  394!). 

Sphaerella  nivalis  (Bauer)  Sommerfelt. 

On  banks  of  snow  and  where  snow  is  melting.  Unalaska, 
Alaska.  ir.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4048!  ;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  409). 

The  so-called  red  snow  is  not  uncommon  in  the  mountains  and 
even  along  the  shores  of  the  territory  included  in  this  paper,  but 
no  careful  study  has  been  made  as  to  the  presence  of  this  species 
in  one  or  another  form.  It  has  seemed  best,  therefore,  to  report 
only  these  two  localities  which  are  represented  by  actual  speci- 
mens of  the  algae  concerned. 

Eudorina  elegans  Ehrenberg. 

Mixed  with  various  confervoid  species.  Bog  Lake,  west  side 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  456! 

Volvox  aureus  Ehrenberg. 

Intermingled  with  Spirogyra  filaments.  Near  Coupeville, 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  661! 

The  material  of  this  species  was  placed  in  formalin  solution 
and  could  not  be  studied  in  the  living  condition.  The  colonies 
measure  about  200  h-  in  diameter  and  the  cells  are  4-6  /^  broad. 
Consequently,  the  specimens  have  been  referred  to  this  species 
rather  than  to  T'.  glohator  (L.)  Ehrenberg. 


Family  TETRASPORACE^E. 

Tetraspora  bullosa  (Roth)  Agardh. 

In  small   ditches   of  running  fresh   water.      Seattle,   Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  381!,  388! 


204  Universiiti  of  Qdifornio   Fuhlicafions.  [botany 

Tetraspora  cylindrica  (Wahleul).)  Agardh. 

In  rapidly  tiowiiifj'  mouutaiu  stream.  Silver  Bf)w  Basin, 
Juneau,  Alaska,  W.  L.  Jepson,  Nos.  5200!,  5201!,  and  in  Col- 
lins, Holden  and  Setdiell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  908! 

Decidedly  firmer  in  texture  than  the  preceding  and  provided 
with  a  distinct  stipe,  l)ut  it  hardlj'  seems  either  necessary  or 
proper  to  remove  it  to  another  genus  as  Chodat  has  proposed  in 
creating  his  Stapfia  (1897,  p.  9-47).  The  possession  of  a  solid 
gelatinous  axis  is  also  a  character  of  the  proposed  genus  Stapfia, 
but  hardly  characterizes  it  sufficiently.  Nordstedt  (1899,  p.  267) 
has  discussed  the  nature  of  the  genus  and  the  identity'  of  Stapfia 
cylindrica  Chodat  and  Ulva  cylindrica  Wahlenb.,  while  Borgesen 
(1898,  p,  135)  has  described  and  figured  the  stipe. 

Tetraspora  lubrica  var.  lacunosa  Chauv. 

In  small  brooks.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Uualaska,  Alaska,  Tr.A.;S\ 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  4094!  ;  Port  Renfrew,  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C, 
Butler  and  Folley,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A., 
No.  861 ! 

CoLLiNSiELLA  Sctchell  and  (lardner  gen.  no  v.  Tetrasporacearum. 

Fronds  globular  to  irregularly  and  tuberculately  lobed,  con- 
fluent l:)y  a  thin  basal  layer,  at  first  solid,  later  hollow,  composed 
throughout  of  pear-shaped  cells  on  dichotomously  branched,  gel- 
atinous stalks  which  taper  downwards.  Chromatophore  single, 
band-shaped,  with  a  single  conspicuous  pyrenoid. 

The  genus,  here  proposed,  is  most  nearh'  related  to  Oocar- 
dium,  but  differs  from  it  in  the  shape  of  the  cells,  in  the  presence 
of  cells  throughout  the  jelly  of  the  frond,  and  the  shape  of  the 
gelatinous  stalks  of  the  cells.  We  take  pleasure  in  dedicating 
this  genus  to  our  friend,  Frank  Shipley  Collins  of  Maiden,  Mass., 
in  recognition  of  his  services  to  American  Algology. 

Collinsiella     tuberculata    Setchell    and     Gardner     sp.    no  v. 

Plate  17. 

Forming  extended  layers  of   a  dark  green   color  and   firmly 

gelatinous  consistency  on   stones   and  pel)bles.     Cells  piriform, 

12-20    p-    !)>■    9-12    i^-.     The  l)ranching    proceeds   from    division 

in  two  directions  at  right  angles  to  one  another  and  to  the  sur- 


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face  of  the  frond.  Only  one  of  these  resulting  cells  divides  again, 
the  other  remains  in  position  and  undivided.  From  this,  it 
happens  that  the  cells  are  not  all  in  a  peripheral  layer  as  Na^geli 
(1849,  p.  7-4,  pi.  Ill,  A.)  has.  described  for  his  Oocardimn  stratum, 
but  are  scattered  throughout  the  frond  as  shown  in  our  figure. 
The  stalks  of  the  cells,  also,  are  different  from  those  of  the 
species  just  referred  to,  in  that  they  taper  downwards.  The 
stalks  take  on  a  deep  lilue  color  immediately  upon  Ijeing  treated 
with  Chloriodide  of  Zinc. 

On  stones  and  pebbles  in  a  shallow  pool,  middle  litoral  zone, 
in  a  single  locality  much  exposed  to  heavy  seas,  on  the  west 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island.,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  408!,  and  in 
Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  909!  A  few  speci- 
mens of  this  species  have  also  been  collected  at  the  Farallones, 
near  San  Francisco,  California,  by  R.  A.  Harper  and  W.  J.  V. 
Osterhout. 

Family  PLEUROCOCCACE^]. 

Schizochlamys  gelatinosa  A.  Braun. 

Forming  light  green,  lo])ulated  masses  at  the  bottom  of  a 
small  pond  of  fresh  water.  ■  Amaknak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5046a! 

Oocystis  solitaria  f.  major  Wille. 

On  rocks,  dripi)ing  with  fresh  water.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4028! 

The  plant  referred  to  this  form  of  the  species  measures  some- 
what less  than  the  dimensions  given,  but  is  decidedly  larger  than 
the  typical  form. 

Oocystis  solitaria  f.  crassa  (Wittrock)  Hansgirg. 

Forming  a  mucous  coating  on  damp  rocks  near  waterfalls. 
Juneau,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  75!   (1901,  p.  409). 

Selenastrum  Bibraianum  Reinsch. 

Among  weeds  in  ponds  of  fresh  water.     Near  Seattle,  Wash., 
Professor  T.  C.  T).  Kincaid,  No.  7G8! 

There  is  an  abundance  of  material  of  this  species  in  the 
specimen  quoted. 


206  University  of  California  Publications.  (botany 

Scenedesmus  denticulatus  var.  linearis  Hansgh-g. 

Mixed  with  other  alga?  in  a  pond  of  slightly  brackish  water. 
Near  Swantowu,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  417! 

Urococcus  insignis  Hassall. 

Intermixed  with  other  algte  on  sods  of  deserted  hut.  Cape 
Nome,  Alaska,  ir.A.^\!;  intermixed  with  other  algse  on  drip- 
ping rocks,  Esquimau,  B.  C,  X.L.G.,  No.  327! 

All  stages  of  this  interesting  but  puzzling  organism  were  found 
in  the  collections,  from  thin-walled  cells  with  green  contents,  to 
verv  thick-walled  cells  with  golden  vellow  contents. 


Family  PROTOCOCCACEifc]. 

Chlorochytrium  inciusum  Kjellman. 

Endophytic  in  the  fronds  of  various  memln-anaceous  red 
algfe.  In  the  fronds  of  Iridcea  lamina rioides  Bory,  Unga,  Alaska, 
A.A.L.,  No.  5050!;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  290!  ;  in  the  fronds  of  Calhjmenia  Plnjllophora  J. 
Agardh,  Harvester  Island,  UyakBay,  Kadiak  Island,  ir.A.jS.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  5119!  ;  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5055!  ;  in  the 
fronds  of  Con.stantinea  Sitcliensis  P.  &  R.,  Esquimalt,  B.  C, 
Tilden,  No.  389!;  in  the  fronds  of  SarcopJnjllis  Californica  J. 
Agardh,  X.L.G.,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A., 
No.  514! 

This  plant  is  probably  very  common  and  careful  examination 
will  ])robably  show  it  endophytic  on  other  species  of  red  alga^ 
from  other  localities,  but  enough  is  recorded  to  give  reason  for 
believing  that  it  is  by  no  means  uncommon  in  the  region  under 
discussion.  It  extends  down  to  Monterey  on  the  coast  of  Cali- 
fornia and  perhaps  even  farther  southward.  The  form  growing 
on  Constantinea  has  been  investigated  and  reported  upon  by 
E.  M.  Freeman  (1899)  who  decides  that  it  is  a  true  Chlorochytrium 
and  very  probably  CJi.  inrlusuni  Kjellman. 

Chlorochytrium  Schmitzii  Rosenvinge. 

In  fronds  of  Petrocelis  Middendorfii  (Ruprecht)  Kjellman, 
growing  in  the  upper  litoral  zone.     Harvester  Island.  Uyak  Bay. 


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Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,   ir-.^.N".  (ind  A.A.L.,  No.  5124!;    lower 
litoral  zone,  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.U.l 

The  plants  referred  under  this  species  agree  very  well  with 
the  description  and  figure  of  Rosenvinge,  except  that  some  have 
apical  papilltp.  Some  of  them  do  not  have  these  and  agree  in  this 
w^ith  the  original  description. 

Family  HYDRODICTYACEJ^. 

Pediastrum  Boryanum  (Turpin)  Meneghini. 

Intermixed  with  other  algfe  of  fresh  water  pools.  Point  Bar- 
row, Alaska,  Farlow  (1885,  p.  192);  Popof  Island,  Alaska, 
Samiders,  (11)01,  p.  409). 

Pediastrum  angulosum  (Ehrenberg)  Meneghini. 

Intermixed  with  other  algfp  in  shallow  pools  and  ponds  of  fresh 
water.  Glacier  Valley,  Island  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L., 
No.  5023a!  ;    Popof  Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  409). 

Sorastrum  spinulosum  Na^geli. 

Among  water  weeds  in  ponds  of  fresh  water.  Near  Seattle, 
Wash.,  Professor  T.  C.  D.  Kincaid,  No.  768! 

Very  scanty,  l)ut  of  undoubted  occurrence  in  the  si)ecimen 
quoted. 

Family  ULVACE^. 

Monostroma  lubricum  Kjellman. 

Sitka,  Alaska,  Ida  M.  Eodgers,  No.  5722! 

Monostroma  latissimum  (Kuetzing)  Wittrock. 

On  stones  and  mussels,  lower  litoral  zone,  in  more  or  less 
brackish  water.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  TF.J^.*S\  and  A. A. L., 
No. 4020!  ;  on  Fucus,  litoral  zone,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,  ir.A.iS'.  ((nd  A.A.L.,  No.  5077!  (a  younger  form);  in 
brackish  pools,  near  LaConner,  Skagit  County,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  567! 

Monostroma  quaternarium  (Kuetzing)  Desmazieres. 

West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  W^ash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  187! 


208  Universiiii  of  California  Piihlications.  [botany 

Monostroma  Grevillei  (Tlmi-et)  Wittrock. 

On  stones,  just  above  and  just  below  extreme  low  water  mark. 
Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4016a! 

Mr.  Collins  in  his  report  on  the  collections  says  ^^ Monostroma 
Grevillei,  probably".  The  species  is  also  taken  in  a  sense  some- 
what narrower  than  that  of  Rosen vinge  (1893,  p.  948,  ef  seq.), 
at  least  not  including'  M.  arcticuin  nor  M.  Valdii  (cf.  also  Roscn- 
vinge,  1894,  pp.  149-155,  and  1898.  ]>.  117.) 

Monostroma  arcticum  Wittrock. 

On  stones  in  shallow  pools  of  the  middle  litoral  zone.  West 
shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.«S'.  (ind 
A.A.L.,^0.  3260! ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A., 
No.  910!  ;  Karluk,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A./S.,  No.  5071! 

Mr.  Collins  takes  M.  arcticum  in  a  sense  broad  enough  to 
include  M.  angicavum  Kjellman  and  31.  saccodeum  Kjellman,  but 
prefers  to  keep  M.  arcticum,  itself,  as  a  distinct  species,  and  not 
unite  it  with  M.  Grevillei  Wittrock  as  Rosenvinge  has  done  (cf. 
Rosenvinge,  1893,  p.  946,  and  1894,  p.  152). 

Monstroma  GrcEnlandicum  J.  Agardh. 

On  small  boulders,  middle  litoral  zone.  West  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  TF.^4.(S^.  and  A. A. L., 
Nos.  3278!,  3299!  ;  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  410). 

Monostroma  Vahlii  J.  Agardh. 

Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  ]).  410). 

Monostroma  fuscum  (P.  &  R.)  Wittrock. 

On  stones  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  North  Pacific  Ocean, 
Posfels  and  Ruprecld  (1840,  p.  21,  under  Ulva  fusca)  \  Kukak 
Bay  and  Virgin  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  409);  Orca. ' 
Alaska,  ir..4.*S'.  atid  A.A.L.,  No.  5159!;  Muir  Inlet  of  Glacier 
Bay  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders,  (1901,  p.  409);  floating  in 
slightly  brackish  water.  Crocket's  Lake,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  531! 

Mr.  Collins  takes  this  species  in  the  later  and  broader  sense 
to  include  also  M.  splendens  (Ruprecht)  Wittrock  and  .1/.  Bhjttii 
(Areschoug)   Wittrock.     All  the   above   specimens  which   have 


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beeu  examined  belong  to  Rosenvinge's  var.  fi/pica.     No.  531  is 
the  form  known  as  M.  Blyttii. 

Monostroma  fuscum  var.  splendens  (Rnpreeht)  Rosenvinge. 

On  stones  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  St.  Panl  Island,  Alaska, 
I'oii'jhsend ,  No.  5785!,  Greeley  and  ISnodgrass,  No.  5800!  (ef. 
Setehell,  1899,  nnderil/.  splendens);  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island, 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  avd  A.A.L.,  No.  8261!,  and 
in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  911!  ;  Pinnacles, 
near  Snmmer  Bay,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  4097!  ;  Lowe 
Inlet,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  409,  nnderTI/.  splendens).  The 
variety,  which  is  the  original  Ulva  or  Ulvaria  splendens  Rnpreeht, 
is  to  he  distingnished  from  the  var.  li/jiica,  according  to  Rosen- 
vinge,  by  the  thickened  external  wall. 

Monostroma  leptodermum  Kjellman. 

Forming  a  dense  growth  on  Zostera,  in  shallow  watei-. 
Between  Brown  and  San  Jnan  Islands,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  388!, 
under  Monostroma  zostericolnm . 

Mr.  Collins  reports  that  this  is  the  same  plant  as  found  grow- 
ing on  the  New  England  coast  and  listed  by  hhn  (1900,  \^.  44), 
and  that  it  agrees  in  all  respects  with  the  description  and  figures 
of  Kjellman  (1877.  p.  52,  fig.  23,  24).  Rosenvinge  (1893, 
]).  944  and  1894,  p.  149),  however,  figures  a  plant  under  Kjell- 
man "s  name  which  has  a  long  tubular  stipe  which  is  lacking  in 
the  New  England  specimens,  and  also  in  the  specimens  of  Miss 
Tilden.  Kjellman's  plants  lacked  the  base.  The  question  is, 
whether  the  plant  of  Rosenvinge  or  our  plant  is  the  plant  of 
Kjellman.  Mr.  Collins  prefers  to  believe  that  our  i)lants  are 
71/.  leptodermum  and  that  Rosenvinge's  belong  to  another  and 
probably  to  a  new  species. 

Ulva  Lactuca  var.  rigida  (Agardh)  LeJolis. 

In  various  situations.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjell- 
iiKiii  (1889,  p.  53,  under  U.  t'igida) ;  Pathfinder  Rock,  Norton 
Sound,  Alaska,'/?.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5080!  ;  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
ir..4.<S'.,  No.  5237x!,  5245y!;  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska, 
ISauhders  (1901,  p.  410);  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Alaska, 
W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5116!;    Virgin   Bay,  Prince  William 


210  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

Soimd,  Alaska.  Saunders  (1901,  p.  410);  Sitka,  Alaska,  LJa  M. 
Badgers,  No.  5723!  ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C.  Butler  and  Polleij,  No. 
14;  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  ]>.  IKi) :  Idlcwild,  San  Juan 
Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  Nos.  886!,  387!;  Tracyton,  Kitsap 
County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  200! 

Ulva  Lactuca  var.  latissima  (L.)  LeJolis. 

Generally  floating  when  mature,  but  in  the  earlier  stages 
attached  to  rock  or  wood,  usually  in  muddy  situations.  Pinnacles, 
Summer  Bay,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  4097a!  ;•  Sitka, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  410,  under  U.  Lactuca  myriotrema) ; 
Norfolk  Sound  (near  Sitka),  Alaska,  Fostels  and  Buprechf  (1840, 
p.  21);  Puget  Sound,  Bailey  and  Harvey,  (1862,  p.  163); 
Esquimalt,  B.C.,  Harvey,  (1862,  p.  176);  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  112!;  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  529!  ;  Friday  Harbor  and  Roach  Harbor,  San  Juan 
Island,  Wash.,  ^^.L.G.,  No.  667! 

It  is  difficult  to  determine  just  what  course  to  take  with  the  vari- 
ous specimens  of  Ulva  which  we  have  from  the  region  included  un- 
der this  account.  A  very  considerable  study  of  the  species  of  Ulva 
along  the  entire  western  coast  of  North  America  indicates  that ,  while 
there  may  be  many  forms,  there  is  probably  only  one  species  and 
very  few  varieties.  The  habit,  size,  color,  and  even  the  character 
of  cell  depends  so  much  on  the  age  and  the  environment  of  the 
specimen,  that  it  is  possible  to  trace  a  series  from  the  quiet  water 
inside  a  point  of  land  to  the  exposed  localities  outside  of  it  which 
may  include  all  the  forms  and  intermediate  conditions  between 
the  most  distinct  species  as  yet  proposed  under  the  genus.  We 
have,  therefore,  arranged  the  forms  of  the  Northwest  Coast  under 
two  varieties  of  one  species.  Var.  rigida  includes  all  tlie 
specimens  which  are  lanceolate  in  general  outline,  while  var. 
latissima  includes  all  those  which  show  a  tendency  to  be  shorter 
than  broad,  and  are  of  general  expanded  habit  at  maturity. 
Under  each  of  these  varieties,  there  are  numerous  forms  to  l)e 
mentioned,  due  to  less  conspicuous  conditions  of  growth,  but  we 
have  decided  not  to  attempt  a  separation  of  these  in  this  i)aper. 
Nos.  260  and  387  of  Miss  Tilden's  American  Algae  are  consi)i('u- 
ous  on  account  of  the  long  stipes  which  give  them  the  api)earance 


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of  Enieromorpha  Lima.  No.  667  of  X.  L.  Gardner  covered 
the  quiet  bays,  lying  ou  the  muddy  bottom,  or  floating  in 
expanded  fronds  two  or  three  meters  square.  Young  plants  were 
found  just  starting  on  the  warm  mud.  In  using  the  names  of 
Le  Jolis,  the  waiters  desire  to  have  it  understood  that  they  do 
not  accept  all  of  the  synonymy  of  that  writer.  The  Ulva  fasciata 
of  Harvey's  List  (1862,  p.  176)  is  unknown  to  us,  but  we 
presume  that  it  is  only  a  narrow  form  of  var.  rigida. 

Enteromorpha  micrococca  Kuetzing. 

On  rocks,  upper  or  middle  litoral  zone.  Bay  of  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  ^\.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4054a!  ;  Dutch  Harbor,  Amak- 
nak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  R.  G.  McGregor,  No.  5695!  ; 
Shumagin  Islands  and  Orca,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  411). 

Enteromorpha  micrococca  f.  subsalsa  Kjellman. 

On  drip])ing  rocks  above  high  water  mark.  Chuckanut 
Quarry,  near  Fairhaven,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  22S! 

Enteromorpha  fascia  P.  &  R. 

In  the  North  Pacific  Ocean  between  Asia  and  America,  Postels 
and  Rupreclit  (1840,  p.  21). 

We  know  nothing  of  this  species  beyond  the  information  in 
Postels  and  Ruprecht  just  cited,  and  such  additional  facts  as  are 
presented  by  J.  G.  Agardh  in  his  revision  of  the  Ulvaceae  (1882, 
p.  VI'))  where  the  opinion  is  expressed  that  it  is  very  near  to 
E.  compressa  (L.)  (lirev.,  but  differs  from  that  species  in  having 
a  light  brown  color.  ^Ir.  Collins  reports  that  he  has  examined 
the  specimen  labelled  Enteromorpha  fascia,  under  No.  1052  of 
Wittrock  and  Nordstedt,  and  finds  it  different  from  any  species  of 
the  genus  which  he  has  seen  before. 

Enteromorpha  prolifera  (Mueller)  J.  Agardh. 

Usually  found  floating  or  cast  ashore.  Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska, 
R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5687!  ;  Juneau,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  ajid  A.A.L., 
No.  5195!;  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  Sa a nders  {1901,  p.  411); 
near  Coupe ville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  210!,  and 
in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  913!;  Tracyton, 
Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  Nos.  885!,  264!   (under  E.  com- 


212  XJniversitii  of  California  PuhJieaiions.  [botany 

prfssa    \i\r.    siihsrniplex) ,   20")!    (niider  E.  compressa   \ar.   roni- 

plaiKiid) . 

Enteromorpha  intestinalis  (L.)  Link. 

In  all  sorts  of  localities  in  the  upper  litoral  zone  and  in  tlie 
brackish  waters  of  nind  flats  and  ditches  in  salt  marshes.  Metla- 
katla,  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  Saioiclers  (1901,  p.  411);  Straits 
of  Georgia,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  17(5);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  IhifJcr 
and  Polley,  Nos.  29,  42;  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
Nos.  167!,  229!,  518!,  .')19!,  r)H2!;  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  568! 

This  usually  very  common  and  somewhat  variable  species  was 
not  detected  in  the  upper  portions  of  our  territory,  althou<>'h 
many  localities  seemed  favorable  for  its  growth.  There  has  been 
no  attempt  to  segregate  the  numbers  given  above  into  forms. 
Three  forms  have  been  separated,  however,  by  others  and  are 
quoted  below. 

Enteromorpha  intestinalis  f.  genuina  Hauck. 

On  the  beach  at  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Ti/den, 
No.  263! 

Mr.  Collins  notes  (in  lit.)  that  this  plant  is  not  exactly  like 
No.  323  of  the  Phykotheka  Universalis,  but  is  fairly  near  it. 

Enteromorpha  intestinalis  f.  cylindracea  J.  Agardh. 

Saunders  notes  this  form  (1901,  p.  411)  from  Sand  Point, 
Popof  Island,  and  from  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska. 

Enteromorpha  intestinalis  f.  maxima  -1.  Agardh. 

Saunders  notes  this  form  (1901,  p.  411)  from  Kukak  Bay  and 
Orca  in  Alaska  and  from  Victoria,  B.  C. 

Enteromorpha  Linza  (L.)  J.  Agardh. 

Attached  to  stones  in  the  litoral  zone.  North  Pacific  Ocean, 
Postels  and  Rirprechf  (1840,  p.  21) ;  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  and  Orcas 
Island,  Wash.,  Harreij  (1862,  p.  176);  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tilden, 
No.  384!;  Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.U., 
Nos.  168!,  213! 


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Enteromorpha  Linza  f.  lanceolata  J.  Agardh. 

Similar  places.  Orea,  Alaska,  ir.A.^S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
5161!;  Yakntat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  411),  Rev. 
Albin  Johnson,  No.  5702!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setc.hell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  967b!  ;  Wliidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.l 

Some,  if  not  all,  of  the  nnmbers  given  nnder  the  species  are  of 
this  form,  while  of  the  second  form  only  one  reference  is  known 
to  us  as  given  below. 

Enteromorpha  Linza  f.  crispata  .I.Agardh. 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901.  ]).  411). 

Enteromorpha  minima  Na^geli. 

Forming  yellowish  green  silky  tnfts  and  patches  in  the  upper 
and  middle  litoral  zones.  West  shore  of  Amaknak  Island, 
Unalaska  Bay,  Alaska,  ^y.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3280!  ;  Iliuliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.  .4..S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4041!;  Uyak 
Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5097!; 
Orea,  Alaska,  n'.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5197!;  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  Butler  and  Polleyl  ;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No. 
217!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  912! 

Enteromorpha  minima  f.  rivularis  Collins. 

In  running  fresh  water  of  Iliuliuk  Creek,  forming  elongated, 
yellow,  much  entangled  masses.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
^Y.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5048!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  xxvi! 

"From  typical  E.  minima  Naeg.,  distributed  as  P.  B.-A., 
No.  468b,  this  form  diifers  l)y  the  lighter  color,  greater  length  of 
filaments,  more  gelatinous  substance,  and  hy  its  occurrence  in 
fresh  water."     Collins,  P.  B.-A.,  1901c,  No.  xxvi. 

Enteromorpha  compressa  (L.)  (Treville. 

On  rocks,  stones,  and  other  alg*,  mostly  in  the  upper  and 
middle  litoral  zones.  Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor, 
Nos.  5666!  and  5667!  ;  Pathfinder  Rock,  Norton  Sound,  Alaska, 
R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  56(S5!  ;  P>('sl)<)ro  Island.  Norton  Sound, 
Alaska,  R.  G.  McGregor,  Nos.  r^dmi ,  5682!  ;  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
]\  .A.S.,  Nos.  5240x!,  5250x!  ;  North  Pacific  Ocean,  Postels  and 
Riiprecht  (1840,  \).  21);  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir..l.N.  (lud 
BoT.-i:. 


214  University  of  (\ilifornift   Puhlieaiions.  [botany 

A.A.L.,  No.  4068!  ;  Harvester  Island.  Uyak  Bay.  Kadiak  Island. 
Alaska,  ]r..4.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  .HOT!;  St.  Paul,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ir..4.*S'.  und  A.A.L.,  No.  5189!;  Yakutat  Bay, 
Alaska,  Rev.  Alhin  Johnson,  ^o.  5718!  ;  Jnnean,  Alaska,  IT.A.N. 
and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5187!,  5193!;  Esciuimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey 
(18G2,  p.  176) ;  Png-et  Sound.  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  p.  163) ; 
Snakalum  Point,  Wliidbey  Island,  Wash.,  K.L.G.,  No.  197! 

Enteromorpha  compressa  f.  racemosa  a  Ahlneri  Kjelhnan. 
Enteromorpha  compressa  f.  racemosa  b  abbreviata  Ejellman. 
St.  Lawrence    Island    and    Port  Clarence,  Alaska,   Kjellman 
(1889,  p.  52). 

Enteromorpha  crinita  (Roth)  J.  Ag-ardh. 

Attached  to  rocks  or  floating,  in  muddy  places.  St.  Michael, 
Alaska,  ir.A.AS'.,  No.  5250x!  ;  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  412);  Valdes,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L., 
Nos.  5184!,  5185!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  412), 
Tr.A.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5203a!,  5207a!,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  965!:  Wrangell,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  412.) 

Mr.  Collins  notes  that  No.  5203a  is  too  near  to  E.  erecta^ 
(Lyngbye)  J.  Agardh. 

Enteromorpha  percursa  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh. 

In  l)rackish  pools  and  in  salt  marshes,  usually  entangled  with 
other  filamentous  Chlorophyceae.  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  U.  .4.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4003!,  and  in 
CoUius,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A,  No.  968!;  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash..  X.L.a.,  Nos.  301!,  414!,  415! 

Enteromorpha  aureola  (Agardh)  Kuetzing. 

On  rocks  covered  with  slight  layer  of  mud.  St.  ^fichael. 
Alaska,   Tr.A..S.,  No.  5241x! 

The  plant  refeiTcd  htn-e,  is  mixed  with  l\h}zorloii'nini  ripariutn 
var.  iniplexiini . 

Prasiola  crispa  (Lightfoot)  Agardh. 

On  turf  of  old  bai-i-al)bas.  on  tussocks  in  the  tundra,  on  damp 
ground,  etc.     Cape  Nome,  Alaska,  ir.A.iS!  ;  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 


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L.  M.  Turner,  No.  849  (Herb.  U.  S.  National  Museum) ! ,  ]l'.A..S., 
Nos.  5235!,  5248x!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  969!,  under  Uoniiidiinii  parietinum;  St.  Paul 
Island,  Alaska,  B.  ^y.  ^(vmr/w  !( Setchell,  1889,  p.  590) ;  Iliuliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4010!;  St.  Paul, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  Tl^A.iS'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5137! ,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  412,  under  Rormidium  parietinum) ;  Orea,  Alaska, 
.T1^A.^\  and  A. A. L.,  Nos.  5182!,  5183!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  412);  Juneau,  Alaska,  ir.A./S.  and  A.A.L., 
Nos.  5191!,  5192!:  Departure  Bay,  Vancouver  Island.  B.  C, 
W.A.S.and  A.A.L..  No.  5211!;  Coupeville,  Wliidbey  Island, 
Wash..  X.L.a.,  (569! 

The  specimens  quoted  above  include  all  sorts  of  conditions 
from  the  typical  P.  rrispa  with  its  broad  flat  frond,  to  filamen- 
tous forms  referable  to  Horniidimn  parietinum  (Vaucher)  Kuetz- 
ing  or  even  to  H.  murale  (Lyugbye)  Kuetzing.  In  the  majority  of 
cases,  these  forms  are  mixed  in  the  same  collection  and  often  show 
more  or  less  perfect  transitions  from  the  one  to  the  other. 

Prasiola  calophylla  (Carmichael)  Meneghini. 

In  l)rackish  water  at  the  head  of  Penn's  Cove,  Wliidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  258! 

This  narrow  species  contrasts  veiy  decidedly  with  P.  rrispa 
as  well  as  with  the  next  two  species  in  the  shape  of  the  frond  and 
the  arrangement  of  the  cells.  W^e  have  been  unable  to  compare 
it  with  authentic  specimens  but  it  answers  to  the  descriptions  and 
the  figures  so  exactly  that  we  feel  little  doubt  concerning  it. 

Prasiola  borealis  Reed. 

On  rocks,  just  above  high  water  mark.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska.  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4013!,  4021!;  St.  Paul, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,   W.A.S.  an -J  A.A.L.,  No.  5138! 

This  s])ecies  comes  nearest  to  P.  Anfarcfiea  Kuetzing,  but  dif- 
fers from  it  in  shape  and  color  of  the  fronds  and  in  the  less 
regular  tetrad  arrangement  of  the  cells.  The  specimens  of  P. 
borealis  are  infested  with  a  fungus  {Guignardia  Alaskana  Reed) 
just  as  the  Antarctic  species  is  with  Guignardia  Prasiohe 
(Winter)  Reed,  which  gave  rise  to  the  genera  Masfodia  Hooker 
and  Harvey  and   Dermaiomeris   Reinsch.       For  further    details 


21C  University  of  California  Publicaiions .  [Botany 

consult  Miss  Reed's  paper  on  the  suhjeet  (Univ.  of  Calif.  Publi- 
cations, Botany,  Vol.  1). 

Prasiola  fluviatilis  (Sommerfelt  )  Aresehoug-. 

Point  Barrow,  Alaska,  Farloir  (1885,  p.  1!)2) ! 

This  is  what  Farlow  refers  doubtfully  to  P.  crispa  in  the  refer- 
ence cited  above.  A  specimen  from  Herb.  Farlow  in  the  U.  S. 
National  Herbarium  is  labelled  P.  crispa  f.  maxima'],  but  a  speci- 
men sent  to  us  from  Herb.  Farlow,  labelled  as  above,  seems  to 
us  i)roperly  referred. 


Family  ULOTHRIGHACE.^. 

Ulothrix  subtilis  Kuetzing. 

In  slig'htly  brackish  water,  Victoria,  B.  C,  N.L.G..  No.  ;S38!  ; 
in  fresh  water,  LaConner,  Skagit  County,  Wash.,  X.L.d.,  No. 
31.")! 

The  determination  of  these  specimens  is  not  absolutely  cer- 
tain, but  they  seem  to  belong  to  the  typical  form  (f.  genuinn 
Kirchner)  of  this  species. 

Ulothrix  zonata  (Weber  et  Mohr)  Kuetzing. 

Forming  yellowish  green,  almost  gelatinous  patches  on  rocks 
wet  with  abundant  spray.  Cascade  near  Iliuiiuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4046!,  5033! 

The  plants  listed  under  this  species  were  most  beautiful  in 
their  growth  and  came  from  the  very  same  spot,  the  earlier  number 
having  been  collected  on  June  30,  1899,  and  the  later  numljer  on 
August  10,  1889. 

The  determination  was  made  by  T.  E.  Hazen  through  the 
kiiulness  of  ^Ir.  Collins. 

Ulothrix  tenuis  Kuetzing. 

Among  the  roots  and  leaves  of  grasses,  slightly  inundated, 
side  of  a  rill.  Near  Iliuiiuk,  Unalaska,  ir.A.»S.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5012a! 

Determined  ])y  T.  E.  Hazen,  through  the  kindness  of  Mr. 
Collins. 


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Ulothrix  implexa  Knetzing;. 

Forming  more  or  less  expanded  layers  in  localities  near  the 
mouths  of  small  streams  where  the  water  is  brackish,  or,  at 
times,  nearly  fresh.  On  piles  of  a  wharf,  Iliulink,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  IF.A.aS".  (uul  A.A.L.,  No.  4017!;  on  Pucus,  Orca, 
Alaska,   W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5180! 

Determined  l>y  T.  E.  Hazen,  through  the  kindness  of  Mr. 
Collins. 

Ulothrix  flacca  (Engi.  Bot.)  Thuret. 

On  rocks,  pebbles,  old  wood,  etc.  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
ir.A.^S.,  No.  5251x!;  Glacier  Bay,  Saunders,  (1901,  p.  412); 
Fairhaven,  Wash.,  N.L.G..  No.  194! 

Ttie  determinations  are  all  by  Mr.  Collins. 

Gayella  polyrhiza  Rosenvinge. 

On  small  boulders,  well  uj)  in  the  litoral  zone.  West  shore 
of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ]r.A.(S.  ami 
A.A.L.,  No.  3279a!,  and  in  (V)llins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  914! 

This  seems  to  be  the  only  locality  for  this  species  discovered 
outside  of  those  on  the  west  coast  of  Greenland  and  tlie 
FcProes.  Borgesen  (1902,  p.  482)  refers  this  species  to  Prasio/a 
rrispa  as  sul)Si).  marina,      (det.  F.  S.  Collins.) 

Hormidium  sp. 

Species  formerly  referred  to  this  genus,  especially  H.  parietin  uni 
(Vaucher)  Kuetzing,  have  been  found  either  pure  or  associated 
with  Prasiola-forras  in  different  stages  of  development.  We 
have  referred  them  all  under  Prasiola. 

Microspora  floccosa  (Vaucher)  Thuret. 

In  pools  above  high  water  mark,  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  177,  under  Conferva  floccosa)  \  in  creek,  Port  Renfi-ew, 
B.  C,  TUden,  No.  139b! 

Conferva  bombycina  (Agardh)  Lagerhcim. 

Forming  silky,  yellow,  gelatinous  masses  on  dripping  rocks. 
Amaknak  Cave  on  the  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Alaska, 


218  University  of  California  Publications .  .  Ibotany 

W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3297!  (det.  T.  E.  Hazen);  on  drip- 
ping rock  cliff,  Esquimault,  B.  C,  X.L.G.,  No.  827!  (probably 
f.  genuina) . 

"Conferva  rivularis  Ag." 

Sumas  Prairie,  B.  C.  Harvey  (1862,  p.  177). 

We  have  no  knowledt>-e  or  suspicion  as  to  the  identitx  <»f  this 
l)lant. 

Family  CH^TOPHORACE^. 

Stigeoclonium  lubricum  (Dilhvyn)  Kuetzing. 

In  light  yellow  tufts  on  grasses,  in  a  small,  slow  stream  in  the 
tundra  above  the  lake.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Tl  .A. 8. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  oOS-")!  (det.  T.  E.  Hazen). 

Draparnaldia  glomerata  (Vaucher)  Agardh. 

In  small  brook,  Huutville,  Island  of  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
ir.A.N.  (Did  A.A.L.,  No.  4094!  ;  on  damp  rocks  above  tide, 
Ludlow  Bay,  .lefferson  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  ").')4! 

Draparnaldia  glomerata  var.  genuina  Kirchner. 

In  cold  water  stream.  Hazeldene  Creek,  Port  Renfrew, 
Vancouver  Island.  B.  C.  Tildeii.  No.  383! 

Draparnaldia  plumosa  (Vaucher)  Agardh. 

Growing  on  pebbles  along  the  shore  of  Green  Lake,  kSeattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  498!  (det.  T.  E.  Hazen). 

Chaetophora  pisiformis  (Roth)  Agardh. 

Attached  to  weeds,  grass,  dead  stems,  sticks,  etc.,  in  springs 
and  pools  of  fresh  water.  Near  Coupeville,  Whidliey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G,.  No.  461 !  ;  Green  Lake,  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G. , 
No.  478!  ;  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  386! 

Chaetophora  elegans  (Roth)  Agardh. 

In  ])onds  of  fresh  water.  Near  Coupeville,  Wliidbe}'  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G..  No.  461!  ;  Port  Townsend,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No. 
434! 


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Chastophora  Cornu-Damae  var.  genuina  De  Toni. 

On  sticks,  sedges,  and  grasses,  in  pool  of  fresh  water.  East 
Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  K.L.G.,  Nos.  4S4!,  497! 

Chaetophora  Cornu-Damae  var.  linearis  Knetziug. 

Sonth  end  of  Lake  Washington,  near  Renton,  King  Connty, 
Wash.,  Til(le)i,  No.  2G7! 

Ochlochaete  Hystrix  Thwaites. 

On  water  weeds  in  ponds  of  fresh  water.  Near  Seattle, 
Wash.,  Professor  T.  C.  I).  Kitu-aid,  No.  768! 

Trentepohlia  lolithus  (L.)  Wallroth. 

On  rocks  at  1000  feet  elevation.  Orca,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901.  p.  413). 

Family  MYCOIDEACE^E. 

Pringsheimia  scutata  f.  Cladophorae  Tilden. 

On  Cladophora,  in  tide  pool.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden, 
No.  382! 

We  have  examined  the  specimen  distribnted  hy  Miss  Tilden 
in  our  copy  of  the  American  Algae  and  find  an  epiphyte  which, 
while  bearing  a  certain  snperticial  resemblance  to  Pringsheimia 
scutata  Reinke,  structurally  shows  itself  clearly  a  member  of  the 
Chamfpsiphoniacefp  and  probably  identical  with  Wille's  Chloro- 
glopa  tuberculosa,  under  which  name  it  has  been  mentioned  in  its 
proper  sequence  in  this  account.  We  feel  that  Miss  Tilden 's 
name  is  fairly  properly  to  be  i^laced  as  a  synonym  under  Wille's. 


Family  OEDOGONIAOEJh]. 

We  have  found  no  species  of  this  family,  ourselves,  and  can 
only  quote  those  enumerated  by  Miss  Tilden  and  b.y  Saunders, 
the  determinations  of  all  of  which  are  l).y  Karl  E.  Hirn. 

CEdogonium  concatenatum  (Hassall)  Wittrock. 
Popof  Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  412). 


220  University  of  California  Puhli cations.  [botany 

CEdogonium  crispum  (Hassall)  Wittrock. 

In  pools,  on  i-ocks,  jnst  above  hif>li  water  mark.     Port  Ren- 
frew, B.  C,  Tilde u,  No.  543! 

Bulbochaete  Brebissonii  Kuetziug. 

In  a  fresh  water  pond.  Near  Seldovia.  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  412). 

Bulbochaete  intermedia  De  Bary. 

In  a  fresh  water  pond.  Seldovia,  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  412). 

Bulbochaete  Nordstedtii  Wittrock. 

In  a  fresh  water  ])ond.  Seldovia,  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  413). 

Bulbochaete  nana  Wittrock. 

In  a  fresh  water  i)ond.  Shnmagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Saiindfrs 
(1901,  p.  413). 

Bulbochaete  insignis  Pringsheim. 

Saunders  (1901,  p,  413)  gives  this  species  in  his  Alaskan 
Algae,  bnt  does  not  mention  any  special  locality. 

Family  C0LE0CH.4^TACE^. 

Coleochaete  pulvinata  A.  Braun. 

In  a  glacial  pool,  growing  on  Chara.     Near  Ilinlink,  Unalaska, 

Alaska ,   W.A  .S.  and  A  .A.L.,  ^o.  5039 ! 

Family  CLADOPHORACE^. 

Urospora  penicilliformis  (Roth)  Areschong. 

On  rocks,  in  the  litoral  zone,  sometimes  higher  np  and  some- 
times very  low  down.  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjf^lhunn  (1S89, 
p.  55);  St.  Michael,  Alaska,  W  .A.S.,  No.  5251!  ;  west  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  U  .^.*S'.  <(nd  A.A.L., 
No.  3279!;  Knkak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  413);  Strait 
of  Juan  deFuca,  B.  C,  Harvey  (18G2.  p.  177,  wudev  HorniotrirJium 
Carntichaelii) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C.  Butler  and  Folley,  No.  125; 
Esquimalt,  B.C.,  X.L.G..  No.  514!;  west  shore  of  Whidbey 
Island.  Wash.,  N.L.G..  No.  515! 


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Urospora  incrassata  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoi'al  zone.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash. ,  X. L. (r. , 
No.  185! 

ft 

The  material  seems  to  Mr.  Collins  to  be  of  this  species. 

Urospora  Wormskioldii  (Merteus)  Roseuving-e. 

On  small  stones  on  exposed  coasts.     Near  Victoi'ia,   B.   C 
Tilden,  No.  381!  ;  west  shore  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
Nos.  671!,  284!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A. 
No.  915!  ;   San  Jnan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G,,  No.  208! 

Mr.  Collins  expresses  the  opinion  that  Miss  Tilden's  speci- 
mens are  too  near  the  type  to  be  separated  under  the  varietal 
name  VdiiroHro'iaiui  as  she  has  done,  and  that  Gardner's  San 
Jnan  Island  specimens  represent  a  rather  slender  form. 

Chaetomorpha  cannabina  (Areschong)  K.jellman. 

Lying-  loose  or  entangled  among  other  alg'a\  in  pools,  litoral 
zone.  Norton  Sound,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5686!  ;  west 
shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  (uk] 
A. A./..,  No.  8244! ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell  P.  B.-A., 
No.  916!  ;  St.  Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ]]  .A.S.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5141!;  Seldovia,  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p. 
418);  Orea,  Alaska,  W.A.H.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5169!;  Annette 
Island,  Alaska,  Saxnders  (1901,  p.  418);  Friday  Harh(n-.  San 
.Inan  Island.  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  219! 

Chaetomorpha  duriuscula  (Ruprecht)  De  Toni. 

Unalaska,  Alaska,  BuprecJit  (1851,  p.  404). 

De  Toni  (1889,  p.  277)  refers  the  Conferra  duriuscula  of 
Ruprecht  to  the  genus  Chaetomorpha  with  more  or  less  doubt. 
We  have  not  seen  any  plants  attributed  to  this,  but  judging 
from  the  description  and  the  association,  it  is  more  likely  to  be 
some  fragmentary  material  of  Cladophora,  upon  which  the 
species  was  founded. 

Chaetomorpha  litorea  Harvey. 

Sitka,  Alaska,  Ruprecht  (1851.  p.  899  nnder  C/i.  iortuosu 
var.  crassior) . 

Harvey  (1857,   \).  87)  refers    Ruprecht 's  variety   crassior  of 


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Cli.   forfKosa   to  his   own   Ch.   liforea  and  this  is  as  far  as  any 
information  concfrnin^-  tlic  ])lant  fi-oni  Sitka  is  known  to  ns. 

Chaetomorpha  tortuosa  (I)illwyn)  Knetzing. 

"Parasitic"  on  Ch.  iii<'la(j<nihiiii .  Unalaska,  Alaska,  RnpyccJil 
(1851,  y).  397,  nnder  Conferva  confcrcicola) . 

Harvey  (18.')7,  \).  88)  says  that  he  has  received  a  specimen  of 
the  Conferva  confervicola  Rnprecht  from  Rnprecht  himself  and 
cannot  distingnish  it  from  the  ijrescnt  species.  It  seems,  also, 
that  the  Conferva  Liinnn  of  Postels  and  Rnprecht  (1840,  p.  22) 
may  belong  with  it,  since  they  mention  that  the  specimens 
referred  to  that  species  and  collected  at  Sitka,  are  only  half  as 
thick  as  European  specimens  of  Ch.  JJinini  (Mueller)  Kuetzing 
Another  possibility  seems  likely  to  ns,  and  that  is  that  the  speci- 
mens quoted  here  maj-  also  be  identical  with  what  Mr.  Collins 
and  Kjellman  have  referred,  of  North  Pacific  forms,  to  Ch.  can- 
II  ah  ill  a.  mentioned  above. 

Chaetomorpha  melagonium  ( Weber  et  Mohr)  Kuetzing. 

In  tufts  over  two  feet  long.  Unalaska  and  Kadiak  Islands, 
Alaska,  BxprecJit  (1851,  p.  397,  under  Conferva  Melagonium) . 

Chaetomorpha  melagonium  f.  typica  Kjellman. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island  and  Port  Clar- 
ence, Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  55):  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
(ir^fhii  and  Siiodgra.s.s,  No.  5785a!   (Setchell,  1899,  p.  590). 

Chaetomorpha  melagonium  f.  rupincola  (Areschoug)  Kjellman. 
Yakutat  Bav,  Alaska.  Saiindns  (1901.  p.  413). 

Rhizoclonium  riparium  f.  implexum  (Dilhvyn)  Rosenvinge. 
On  roots,  mud,  stones,  etc.,  litoral  zone.  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
ir.A.N.,  Nos.  5241!,  5244!;  east  shore  of  Amaknak  Island, 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  ami  A.A.L.,  No.  4006!; 
Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saniahrs  (1901,  p.  414):  Departure  Bay, 
B.C.,  Tl'.A.^'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5210!,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  976!;  Peddler  Inlet,  Strait 
of  Juan  De  Fuca,  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  379! 
{under  Rh .  riparium) ;  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  ^os. 
2961,  414!  ;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  205! 


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Rhizoclonium  tortuosum  Kuetzing. 

On  other  alga?  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island.  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5095!;  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G..  Nos.  428!,  670! 

Cladophora  crispata  f.  vitrea  (Kuetzing)  Rabenhorst. 

Fresh  water.  University  Boat  House,  Lake  Washington, 
Seattle,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  277! 

This  form  is  quoted  as  Miss  Tilden  has  given  it.  There  are 
no  authentic  specimens  accessible,  either  to  Mr.  C'ollins  or  to 
ourselves,  and  the  specimens  must  be  left  for  further  study. 

Cladophora  glomerata  (L.)   Kuetzing. 

Lake  Scheveltza.  Vancouver  Island,  B.C.,  Hdrveij  (1862, 
p.  177). 

We  have  no  knowledge  of  the  occurrence  of  this  species  in  our 
territory  except  that  conveyed  l)y  the  reference  quoted. 

Cladophora  callicoma  Kuetzing. 

Attached  to  floating  logs.  Lake  Washington,  Seattle,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  507!,  508!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  919!.    \]  .A.S.  and  A.A.L..  No.  5212! 

A  fresh  water  species,  determined  by  Mr.  Collins.  Dr.  Bornet 
has  written  that  tlu^  specimen  distributed  under  Collins,  Holden 
and  Setchell.  P.  B.-A.,  No.  919,  seems  to  him  to  be  C.  (/lomerafa 
t.  macrogonyd  (Lyngliye)  Rabenhorst. 

Cladophora  cartilaginea  (Ruprecht)  Harvey. 

Unalaska,  Alaska,  Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  404  under  Conferva 
cartilaginea) . 

Cladophora  saxatilis  (Ruprecht)  DeToni. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  part  of  the  litoral  zone.  Near  Friday 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  207!,  220!, 
Tilden,  No.  279 !  (under  C.  arcta) ;  Channel  Rocks,  west  of  Seattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  355!,  309!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  921!;  Ludlow  Bay,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
Nos.  440!,  513! 

The  determination  of  the  al)ove  are  all  ))y  Mr.  Collins,  who 
adds  that  Tilden,  No,  375,  is  not  C.  saxatilis,  probably  not  even 


224  University  of  Cdlifornia   Publications.  [botanv 

of  the  same  section  of  tlie  <4'einis,  ])ut  the  specimen  disti-ihuted  is 
not  further  determinable. 

Cladophora  flexuosa  (Griffiths)  Harvey. 

Annette  Island,  Alaska,  S((i(ii(h'rs  (liJOl,  p.  414). 

Cladophora  Mertensii  (Ruprecht)  DeToni. 

St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  SefcJiel I  {1889,  p.  590?);  Sitka, 
Alaska,  h'liprcrhf  (1S.')1,  ]>.  408.  under  (^oiifcrni  }trrfeiisii) . 

Cladophora  viminea  (Ruprecht)  DeToni. 

Unalaska  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Ruprecht  (1851,  \).  M)'l,  under 
Conffrra  viminea) . 

Cladophora  glaucescens  ((liriffiths.)  Harvey. 

Nanaimo,   Vancouver  Island,   B.  C,  Hanu'ij   (1S()2.  p.  19()). 

Cladophora  laetevirens  (Dillwyn)  Kuetzing. 

"FueaStrait,"  Vancouver  Island,  B.  Q.^Harrnj  {\m-l,  )».  177) . 

Cladophora  Chamissonis  (Ruprecht)  DeToni. 

"Parasitic"  on  the  walls  of  Halosaccion  or  Rhodymenia, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  Ruprecht  (LS.ll,  p.  408);  fli^atino',  San  Juan 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  282!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  920! 

Determined  by  Mr.  Collins,  who  notes  that  the  specimens  of 
(lardner  are  so  like  the  Ruprecht  specimen  in  Herb.  Farlow, 
that  it  should  be  noted  separately  from  C.  saratilis  which  it 
resembles  very  closely. 

Cladophora  arcta  (Dillwyn)  Kuetzing. 

On  rocks  and  Fucus,  middle  and  lower  litoral  zones.  West 
shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.^.N. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  82SS!;  Sand  Point,  Popof  Island,  Alaska, 
iSamiders  (1901,  ]>.  414):  Cormorant  Rocks,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  W  .A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  .1188!;  St.  Paul, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir..4.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5140!; 
Orca,  Alaska,  ir..4.(S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5181!;  Ocean  Cape, 
Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  414);  Glacier  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  }).  414);  Ks(|ui)nalt,  B.  C.  and  Orcas 
Island,  Wash.,  Harrei/  (18(i2,  )).  176). 


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Mr.  Collins  has  made  all  the  determinations  quoted  except, 
of  course,  those  of  Harvey.  Harvey's  specimens  may  belong- 
rather  under  G.  scopceformis  or  G.  saxatilis,  since  his  G.  (itrta  is 
of  the  older  and  broader  conception.  Mr.  Collins  also  notes  that 
Miss  Tilden's  G.  arcta  (No.  373)  can  belong  to  this  species  only 
in  its  very  broadest  sense,  but  that  the  specimens  distributed 
are  not  good  enough  to  ])e  determined  with  accuracy-. 

Cladophora  arcta  f.  conglutinata  F.  8.  Collins  f.  nov. 

Filaments  adhering  in  drying  into  pointed  tufts;  descending 
rhizoids  plentiful.  In  addition  to  the  regular,  erect,  blunt 
branches,  there  are  at  the  base  of  the  older  i)lants  some  patent 
lateral  branches  with  acute  terminal  cells. 

On  stones  and  rocks,  litoral  zone.  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
ir..-l..V.,  No.  .525r)x!  ;  near  Dutch  Harbor,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay 
of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  B.  G.  McGregor,  No.  5693!,  W.A.S.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  40H()!;  Karluk,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.»S'., 
Nos.  5068!,  5069!;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.^S. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5086!;  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  N.L.G.,  No.  329!; 
Channel  Rocks,  west  of  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  356!; 
near  Deer  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  202! 
(battered  form) . 

The  typical  G.  arda  shows  a  fiabellate  or  nearly  circular  outline 
in  the  mounted  specimen,  the  individual  filaments  being  quite  free. 
The  present  form  has  quite  a  different  habit,  the  filaments  uniting 
in  tufts  like  a  magnified  Symploca.  The  acute  lateral  branches 
show  a  tendency  toward  G.  spinesceiis,  l)ut  are  not  regularly 
curved  or  circinate  as  in  the  latter. 

Cladophora  arcta  f.  pulvinata  (Foslie)  F.  S.  Collins  comb. 

nov. 

On  mussels  and  algw,  tide  ])ools,  ui)per  litoral  zone.  West 
shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  H'.A.N. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  4002!,  and  m  Collins.  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  918!      Determined  by  F.  S.  Collins. 

Cladophora  lanosa  var.  uncialis  (Mueller)  Thurot. 

On  rocks,  ui)pei-  litoi-al  zone.  San  •luaii  Island,  Wash., 
Tildf),,  No.  372! 


226  University  of  California  Pnhlications.  [botanv 

Mr.  Collins,  after  a  study  of  the  specimens  quoted,  says  that 
the  plants  are  certainly  not  C.  lanosa  var.  nncialis,  being  very 
much  coarser,  but  ai-e  in  too  poor  condition  for  determination. 

Cladophora  cohaerens  (Ruprecht)  DeToni. 

Ruprecht  gives  this  species  as  occurring  in  the  North  Pacific 
Ocean,  and  probably  from  the  Ochotsk  Sea.  Mr.  Collins  has 
examined  a  Ruprecht  specimen  and  notes  that  he  cannot  find 
any  ditferences  between  this  species  and  C.  arcfa  of  the  North 
Atlantic. 

Cladophora  Hystrix  (Stroemfelt)  DeToni. 

On  Fucus,  lower  litoral  zone.  Gonzales  Point,  Victoria,  B. 
C,  Tildeii,  No.  374!  (under  C.  arcfa  form  b.) 

Mr.  Collins  notes  that  this  specimen  seems  to  be  Stroemfelt' s 
Spovgomorpha  Hystrix. 

Cladophora  composita  Harvey  et  Hooker. 

Forming  dense  mats  on  rocks,  litoral  zone.  Port  Renfrew, 
B.C.,  TiIdni,^o.  376!  (under  C.  cartilnginea)  ■  East  Sound, 
Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  521! 

The  determinations  are  by  Mr.  Collins,  who  says  of  Miss 
Tilden's  specimen  that  it  belongs  here  and  that  there  are  no  two 
species  of  Cladophoi-a  more  utterly  unlike  than  C.  compns'ita  and 
C.  cartihigiiipa. 

Cladophora  Columbiana  F.  S.  Collins  sp.  no  v. 

Forming  intricate  masses  about  3  cm.  high,  filaments  some- 
what prostrate  at  the  1)ase,  then  erect,  sparingly  dichotomous 
below,  densely-  di-  or  trichotoraously  branched  towards  the 
fastigiate  tips,  having  occasional  solitai'v  or  secund  latei'al 
branches;  tilaments  l.lO-ioO  f^-  diam.,  cells  somewhat  ])irifonn, 
3-6  fJ-  diam.,  long,  usually  largest  at  the  i)oint  of  forking, 
smallest  at  the  base  of  the  cell  above;  bi-anches  and  ramuli  as 
large  as  the  main  filaments,  terminal  cell  l»lunt,  usually  some- 
what clavate.     Color  deep,  ricli  green;    cell  wall  thick,  i)ellu('id. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Biifler  and  Polley! 

Related  to  C.  patentiranira  (Montague)  Kuetzing.,  hut  with 
larger  diameter  and  shorter  cells,  and  moi'c  densely  mid  fastigi- 


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ately  branched.  Also  reseml)liug  some  forms  of  <\  iifricidosti 
Kuetzing,  but  a  smaller  plant,  more  matted  in  growth,  and  with 
cells  cj'lindrical  to  i)iriform,  rather  than  ovoid  with  constricted 
nodes.  G.  densa  Harvey  is  looser  in  growth,  with  longer  cells  and 
subacute  tips. 

Cladophora  coaiita  (Ruprecht)  DeToni. 

Attached  to  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  West  shore  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  Or)! 

Mr.  Collins  writes  that  this  species  and  the  next  have  been  con- 
fused under  the  name  of  the  latter.  They  are,  however,  certainly 
distinct  forms,  and  he  is  inclined  to  think,  distinct  species.  No. 
819,  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  collected  at  San 
Francisco,  California,  by  R.  E.  Gibbs,  belongs  under  the  present 
species  and  not  under  the  next. 

Cladophora  scopaeformis  (Ruprecht)  Harvey. 

Attached  to  rocks  exposed  to  considerable  wave  action. 
Kukak  Bay,  Yakutat  Bay,  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Sitinnlers  (1901,  p. 
414):  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tiidhr  aiuJ  PoUey,  No.  16;  Esqui- 
malt,  B.  C,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  323!,  512!,  525!;  west  shore  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  18!,  122!,  203!,  516!, 
517!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.   922!. 

This  plant  which  is  the  most  common  species  in  the  region  of 
Puget  Sound,  is  closely  related  to  the  preceding  and  the  two  dif- 
fer from  the  other  species  in  our  list,  with  the  exception  of  (\ 
spinescens,  by  having  the  older  parts  bound  together  in  rope-like 
masses  by  curving  and  hooked  branchlets.  C.  roalifahsis  stouter 
filaments  and  shorter  cells  than  C.  scopceformis.  ^Ir.  Collins  has 
supi)lied  the  determinations  and  the  notes. 

Cladophora  spinescens  Kuetzing. 

In  spongy  masses,  on  the  tips  of  algge  and  si)onges,  upper- 
most litoral  zone  in  exposed  places.  West  shore  of  Amaknak 
Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  11  .A.N'.  (iikJ  A.A.L..  Xo. 
3258! 

Determined  bv  F.  S.  Collins. 


228  University  of  C<diforni<i  Piihlications.  ibotasv 

Cladophora  Alaskana  F.  S.  Collins  sp.  no  v. 

Tufts  15-25  cm.  high,  erect,  main  filaments  about  ^^00  p- 
diam.,  articulations  one-half  to  one  and  one-half  diam.,  l)rauches 
similar,  erect,  scattered  or  in  secund  series  of  two  or  moi-e,  not 
tapering,  terminal  cells  blunt,  wall  thick,  striate:  In-anches  near 
base  of  the  tuft  slenderer,  200-250  /*  diam.,  with  thinner  walls, 
not  striate,  with  numerous  short,  patent  or  i-ecurved  ramuli, 
scattered  or  in  secund  series.  Color  dark  green,  becoming  whit- 
ish on  exposure. 

On  rocks,  forming  a  distinct  belt  at  the  lower  tide  limit. 
St.  Paul  Island.  Alaska,  Herl).  I).  C.  Eaton,  No.  4!  ;  west  shore 
of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir..4.iS\  (oid 
A.A.L.,  Xos.  8259!.  4000!,  5045a!,  aud  in  C<»llins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-xA..,  No.  917! 

The  slender  divaricate  lower  branches  resemble  somewhat  the 
interlacing  branches  in  the  subgenus  Spongomorpha,  but  they 
are  not  clearly  differentiated,  the  two  forms  of  l)ranches  in  this 
species  passing  into  each  other.  The  tufts  are  never  densely 
matted  as  in  Spongomorpha. 

Cladophora  Hutchinsiae  var.  distans  Kuetzing. 

Port  Renfrew-,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley,  No.  127! 

Mr.  Collins  says  of  this,  that  it  may  be  the  plant  called 
C.  Uetevirens  by  Harvey  in  his  "List"  (1862),  but  that  it  is  not 
the  plant  properly  to  be  placed  under  that  name. 

The  species  of  Cladophora  are  always  difficult  to  determine, 
and  this  is  especially  true  of  the  species  of  the  Pacific  Coast  of 
North  America.  All  of  our  material  has  been  sent  to  Mr.  Collins 
and  besides  his  special  reports  on  each  specimen,  he  has  written 
the  following  account  of  the  result  of  his  study  of  the  Ruprecht 
descriptions,  su])plemented  by  a  considerable  number  of  Ruprecht 
specimens  in  Herb.  Farlow.     His  report  reads  as  follows: 

"Rupi'echt  gives  nine  species,  all  of  the  Acrosii)honia-group 
as  follows: 

1.   ('.  coliiiM'ens.  4.   ('.  viiiiiiie:!.  7.   (\  cai'tilii^incii . 

-.   ('.  Chamissonis.  .">.   C.  saxntilis.  8.  C  seopisformis. 

;i.  ('.  .\rtM'tpiisii.  <).   ('.  (lui'iiiscula.  !>.  C  coalita. 


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G.  coJuerens  according  to  Ruprecht,  represents  C.  arcta  of  the 
Atlantic,  and  is  possibly  only  a  form  of  the  latter.  I  cannot  see 
any  differences,  and  have  simply  called  the  specimens  G.  arcta. 
The  next  four  species  seem  to  me  to  be  indistinguishable,  either  by 
the  authentic  specimens  or  by  the  descriptions.  I  have  used  the 
name  G.  mxafilis,  both  as  the  first  name  used,  and  the  one 
having  the  fullest  description.  G.  duriuscala  is  not  represented 
in  the  herbarium  and  I  do  not  think  that  it  (uin  be  made  out  from 
the  description.  G.  carfilaginea  is  a  well  marked  species,  but  is 
not  among  the  specimens  you  have  sent  me;  it  is  in  my  collection 
from  Montere.w  The  last  two  s])ecies  have  been  confused  iinder 
the  name  G.  scopfefomii.s,  ])ut  are  certainly  distinct  forms,  and  [ 
am  inclined  to  think,  distinct  species.  Both  are  coarse  plants, 
all  the  oldei-  ])arts  matted  in  rope-like  masses  by  curving  and 
hooked  l)ranches.  G.  coaJiia  has  stouter  filaments  and  shorter 
cells.  The  hooked  l)ranches  are  characteristic  of  these  two 
species,  and  seldom  if  ever  found  in  the  other  species  of  this  list. 
These  two  species  have  very  blunt  tipped  branches,  while  the 
Ruprecht  specimens  of  G.  Ghamis.sonis,  G.  viminea,  and  G.  saxa- 
tilis,  all  have  the  tips  acute  or  acuminate.  The  nuittedness  of 
the  lower  i)art  of  the  last  three  species  is  not  due  to  hooked 
branchlets,  but  to  descending  rhizoid-like  branchlets  as  in 
G.  arcta.  G.  polaris  Harvey,  New  Algae  of  Japan,  Proc.  Amer. 
Acad.,  Vol.  4;  p.  334,  1859,  is  the  young  state  of  G.  scopa'formi.'^." 

Family  GOMONTIACE^. 

Gomontia  polyrhiza  (Lagerheim)  B.  &  F. 

In  dead  shells.  Amaknak  Island.  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3248!  ;  Popof  Island,  Alaska,  Samiders 
(1901,  p.  41"));  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska ,  ^^ \ A . N .  and  A.A.L..  No .  .')  1 1 0 ! 

Family  BOTRYDIACE.*]. 

Botrydium  granulatum  (L.)  (in-ville. 

This  species  has  l)een  seen  and  collected  on  (-amano  and 
Whidbey  Islands  ])y  one  of  us  {X.L.dr.)  but  no  s])e('imens  were 
preserved.     There  is,  however,  no  (loul)t  as  to  its  occurrence. 

Box. -16. 


230  Unit'crsifi/  of  Cdliforiiid  PuhUrdfionf^.  [botany 

Family  BRYOPSIDACE.^. 

Bryopsis  hypnoides  Lamouroux. 

Urowiiig  oil  old  wood  of  floats  and  piles.  Victoria,  B.  ('.. 
N.L.G.,  No.  510!;  British  Camp,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  206! 

Determined  by  F.  IS.  Collins. 

Bryopsis  corticulans  Setehell. 

On  rocks  at  low  water  mark .  Sackman '  s  Point ,  near  Tracyton » 
Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  371!   (under  B.  plumosa) . 

This  differs  from  B.  plumosa,  in  being  coarser  and  less 
regularly  distichous,  but  the  corticating  filaments  are  very  nearly 
wanting.  It  seems  best  to  refer  it  to  B.  corticulans ,  which  may, 
however,  only  be  an  extreme  form  of  B.  plumosa.  Mr.  Collins 
notes  that  the  specimen  in  the  copy  of  the  American  Alga?  in 
Herb.  Farlow,  seems  to  be  good  B.  corticulans. 

Family  DERBESIACE.4^. 

Derbesia  vaucheriaeformis  (Harvey)  J.  Agardh. 

On  a  sponge.     Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901 ,  j).  41.1) . 

Derbesia  marina  (Lyngbye)  Sober. 

In  quiet  water.     Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901.  p.  415). 

Family  VAUCHERIACE.^. 

Vaucheria  sessilis  (Vaucher)  DC. 

On  a  dripping  cliff,  Juneau,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901.  i>.  415) ; 
in  a  small  stream  of  running  water,  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.^ 
No.  384! 

Vaucheria  geminata  v.ir.  racemosa  Walz. 
Seattle,  Wasli.,  X.L.d.,  No.  6(5S! 

Vaucheria  hamata  (Vaucher)  Lyngbye. 

On  moist  ground.  Near  Green  Lake,  Seattle.  Wash. .  X.L.G... 
No.  36S! 


vor,.  n     Setchell-Gardner . — Algic  of  Xorfhwfsteni  America.       2:31 

Vaucheria  terrestris  Lyngbye. 

In  a  ditch.  Near  the  University  of  Washington,  Seattle, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  892! 

Family  CODIACE.5^. 

Codium  adhaerens  (Cabr.)  Agardh. 

Dredged  in  a  depth  of  15  meters,  Kadiak  Ishmd.  Alaska, 
Sdioiders  (1901,  p.  416);  very  sparingly  on  rocks  in  the  npper 
snlditoral  zone,  west  shore  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  265! 

Codium  Ritteri  Setchell  and  Gardner  sp.  no  v.     Plate  17. 

Fr(nid  globose  to  piriform,  3  cm.  high,  attached  by  a  distinct 
stipe-like  base,  solid,  the  center  composed  of  a  felt-like  mass  of 
tine  fibres.  Onter  filaments  or  utricles,  free,  l)lnnt,  150-400  /^  in 
diameter,  the  older  ones  usually  swollen  in  the  middle,  and  having 
the  membrane  at  the  tip  somewhat  thickened  at  the  central  point 
projecting  inwards.     Zoosporangia  unknown. 

The  type  of  the  species  proposed  here  is  a  single  specimen 
collected  at  Berg  Bay,  in  two  or  three  fathoms  of  water,  liy 
Professor  W.  E.  Ritter,  of  the  University  of  California,  while  on 
the  Harriman  Exi)edition  to  Alaska.  A  second  specimen,  agTce- 
ing  apparently  in  habit  and  structure,  but  not  in  the  description 
of  its  habit,  is  No.  370  of  Miss  Tilden's  American  Algae,  collected 
by  her  at  Port  Renfrew,  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  and  distributed 
under  the  name  of  Codium  (ulha'rcnH. 

Codium  A'^^/^t/ approaches  Ijoth  C.  Bnrsd  (Turner)  Agardh  and 
C.  mamiUosum  Harvey,  l)ut  is  distinct  from  l>oth.  From  the 
former  it  differs  in  being  solid  and  in  having  a  more  distinct 
stipital  poi'tion,  while  from  the  latter  it  differs  in  having  a  more 
distinct  stipital  portion  and  the  smallness  of  the  utricles  as  well 
as  the  shape  of  the  utricles.  The  utricles,  in  a  specimen  of 
Mme.  Weber  van  Bosse,  kindly  loaned  h\  F.  S.  Collins,  are 
balloon-shaped,  and  measure  from  1  to  2  nnn.  in  diametei-.  From 
C.  adhcerens,  C.  Riiieri  is  amply  distinct,  since  it  has  not  the 
firm  jelly  uniting  the  utricles,  which  is  so  characteristic  of  that 
species.     It  is   to  be   noted    that   C.  nximillosum  is  credited  to 


232  Univpraity  of  California  Puhliealions.  [botany 

Japan  by  DeToiii  (1895,  p.  68),  but  No.  49  of  Okainura's  Alg-jT 
Japonicee  Exsiccatae,  seems  to  us  to  be  our  ('.  Bifferi,  tliough 
labelled  C.  mamillosirm . 

Codium  mucronatum  f.  Californicum  .1.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  in  tide  pools,  lower  litoral  and  npper  snblitoral 
zones.  8itka,  Alaska,  J.  G.  Agardh  (1S86,  p.  44),  Saunders 
(1001.  ]).  416):  San  Jnan  Har))(»r,  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuea,  Van- 
couver Island,  B.  C,  Tihicii.  Xo.  2S1 ! .  under  C.  fomenfofiuni; 
Whidbey  Island,  Port  Townsend.  and  Ludlow  Bay,  Wash., 
X.  L.G.I 

In  all  probability  arc  to  be  included  here,  the  specimens 
referred  to  C.  toniPhfosum  as  follows: — Norfolk  Sound  (Sitka 
Sound)  and  Nootka  Sound,  Posiels  and  Biiprechf  (1840,  p.  20); 
Nootka  Sound,  Turner  (1811,  ]).  135,  under  Furiis  fomeniosus)  \ 
Esqmmalt,  B.  C,  Earven  (1862,  p.  176). 

Codium  mucronatum  f.   Novae  Zelandiae  J.  Agardh. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Builer  and  Polleij,  No.  5! 

A  careful  study  of  C.  niucronafinn  will  probably  show  a  very 
decided  variation  in  the  size  and  occurrence  of  the  mucrouate  tip 
of  the  utricle.  In  the  plants  included  under  the  preceding  form, 
all  studied  l)y  ns  have  the  typical  tip  of  the  f.  Californicum.  In 
the  plant  quoted  under  the  present  form,  the  mucrouate  tij)  to 
the  utricle  is  to  1)e  found  only  in  the  very  young  i)ortions  of  the 
frond.  Below,  in  the  older  portions,  the  utricles  are  more  or  less 
swollen  at  the  tip,  as  in  C.  Muelleri  Kuetzing,  and  while  some  of 
them  show  a  very  slight  a])iculus,  the  majority  of  them  do  not. 
The  ])lant  certaiidy  differs  from  the  more  usiuil  foi-m  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  of  North  America. 

Family  VALONIACE^. 

Valonia  ovalis  (Lyngbye)  Agardh. 

On  rocks  exposed  to  the  waves  at  extreme  low  water  mark. 
Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  liiitler  and  Pollei/.  No.  26! 

This  northern  representative  of  a  tropical  genus  was  first 
found  on  the  I'acific  Coast  of  North  America  by  Saunders  (1899, 
p.  2)  neai-  Pacific  (xrove,  California.     It  has  also  ])een  collected 


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at  Point  Cypress,  near  Pacific  Grove,  by  Professor  Harold  Heath, 
of  Stanford  University.  In  both  these  localities,  as  well  as  in 
the  locality  quoted  above,  it  was  found  growing  on  a  substratum 
of  Litliothanmia. 

Family  CHARACE.4:. 

Nitella  acuminata  subglomerata  A.  Braun. 

In  a  fresh  water  pond,  near  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska, 
launders  (1901,  p.  416). 

Nitella  opaca  Agardhf 

In  a  f)'esh  water  pond  near  Kadiak,  Alaska,  Sounders  (1901, 
p.  416). 

Chara  contraria  A.  Braun. 

In  ponds  and  streams  near  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  416). 

Chara  fragilis  Desv. 

In  a  fresh  water  i)()n(l,  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  1).  416). 

PtlAiOPHYCh^A:. 

In  this  group  we  liave  included  all  aig*  with  an  additional 
Itrown  coloring  matter,  even  taking  in  Hydrurus,  which  does  not 
seem  to  l^elong  auywheiv.  In  the  arrangement  of  genera  and  in 
the  adoption  of  generic  names,  we  have  followed  Kjellman  (1891- 
1896)  in  Engier  and  Prantl,  with  some  exceptions,  particularly 
in  the  Laminariaceae.  As  to  species,  while  DeToni  (1895)  has 
been  of  considerable  assistance,  it  has  been  necessary  to  rely 
chiefly  upon  the  special  papers  for  more  light  to  determine  doubt- 
ful points  and  to  make  necessary  revisions.  In  this  group  much 
help  is  to  be  ol)tained  from  the  papers  of  Mertens  (1829),  Postels 
and  Ruprecht  (1840),  Ruprecht  (18-31),  and  Saunders  (1901). 
We  have  the  pleasure  of  thanking  Mr.  Collins  for  some  determi- 
nations, and  for  looking  over  our  manuscript  and  making  valu- 
able suggestions.  Professor  F.  R.  Kjellman,  of  Upsala,  Sweden, 
very  kindly  examined  a  series  of  s])eciniens  of  the  very  puzzling 


234  University  of  California  ruhlications .  [botany 

genus  Alaria  and  contrilmted  determinaions  and  notes   without 
which  onr  account  would  have  been  extremely  meager. 

In  this  group  we  tind  a  mixture  of  forms  of  North  Atlantic 
affinities  mixed  with  types  of  Antarctic  affinities.  The  genera 
Macrocystis,  Nereocystis,  Lessonia,  Postelsia,  Dictyoneuron,  and 
Egregia  are  most  closely  related  to  Laminariaceae  of  the  Ant- 
arctic Ocean,  some  species  of  Chorda,  Laminaria,  Agarum, 
Alaria,  and  Fucus  are  identical  with  those  of  the  North  Atlantic, 
while  others  of  the  same  genera  are  very  closely  related  to  the 
North  Atlantic  forms.  We  have  selected  the  species  and  genera 
just  mentioned,  because  they  are  large  and  typical.  A  detailed 
list  would  only  show  the  same  thing  and  make  the  proi)ortions 
plain.  The  proportions,  however,  if  taken  from  such  a  list  as 
could  be  cominlcd  at  ]i resent,  would  probably  not  hold  as  soon  as 
we  have  a  little  more  complete  knowledge  than  we  have  at  i)res- 
ent.  In  the  group  of  the  Phaeophyceas,  too,  we  see  the  mingling 
of  the  algal  flora  of  the  North  Temperate  Region  and  the  Lower 
Boreal  Region  very  plainly.  The  Antarctic  tyjies  belong  properly 
with  the  North  Temi)erate,  although  some  of  them,  notably 
Nereocystis,  extend  through  the  Lowei"  Boreal,  but  are  wanting, 
as  we  have  reason  for  believing,  in  the  Upper  Boreal.  The 
North  Atlantic  types,  on  the  other  hand,  are  characteristic  of  the 
Lower  Boreal  and  are  represented  in  the  North  Temperate  by 
fewer  species  or  mostly  l)y  species  related  to,  but  not  identical 
with,  the  species  of  the  North  Atlantic.  A  comparison  with  the 
Pha^ophycea^  of  \\w  northeastern  coast  of  Asia,  is  not  possible, 
at  least  with  the  expectation  of  satisfactory  results.  The  algal 
flora  of  Ochotsk  Sea,  is  very  similar  to  that  of  Bering  Sea,  and 
this  Upper  Boreal  flora  reaches  to  the  northern  extremity  of 
Japan,  but  beyond  that  our  present  knowledge  of  the  flora  of 
Japan  in  the  Lower  Boreal  Region  is  not  sufficient  to  allow  any 
very  definite  statements  to  be  made.  A  comparison  w^tli  the 
coasts  of  the  United  States  below  Cape  Flattery  might  be  made, 
especially  with  those  included  in  the  North  Temperate  Region, 
but  it  is  sufficient  to  say  that  many  of  the  species  of  that  flora 
have  already  been  found  in  tlie  lower  limits  of  the  Lower  Boreal 
Region  and  many  more  will  probably  be  added  when  our  knowl- 
edge approximates  com]ilcteness. 


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Family  HYDRURACE.4i]. 

Hydrurus  foetidus  (Vill.)  Kirelmer. 

Ou  roeks  and  stones  in  cold  rapid  streams.  Near  Iliuliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ^^  .A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5042!  ;  Knkak  Bay, 
Alaska,  Sminde rs  {1\)()1,  \).  400);  Juneau,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  and 
A.  A.  L.,  No.  5189!;  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  Harvey,  (1862, 
p.  177). 

This  species  occurs  in  several  of  its  forms  in  each  Alaskan 
locality. 

Family  ECTOCARPACE.*:. 

Pylaiella  litoralis  (L.)  KjeUman. 

Attached  to  various  algae  or  woodwoi-k.  St.  Lawrence  Island 
and  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  KjeJhnan  (1889,  p.  51) ;  Norton  Sound, 
Alaska,  B.  C.  iMcGregor,  No.  5678!;  "Fnca  Strait"  and  Esqui- 
malt,  B.  C  Harcei/  (1862,  p.  167). 

This  very  varial)le  sjjecies  has  been  divided  into  a  number  of 
varieties  and  forms  liy  Kuckuck,  Kjellman,  and  other  writers. 
The  specimens  and  references  given  above  are  not  referable  easily 
under  their  proper  forms  and  are  mentioned  here.  Below  are 
given  such  as  are  more  or  less  readily  referred  under  puljlished 
varietal  and  form  names.  It  seems  that  the  following  two  species 
are  probably  to  be  placed  under  P.  litoralis,  also:  P.  atroviolacea 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  385)  from  Sitka  and  perhaps  also  from 
Unalaska,  collected  by  Mertens,  mid  Uctocarpus  Aleuticus  Kuetz- 
iug  (bS60,  p.  1.  ]»].  2,  1)  also  collected  at  Unalaska  by  Mertens. 

Pylaiella  litoralis  vai-.  opposita  f.  typica  Kjellman. 

On  Fucus,  St.  Michael,  Alaska,  Tr.A.»S'.,  Nos.  5238y!,  5247x! 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  opposita  f.  rupincola  Kjellman. 

On  piles  or  floating  logs.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A./S'. 
<i}al  A.A.L.,  No.  4025!;  LaConner,  Skagit  County,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  339! 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  opposita  f.  acuta  Saunders. 

On  Fucus,  Kukak  Bay,  but  generally  abundant  from 
Wrangell,  Alaska,  to  the  Aleutian  Islands,  Saunders  (1901,  p. 
418). 


236  (Jniversiiy  of  California   Publications.  [botany 

It  has  seemed  l)est  to  place  Saunders's  form  under  the  variety 
opposifa,  as  Saunders  leaves  it  indefinite  in  this  case  as  lie  does 
in  the  whole  treatment  of  this  species  as  to  whether  he  recognizes 
any  special  grouping  of  the  forms  or  not.  The  general  grouping 
of  Kuckuck  and  Kjellman  seems  to  us  the  most  convenient  and 
natural  arrangement  possible  and  to  be  followed  as  nearly  as  can 
be  done,  with  the  understanding  that  a  study  of  the  life-history 
ma}'  indicate  that  many  of  the  forms  are  rather  states  of  devel- 
opment. Saunders's  description  of  the  form  does  not  seem  to 
indicate  much  diiference  between  this  and  f.  rtipinroja  Kjellman. 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  opposita  f.  rectangulans  Kuckuck. 

Floating  in  pools  in  a  salt  marsh.  Orcas  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  627! 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  firma  (Agardh)  Kjellman. 

On  Fucus.  Dutch  Harbor,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  R.  G.  McGregor,  No.  5696!  ;  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
ir.^i.AS.  ami  A.A.L.,  No.  3271!;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.^.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  r)103!  ;  East 
Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  ^i.L.G.,  No.  476! 

These  forms  are  all  lumped  under  the  variety  without  attempt 
to  separate  them.  One  or  two  of  them  ]U'obably  belong  to  f. 
fypica  Kjellman. 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  firma  f.  macrocarpa  (Foslie)  Kjellman. 
On  Fucus.     Victoria.  B.  C,  Saaialns  (1901,  p.  419). 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  varia  (Kjellman)  Kuckuck. 

Common  on  rocks  and  on  Fucus.  Shumagin  Islands,  Yakutat, 
and  Juneau,  Alaska,  and  at  Victoria,  B.  C,  S(nin<Jerf<  (]9()1,  p. 
419);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  360! 

Pylaiella  litoralis  var.  varia  f.  densa  Saunders. 

On  Fucus  or  other  alga^  occasionally  upon  rocks. 
Shumagin  Islands,  Prince  William  Sound,  and  Sitka,  Alaska, 
and  Victoria,  B.  C  Saaiulcrs  (1901,  p.  439) ;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  IT.A.N.  and  .4..4./>..  No.  olS.la!  ;  Saunders's  f. 
(lensa  seems  to  come  under  tlic  var.  i'ari<i  (Kjellman)  Kuckuck. 


Vol.  1]     l^efchell-Gardner. — Alga-  of  Northwestern  America.       237 

Ectocarpus  terminalis  Kuetzing. 

Ou  stipes  of  Ahirin  fistulosa  P.  &R.  Iliiilink,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,   W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5044a! 

Ectocarpus   siliculosus  t'.  typicus  Kjelhnan,  eniciul.  Kuckuck. 

On  wood.     Juneau,  Alaska,  H  .A.*S.  and  A.A.Ij.,  No.  olOT! 

The  specimens  referred  to  the  species  are  very  typical  and 
with  g'ood  plurilocular  sporangia.  Harvey  (1862,  p.  167)  has 
noted  this  species  from  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  growing  on  Nereo- 
cystis. 

Ectocarpus  confervoides  (Roth)  LeJolis. 

On  rocks,  etc.  Yakutat,  Alaska,  S'lKiuIers  (1901,  p.  418); 
Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bntley  niid  Polle)/,  No.  24;  near  Coupe- 
ville,  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  261! 

These  may  be  forms  more  or  less  typical,  but  the  information 
is  not  exact  in  this  respect. 

Ectocarpus  confervoides  f.  typicus  Kjellman. 

On  Alaria.     -luneau,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and.4.A./7.,  No.  .1196! 

Ectocarpus    confervoides    f.  pygmaeus  (Areschoug)  Kjellman. 
On   various    alga'.       Shumagin    Islands    and    Yakutat    Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  418). 

Ectocarpus  confervoides  f .  acuminatus  Collins  and  Setchell 

f.  nov. 

Habit  and  plurilocular  sporangia  of  E.  pf^iiicilhitHs  Agardh, 
but  the  branches  and  branchlets  .are  acuminate  instead  of  ending 
in  a  hair. 

On  algff',  particularly  Desmarestia.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  28r)!,  448!  ;    Victoria,  B.  C,  X.L.G.,  No.  317! 

The  type  is  No.  285  and  seems  to  be  the  same  as  the 
E.  penicillatus  of  Saunders's  Phycological  Memoirs  (1898,  p.  155, 
pi.  21,  f.  3,  4).  It  differs  from  E.  penicillatus  as  figured  and 
described  by  Kuckuck  (1891,  p.  22,  f.  5)  in  the  lack  of  hairs 
and  in  the  lack  of  the  pseudodichotomous  branching.  It  is  to  be 
distinguished  from  other  forms  of  E.  confervoides  by  the  acumi- 
nate terminal  cells  of  the  branches  and  liranchlets. 


238  Universifij  of  California  Puhlications.  [botany 

Ectocarpus  confervoides  f.  variabilis  Saunders. 

On  larger  alg*  and  on  a  chiton.  West  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  166!,  426!,  454!,  46.",! 

The  plants  phiced  nnder  this  form  are  referred  here  with  some 
doubt  and  need  more  study,  as  does  the  form  itself,  to  determine 
its  autonomy.  Some  of  the  plants  make  it  seem  likely  that 
E.  rliitinicolns  Saunders,  and  perhaps  even  E.  tinicroiKiitis 
Saunders,  are  likely  to  lie  found  to  belong  to  the  form  cycle  of 
E.  roiifervoides. 

Ectocarpus  confervoides  f.  corticulatus  Saunders. 

On  Desmarestia  (iculcafa.  Popof  Island,  Alaska,  SaiDuho's 
(1901,  p.  418). 

Ectocarpus  granulosus  (Engl.  Bot.)  Agardh. 

Cast  ashore.  Near  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tihhn, 
No.  359a! 

A  slender  form  of  this  species.  Mr.  F.  S.  Collins  has  exam- 
ined the  specimen  in  Herb.  Farlow  and  agrees  in  the  determina- 
tion.    No.  359b  is  referred  by  him  to  E.  mnrronatns  Saunders. 

Ectocarpus  mucronatus  Saunders. 

In  tide  ])ool.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  TiMen,  No.  359b! ,  under 
E.  (/rdindosiis. 

Mr.  F.  S.  Collins  has  determined  this  specimen  as  belonging 
to  this  species.  It  seems  to  us  that  the  species  itself  may  jjrob- 
ably  be  referred  to  some  form  of  E.  confervoides,  on  further  study. 

Ectocarpus  tomentosus  (Hudson)  Lyngbye. 

On  Fucus.  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5104!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  and 
Victoria,  B.  C,  Saioiders  (1901,  p.  417). 

Ectocarpus  oviger  Harvey. 

On  stipes  of  Nereocystis.  Esquimalt.  B.  C,  Havre]!  (1862, 
p.  167). 

A  species  unknown  to  us,  said  to  be  near  to  K.  ffv(nnilost(f< 
(Engl.  Bot.)  Agardh. 


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Ectocarpus  cylindricus  Saunders. 

Oil  the  shell  of  a  chiton.      West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  466! 

Determined  l)y  DeAlton  Saunders. 

Streblonema  minutissimum  Sannders. 

"In  the  branches  of  Liel)inaiiiiia  sp."  Sitka,  Alaska,  kSaiiiiders 
(1901,  p.  416). 

Streblonema  Pacificum  Saunders. 

Forming-  dark  l>rown,  circular  patches  on  the  sporophylls  of 
Alaria.     Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  S(iini(]('rs  (1901,  p.  417). 

Streblonema  irregulare  Saunders. 

Forming  small  brown  patches  on  the  bulbs  of  Nereocystis. 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Sduiiders  (1901,  p.  417). 

Phycocoelis  Baltica  (Reinke)  DeToni. 

On  various  alga:'.     Sitka,  Alaska,   Stuniders  (1901,  p.  416); 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  4r)4! 

Placed  by  Foslie  under  Mtjyiotienid . 


Family  SPHAC'ELARIACEi^i:. 

Sphacelaria  clrrhosa  (Roth)  Agardh. 

Forming  small  light  olive-green  tufts  on  Fucus.  Annette 
Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  419). 

Sphacelaria  racemosa  var.  arctica  (Kjellman)  Reinke. 

St.  Lawerence  Island  <ind  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman 
(1889,  p.  51);  Prince  William  Sound.  Yakutat,  and  Wrangell, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  419) ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  245! 

Chsetopteris  plumosa  (Lyngbye)  Kuetzing. 

Snblitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island  and  Port  Clarence, 
Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  51);   Alaska,  Harrn/  (1S72,  p.46o). 

Cladostephus  verticillatus  (Lightfoot)  Agardh. 

North  Pacific  Ocean,  Posfpls  and  BiipreeJit  (1840,  p.  21). 


240  Universiiij  of  California  PnbNcations.  [botany 

Family    ENCCELTACE^. 

Desmotrichum  undulatum  (-I.Agardh)  Keinke. 

On  Zosieya  imiyiiKi.  in  ;i  ((iiiet  cove.  Near  Seldovia,  Cook 
Inlet,  Alaska,  Sdiiiidos  (1!)()1,  ]>.  4]i),  nnder  Honxi'ostronto 
Kiuhdafioii.) 

This  seems  more  like  a  narrow  Punctaria,  since  according  to 
both  the  description  and  tignre  of  Saunders  the  plurilocular 
sporangia  hardly  project  beyond  the  surface  of  the  frond. 

Punctaria  latifolia  (Treville. 

In  quiet  waters,  tioating  or  attached  to  other  alga^  P()])of 
Island,  Sitka,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  SdioHlers  (1901, 
p.  420,  nndev HonKfosfrotiia  httifolliou) ;  Penn's  Cove,  near  Coupe- 
ville,  VVhidbey  Island.  Wash.,  X.L.O.,  No.  190! 

Homo'ostronHt  loJxiium  Saunders,  from  Sitka  and  Prince 
William  Sound,  Alaska,  seems  from  description  and  figure  to 
be  a  form  of  this  species  or  the  next  with  much  lobed  margins. 
It  reminds  us  of  PhyeoJapatluim  criapatum  Kuetzing  (1856,  p.  10, 
pi.  49,  f.  I). 

No.  190,  N.L.Ci.,  may  be  a  distinct  form,  since  it  reaches  a 
diameter  of  over  a  meter  and  seems  to  increase,  in  its  floating  state, 
indefinitely,  in  a  way  similar  to  that  of  Ulv(t  Luctiica  var. 
lafissimri. 

Punctaria  plantaginea  (Roth)  (Ireville. 

On  ex])osed  rocks.  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  KjclhiHiii  (1889, 
p.  .■")());    Yakutat  Bay.  Alaska,  SmnuUrs  (1901,  p.  420). 

Coilodesme  bulligera  Stroemfelt. 

On  rocks  and  stones,  in  quiet  coves,  in  the  lower  litoral  zone. 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  H^A.*S\  (iikJ  A  .A  .L., 
Nos.  3285! ,  4081 ! ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell.  P.  B.-A.. 
No.  928b!;  Shumagin  Islands,  Kukak  Bay,  Prince  William 
Sound,  Yakutat  Bay,  and  Wrangell,  Alaska.  SdinuJcrs  (1901. 
p.  422) ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell.  P.  B.-A..  No.  92;5a!  ; 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.d.,  No.  201! 

It  is  very  interesting  to  note  the  common  occurrence  of  this 
species  in  the  Northern  Pacific  Ocean,  at  least  so  far  as  the 
North  American  Coast  is  concerned,  since  before  the  collections 


Vol.  ij     SSetcJiell- Gardner. — Alga^  of  North  western  America.       241 

noted  (made  in  the  .year  1899)  it  was  unknown,  except  from  the 
Arctic  coasts  of  Norway,  Iceland  and  Greenhmd. 

Coilodesme  Californica  (Rnprecht)  Kjelhnan. 

Epiphytic  on  Cystoplnjllum  geminatnm.  Yakutat  Bay,  Wran- 
gell,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  Staoulers  (1901,  p.  422); 
Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Pol  ley;  Esquimalt,  B.  C, 
IV.A.aS'.,  No.  1874!;  Victoria,  B.C.,  Sannders  (1901,  p.  422); 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  679!  ;  Friday 
Harbor,  San  -luan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  3.'34! 

Coilodesme    Cystoseirae  (Kuprccht)    Setchell    and    Gardner 
comb.   nov. 

AsperocorrHs  ('i/.sfosf'iro'  Rnprecht,  Tange  Och.,  \).  'Mi),  LS.")!. 

CoilodeHtne  linearis  Sannders,  Alaskan  Alga?,  p.  421,  pi.  48, 
1901,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  824, 
1901. 

On  Ci/stoplii/lhini  </eHiiii((finu.  Popof  Island  and  Knkak  Bay, 
Alaska,  S((iinders  (1901,  p.  421)  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  824!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Ker.  Alhin 
Johnson,  No.   r)698! 

Ruprecht's  description  of  this  species  is  very  explicit,  not 
only  of  the  habit  and  habitat,  but  also  of  the  microscopic  struc- 
ture, so  that  there  can  l)e  no  doubt  as  to  the  identity  of  the  two 
sets  of  plants.  From  Ruprecht's  account  it  seems  to  be  abun- 
dant in  the  Ochotsk  Sea.  While  the  extreme  forms  of  these  two 
species  on  Cystophyllum  are  amply  distinct,  there  are  narrower 
forms  of  C.  Californica,  ai)proaching  to  some  extent  the  more 
robust  C.  Cystoseine,  so  that  it  does  not  seem  impossible  that 
the  latter  may  be  only  a  pronounced  geograpliical  variety  of 
the  former. 

Myelophycus  intestinalis  Saunders. 

Attached  to  rocks  in  the  more  quiet  waters  in  the  lower 
litoral  and  upper  sul)litoral  zones.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  ^V.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  3287!,  4019!;  Popof  Island, 
Alaska,  SatoaJers  (1901,  i).  420)  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  872!;  Yakutat  Bay,  (ilacier  Bay,  and 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Haunders  (1901,  ]).  420);  Fairhaven  and  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  188!,  215! 


242  University  of  Californid  PiiJilicaiions.  ibotanv 

While  this  species  seems  to  be  a  Mt/flojiJii/rns  in  Kjelhiian's 
sense,  j'et  it  seems  to  us  that  the  whole  ((uestion  of  the  relation 
of  this  genus  to  A txilipns  and  to  Cltordarid  is  very  unsatisfactory 
as  yet.  Younger  plants  of  this  species  are  needed  for  study  in 
this  connection,  so  that  the  region  or  regions  of  gi-owth  may  be 
more  definitely  established.  Further  discussion  will  be  found 
under  Chordaria  and  Analipus. 

Colpomenia  sinuosa  (Roth)  Derbes  et  Sober. 

Growing  on  other  algff',  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  Prince 
William  Sound  and  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Sdunders  (1901. 
p.  421);  Port  Renfrew,  B.C.,  Tildni,  No.  .122!,  Buihr  a„<1 
Pollfy,  No.  111! 

The  specimens  included  here  are  evidently  the  thinner  forms, 
or  maybe  even  states  due  to  age,  which  Saunders  has  considered 
the  typical  form.  While  we  cannot  refer  to  the  type  to  settle  the 
question,  we  believe  that  the  thinner  forms,  whether  single  and 
more  regular  in  shape  (C  sinuosa  Saunders,  1896,  ]).  164,  pi.  82. 
f.  7,  8)  or  the  aggregate  expanded  forms  {C.  sinuosa  f^.rpansa 
Saunders,  1898,  p.  164,  pi.  32,  f.  4-6)  are  merely  younger  plants 
which  become  thicker  and  darker  broAvn  as  they  become  older, 

Colpomenia  sinuosa  f.  tuberculata  (Saunders)  Setchell  and 

Gardner  comb,  no  v. 

C.  iuherctihifa  Saunders,  Phycological  Memoirs,  p.  164,  pi.  32, 
f.  1-3.  1898. 

On  other  algff-  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  Northeast  shore  of 
Captains  Bay,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.»S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
4090!  ;   west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash..  ^.L.(i.,  No.  106! 

This  plant,  as  it  seems  to  us  from  a  study  not  only  of  material 
from  the  northwest  coast,  but  also  from  a  study  of  Californian 
specimens,  is  only  a  somewhat  thicker,  more  or  less  distorted 
form  of  C.  siiiKosa,  and  we  feel  that  all  the  autonomy  necessary 
is  indicated  ])y  a  different  form-name. 

Colpomenia    sinuosa   t.   deformans    Setchell    and    Gardner 

nom.  iiov.      Plate  18. 

Scytosiphon  hullosus  Saunders,  Phycological  Memoirs,  p.  163, 
1)1.  31,  f.  1-7,  1898. 


v^oL.  1]     Setchell- Gardner. — AJgcB  of  Northwestern  Americn.       243 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  Seldovia,  Cook  Inlet, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  421)  and  in  Tilden,  Amerieau  Alga?, 
No.  351b!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  421):  all  nnder 
Scijtosipli on  b k llosus . 

A  careful  comparison  of  the  specimens  of  this  species  of 
Saunders  as  to  the  specimens  distributed  and  as  to  the  plants  in 
the  type  locality  at  Pacific  Grove,  California,  has  convinced  us 
that  everj^  stage  can  be  found,  sometimes  even  in  the  same  bunch 
of  plants,  from  typical  C.  sinuosa,  as  Saunders  regards  it,  to 
typical  ScytosipJion  bullosns  as  Saunders  has  figured  and  dis- 
tributed it.  The  series  of  figures  (pi.  18,  f.  13-15)  drawn  from 
Calif oruian  material,  shows  how  the  lolies  of  this  form  take  on 
various  shapes,  and  when  we  have  one  or  more  long  finger- 
shaped  lobes  far  exceeding  the  others,  then,  we  have  a  plant 
ai^proximating  very  nearly,  at  least, to  the  type  of  ScytosipJion 
hidlosus.  A  similar  form  is  described  below  under  Soranthera 
ulvoidea  P.  &  R. 

Scytosiphon  lomentarius  (Lyngbye)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  stones  in  the  litoral  zone.  Distributed  along 
the  whole  western  coast  of  North  America:  Port  Clarence, 
Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  50) ;  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Greeley 
and  Snodgrass,  No.  5808!  (Setchell,  1889,  p.  591):  west  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island.  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.^S'.  and  A.A.L.. 
No.  3282! ;  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Euprecht  (1840,  p.  19, 
under  Chorda  fit nm  var.  fistulosa)  \  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,  TU.A.^S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5087!  ;  Shumagin  Islands, 
Kukak  Bay,  Yakutat  Bay,  Glacier  Bay,  Sitka,  and  Annette 
Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  {I'dOl,  p.  421):  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C, 
Tilden.  No.  347b!,  under  Chordaria  attenuata;  San  Juan  Island, 
Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  347a!,  under  Chordaria  attenuata;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  100!;  Friday  Harbor, 
San  Juan  Island.  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  246! 

Scytosiphon  lomentarius  f.  complanatus  Rosenvinge. 

(ilacier  Bay  and  Juneau,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  421). 

Phyllitis  fascia  (Mueller)  Knetzing. 

On  stones  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,    ir..4./S'.  and  A.A.L..  No.  401G!  ;    Uvak  Bav,   Kadiak 


244  Universitij  of  Cdlifornia  Publications.  [botany 

Island.  Alaska,  \V.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5075!,  5098!  ;  Kukak 
Bay,  Cook  Inlet,  Yakutat  Bay,  Glacier  Bay,  and  Annette  Island, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  421);  Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  167);  west  coast  of  Wliidbey  Island,  Wash.,  JS.L.G., 
No.  200! 

Soranthera  ulvoidea  P.  &  R. 

On  OdoiifJialia  jioccosa  and  RJiodoniela  Larix,  in  the  lower 
litoral  zone.  Yakntat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  422); 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Post  els  and  RiiprecJif  (1840,  i).  19);  Wrangell, 
Alaska,  and  Victoria,  B.  C,  Saunders  (1901.  )).  422);  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Policy,  No.  104. 

The  plants  noted  here  areknown  to  us  only  from  the  refer- 
ences and  are  placed  nnder  the  species  without  comment.  The 
])lants  examined  are  g'ronped  under  two  forms  as  given  below. 

Soranthera  ulvoidea  f.  typica  Setchell  and  Gardner  nom.  nov. 

Habitat  same  as  preceding.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  107!;  Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island. 
Wash.,  Tilde n,  No.  245! 

The  typical  form  of  this  species  as  described  by  Postels  and 
Kuprecht  is  nearly  regular  in  outline,  either  oval  ellipsoidal,  or 
very  nearly  globular.  This  is  the  plant  figured  by  Kjellman 
(1889,  ])1.  7,  f.  4,  5)  and  also,  less  typically,  by  Saunders 
(1898,  pi.  29,  f.  4,  5)  and  distributed  by  the  latter  in 
Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  417.  The  two 
specimens  noted  above  also  belong  to  the  type  as  it  seems  tons. 
The  more  common  northern  form  is  the  following. 

Soranthera  ulvoidea  f.  difformis  Setchell  and  Gardner  f.  nov. 

Frond  variously  and  deeply  lol»ed,  sometimes  very  irreg- 
ularly so. 

On  same  hosts  as  the  two  preceding.  East  shore  of  Amaknak 
Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.iS.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  3276!  ; 
near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4073!  ; 
Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
5081!-  St.  Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5145!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Rei:.  Alhin  Johnson  I 

This  foi'ui  seems  to  iM'cfer  imi)ure  water,  either  brackisli  or 
muddv. 


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Family  STRIARIACE^. 

Phloeospora  tortilis  (Turner)  Aresclioiig. 

On  stones,  in  quiet  and  somewhat  brackish  water.  Goh>fniu 
Bay,  Alaska,  E.  C.  McGregor,  Nos.  5668!,  5676!;  lagoon  near 
Summer  Bay,  Uualaska,  Alaska,  Tr.A.^S.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  4069! , 
in  Collins,  Holdeu  and  Setchell,  No.  987!,  under  iitictyo siphon 
tortilis. 

No.  5676  has  excellent  sporangia,  the  other  numbers  are 
largely  sterile. 

Phloeospora  subarticulata  Areschoug. 

Poi't  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  50). 

By  some  authors,  this  species  is  not  considered  distinct  from 
the  ])receding. 

Striaria  attenuata  (Agardh)  Greville. 

Oreas  Island,  Wash.,  and  Vancouver,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862, 
p.  167). 

The  reference  quoted  above  is  the  only  reason  known  to  us 
for  including  this  species  in  our  account. 


Family  DESMARESTIACE^. 

Desmarestia  viridis  (Mueller)  Lamouroux. 

On  stones  in  the  upper  sublitoral  region.  Captains  Bay, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5015!;  Prince  William  Sound 
and  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  422);  Esquimalt, 
B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  164). 

The  occurrence  of  this  species  in  our  territory  is  not  altogether 
satisfactorily  known  to  us.  No.  5015  seems  to  l^e  this  species 
rather  than  I),  aculeata  f.  iitedia  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh,  which  it 
resembles  in  its  older  states.  This  resemblance  and  lack  of 
careful  study  of  the  two  forms,  makes  it  uncertain  at  times,  to 
which  species  the  references  refer.  Saunders  says  that  it  is  not 
uncommon,  but  less  abundant  than  I).  acideata.  1).  viridis  f. 
major  P.  &  R.  (1840,  ]).  VS)  seems  from  the  description  to  be  a 
form  of  the  following  species.     It  was  collected  at  Unalaska. 

BOT.-IT 


246  Universiiij  of  California  pKhlicafiona.  [hotany 

Desmarestia  aculeata  (Ij.)  Lamomoux. 

Floating,  or  attaclicd  to  stones  in  the  iii»i)t'r  siiblitoral  zoiic. 
St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjelliiion  (ISS!),  p.  .")());  St.  Panl 
Island,  Alaska.  (Jrcrhi/  dm!  Snodgnissl  .  (Seteliell  IS!)!).  ]).  .l!)])  : 
Kyska  Island,  Alaska,  TotrtisctuI .  No.  r)774!  :  nt^ar  Ilinlink.  I'n- 
alaska,  Alaska.  ir..l  .S.  <tnd  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4086! ,  406.')!  ;  Slininagin 
Islands,  Alaska,  SidouJos  (1!)01,  j).  42"J);  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  IT. A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  r)i;}6a!  :  Knkak  Bay, 
Yakutat  Bay,  Sitka,  and  Wrangell,  Alaska,  and  Victoria,  B.  C, 
Saunders  (1!)01,  p.  422) ;  Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  164. 
in  8-10  fathoms  of  water) ;  Pnget  Sonnd,  Bailci/  and  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  160):  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  118!; 
North  Bay,  San  J  nan  Island,  Wash..  Tilden.  No.  352! 

The  specimens  from  the  localities  mentioned  above,  are  all, 
or  at  least  as  far  as  the  specimens  examined  are  concerned,  of  the 
typical  form  or  very  near  it.  Some  of  them  are  rather  broad, 
but,  unless  we  subdivide  the  species  under  several  forms,  they  are 
to  be  inchided  here  and  not  at  all  under  the  following  form  which 
is  decidedly  distinct. 

Desmarestia  aculeata  f.  media  (Agardh)  J.  Ag-ardh. 

Floating,  probably  coming  from  the  sublitoral  zone,  where  it 
grows  on  shells  and  rocks.  Captains  Bay,  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
]\  .A.S.  an<IA.A.L.,^o.  4087!  ;  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Aqardh.i  1821, 
pi.  16,  under  SporocIniHs  intdiiis) .  rost(ls  inul  Rnjn-i  rlit  (1840.  p. 
18,  under  />.  iuiniiK dia) ,  h'liprecht  {\S~)\ ,  ]).  o~'}.  luuh'v  Sj)i n ii hi ria 
media):  Tuga,  Alaska.  -/.  />.  Dmniinyl  \  Douglas,  Alaska, 
Eldred  Jnuu^l:  Sitka,  Alaska,  Ida  M.  Rodgns.  No.  5728!; 
Minnesota  Reef,  San  -luan  Island.  Wash..  Tild<ii.  No.  853!, 
under  />.  riridis. 

The  plants  considered  under  this  form  are  so  distinct  from 
the  oi'dinai'v  typical  />.  (iciilrafa,  that  we  are  sorely  tem})ted  to 
restore  them  to  specific  rank.  They  lack  the  tiattened  chai-acter 
of  the  fronds  of  the  ty})e,  the  stem  and  branches  being  nearly, 
if  not  quite,  terete.  The  opposite  branches  give  this  form  the 
appearance  of  />.  riridis,  but  the  substance  is  much  more  carti- 
laginous than  in  that  species  and  the  s]unes  of  />.  aculeata  are 
present,  although  not  nearly  so  ])roiiounced  as  in  that  species. 


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(^ross  sections  of  the  larger  branches  show  a  structure  inter- 
mediate between  that  of  the  two  species  mentioned.  The  1). 
intermedia  P.  &  R.  seems  to  be  made  up  of  this  form  as  Agardh 
pictures  it  and  other  forms  of  1).  (intleata.  Postels  and  Ruprecht 
(1840,  p.  18)  mention  a  variety  teretifoUd  as  occuring-  at  Sitka 
and  another  variety,  fuscescens,  as  occurring  on  the  Ahiskan 
Peninsuhi.  The  former  seems  likely  to  be  the  same  as  our  i)lant, 
but  the  latter  is  less  likely  to  be  placed  here ;  probably  to  be  placed 
rather  with  the  type  of  T).  aculeata.  Kuetzing's  figures  (1859, 
pi.  96)  of  7).  intermedia  are  evidently  not  of  this  form,  nor  is  the 
D.  nil-did  of  the  same  author  (loc.  cit.,  pi.  95),  but  the  I),  hijhrida 
(loc.  cit.,  pi.  9.'))  may  possibly  be.  The  f.  media  certainly  needs 
more  study  and  particularly  the  young  plants,  none  of  which  are 
available  to  us. 

Desmarestia  ligulata  (Lightfoot)  Lamouroux. 

In  ten  fathoms  of  water.  Burrard's  Inlet,  B.  C,  Havcey 
(1862,  p.  164). 

Harvej^  says  that  the  type  and  var.  herhacea  were  found  in 
the  same  locality.  Very  few,  if  any,  of  the  plants  which  we  have 
been  able  to  examine  correspond  to  the  slender  form  from  Euro- 
pean localities  which  may  more  properly  stand  for  the  type,  l)ut 
are  to  be  counted  under  the  following  form.  The  variation  of 
width  in  this  species  and  the  distinctness  of  the  veining,  is  very 
great,  at  least  as  far  as  the  plants  of  the  Pacific  Coast  of  North 
America  are  concerned. 

Desmarestia  ligulata  f.  herhacea  (Turner)  J.  Agardh. 

Northwest  coast  of  North  America,  Turner  (1809,  p.  77,  ])1. 
99,  under  Fucus  Jierhaceiis)  ■  Norfolk  Sound  (near  Sitka),  Ahiska, 
Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  18.  under  Desmia  herhacea) ;  Bur- 
rard  Inlet,  B.  C,  Harcey  (1862,  p.  164);  Oak  Bay,  Victoria,  B. 
C,  Tilden,  No.  244!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley, 
No.  7;  westcoast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  85!, 
120! 

This  form  is  plentiful  in  the  region  of  Puget  Sound,  but  is  ap- 
parently rarer  to  the  northward.  It  varies  very  much  in  width. 
One  of  us  (W.A.S.)  has  noted  it  at  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  cast  ashore 
in  fragments  several  meters  long  and  full  30  centimeters  wide. 


248  University  of  California  Puhlications.  [Botany 

These  plants  are  the  widest  we  have  ever  seen  or  found  men- 
tioned. Tliis  form  grows  in  abundance  on  the  coast  of  Central 
California,  but  while  reaching  a  considerable  width,  the  ])lants 
are  seldom  over  8  or  10  centimeters  wide. 

Family  DICTYOSIPHONACEJ^. 

Dictyosiphon  hippuroides  (Lyngbye)  Kuetzing. 

On  rocks,  lower  litoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
Greeleii  and  8nodgrass\  (Setchell,  1889,  p.  ")9]);  near  Iliuliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  T^^^l.N.  and  A. A.L.I 

Dictyosiphon  foeniculaceus  (Hudson)  (4reville. 

On  stones,  middle  and  lower  litoral  zone.  Alaska,  Harvey, 
(1872,  p.  463) ;  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.  A. L.,  No.  3275!  ;  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L., 
No.  5049!  ;  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Sanndns,  (1901,  p.  422); 
Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
5091!  ;  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska,  i^aimders,  (1901,  p.  422) ; 
Orca,  Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5163!;  Glacier  Bay, 
Juneau,  Wrangell,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  Saunders, 
(1901,  p.  422). 

Dictyosiphon  fceniculaceus  f.  Americanus  Collins. 
Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5670! 

Dictyosiphon  Chordaria  f.  gelatinosa  Stroemfelt. 

On  rocks  or  mud,  in  the  middle  and  lower  litoral  zone. 
Dutch  Harbor,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
A.A.L.,  No.  5008!;  Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island.  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  212! 

Family  ELACHISTACE.^. 

Elachista  lubrica  Kuprecht. 

On  Rhodynienia  palinaia  in  the  litoral  zone.  Prince  William 
Sound,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  423);  Orca,  Alaska,  ir.A.N. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5156!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901, 
p.  423),  :iud  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  828! , 
Ber.  .\lhin  riohnson.  No.  5717!  ;  Glacier  Bay  and  Wrangell, 
Alaska,  Saunders  {\'^m ,  p.  423). 


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Elachista  fucicola  (Velley)  Arescliong-. 

On  Fiiciis  vesiculosus.  Sitka,  Alaska  RuprfcJif,  (IS.')!,  p. 
389). 

The  only  reference  is  that  of  Ruprecht,  who  says  in  connec- 
tion with  E.  Iiihricd :  "Ans  dem  nordlichen  stillen  Ocean  ist  niir 
von  dieser  Gattung  bisher  nur  E.  fucirohi  Arfsch.  auf  HaJhJnjs 
('PsintIos((  von  Sitcha bekannt." 


Falily  OHORDARIACE.i]. 

Myrionema  strangulans  Greville. 

On  various  membranous  alga^.  On  blades  of  Nereocystis, 
Cormorant  Rocks,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.iS. 
and  A.  A. L.,  No.  5131! ,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A., 
No.  924!,  under  M.  I'ulgare;  on  Ulva,  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saioiders 
(1901,  p.  423);  on  Red  op  Jiy  I  Ik  hi  .sessile,  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tilden, 
No.  356!  under  PJii/cora'lis  fecioida;  on  Nereocystis,  west  shore 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  546!;  on  Ulva,  East 
Sound,  Orcas  Island.  Wash..  X.L  G.,  No.  .529a! 

Eudesme  virescens  (Carmichael)  J.  Agardh. 

Not  uncommon  on  rocks  and  eel  grass  in  the  litoral  and 
sublitoral  zones.  Shumagin  Islands,  Prince  William  Sound, 
Glacier  Bay,  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Sdiiiiders  (1901,  p.  423). 

Castagnea  divaricata  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh. 

On  mud  flat,  lower  litoral  zone.  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  483!,  566! 

The  habit  and  structure  resemble  very  strongly  those  of  this 
species  as  it  occurs  on  the  coast  of  New  England,  but  the  para- 
physes  have  fewer  cells.  They  do  have,  however,  the  much 
swollen  end  cell  characteristic  of  this  species. 

Leathesia  difformis  (L.)  Areschoug. 

On  algte  of  various  kinds  and  on  rocks,  in  the  litoral  zone. 
Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  M".A.*S'.  and  A.A.L.l;  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.iS.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5080!  ;  Yakutat 
Bay,  Sitka,  Wrangell,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  and  Victoria, 


250  University  of  California  Publications.  (botany 

B.  C,  Sainidrrs  (1901,  p.  42:0;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  284!;  Tracy  ton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash, 
TihJcu,  No.  243!,  I)nt  the  last  specimen  is  so  poor  that  it  is 
scarcely  determinable. 

Mesogloia  simplex  Saunders. 

On  worn  plants  of  (liordaria  ahiefiiKi  Ruprecht.  Sitka, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1001,  p.  423) ;  (ionzales  Point,  Victoria,  B.  C, 
Til(le»,  No.  348  (fide  Saunders,  1901.  \).  424);  Port  Kenfrew, 
B.  C,  Butler  and  Pollen,  No.  9! 

This  curious  si)ecies  needs  farther  study.  We  have  seen  only 
one  specimen,  communicated  to  us  by  Mr.  Collins. 

Mesogloia  Anderson!!  Farlow. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  or  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polleij,  Nos.  12  and  41;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  116!,  116A!,  468!  and 
in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  925!  ;  San  Juan 
Island,  Wash.,  Tilden.  No.  349! ,  under  Chorda ria  flagelUformis. 

The  plants  of  this  species  l)ecome  very  gelatinous  very  soon 
after  they  are  taken  from  the  water.  Miss  Tilden 's  plant  has 
been  referred  here  by  Farlow  and  represents  the  typical  structure 
of  this  species,  Init  in  our  copy  of  the  American  Alga^  the  habit 
is  dwarfed  and  somewhat  less  regularly  pinnate  than  in  the  more 
typical  specimens.  Saunder's  '^^ Liehnaninia  .s/;."  (1901,  p.  424, 
pi.  49)  seems  to  us  to  belong  to  this  species.  His  habit- figure 
resembles  the  habit  of  Miss  Tilden's  ])lant.  while  the  stru(^tare 
agrees  very  well  with  that  of  the  type.  It  was  collected  at  Sitka, 
Alaska. 

Chordaria   flagelliformis  f.  typica  Kjelbnan. 

On  rocks,  u))per  sublitoral  zt>ne.  St.  Lawrence  Island, 
Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  ]>.  48);  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
Greeley  a )id  Snodgrass,  Nos.  5797! ,  5798!  ;  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4027!,  5012!  ;  Unga,  Alaska, 
A.A.L.,  Nos.  5048!,  5049!;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5101!,  5082!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  )).  424),  Rer.  Alhin  Johnson,  No.  5715!  ;  Glacier 
Bay  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901.  p.  424). 


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All  the  plants  mentioued  a])Ove  which  have  been  seen  by  ns 
belong  to  this  form,  the  only  difference  between  them  being  in 
thickness.  Some  are  very  much  more  robust  than  others.  For 
some  unexplained  reason  this  species  seems  to  be  restricted,  on 
our  coast,  to  the  shores  of  Alaska,  while  on  the  eastern  coast  of 
North  America  it  descends  into  very  much  warmer  waters. 

Chordaria  flagelliformis  f.  ramusculifera  Kjellman. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjellman 
(1889,  p.  48). 

This  form  is  near  to,  if  not  identical  with,  6'.  flagelliformis  f . 
(I e II  so  Farlow. 

Chordaria  flagelliformis  f.  Chordaeformis  Kjellman. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  Konyam  Bay,  Siberia,  Kjellmati 
(1889,  p.  48). 

Although  this  form  does  not  quite  enter  our  limits,  it  is 
mentioned  here  since  the  species  mentioned  above  as  Myelophijcus 
infestinalis  Saunders  seems  to  come  very  near  to  it.  The  rela- 
tionship at  present  seeming  to  exist  between  Chordaria,  Myelo- 
phycus,  and  Analipus  certainly  needs  more  careful  consideration 
and  study,  as  will  be  emphasized  farther  under  the  next  species. 

Chordaria  abietina  Ruprecht.     Plate  18. 

On  rocks,  at  or  just  below  low  water  mark.  Dutch  Harbor, 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  B.  G.  McGregor,  No. 
5692 !  ;  near  Ilinliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  TU.^ .aS'.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
4058!;  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  424); 
Cormorant  Rocks,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.8. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5132!;  Prince  William  Sound  and  Sitka, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  424) ;  Victoria,  B.C.,  Tilden,  No. 
348!  ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Pollei/,  No.  43!  ;  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  31! 

This  species  is  probably  not  uncommon  on  the  western  coast  of 
North  America  from  just  above  Point  Conception,  California,  to 
Unalaska,  and  even  f)n  to  the  Asiatic  shores.  The  description 
must  be  amended  in  one  important  respect,  and  that  is  as  regards 
the  base.  The  base  is  not  made  up  of  a  crust  formed  by  the 
overlapping  disks  of  a  group  of  plants,  but  there  is  a  distinct, 


252  University  of  California  Puhlicafions.  [botant 

horizontal,  lobed  and  parencliymatons  tlialliis,  from  which  many 
plants  arise.  The  details  are  well  shown  in  the  series  of  fig'ures 
of  tliis  species  on  plate  18.  The  figures  are  draw^n  from  speci- 
mens from  near  Pacific  Grove,  California,  where  one  of  us  had 
the  op])ortnnity  of  studying  a  very  complete  series  of  stages  of 
growth.  But  evidence  that  these  plants  are  not  exceptional  in 
this  respect  lias  been  obtained  elsewhere  in  California  and  on  the 
Alaskan  Coast.  The  existence  of  a  similar  horizontal  thallus  in 
Chordaria  jiageUiformis  is  suspected  by  us,  at  least  in  a  moi-e  or 
less  reduced  state  (cf.,  e.g.,  No.  482,  P.  B.-A.,  C.  flagelliforniis  f . 
densa  Farlow)  and  likewise  in  Myelophycus  ccespitosiis  Kjellman, 
(according  toKjellman's  figure,  1893,  f.  1,  and  Okamura's  speci- 
men, 1899,  No.  44).  The  horizontal  thallus  of  Analipiis  fiisi- 
formis  Kjellman  seems  very  similar  to  that  of  (\  (ihiffiini. 

Analipus  fusiformis  Kjelhnan. 

In  the  lower  litoral  zone,  on  rocks.  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
Greeley  and  Snodgrass,  No.  579.5! ,  Townsend,  No.  5782!  (Setcliell, 
1899,  p.  591). 

The  plants  included  under  the  jn-esent  species  seem  to  agree 
with  the  description  and  figures  of  Kjellman' s  i)lant  from  Bering 
Island  on  the  other  side  of  the  Bering  Sea.  The  basal  portion 
is  not  very  conspicuous,  but  is  as  marked  as  in  the  type. 
Kjellman  has  placed  this  genus  with  Ca'pidinm  J.  Agardh  in  a 
special  section  of  the  family  Chordariaceae  on  account  of  the 
possession  of  a  horizontal  thalhis,  but,  as  shown  above,  this 
character  is  found  also  in  Vhordaria  ahietina  and  perhaps  in 
other  species  as  well  as  in  Myelophycus  copspitosus  Kjellman. 


Family  SPOROCHNACE^. 

Carpomitra  Cabrerae  (Clem.)  Kuetzing. 

"Fuca  Strait,"  B.  C,  Harcey  (1862,  p.  164). 

Harvey  says  that  Dr.  Lyall  collected  a  single  specimen  of  this 
species  in  fruit,  which  agrees  well  with  British  specimens.  It 
seems  strange  that  none  of  the  collectors  in  this  region  have 
seen  it  since. 


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Family.  RALFSIACE.^i]. 

Ralfsia  verrucosa  (Areschoug)  J.  Agardb. 

Ou  stones  in  tlie  middle  and  lower  litoral  zones.  Ilinlink, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ]r..4.*V.  and  A.A.L..  No.  4011!;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  192! 

Both  the  plants  placed  under  this  species  are  sterile,  Init  they 
seem  otherwise  to  belong  with  this  species  rather  than  under 
either  of  the  following. 

Ralfsia  deusta  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  stones  middle  and  lower  litoral  zones.  St. 
Lawrence  Islaud  and  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjelhnan  (1889, 
p.  47);  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  x\laska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  40.")9!  (sterile),  Postels  and  RuprecM  (1840,  p.  20,  under 
Padina  deusta);  Kukak  Bay,  Orca,  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901.  p.  424). 

Ralfsia  clavata  (Carmichael)  Farlow. 

On  small  stones  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  Iliuliuk,  I^nalaska, 
Alaska ,  W. A.S.  and  A.A.L.^^o.  401 2 ! 

The  specimens  noted  here  have  fine  unilocular  sporangia  and 
seem  to  agree  well  with  this  species. 


Family  LITHODERMATACE.^K . 

Lithoderma  fatiscens  Areschoug. 

On  stones  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellnian  (1889,  p.  49) ;  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.IA 

The  specimens  are  all  sterile  but  the  determination  seems  safe. 

Lithoderma  lignicola  Kjelhnan? 

On  piles  in  the  litoral  zone.  St.  Michael,  Alaska.  TU.A.N., 
No.  5245x! 

The  specimens  referred  here  are  sterile,  but  they  agree  fairly 
well  with  Kjellman's  description  and  figures  (1883,  p.  256.  pi,  26. 
f.  8-11). 


2.'34  University  of  California  Publications.  ibotany 

Family  LAMINARIACEJK. 

Chorda  filum  (L.)  Lamoiiroux. 

On  stones  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Safety  Harbor,  near 
Cape  Nome,  Alaska,  Newliall  and  Rhodes,  No.  5790!  ;  Golofnin 
Bay,  Alaska,  B.  C.  McGregor,  No.  oGGO!;  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
Herb.  D.  C.  Eaton,  No.  11!;  Popof  Island  and  Prinee  William 
Sound,  Alaska,  Saianlers  (1901,  p.  424);  Sitka,  Alaska,  Postels 
and  Ruprecht  (l<y40,  p.  19,  under  G.  filum  var.  coriacea) ;  Strait 
of  Juan  de  Fuca,  B.  C,  MacMillan  (1902,  p.  219). 

This  species,  which  is  commou  on  the  coasts  of  northern  and 
northwestern  Europe  aud  the  northeastern  coasts  of  North 
America,  is  not  abundant  at  any  locality  in  our  territory,  so  far 
as  our  present  information  is  concerned.  Rupreeht  (1851,  p.  368) 
says  that  it  is  probably  plentiful  in  the  Ochotsk  Sea.  Harvey 
(1872.  p.  4G3)  reports  it  from  Alaska  without  sj^eeific  locality. 
The  locality  farthest  south  is  the  one  reported  l)y  Professor 
Conway  MacMillan  in  the  neighborhood  of  Puget  Sound,  but  it 
is  not  at  all  plentiful. 

Saccorhiza  dermatodea  (De  la  Pylaie)  J.  Agardh. 

Although  this  species  has  been  mentioned  several  times  by 
the  older  writers,  under  the  name  of  Laminaria  dermatodea, 
there  seems  to  he  little  doul)t,  but  that  some  species  of  digitate 
Laminaria  has  lieen  confounded  with  it  in  every  case.  It  seems 
doubtful  whether  Harvey's  Laminaria  dermatodea  (1862,  p.  166) 
from  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca  and  from  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  can 
really  l)e  this  species.  J.  G.  Agardh  refers  Harvey's  plant  (1867, 
p.  18)  to  his  L.  fissilis. 

Laminaria  Bongardiana  P.  &  R. 

Saunders  (1901,  p.  429)  says  of  this  species,  that  it  is  abundant 
from  Sitka  to  the  Shumagin  Islands,  and  gives  as  special  locali- 
ties, Kukak  Bay,  Prince  William  Sound,  and  Sitka.  He  does 
not  separate  the  species  into  forms  as  Areschoug  and  Kjellman 
have  done,  and  as  we  have  attempted  to  do  below.  As  we  under- 
stand L.  Bongardiana,  it  is  a  species  with  the  hal)it  and  color  of 
Ij.  digitata,  but  with  a  circle  of  mucilage  ducts  in  the  outer  cortex 
of  the  stipe,  aud  with  mucilage  ducts  in  the  blade  just  under  the 
outer  layers  of  cells. 


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Laminaria  Bongardiana  f.  elliptica  Kjellman. 

Oil  rocks,  oil  exposed  coasts,  at  low  water  mark.  West  shore  of 
Amakuak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  3245! ,  ill  Collins,  HoldenandSetcliell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  xxvm!  ; 
Orca,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5155!;  Yakutat  Bay, 
Alaska,  Rev.  Alh'ni  John  sou  !  ;  Sitka,  Alaska,  ir..4  ./S'.  and  A.  A  .L., 
No.  5203! 

Kjellman  lias  substituted  this  form  name  for  Areschong's 
form  name  normalis,  and  it  has  seemed  best  to  follow  him  in  it. 
Areschong's  plant  probably  came  from  Sitka  (cf.  Aresehoug, 
1883,  p.  5).  It  is  ])rol)ably,  also,  the  pahnaia-iuvm  of  Postels 
and  Rnprecht  (1840,  p.  10)  from  Kamtschatka 

Laminaria   Bongardiana  f.  oblonga   Setchell  and  Gardner 
f.  nov. 

Differs  from  the  preceding  form  in  the  narrower  and  undivided 
or  only  slightly  divided  blade,  and  from  the  f.  ticniata  in  the 
obtuse  or  even  slightly  cordate  base. 

On  timl)ers  of  a  float.  Sitka,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5202a! 

Laminaria  Bongardiana  f.  bifurcata  P.  &  R. 

With  the  /.  elliptica,  when  found  growing.  Near  Iliuliuk, 
Alaska,  ir.  A.S. !  (specimen  not  preserved);  floating,  Unga, 
Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5061a! 

This  is  only  a  case  of  regeneration  after  an  unusually  deep 
split  passing  down  from  the  blade  into  the  stipe. 

Laminaria  Bongardiana  f.  taeniata  (P.  &  R.)  Kjellman. 

With  the  f.  elliptica,  on  rocks  exposed  to  the  waves,  forming 
a  fringe  at  low  water  mark.  West  shore  of  Ainaknak  Island, 
Unalaska,  Alaska.  W.A.S.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  3245a! 

This  is  simply  a  narrow',  more  or  less  undivided  form  with 
sharply  euneate  base. 

Laminaria  Andersonii  Farlow. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  portion  of  the  sublitoral  zone.  West 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  110a!,  275! 

This  species  may  be  told  from  the  other  digitate  species  of  our 
territory  by  the  position  of  the  circle  of  mucilage  ducts  which  are 


250  University  of  California  Puhlicaiions .  [botanv 

in  tlie  inner  cortex,  one-tliird  to  oue-half  way  between  the  i)er- 
iphery  and  the  medulla.  No.  275  is  a  plant  referred  to  Eisenia 
arhorea  by  Saunders,  a  specdes  not  seen  by  us  north  of  the  central 
coast  of  California. 

Laminaria  Ruprechti  (Areschoug)  DeToni. 

Sitka,  Alaska,  Eiiprecht,  (fide  Areschoug,  188.'J,  p.  4j. 

The  proposer  of  this  species  had  only  a  single  specimen,  and 
as  far  as  we  know,  there  have  been  no  others  found,  or  at  least, 
identilied.  In  looking  over  the  description,  we  feel  that  it  may 
be  that  L.  Ruprechti  is  the  same  as  our  L.  l)uUat<t  f.  cidieata,  ])ut 
since  we  have  no  opportunity  of  consulting  the  type-specimen, 
we  must  leave  the  disposition  of  our  forms  as  given. 

Laminaria  fissilis  J.  Agardh. 

This  species  evidently  was  founded  on  the  L.  digitata  f .  parfita 
Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  10),  a  Kamtschatkan  plant.  The 
proposer  says  also  that  it  includes  the  L.  deriuatodea  of  Harvey's 
List.  From  this,  it  appears  that  it  occurs  also  <>ii  the  shores  of 
Vancouver  Island  at  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca.  There  seems 
to  be  some  difference  of  opinion  as  to  the  occurence  of  mucilage 
ducts  in  the  stipe.  Kjellman  says  (1883,  p.  236)  that  the  stipe 
lacks  these  structures,  while  Rosenvinge  (1894,  p.  88)  says  that 
they  are  usually  present  in  one  or  two  circles.  We  have  never 
seen  any  specimens  certainly  belonging  to  this  species,  but  we  sus- 
pect that  we  have  forms  of  it  under  L.  hit  I  lata.  The  latter 
species,  however,  has  bulla?  on  the  blade,  which  are  not  mentioned 
in  any  description  of  L.  fissilis. 

Laminaria  nigripes  J.  Agardh. 

Kjellman  (1889,  p.  45)  has  found  this  species  on  Bering 
Island,  Siberia,  and  represented  by  several  forms.  We  have 
not  been  able  to  determine  exactly  whether  this  species  occurs  in 
our  territory  or  not,  but  we  suspect  that  future  study  and 
comparison  may  result  in  transferring  some,  if  not  all,  of  the 
forms  credited  by  us,  and  perhaps  also  by  other  authors,  to  the 
following  species,  from  it  to  this  one.  They  all  differ  from  the 
descriptions  of  L.  nigripes,  however,  in  having  bulla^  on  the 
blade. 


Vol.  ij     ISetchell-Gardner. — Alga'  of  North icf stern  America.       257 

Laminaria  bullata  Kjellman. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjell- 
man (1889,  p.  46);  Prince  William  Sound  and  Sitka,  Alaska, 
and  Pnget  Sound,  Saunders,  (1901,  p.  428). 

We  have  seen  no  authentic  specimen  of  this  species  and  can 
(|uote  only  the  published  references  to  it.  We  have  a  number  of 
forms,  decidedly  diverse  in  habit  and  somewhat  in  structure, 
which  we  cannot  refer  elsewhere,  and  consequently,  have  placed 
them  provisionally  under  form  names  connected  with  L.  hiillata, 
as  follows. 

Laminaria  bullata  f.  angusta  Setchell  and  (Tardner  f.  nov. 

Stipe  short,  1-2  cm.  hmg,  terete  or  slij^Iitly  flattened  al)ove. 
Blade  15-45  cm.  Ion"',  8-5  cm.  wide,  cuneate  at  the  base,  usually 
more  or  less  falcate,  with  a  row  of  deep  bulhv  within  each  margin. 
Mucilage  ducts  in  the  stipe  in  a  dense  circle  close  to  the  periphery, 
elongated  radially  and  with  conspicuous  secreting  cells;  in  the 
blade  rather  large,  about  oue-third  the  way  between  the  surface 
and  the  distinctly  marked  off  and  wide  medulla. 

Abundant  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  West  coast  of  Wliid- 
bey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  109!,  124!,  158!.  081! 

This  is  the  plant  figured  by  Kjellman  (1889,  pi.  2,  f.  5)  as  an 
example  of  a  joung  specimen  from  Bering  Island.  It  does  not 
seem  to  change  its  character  with  age  and  in  general  habit 
resembles  the  similar  form  of  L.  saccharind .  It  is  never  divided 
so  far  as  our  specimens  go.  The  mucilage  ducts  in  the  stipe  are 
sometimes  scanty  above,  but  are  always  more  oi'  less  abundant 
below.  Were  it  not  for  the  very  complete  series  of  connecting 
forms,  it  would  seem  ridiculous  to  refer  this  form  to  a  digitate 
species. 

Laminaria  bullata  f.  subsimplex  Setchell  and   (jardner  f. 

nov . 

Stipe  short,  4-8  cm.  long,  terete  below,  somewhat  compressed 
above,  stout.  Blade  50-150  cm.  long,  10-15  cm.  wide,  very  dark 
and  thick,  usually  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  row  of  bull;©  within 
each  margin,  particularly  in  younger  plants,  connnonl}^  entire  or 
split  one-third  or  one-half  the  way  down  into  two,  or  at  most 
few  and  l)road  segments.     Mucilage  ducts  in  the  stipe,  forming 


258  Unrversif)/  of  Californid  Puhlicaiions.  [BoTAN-y 

a  dense  circle  just  under  the  pcrii)hery;  in  the  ])lade  rather  hi rge, 
about  half  way  between  the  surface  and  the  distinctly  marked 
off  and  wide  medulla. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  157b!,  159!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  XXIX! 

Near  to  the  preceding,  but  a  larger  plant,  with  bulhp  less 
marked  or  even  absent,  marking  a  transition  to  the  broader  and 
and  distinctly  digitate  forms  of  the  species. 

We  are  inclined  to  refer  Miss  Tildeu's  No.  239,  labelled  L. 
(ligitata,  from  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  to  this  form,  although  only 
a  portion  of  the  plant  is  represented  by  the  specimen  distributed. 

Laminaria  bullata  f.  CUneata  Setchell  and  (Gardner  f.  nov. 

Stipe  short,  1-2  cm.  long,  soon  very  much  flattened.  Blade 
45-90  cm.  long,  10-25  cm.  wide,  sharply  cuneate  at  the  l)ase, 
broadening  out  above,  split  into  one  to  several  broader  or  nar- 
rower divisions  which  usuallj'  extend  to  the  verj-  base,  smooth 
for  the  most  part.     Mucilage  ducts  as  in  the  last. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.a.,  Nos.  69!,  110b! 

A  form  usually  decidedly  distinct  from  the  preceding  and 
approaching  the  following.  This  is  the  only  form  which  practi- 
cally entirely  lacks  the  bullae  in  the  adult  form. 

Laminaria  bullata  f.  amplissima  Setchell   and  Gardner  f. 

nov. 

Stipe  2-4  cm.  long,  soon  flattened.  Blade  100-280  cm.  long, 
40-150  cm.  wide,  broadly  cuneate  to  almost  cordate  at  the  base, 
broader  above,  split  more  or  less  deeply  into  few  and  broad  seg- 
ments, with  a  fairly  distinct  row  of  large  bulla?  within  each 
margin.  Mucilage  ducts  in  the  stipe  in  usually  more  or  less 
incomplete  cii'cles  just  within  the  periphery;  in  the  blade  large, 
with  conspicuous  masses  of  secreting  cells,  one-third  to  one-half 
the  wa}"  between  the  surface  and  the  wide  and  distinct  medulla. 

On  piles  or  floating  wood  in  the  u])per  sublitoral  zone,  in  (|niet 
water:  Sitka,  Alaska,  Ida  M.  Rodgt^rs,  No.  5729!;  Friday  and 
Roach  Harbors,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  277!, 
680!,  683? 


Vol.1]     ISetchell- Gardner. — Algw  of  Xorihirestern  America.       259 

The  type  of  this  form  is  No.  680  mentioned  above.  The  plant 
is  near  to  the  preceding  form,  hut  while  that  is  a  i)lant  of  the 
exposed  shores  and  conseqnently  less  ample,  the  present  form  is 
a  plant  of  the  more  quiet  waters  where  the  op])ortunities  are 
given  to  increase  in  width  with  the  result  that  some  of  the  plants 
are  certainly  gigantic  for  this  species.  In  older  plants  the  whole 
surface  is  bullate.  No.  683  is  a  shorter,  less  ample  plant  with  a 
distinctly  cordate  base  with  the  mucilage  ducts  in  the  ])lade  of 
moderate  size  and  close  under  the  surface,  but  with  the  marginal 
bulla?  very  distinct.  With  the  exception  of  the  Inillre  it  might 
pass  very  well  for  a  specimen  of  L.  afrofiilra  J.  Agardh. 

Laminaria  dentigera  f.  brevipes  Setchell  and   (larduer  f. 

no  v. 

Stipe  10-15  cm.  long,  nearly  cylindrical  but  somewhat  flat- 
tened above;    otherwise  similar  to  the  next. 

Agattu  Island,  Alaska,  Townsend,  No.  5768!  ;  Kyska  Island, 
Alaska,  Townsend,  No.  5771! 

The  form  described  here  agrees  fairly  well  with  Kjellman's  fig- 
ure (1889,  pi.  2,  f.  10)  in  hahit  and  is  fairly  distinct  from  the  fol- 
lowing form  which,  however,  seems  also  to  belong  under  Kjellman ' s 
species.  The  stipe  in  f.  brevipes  is  short  and  stout  as  compared 
with  f.  longipes,  and  not  so  noticeably  compressed  a])ove.  The 
whole  plant  seems  thicker  and  denser.  The  mucilage  ducts  are 
present  in  the  stipe  in  a  dense  circle  just  under  the  surface 
tissues,  are  elongated  radially,  and  have  clumps  of  secreting  cells 
at  the  inner  end.  In  the  l)lad(%  the  mucilage  ducts  are  scanty, 
in  fact  we  supposed  at  first  that  there  were  none  present,  Imt 
they  are  present  and  answer  well  to  Kjellman's  description. 

Laminaria   dentigera  f.  longipes   Setchell   and  Gardner  f. 

no  v. 

Stipe  25-50  cm.  long,  soon  compressed,  and  al)ove  very 
decidedly  flattened.     Otherwise  similar  to  the  preceding. 

On  stones  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5058!;  Karluk,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,   ir.A.N.,  No.  5072! 

This  form  looks  very  much  like  L.  digifafa  f .  fi/pira  with  the 
cuneate  base.     The  mucilage  ducts  in  ^e  stipe,  however,  distin- 


2G()  Universiii)  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

guish  it.  The  mucilage  ducts  in  the  blade  appear  to  be  some- 
what more  abundant  than  in  the  preceding  form,  but  are  not 
very  common  even  here. 

Laminaria  digitata  (L.)  Lamouroux. 

Laminaria  stenophylla  Harvey. 

These  species  have  been  credited  to  our  territory  by  the  older 
writers,  Init  it  seems  fairly  certain  that  these  species,  as  under- 
stood at  present,  are  not  known  from  our  limits  with  any  certainty. 

Laminaria  longicruris  De  la  Pylaie. 

This  species  is  mentioned  by  Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840, 
p.  10)  as  l)eing  rare  in  the  Northern  Pacific  Ocean.  It  has  not 
lieen  met  with  by  any  other  writer. 

Laminaria  cuneifolia  J.  Agardh. 

North  Pacific  Ocean,  on  the  shores  of  Asia  and  Amei'ica, 
'/.  G.  Agardh  (1S67,  p.  10);  Popof  Island,  Alaska,  Sainidns 
(1901,  p.  429). 

We  have  seen  the  plant  of  Saunders,  but  do  not  feel  certain 
of  the  determination.  The  species  seems  to  be  distinguished 
from  L.  saccharina  chiefly  by  the  mucilage  ducts  in  the  stipe,  at 
least  as  Agardh  has  described  it.  From  Saunders's  description, 
his  L.  saccharina  forma  a  (1901,  p.  429),  since  it  is  said  to  have 
mucilage  duets  in  both  stipe  and  blade,  should  be  referred  here. 
It  is  given  a  range  from  the  Shumagin  Islands  to  Wrangell, 
Alaska. 

Laminaria  solidungula  J.  Agardh. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  Yakutat  Bay,  Kukak  Bay,  and  Po])of 
Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  429). 

The  present  species  has  not  occurred  to  us  in  the  territory 
covered  in  this  account .  We  have  supposed  at  several  times  that 
we  had  discovered  it,  but  the  specimens  have  always  proved  to 
be  young  plants  of  Cymathcere  triplicata,  whose  resemblance  to 
L.  solidungula  at  this  stage  is  often  very  striking. 

Laminaria  longipes  Bory. 

Agattu  Island,  Alaska,  Toirnsend,  No.  5761!;  Kyska  Islniid. 
Alaska,   To/nisnid,  No.  .IKiS!  ;  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Kujinr/if 


Vol..  ij     ISetcheU-Gardner. — u\lg(i^  of  Xorthicestern  America.       261 

(ISf)!.    \).    282),    (ireeh't/    and   Snodgrass,   No.  5806!    (Setchell, 
1899,  p.  591). 

The  present  species  resembles  very  strongly  L.  ISinclairii 
(Harvey)  Farlow  of  the  Central  Californian  coast  in  its  hal)it 
and  in  its  possession  of  a  creeping  rhizome,  hut  diifers  from  it  in 
not  having  mncilage  dncts  in  the  stipe. 

Laminaria  saccharina  (L.)  Lamom-onx. 

Forms  of  the  trne  L.  sdcchdriiid  are  fairly  abundant  on  the 
coast  from  Puget  Sound  to  the  Alaskan  Peninsula.  It  is  not 
known  to  enter  the  Bering  Sea  or  to  extend  to  the  southward 
of  Cai)e  Flactei-y  in  Washington,  a  distribution  which  is  puzzling 
from  what  we  know  of  the  species  on  th«  coasts  of  Europe  or 
those  of  Eastern  North  America.  The  various  older  and  modern 
references  are  fairly  readily  placed  under  the  forms  described, 
except  the  plants  of  Harvey  (1862.  ]>.  166)  collected  at 
Esquimalt,  B.C. 

Laminaria  saccharina  f.  linearis  J.  Agardh. 

On  wood  and  stones,  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Unga,  Alaska, 
J.  B.  Doiniiiig,  No.  5788!  ;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
TF.A.^S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5136!  ;  Kukak  Bay  and  Prince  William 
Sound,  Alaska,  Haiiiiders  ( 1901,  p.  429,  as  to  forma  b  only) ;  Orca, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.  (nid  A.A.L.,  No.  5154!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Postels 
(iiid  Buprechi  (1840,  }).  10,  as  to  f.  eunedta  only),  ir  J.»S'.  mul 
.A.A.L.,  No.  5202!;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.,  160!,  805! 

Under  this  name  we  have  included  the  narrower,  thickei',  less 
ruffled  form  with  few  or  no  bulla^.  It  seems  to  l)e  a  form  of  the 
colder  waters  or  the  colder  seasons. 

Laminaria  saccharina  f.  membranacea  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  stones,  or  at  times  on  other  large  alg*,  in  the 
upper  sublitoral  zone.  Douglas,  Alaska,  Ehhrd  Jfnite,  No. 
649!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Fo.stels  <iHd  RnprH-hi  (1840,  p.  10,  under 
L.  I(ififolia);  Fairhaven,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  75!;  Friday 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.d.,  No.  804!;  Port 
Orchard,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tildfii,  No.  240! 

Both  the  preceding  forms  are  included  undei'  the  f.  iioniidlis 

BOT.-l?. 


262  Universifij  of  California  Puhlicaiions.  [bota.w 

Setchell  (1900,  p.  122)  and  may  pei'ha])s  be  viewed  as  .suhtoi-iiis 
or  states  iiuder  that  form.  We  feel  that  perhaps  it  is  well  to 
separate  and  note  them  separately  in  this  account,  but  we  regard 
them  as  colder  and  warmer  water  states  of  the  ordinary  form  of 
the  species.  Certainly  in  some  waters  the  summer  form  of  a 
plant  would  be  placed  under  f.  inemin-oiKiri'it  while  the  winter  form 
of  the  same  plant  would  be  placed  under  f .  linearis.  Where  the 
water  is  always  cold,  the  species  may  possibly  assume  only  the 
latter  shape. 

Laminaria  saccharina  f.  complanata  Setchell  and  Gardner 

t.  nov. 

Stipe  long,  up  to  .lO  cm.,  terete  below,  soon  flattened  (20  nnn. 
wide  and  3  mm.  thick  al)out  two-thirds  the  way  up),  without 
mucilage  ducts.  Blade  80-100  cm.  long,  40-50  cm.  wide  just  above 
the  base,  ample,  ruffled,  with  base  decidedly  cordate.  Mucilage 
ducts  in  the  blade  large  and  extremely  abundant,  just  under  the 
surface  layer  of  cells.  '    ■ 

Found  in  a  single  locality,  growing  on  piles,  in  quiet  water, 
just  below  low  water  mark.  Friday"  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.i}.,  Xo.  682! 

A  very  distinct  form,  easily  recognized  h\  its  decidedly  flat- 
tened stipe. 

Hedophyllum  sessile  (Agardh)  Setchell. 

Attached  to  rocks  in  the  middle  and  lower  literal  zones. 
Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska.  Sanndfrs  (1901,  p.  429) ;  Strait  of  Juan  de 
Fuca,  Harvey  (1862.  p.  167.  under  Laminaria  apo(lf() ;  Victoria. 
B.  C,  Tilden,  Xo.  3441  under  Laminaria sessilis;  Esquinialt.  B.  ('.. 
ir.A.^\,  Xo.  1877!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bxfhr  and  Polhij, 
No.  60!  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island  and  of  San  -luan  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Xo.  275!,  etc. 

The  first  description  of  this  species  was  by  C.  A.  Agard  (1824, 
p.  270),  as  from  the  southern  seas.  Xo  more  definite  locality 
was  known,  until  the  identity  between  this  species  and  the 
L.  apoda  of  Harvey  was  established  by  .1 .  (4.  Agardh.  At  present 
the  species  is  known  to  range  fi-om  Fort  Hoss,  CaliforniM,  t(> 
Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska.  JL  sessile  is  the  t \  pc  of  the  genus  and 
not   H.  subsessile  as  stated   by  Saunders   (1901,   p.  430).     The 


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yoiiug  plants  have  a  short  stipe,  while  the  older  plant  becomes 
cucullate  at  the  base  of  the  blade,  which  sends  out  hapteres. 
This  continues  as  the  i)laut  "tows  older,  the  blade  continuing; 
to  expand  at  the  base,  to  form  new  rows  of  hapteres,  thus 
becoming  more  sessile  and  prostrate  in  this  region,  wider 
and  more  split  above,  until  it  forms  clumps  of  sessile  fronds 
sitting  upon  masses  of  clustered  hapteres.  The  plants  of 
the  lower  parts  of  its  haljitat  have  smooth  blades,  l)ut  those  of 
the  upper  parts  often  have  the  blades  Inillate  and  irregularly 
rugose.  The  sori  form  indefinite  patches  over  the  base  of  the 
entire  frond. 

Hedophyllum  subsessile  (Areschoug)  Setchell.      Pi^te  20. 

On  rocks,  usually  forming  a  zone  in  the  middle  litoral  zone. 
Kyska  Island.  Alaska,  Townsend,  No.  5770!  ;  west  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.tS.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  3286!,  L.  E.  Hunt,  No.  3250!,  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  xxvii!  ;  UyakBay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5078!  ;  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  430);  Prince  William  Sound,  x\laska,  Saunders,  No. 
259!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  218!;  Puget  Sound, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  430). 

The  present  species  is  widely  diverse  from  any  form  which  can 
be  legitimately  reckoned  under  L.  Bongardiana,  to  which  Ares- 
choug referred  it  as  a  form.  It  comes  near  to  Hedoplnjllmn  sessile 
in  its  earlier  stages  of  growth.  1)ut  soon  departs  from  that  species 
in  that  the  central  portion  of  the  Ijlade  wears  away,  leaving  the 
bases  of  the  blade  on  each  side  of  the  original  short  stipe  as 
thickened,  rhizome-like,  creeping  structures  bearing  the  blades,  or 
half  V)lades,  at  their  tii)s  (cf.  pi.  20).  The  peculiar  dying 
away  of  the  center  of  the  blade  to  the  very  base  and  the  con- 
sequent thickening  of  the  basal  margins,  is  known  in  Eisenia 
(cf.  Setchell,  1896)  and  in  Thalassiophyllum  as  described  below. 
The  present  species  lacks  the  scrolls  or  auricles  at  the  base  of  the 
blade  characteristic  of  Arthrothamnus.  The  development  of  the 
members  of  the  last  genus  is  not  known  as  yet,  and  may  be  quite 
different  from  that  of  Hedophyllum,  if  one  may  judge  from 
specimens  of  the  adult  i)lants.     While  we  have  noted  localities 


264  Universifi/  of  C<tUfornia  Puhlirafions.  [uotanv 

for  this  species  outside  of  Bering  Sea,  the  plants  are  all  young 
and  do  not  show  the  eharacteristio  rhizomes,  and  may  lie  forms  of 
Jj.  Bovgardiand  or  L.  huJIata. 

Cymathaere  triplicata  (P.  &  K.)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  stones  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone .  North  Pacitie 
Ocean,  Postels  and  BuprecJif  (IS-tO,  p.  10);  Unalaska  Alaska, 
Buprechf  (fide  Areschoug,  1883,  p.  20) :  west  shore  of  Amaknak 
Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ll.A.»S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
3289!,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  xxxiiia!  ; 
Shumagin  Islands  to  Puget  Sound,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  430); 
Karluk,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.>S'..  No.  .1061!;  Har- 
vester Island.  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  11  .A.S.  (did 
A.A.L.,  No.  5118!:  Orca,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.^  No. 
5177!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Rev.  Alhin  Johnson.  No.  5716!; 
Dcmglas.  Alaska,  EJdred  Jninf,  No.  648!  ;  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tilden, 
No.  343!;  Esquimalt,  B.  C.  ir.A.iS.,  No.  1872!;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island.  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  88! ,  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  xxxiiib!  ;  Gardner  also  reports  it  from 
Port  Townsend,  liudlow  Bay,  and  Channel  Rocks  near  Seattle, 
Wash. 

A  plentiful  and  very  well  marked  plant  when  fresh,  but  not 
always  so  characteristic  in  herliarium  specimens.  No.  343  of 
Tilden's  American  Algie  seems  to  have  a  broad  midrib  similar  to 
that  of  Pleurophycus  instead  of  the  usual  triple  fold,  but  this 
may  be  the  result  of  too  much  pressure.  When  young  or  pressed 
too  much,  some  plants  may  readily  be  taken  for  forms  of  Lamina- 
ria  solidungKla.  So  far  as  we  know,  the  fruit  of  this  species 
has  never  been  described.  No.  5177  shows  an  extended  sorus  at 
the  base  of  the  plant,  but  confined  to  one  surface. 

Pleurophycus  Gardner!  Setchell  and  Saunders. 

( )n  stoues  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  427,  pi.  52);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island 
and  near  Port  Townsend,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  882! ;  North  Bay, 
San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  346! 

The  present  verj'  interesting  and  distinct  genus  of  kelps  has 
been  well  described  by  Saunders  (loc.  cit.)  and  by  Setchell  (1901, 
1>.  123),  and  distributed  by  Miss  Tilden  as  noted  above. 


Vol.  ij     ISetchell-Gardner. — Alg(e  of  ]\,'ortJiwf stern  Aiiterica.       '26o 

Costaria  Turneri  Greville. 

On  rocks  in  the  npper  part  of  the  sublitoral  zone.  Unalaska, 
Alaska.  Kxprerhf  (ISo^,  \).  26,  nnder  C.  ([laKlyiiK rrin)  -,  Shnma- 
gin  Islands,  Kukak  Bay,  Prince  William  Souiul.  Yakntat  Bay, 
and  Sitka.  Alaska.  Saunders  (1901.  p.  481);  Sitka.  Alaska, 
Postels  (Hid  Rupreeht  (1840,  p.  12);  Puget  Sound,  BuiJen  and 
Harveii  (18G2.  p.  IGO) ;  Victoria,  B.  C,  Saunders  (1901.  p.  481) : 
Esquiraalt,  B.  C,  Harveif  {IH62.  p.  16G),  ir.A.N..  Xo.  1S78!  ; 
Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley,  No.  8;  Whidhey  Island 
and  elsewhere  thronghont  Pnget  Sound.  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No. 
87!,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell.  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XXXV!; 
Tracyton.  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden.  Xo.  288!  (under  C. 
Merterisii) . 

So  far  as  we  know,  the  genus  Costaria  contains  a  single  species, 
the  differences  between  C.  Turneri  and  C.  Mertensii  being  unstable. 
C.  quadrinervia  Rupreeht  is  probably  to  be  added,  although  we 
searched  carefully  at  Unalaska  for  such  a  form  without  success, 
and,  consequently,  must  judge  from  the  description  alone.  It  was 
first  collected  by  Menzies  and  described  by  Turner  (1819.  \)l.  226) 
as  Furus  costatus.  By  a  curious  slip,  Turner  says  on  ]).  72.  "on 
the  western  coast  of  South  America,"  while  on  \).  78,  he  says, 
"Habitat  in  occidentalibus  Americse  Septentrionalis  littoribus". 

Agarum  Turneri  (4rcville. 

On  rocks  in  the  sublitoral  zone,  usually  found  cast  ashore. 
St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  48):  St.  Paul. 
Alaska,  Rupreeht  (18.")1,  p.  244),  Greeley  and  Snodgntss,  y,o. 
.■)794!,  (Setchell,  1899,  p.  592);  Captains  Bay,  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
T^  .A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4088!  ;  Unalaska,  Alaska.  Postels  and 
Rupreeht  (1840,  p.  12.  under  A.  pertusum,  p.  11,  under  A. 
Gmelini);  Popof  Island,  Kukak  Bay,  Prince  William  Sound,  and 
Yakntat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  pp.  480.  481,  under  A. 
Turneri  and  A.  Gmelini);  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L..  Xo.  .")().")7!, 
J.  B.  Downing.  Xo.  r)787!  ;  Harvester  Island  in  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  IT. A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  X"o.  5111!  ;  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Rupreeht  (1840,  p.  12.  under  .4. 
hrassicieforme) \  Y'akatat  Bay,  Alaska,  Rev.  Alhin  'lohnsoii. 
No.  5178!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Ruprprht  (l^W.  \k  12, 
under  .4.  platyneuron). 


266  Lfnirersiti/  of  California  Publications .  [botasy 

A  considerable  study  of  various  forms  of  Agaruiii,  both  on 
tlie  eastern  and  western  coasts  of  North  America,  has  led  us  to 
the  conclusion  that  the  five  species  or  forms  enumerated  and 
described  \>y  Postels  and  Ruprecht  all  belong  to  one  and  the  same 
species  as  indicated  above.  They  all  seem  to  possess  a  stipe  which 
is  cylindrical  or  nearly  so  and  scrolls  at  the  l)ase  of  the  blade, 
two  characters  which  distinguish  them  from  the  next  species. 

Agarum  fimbriatum  Harvev. 

On  stones  or  piles,  from  just  below  low  water  mark  into  water 
of  10-16  fathoms  depth.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862.  p. 
166);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  84!; 
Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  678!; 
Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tildni,  No.  345! 

This  species  seems  amply  distinct  from  any  other  Agarum 
that  has  ]:)een  described.  It  has  a  very  much  flattened,  rather 
short  stipe  which  becomes  fimbriate  with  haptere-like  out- 
growths. The  base  of  the  blade  has  no  scrolls  as  in  the  preced- 
ing species  and  which  we  have  considered  a  characteristic  of  the 
genus.  The  margins  are  peculiarily  crispate.  It  seems  to  l)e 
common  in  Puget  Sound,  and  has  not  ])een  found  elsewhere, 
except  three  specimens  which  were  found  cast  ashore  at  San 
Pedro,  California,  by  Mrs.  H.  I).  .Tohnston.  How  it  came  to  be 
so  far  south  of  its  hitherto  only  known  district  is  one  of  those 
puzzles  of  distribution  which  are  extremely  difficult  to  solve. 

Thalassiophyllum  Clathrus  (Gmelin)  P.  &.  K. 

On  rocks,  forming  a  zone  at  low  water  mark.  Agattu  Island, 
Alaska,  Toimsend,  No.  5762!;  Kyska  Island,  Alaska,  Toirnsend, 
No.  5772!  ;  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Herb.  I).  ClJafonl  (Setchell, 
1899,  p.  592);  Amakuak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska.  Alaska, 
Posfels  and  Bi(precht  (\8^0,  p.  11),  ]]  .A.S.  (i„d  A.A.L.,  No. 
3246!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No. 
XXXVI!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Posfels  and  BuprecJif  (ISiO,  p.  U). 

This  large  and  striking  plant  seems  to  l)e  characteristic  of 
Bering  and  Ochotsk  Seas.  The  single  locality  of  Sitka,  as  given 
by  Postels  and  Ruprecht,  exists  outside  of  these,  but  the  locality 
is  doubtful,  for  Mertens  (1829,  p.  49)  says  that  he  did  not  see 
this  species  until  he  came  to  the  Bay  of  Unalaska.     It  is  evidently 


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a  species  of  the  very  cold  and  rough  waters.  On  the  Ishmd  of 
Aniaknak,  it  grows  in  great  abundance  and  was  found  in  all 
stages  of  growth.  The  earliest  fronds  are  ovate  and  wdth  short 
stipes.  Later  they  become  broadly  reniforni  and  begin  to  roll 
in  at  the  edges  on  both  sides  of  the  stipe,  looking  very  much  like 
a  young  Aganint  Turtxri  in  this  stage.  The  scrolls  thus  formed 
become  more  ])rononnced,  perforations  appear,  and  the  central 
portion  of  the  frond  begins  to  erode  and  wear  away,  until  finally 
there  are  left  the  much  enlarged  and  thickened,  perforated 
scrolls  which  wear  away  on  one  edge  (the  inner)  and  continue  to 
uni-oU  on  the  other.  As  they  continue  to  grow,  the  ])asal  portion 
of  each  scroll  becomes  a  sort  of  stipe  and  the  young  plant  is 
plainly  dichotomous.  As  the  plant  grows  on  and  branches  in  the 
irregular  manner  described  by  Rosenthal  (1890,  p.  140,  f.  33,  3'1), 
this  basal  dichotomy  becomes  inconspicuous,  and  does  not  seem 
to  have  attracted  attention  before.  Its  peculiar  origin  is  similar 
to  the  process  which  takes  place  in  Eisenia  and  in  HeiloplnjIJutu 
snhxf^sih  as  mentioned  above. 

Arthrothamnus  bifidus  (Gmelin)  Rnprecht. 

Aleutian  Islands,  Alaska,  ArescJioHf/  (18S4,  j).  14). 

We  know  nothing  of  the  occurrence  of  tliis  species  of  the 
Ochotsk  Sea  and  of  Bering  Island  within  our  territory,  farther 
than  the  reference  quoted  above. 

Dictyoneuron  Californicum  Kuprecht. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tildev,  No.  .110! 

Apparently  only  just  reacliing  the  coast  of  Vancouver  Island, 
certainly  not  abundant  in  Puget  Sound.  This  is  one  of  the  com- 
mon species  at  various  localities  on  the  central  Calif ornian  coast. 

Lessonia  litoralis  Farlow  and  Setchell. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  342!,  Biiflfy  and  Polley, 
No.  50. 

This  species  was  tirst  found  on  the  coast  of  Oregon  by  E. 
Hall,  mentioned  by  Farlow  (187.'),  p.  3.55),  and  doubtfully 
referred  to  L.  fusrescens.  Later,  the  same  author  referred  it  to 
L.  liigrescens  (1876,  j).  708),  l)ut  on  collecting  good  material  at 
Monterey,  California,  he  recognized  it  as  new,  but  only  gave  it 


268  Universiiij  of  Californin  I'liblications.  (botaxv 

a  inanuscript  uame.  Tlu^  species  is  coiniuoii  on  exposed  points 
in  the  vicinity  of  Monterey,  where  it  lias  been  collected  by  nura- 
erons  botanists.  The  name,  as  given  above,  was  first  published 
and  the  species  was  first  described  by  Miss  Tilden  in  lier  Ameri- 
can Alg-»  (Century  IV,  1900).  A  full  description  and  figures 
have  been  given  l)y  MacMillau  (1900).  The  blades  are  of  two 
sorts,  the  sterile  being  narrow  and  with  a  distinct  niidril).  whih^ 
the  fertile  are  broader,  plane,  and  gladiate.  On  account  of  this 
very  marked  dimor]diism,  Reinke  (1903)  has  just  made  it  the  type 
of  a  new  genus  which  he  has  named  Lessoniopsis. 

Postelsia  palmaeformis  Ruprecht. 

On  rocks  on  exposed  points.  Strait  of  .Juan  de  Fuca,  B.  C, 
MacMi]]((ii  (1902,  p.  213). 

This  locality  marks  the  most  northern  limit  of  this  species, 
which  ranges  south  from  this  point  to  Point  Sur  on  the  coast  of 
California.  It  is  locally  known  as  the  "Sea  Palm,"  and  is  to  be 
found  in  small  forests  or  groves,  at  or  near  high  water  mark 
where  the  waves  are  strongest. 

Nereocystis  Luetkeana  (Mertens)  P.  &  R. 

On  stones,  in  the  sublitoral  zone,  reaching  its  full  develop- 
ment in  10-12  fathoms  of  water.  Plentiful  in  the  attached  con- 
dition ,  from  the  Shumagin  Islands  to  the  region  of  Santa  Barbara 
Channel  on  the  coast  of  California.  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska, 
iSdxtidfrs  (1901,  p.  431,  under  Nereocysfh  Priapiis) ;  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ^^  .A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5093!  ;  Yakutat 
Bay,  Alaska,  Bfr.  Alhiii  JoJnisori,  No.  5720!  ;  Esquimalt,  B.  C. 
Harvey  (1862,  p.  164);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bttthr  aiul  Po/h,/, 
No.  39;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  686!  ; 
Port  Orchard,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  237! 

The  distril)ution  of  this  species  extends  from  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Point  Conception,  on  the  coast  of  Southern  California. 
to  the  Shumagin  Islands  on  the  coast  of  Alaska.  Beyond  tliis 
point,  it  seems  very  unlikely  that  the  species  is  to  be  found 
attached.  It  is.  however,  found  cast  ashore  or  floating.  It 
comes  ashore  si)aringly  on  the  shores  of  the  Bay  of  Unalaska, 
where  one  of  ns  found  it  in  the  summer  of  1899.  It  is  found 
floating  in  masses  of  several  acres  in  extent  in  the  Bering  Sea  uj) 


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to  the  latitude  of  the  Pribihif  Islands.  It  is  reported  from  the 
Pribilof  Islands  l)y  Dall  (1875,  \).  1(36),  hut  whether  attached  or 
floating  is  not  stated.  All  along  the  Alaskan  coast  hebnv  Bering 
Sea,  it  is  a  very  common  object  floating  in  the  watei'  in  company 
with  ^-1 1(1  fUi  fistiilosd,  and  one  is  warned  of  the  approach  to  land  by 
its  appearance.  It  is  said  by  Postels  and  Ruprecht  ( 1S4(),  ]).  9)  to 
be  abundant  at  Sitka,  rare  at  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  and  to  have 
been  collected  on  the  shores  of  Kamtschatka  by  Steller.  This 
last  is  on  the  authority  of  Graelin  (1768,  \).  281).  Ruprecht, 
however,  states  (18r)2,  p.  21)  that  Steller  found  the  plant  near 
Unalaska  or  near  the  Alaskan  Peninsula.  It  has  been  credited  to 
the  Kurile  Islands  by  Captain  J.  H.  Snow  (1897,  pp.  42,  55,  60, 
etc.)  but  the  description  accompanying  the  statement  shows  that 
the  plant  observed  was  Alttrut  fistulo.so.  The  plant  has  been 
used  for  various  pui'])oses,  by  the  natives  of  the  Northwest  Coast. 
Ruprecht  (1852.  j).  21)  says  that  the  natives  of  Sitka  i)lace  one 
end  of  the  tube  in  the  ear  and  the  other  against  a  hot  stone  to 
generate  steam  to  cure  cases  of  headache.  The  long  solid  and 
slender  portion  is  used  for  fishlines,  and  the  tube  is  used  as  a 
worm  in  the  process  of  distilling  "Hoochenoo,"  a  dark  and 
])oisonous  sort  of  whiskey. 

Saunders  has Tesurrected  the  specific  name  of  (xmelin's  (Ifo 
Priapus  for  this  species,  stating  that  "Gmelin's  figures  and 
description  of  Viva  Priopiis  leave  no  doubt  as  to  the  identity  of 
his  plant."  We  feel  that  there  is  very  considerable  dou))t  as  to 
the  identity.  (Imelin's  figure  shows  nothing  characteristic,  and 
while  the  description  is  somewhat  more  explicit,  it  does  not  give 
sutflcient  data  to  determine  whether  Steller' s  plant  is  to  be 
referred  to  Nereocystis  or  Pelagophycus.  The  locality  whence 
the  specimen  came  is  also  in  doubt  as  mentioned  above.  By  a 
process  of  exclusion,  it  ma\'  be  possible  to  show  strong  proba- 
bility that  it  is  this  species  and  not  Pelagophycus,  which  also 
floats  long  distances.  The  doubt  is  sufficiently  great,  however,  to 
prevent  us  from  displacing  a  name  which  has  been  in  universal 
use  for  over  seventy  years,  even  did  we  l)elieve  in  clioosing  names 
for  strict  priority. 

The  histology  and  develo])ment  of  the  species  has  been  given 
in  detail  by  MacMillan  (1899). 


270  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

Macrocystis  pirifera  (Turner)  Agardh. 

On  stones,  usually  in  from  five  to  ten  fathoms  of  water. 
Unalaska  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Posfr/s  <iii(J  Euprecht  (1840,  \).  9); 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Posieh  ami  Ruprerhf  (1S4(),  ]>.  !),  under  Lrssoiiia 
riliafa) ,  Ida  M.  Bodgers,  No.  5727!  ;  Juneau,  Sitka,  and  Wrangell, 
Alaska,  SaHiahrs  (1901,  p.  431);  Esqnimalt,  B.  CHarrei/  (1802, 
p.  1G4);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  518!;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  86! 

The  long  Bladder  Kel])  is  not  uncommon  on  the  western  coast 
of  North  America  from  somewhere  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Magdalena  Bay  in  Lower  California  up  to  the  Strait  of  Juan  de 
Fuca.  It  does  not  seem  to  be  plentiful  in  Puget  Sound,  itself, 
or  to  the  north,  and  it  is  doubtful  as  to  whether  it  grows  beyond 
Sitka,  Alaska.  It  may  have  floated  into  Unalaska,  but  it  seems 
certain  that  it  does  not  grow  there,  at  least  on  the  side  of  the 
Bering  Sea.  The  species  is  found  floating  to  the  south  of 
Unalaska  in  the  open  ocean.  Why  the  s]>ecies  does  not  extend 
farther  to  the  north  is  certainly  a  C[nery.  It  cannot  be  a  matter 
of  too  low  temperature,  since  what  appears  to  be  the  very  same 
plant  grows  down  into  the  Antarctic  waters  of  nnich  lower 
temperatures  than  those  of  Bering  Sea.  The  sori  are  supposed  to 
appear  only  on  the  bladderless  radical  leaves, 'but  in  specimens 
from  Peru,  we  have  seen  sori  on  leaves  near  the  tip  and  provided 
with  bladders.  Saunders  (1901,  j).  431)  speaks  of  this  species  as 
being  confined  to  the  elitoral  zone,  but  we  have  never  seen  it 
growing  in  over  12  or  15  fathoms  of  water. 

Eisenia  arborea  Areschoug. 

"A  broken  fragment  of  tliis  ])lant  was  obtained  at  Wrangell, 
and  several  specimens  were  obtained  in  Puget  Sound,"  SainaJers 
(1901,  ]).  431). 

It  certainly  seems  as  if  the  recording  of  this  plant  within  our 
limits  must  be  founded  upon  an  error  of  determination  since  the 
species  is  not  known  to  grow  north  of  San  Pedro,  California,  and 
in  every  way  it  has  the  appearance  of  being  a  characteristic 
member  of  the  subtropical  region.  A  plant  collected  at  Whidliey 
Island  was  determined  by  Saunders  as  being  Eisenia,  but  a 
careful  examination  shows  it  to  be  Laniiitaria  Aiidcrsoiiii . 


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Egregia  Menziesii  (Turner)  Areschoug. 

On  rocks,  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones.  Nootka 
Sound,  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  Meiizies  (Turner,  1808,  p.  57, 
pi.  27,  under  Fkcks  Menziesii);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  <ni(] 
Pollen,  No.  72:  P'.squimalt,  B.  C,  Hurveti  (1862,  p.  164,  under 
Phijllosponi  Menziesii);  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  236!;  Puget 
Sound,  Hdileii  <iii(I  Harveij  (1862.  ]).  160);  west  coast  of  Wliidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  48! 

These  localities  probably  mark  the  northern  limit  of  this 
species.  Hence  it  ranges  south  to  the  neighljorhood  of  Point 
Conception,  below  which  its  place  is  taken  by  K.  lavigata 
Setchell. 

Pterygophora  Californica  Ruprecht. 

On  rocks,  upper  litoral  zone.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden, 
No.  r)20!,  MacMillan  (1902a,  p.  726);  west  coast  of  VVhidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  70! 

This  species  seems  to  l)e  abundant  on  exposed  coasts  on 
Puget  Sound  and  reaches  a  considerable  size,  as  indicated  by 
MacMillan.  Specimens  fully  as  large,  however,  have  been  col- 
lected at  Duxliury  Reef  in  Marin  County,  at  Carmel  Bay  in 
Monterey  County,  and  at  San  Pedro  in  Los  Angeles  County, 
California.  It  seems,  therefore,  that  MacMillan's  assumption  that 
Pterygophora  reaches  its  maximum  development  along  the  Brit- 
ish Columbian  coast  can  hardly  l)e  substantiated.  As  to  the 
I'clationship  of  the  genus,  we  cannot  hold  with  MacMillan  that  it 
may  belong  either  to  the  "Laminarieae  or  the  Alariides","  but 
must  perforce  belong  to  the  latter  because  of  the  method  of 
formation  of  the  sporophylls.  The  possession  of  rings  in  the 
stipe  and  the  hapteres  and  the  fact  that  the  sori  do  hot  cover  the 
sporoph.vlls  completely,  seems  to  us  of  little  importance  in  this 
matter,  since  in  undoubted  species  of  Alaria,  there  may  l)e  rings 
in  the  stipe,  at  east,  and  in  many  cases,  the  sori  do  not  cover 
the  sporoi)hylls  completely.  In  Pterygophora  the  sj)oroph3'lls 
are  less  determinate  in  their  growth,  Init  this  is  only  of  generic 
importance.  We  find  ourselves  in  agreement  with  MacMillan  as 
to  the  absence  of  mucilage  ducts  in  the  stipe  and  the  presence  of 
large  ones  in  the  V)lade. 


272  Universifi/  of  (Udiforn'ui  rithlicdlions.  ibutany 

Alaria  esculenta  (L.)  Greville. 

Arctic  Coast  of  Alaska,  Ihin'fij  (1S72,  p.  4(5:});  from  Kaintschatka 

to  Sitka,  Alaska,  PonieU  and  Buprechf,  (1840,  j).  11 ). 

The  references  (|u<)ted  refer  t(»  this  species  in  the  old  u(Mici-al 
sense  before  the  majority  of  the  species  at  present  descril)c(l  under 
the  j^-enns  had  been  proposed,  or,  at  least,  accepted.  In  all 
l)robability  l)oth  these  references  include  several,  or,  at  least, 
other  species  than  .4.  fsciihiifd.  Wc  have  been  incliucd  to  be 
conservative  in  reckoning  specific  distinctions  in  this  gvnus,  but 
find  that  we  must  present  a  very  tentative  enumeration.  Professor 
Kjellman  has  very  kindly  named  a  selected  series  of  specimens 
sent  to  him  and  we  have  used  his  suggestions  and  notes,  even 
farther  than  it  is  possible  to  state  in  each  particular  case. 

Alaria  Pylaii  (Bory)  (Treville. 

On  stones  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Karlnk,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.,  No.  oOTo!-.  Orcci, 
Alaska,  TV^A.N.  (IikI  A.A.L.,  5153!  ;  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvei/ 
(1862,  p.  165). 

Kjellman  is  inclined  to  refer  lioth  the  Alaskan  numbers  quoted 
above,  to  this  species  as  represented  l)y  Greenland  specimens  and 
they  certainly  agree  with  specimens  from  Elaine  which  we  are 
disposed  to  refer  to  this  species.  Harvey's  specimens  are  said 
by  Saunders  (1901,  p.  425)  to  have  been  compared  liy  Kjellman 
to  the  A.  fragilis  Saunders,  which,  in  turn,  seems  to  us  to  l)e 
little  more  than  a  young,  long-stiped  form  of  this  species. 

Alaria  dolichorhachis  Kjellman. 

Agattu  Island,  Alaska,  Toinisend,  No.  5753! 

Two  specimens,  collected  at  the  above  mentioned  locality,  are 
said  by  Kjellman,  to  be  near  to  this  species,  but  still  to  be  sc])- 
arated  from  it  in  all  prol)ability,  while  the  s])ecimens  referred 
by  one  of  us  (Setchell.  in  Collins,  Ilolden  and  Setclidl.  P.  B.-A.. 
No.  XLI)  dou])tfully  to  this  species  are  referred  by  him  to  A. 
lanceolata  Kjellman. 

Alaria  tenuifolia  Setchell. 

Setchell,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell.  P.  B.-A..  No. 
XLV,  1901. 


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Stipe  lG-60  em.  in  length,  eylindrieal  or  nearly  so  only 
at  the  very  base,  much  flattened  above,  slender  and  flexible. 
Rhachis  more  or  less  elongated,  flattened,  with  the  sporophylls 
at  first  remote,  later  crowded.  Sporophylls  from  narrowly  to 
broadly  lanceolate  and  cuneate  at  the  base,  varying  to  broadly 
ovate  or  ol)long  and  distinctly  cordate  at  the  base,  with  more  or 
less  pronounced  stipes.  Blade  elongated,  100-150  cm.  long,  10- 
35  cm.  wide,  broadly  cuneate  at  the  liase,  very  thin,  collapsing 
when  withdrawn  from  the  water,  with  i)lentifui  cryptostomata  of 
small  size.  Midrib  narrow  to  fairly  broad.  o])long  in  cross  sec- 
tion. 

Not  uncommon  from  Unalaska  to  Pnget  Sound. 

The  description  applies  to  the  species,  in  general,  which  is 
better  understood  if  divided  into  at  least  two  forms,  as  has  been 
done  below.  The  species  is  to  be  distinguished  by  its  very 
decidedly  flattened  stipe  and  thin  blade.  Specimens  from  several 
localities  were  submitted  to  Kjellman,  who  replied  that  he  con- 
sidered it  to  be  a  distinct  species  l)elonging  either  to  the  grou]) 
represented  by  A.  dolichorhaehis-obloiHja-elliptica  of  Kjellman  or 
by  A.  nieiiibniiiacea-Pylari-graiidifolid  of  -1.  (1.  Agardh. 

We  sup])osed  at  first  that  some,  at  least,  of  our  si^ecimens 
might  represent  forms  of  A.  graiidifola.  This  is  particular!}'  to 
be  suspected  as  to  the  broader  forms,  while  the  narrower  forms 
approach  A.  Pylaii  and  resemble  also  A.  fragilis  of  Saunders. 
From  both  of  the  latter,  our  plants  differ,  as  far  as  descriptions 
go,  ])y  the  flattened  stipe. 

Alaria  tenuifolia  f.  typica  Setchell  f.  nov.     Plate  22. 

The  type  of  the  species  is  No.  3286a  of  Setchell  and  Lawson's 
collection  on  the  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Una- 
laska, Alaska,  where  the  species  formed  a  distinct  zone  on  rocky 
shores  below  that  of  A.  laticeohita  and  jnst  above  or  just  below 
the  limits  of  extreme  low  water.  The  stipe  is  of  modei-ate  length, 
varying  from  10  to  15  cm.  as  a  rule,  while  the  blade  is  compara- 
tively narrow,  8-15  cm.  in  width,  and  cuneate  at  the  base.  Tlie 
sporophylls  are  narrowly  to  broadly  lanceolate  with  cuneate  l)ase 
and  short  stalks.     The  midrib  is  not  noticeably  In-oad. 

On  rocks  and  stones  at  low  water  mark.     Amaknak  Island, 


274  University  of  Culifornia  Publications.  [botany 

Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  (iikJ  A.A.L.,  No.  .328Ga!.  in 
Collins.  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XLVI  ;  Juneau. 
Alaska,  ir.A.N.  ainl  A.A.L.,  No.  5194';  Douglas,  Alaska, 
EldredJenne,  No.  646! 

Alaria  tenuifolia  t.  amplior  Setchell  and  Gai'dnei'  f.  nov. 

The  stipe  varies  from  10-()()  cm.  in  length,  is  usually  stoutei- 
than  in  the  last,  and  is  usually  as  much  flattened.  The  sporo- 
phylls  are  broad  ovate  to  oblong  and  cordate,  each  with  a  con- 
spieuous  stalk.  They  are  frequently  very  large,  measuring  4.") 
cm.  in  length  and  25  cm.  in  width,  with  the  sorus  more  or  less 
orbicular  and  covering  only  the  basal  third  or  fourth.  The  blade 
is  ample,  20-35  (;m.  in  width  and  100-150  cm.  long,  with  the 
base  generally  distinctly  cordate. 

Attached  to  piles  and  boulders  near  low  water  mark.  Es(iui- 
malt.  B.  C,  X.L.G.,  No.  645!,  Tl^A.N.,  No.  1875!  ;  near  Roach 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  650!,  651! 

Kjellman  seems  to  think  that  this  is  distinct  from  A.  (iriitidi- 
folia  J.  Agardh,  of  which  it  seemed  to  us  to  be  possibly  a  smaller 
form . 

Alaria  crispa  Kjellman. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  KjeUnniii 
(1889,  p.  37). 

Known  to  us  only  from  Kjellman's  description  and  figui-es. 

Alaria  prselonga  Kjellman. 

On  rocks,  lower  litoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Toini- 
seiid,  No.  5781!,  (Setchell,  1899,  p.  592);  Harvester  Island.  Uyak 
Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  <i,ul  A.A.L..  No.  5130! 

The  first  number  (5781)  is  referred  to  this  species  liy  us  and 
seems  to  l)e  fairly  typical,  judging  from  specimens  and  plate. 
No.  5130  is  said  l)y  Kjellman  to  belong  to  the  same  grou])  of 
species,  biit  differs  from  typical  A.  prwlonga  in  the  shape  of  the 
blade  which  is  more  abruptly  attenuated  toward  the  base  and  is 
broader  than  in  the  type.  This  species  continues  down  to  the 
Calif  ornian  coast,  where  it  appears  in  several  forms.  ^4.  c  it  Hi  pes 
Saunders  (1901a,  p.  561,  ])1.  33)  seems  to  us  to  belong  to  the 
form-cycle  of  this  species. 


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Alaria  laticosta  Kjellman. 

In  the  siiblitoral  zone  in  protected  coves.  Knkak  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  425). 

Saunders  says  that  "Kjelhnan  referred  the  jUants  sent  him  to 
this  species  with  considerable  donbt."  Quotino'  Kjellman,  he 
says:— "The  form,  color,  and  consistency  of  the  blade,  and  the 
form,  width  and  rigidity  of  the  sporophyll  differ  somewhat  from 
this  species." 

Alaria  lanceolata  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  and  sublitoral  zones.  Wi^st  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  oiid  A.A.L., 
No.  3249!,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  xli!  ; 
Glacier  Bay  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  426). 

This  species  is,  according  to  a  report  from  Kjellman,  the 
A.  dolicJiorJiarhisf,  distributed  as  No.  xli  of  the  P.  B.-A.,  but 
he  adds  that  the  blade  is  not  so  dark  as  in  his  specimens.  We 
find,  however,  that  in  some  of  the  specimens  of  that  collection 
the  blade  is  much  darker  than  in  the  one  sent  for  liis  inspection. 

Alaria  marginata  P.  &  R. 

Unalaska,  Alaska,  Fostels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  11). 

Besides  the  reference  above,  Harvey  (18G2,  p.  165)  has  credited 
this  species  doubtfully  to  Esquimalt,  B.  C.  Ruprecht  (1851, 
p.  355)  says  that  the  species  is  rare  and  had  oc(;urred  to  him 
lately  only  from  Fort  Ross  on  the  Calif ornian  coast.  It  is 
evidently  a  species  with  a  broad  solid  midrili,  a  short  cylindrical 
stipe,  long  and  rather  narrow  sporophylls,  and  in  most  ways,  as 
far  as  the  incomi)lete  description  goes,  resembling  the  A.  Jafirosfn 
of  Kjellman. 

Alaria  fistulosa  P.  &  R. 

Gregarious,  on  rocks  and  stones,  in  the  sul)litoi-al  zone.  Prom 
the  Kurile  Islands  and  Northern  Japan  to  the  southeastern 
boundary  of  Alaska.  For  the  species  in  general  the  following 
localities  are  recorded  in  our  territory: — Unalaska  Bay  and 
Kadiak Island,  Alaska,  PosfeJs  and  BnpreeJit  (1840.]).  11);  Knkak 
Bay,  Cook  Inlet,  Prince  William  Sound,  Yakutat  Bay,  Glacier 
Bay,  Juneau,  and  Wrangell,  Alaska'  Saunders  (1901,  \).  426). 


270  iliivcrsiiii  of  CdJifoniiti   I'uhJicdtiotis.  ibotany 

This  species  takes  tlie  plaee  of  Miicrorijslis  along  tlie  iioi-thern 
shores  of  our  territory,  iu  forming  beds  of  kelp  off  rocky  shores  in 
waters  of  several  fathoms  depth.  Its  fronds  are  anchored  and 
the  stipe,  bunch  of  sporophylls  and  much  of  the  lilade  is  suit- 
merged,  l)ut  the  long  blade,  reaching  a  length  of  10-2.")  meters, 
rises  to  the  surface  and.  buoyed  uj)  1)\'  the  inflated  midrib, 
generally  floats  for  some  distance  on  the  toj)  of  the  water.  The 
plants  are  gregarious,  and  often  forni  belts  a  longer  or  shorter 
distance  from  the  shore  as  the  Macrocystis  does  farther  south. 
Like  the  Macroc3-stis  and  the  Nereocystis,  it  is  commoul.N  met  with 
floating  and  often  in  considerable  quantity.  While  passing 
through  Unimak  Pass,  between  Bering  Sea  and  the  Pacific  Ocean, 
the  surface  of  the  l)road  expanse  of  waters  is  commonly  seen  to 
be  thickly  covered  with  the  floating  blades  of  this  species,  and  it 
was  observed  in  fair  abundance  all  along  the  coast  of  Alaska 
from  the  latitude  of  tlie  Priltilof  Islands  in  the  Bering  Sea 
to  Wrangell  Narrows  in  southeastern  Alaska.  It  was  carefully 
watched  for  to  the  south  of  the  last  mentioned  locality,  but  no 
trace  of  it  was  seen.  The  species  varies  much,  particularly  in 
the  width  of  the  blade  and  shape  of  the  sporophylls.  As  these 
plants  are  of  different  habitats,  it  has  seemed  best  to  enumerate 
the  specimens  actually  examined  and  observed  growing,  under 
the  forms  described  below.  The  stipe  of  this  species  seems  to  be 
free  from  mucilage  ducts,  but  the  blade  in  both  forms  possesses 
abundant  structures  of  this  kind,  just  under  the  outer  layer  of 
cells  as  Guignard  has  indicated  (1892,  p.  48). 

Alaria  fistulosa  f.  stenophylla  Setchell. 

Blade  narrow,  usually  not  over  80  cm.,  with  narrow  midril). 
Sporophylls  usually  short  and  more  or  less  decidedly  ()l)ovate. 

Forming  the  greater  portion  of  the  growth  in  belts  just  off 
shore  and  isolated  bunches  in  (piiet  waters  of  5  to  10  fathoms. 
Kyska  Island,  Alaska,  Toinismd,  No.  37G0!  ;  i)lentiful  in  the 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  both  on  the  shores  of  the  Island  of  Unalaska 
and  tlie  shores  of  the  Island  of  Amaknak,  Alaska,  ir.^-l.N., 
A.A.L.,  (iinl  L.  K.  fluiif,  Nos.  3278! ,  4096! ,  and  in  Collins. 
Holden,  and  Setchell,  P.  H.-A.,  No.  XLIII!;  Harvester  Island. 
Uyak   Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,    ]r..4.N.  ^//;'/  .1..!./...   Xo. 


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5117!  ;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ^Y.A.8.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5102!;  Doug-las,  Alaska,  U hired  Jen ne  No.  647! 

The  specimens  noted  above  were  all  found  growing  attached 
except  possibly  (and  probably)  the  last.  The  form  is  found 
floating  along  the  whole  extent  of  Alaskan  coast  from  near 
Wrangell  to  the  Pribilof  Islands.  It  is  the  form  commonly 
observed.  Young  specimens  of  this  form,  collected  at  Unalaska, 
show  that  the  fistulose  character  of  the  midrib,  appears  very 
early  in  the  course  of  development,  since  specimens  with  blades 
15  cm.,  or  less  long,  show  it  well  developed. 

Alaria  fistulosa  f.  platyphylla  Setchell. 

Blade  broad,  usually  60-90  cm.  broad,  midrib  very  much 
inflated  and  In-oad.  The  sporophylls  are  numerous,  often  as 
many  as  90  or  100  on  each  side  of  the  rhachis,  are  long  and 
narrow,  generally  being  linear-lanceolate  in  shape,  30-50  cm. 
long  and  3-6  cm.  wide. 

Growing  in  deep  water,  usually  found  floating  or  cast  ashore. 
Deeper  parts  of  the  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.8., 
A.A.L.,  (did  L.  E.  Hunt,  No.  XLII  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A!  ;  seen  floating  in  a  number  of  localities  in  the 
Gulf  of  Alaska. 

The  present  form  seems  to  be  an  inhabitant  of  deep  waters 
and  is  usually  found  floating  or  cast  ashore.  A  single  complete 
specimen  cast  ashore  at  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  was  found 
to  measure  somewhat  over  25  meters  in  length,  over  1  meter  in 
width,  with  a  large  bunch  of  long  sporophylls  numbering  about 
200. 

Alaria  cordata  Tilden. 

Attached  to  rocks,  lower  litoral  and  upper  sul)litoral  zones. 
Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  426);  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  241b!  ;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No. 
241a! 

The  species  noted  above  is  known  to  us  from  a  \<»ung  speci- 
men (Tilden,   No.  241a),  a  couple   of   sporophylls  (Tilden,   No 
241V))  and  the  tigure  of  Saunders  (1901,  pi.  56).     There  seems  to 
be  no  character  to  separate  it  from  .1.  I'l/dllii. 

BOT.  — I'.l 


278  University  of  California  Fuhlications.  [botany 

Alaria  fragilis  Saunders. 

In  the  snblitoral  zone.     Kiikak  Bay,  Prince  William  Sound, 
and  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  425). 

It  certainly  seems  to  us  that  this  plant  is  likely  to  prove  to  ])e 
nothing-  more  than  a  variety  of  A.  l*ulaii  with  a  somewhat 
elongated  stalk,  such  as  certainly  does  occur  among  plants  of  that 
species.  The  distant  sporophylls  as  well  as  their  shape  is  due  ta 
the  youth  of  the  plant. 

Alaria  fragilis  f.  bullata  Saunders. 

With  the  last.     Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  i).  425). 
Apparently  only  a  state  of  the  last. 

Alaria  valida  Kjellman  and  Setchell  sp.  nov.     Plate  21. 

Stipe  short,  1-5  cm.  long,  c.ylindrical ,  at  first  slender,  but  at 
length  stout  and  showing  rings  of  growth,  reaching  a  diameter 
of  13  mm.,  showing  also  a  well  developed  cork  layer.  Rhachis  at 
first  short,  becoming  very  much  elongated,  up  to  15-20  cm., 
somewhat  flattened,  obtuse  on  the  edges,  stout  like  the  stipe. 
Sporophylls  linear  lanceolate,  15-50  em.  long  and  3-6  cm.  wide, 
with  margins  undulate  and  all  except  the  narrow  margins  and  a 
small  portion  of  the  tip  occupied  by  the  sorus.  Blade  long,  up 
to  3-4  meters,  15-25  cm.  wide,  tapering  very  gradually  to  the 
base,  with  broad  midrib  (22  mm.  wide)  which  is  little  prominent 
and  abruptly  narrowing  towards  each  end  in  cross  section. 

This  belongs  to  the  grouj)  of  species  with  l)road  midril^s 
and  is  fairly  nearly  related  to  A.  laticosfa  Kjellman,  l)ut  differs 
from  that  species  chiefly  in  the  stouter  stipe  and  rhachis  and  the 
longer  and  broader  sporophylls.  Its  relation  to  .1 .  mayfirnafa 
P.  &  R.  is  still  to  be  settled. 

In  the  snblitoral  zone.  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5059!: 
west  coast  of  Whidbej'  Island,  Wash.,  X.LJi.,  No.  111! 

Specimens  of  the  above  collections  were  sent  to  Professor 
Kjellman,  who  recognized  them  as  belonging  to  a  new  species. 
We  have  drawn  ii])  the  descrii)tion  and  given  the  name  to  tlie 
plant  on  account  of  the  broad  stipe  and  rhachis.  In  the  type,, 
the  stipe  is  short,  but  in  the  following  form  it  is  mudi  longer. 


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Alaria  valida  f.  longipes  Setchell  and  Gardner  f .  uov. 

Stipe  long,  8-20  cm.  in  length,  not  inehiding  any  of  the 
rhaehis.     Otherwise  as  in  the  type. 

With  the  typical  form  on  the  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  111! 

A  few  specimens  from  the  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
growing  on  the  same  rocks  with  the  typical  form,  show  snch 
pronouncedly  longer  stipes  from  the  majority  of  the  specimens 
that  it  seems  necessary  to  call  attention  to  them  under  a  separate 
form  name. 


Faaiily  DICTYOTACE.9^. 

Dilophus  flabellatus  Collins. 

Washed  ashore.  Sackman's  Point,  near  Tracyton,  Kitsap 
County,  Wash.,  Tihlfii,  No.  335!,  under  Dictyota  dicliotoma  i. 
lati folia. 

This  has  been  compared  with  the  i)lant  of  Collins  (in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  834,  1901)  both  by  Collins, 
and  ourselves.  It  seems  to  certainly  be  the  same.  It,  as  well  as 
the  cotype  cited,  does  not  show  the  Dilophus-structure  in  all 
parts  and  it  may  ])e  doubted  as  to  whether  Dilophus  is  really  dis- 
tinct from  Dictyota  and  also  as  to  whether  I).  flaJjellatns  is  really 
distinct  from  Dictyota  Bingliamim  of  J.  G.  Agardh.  It  seems 
distinct,  but  farther  study  and  comparison  is  needed.  However, 
it  is  a  strange  matter  of  distribution  to  find  a  ])lant,  hitherto 
known  only  from  Southern  California  and  distinctly  subtropical, 
in  this  northern  locality.  It  may  be  that  there  will  be  found 
other  warm  water  species  in  the  inland  and  shallower  portions  of 
Puget  Sound.  Miss  Tilden  has  kindly  informed  me  that,  in  her 
opinion,  this  plant  must  have  grown  near  the  place  where  it  was 
fouud,  "for  it  came  up  in  large  quantities  and  at  all  times  on  the 
incoming  tide".  The  only  other  collection  of  this  species,  north 
of  Santa  Barbara,  California,  known  to  us,  was  made  by  one  of 
us  at  Monterey,  California,  near  the  steamboat  wharf,  shortly 
after  the  arrival  of  a  steamer  from  Southern  California. 


280  Universiti/  of  Culifornia  Fuhlicaiions .  ibotanv 

Family  FUCACE.5^. 

Fucus  inflatus  (L.)  Vahl. 

The  present  species  has  been  the  subject  of  considerable 
research  on  the  i)art  of  the  Scandinavian  Algologists  and  the 
latest  study  is  contained  in  the  very  recently  issued  work  of 
Borgesen  (1902,  pp.  405-472).  The  account  of  Borgesen  seems 
to  the  writers  to  deal  most  satisfactorily  with  the  forms  of  the 
west  coast  of  North  America  usually  included  under  the  name 
of  Fhcus  furcatus  Agardh  and  will  consequently  be  f-ollowed 
by  us.  The  form  usually  classified  under  Agardh 's  name  does 
not  agree  with  the  type  figure  (Agardh,  1821,  pi.  14),  which  is 
a  smaller  and  less  perfectly  developed  i)lant,  as  Borgesen  has 
pointed  out  (loc.  cit.,  p.  46")),  and  a  transitional  form  between 
two  distinct  forms. 

Fucus  inflatus  f .  edentatus  (De  la  Pylaie)  Rosenvinge. 

Attached  to  rocks  at  low  water  mark.  Mctoria,  B.C.,  Tildeu , 
No.  284,  under  F.  fuycdixsl  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  91! 

No.  91  is  a  large  broad  typical  plant,  agreeing  well  in  every 
character  with  the  F.  fdeufntus  of  the  New  England  coast.  No. 
234  is  still  typical  but  not  quite  so  well  developed.  The  type  of 
F.  furcatus  seems  to  represent  a  dwarfed  and  not  sjTnmetrically 
developed  form  and  is  said  by  Agardh  to  have  been  collected  at 
Unalaska  by  Chamisso.  One  of  us  has  searched  very  carefully 
in  the  region  of  the  Bay  of  Unalaska  for  it,  but  has  failed  to  find 
any  trace  of  it,  and  Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  346)  says  that  the  origi- 
nal specimen  came,  not  from  Unalaska,  but  from  Fort  Ross  in 
California  where  it  is  common.  Kuetzing's  figure  (1860,  pi.  17, 
TI),  which  is  seemingly  from  the  original  material  of  F.  furcatus, 
although  small,  is  typical  of  the  f^doitatus  form.  Harvey  (1862, 
p.  163)  refers  specimens  from  Esquimalt  doubtfully  to  F.  furcatus. 

Fucus  inflatus  f.  linearis  TCKder)  Rosenvinge. 

Fairhaven,  Wash.,  y.L.G.,  No.  189! 

To  this  form,  we  have  referred  some  specimens  which  agree 
fairly  well  with  the  preceding  form,  l)ut  ai-e  much  narrower. 
The  plants  are  about  15  cm.   high  and  3  nun.   wide,  while  the 


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plants  of  the  precediug  form  which  represent  the  typical  form, 
are  30-45  cm.  high  and  6-10  mm  wide.  The  narrowness  of  the 
frond  and  the  acute  angles  between  the  fairly  regularly  dichoto- 
mous  branches  give  it  a  very  distinct  appearance.  It  represents 
a  distinct  transition  from  the  preceding  to  the  following. 

Fucus    inflatus    f.  filiformis  ((Tmelin)  Setchell    and  (irardner 
f.  nov. 

This  seems  to  be  the  F.  filiformis  of  Gmelin,  or  at  least  what 
has  passed  under  that  name  on  the  coast  of  New  England.  The 
plants  are  8-10  cm.,  even  at  times  15  cm.,  high  and  seldom  over 
1-2  mm.  wide.  While  the  midrib  is  distinct  in  some  plants  or 
in  some  parts  of  others,  as  a  rule  the  main  i)ortion  of  the  frond 
is  reduced  to  the  thickened  midrib  portion  itself  without  alae. 
The  receptacles  are  fairly  broad  in  proportion  to  the  sterile 
portion  of  the  frond. 

On  sand  rocks,  ui)i)erm()st  litoral  zone.  Fairhaven,  Wash., 
X.L.G.\ 

An  extreme  form  as  regards  the  slender  character  of  the  frond, 
and  it  also  has  a  tendency  to  spread  out  and  liecome  more  flabel- 
late  in  its  dichotomy.  Somewhere  under  F.  iiiffafiis  is  probably 
to  Ije  referred  the  F.  Miclonensis  mentioned  l)y  J.  G.  Agardh 
(1870a,  p.  35)  as  occurring  at  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C. 

Fucus  evanescens  Agardh. 

The  type  of  the  present  species  came  from  Kamtschatka  and 
the  species  itself  is  well  developed  in  the  region  of  the  North 
Pacific  as  well  as  in  the  North  Atlantic.  As  a  rule  it  is  easily 
recognized  in  its  broader  forms,  by  its  habit,  and  by  the 
midi-ib  vanishing  below  the  tips  of  the  branches.  It  approaches 
in  some  of  its  forms  to  F.  platycarpus  Thuret,  and  one  of  us  has 
been  inclined  to  refer  some  forms  which  had  some  indication  of 
a  more  pinnate  method  of  branching  to  the  latter  species.  It 
seems  best,  however,  to  refer  all  the  plants  not  distinctly  belong- 
ing to  the  preceding  species  to  F.  ci'dnesceiis.  It  is  interesting 
to  note  that  Borgesen  (1902,  ]).  472)  refers  Thuret's  species  to 
F.  spiralis  L. 


282  Universify  of  California  Pnhlications.  [botanv 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  typica  Kjellman. 

Oil  roeks,  upper  litoral  zone.     Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  <iu<l  A.A.L.,  No.  5122! 

The  specimens  referred  here  are  the  only  ones  we  have  seen 
from  our  territory,  which  agree  thoroughly  with  the  plate  of 
Agardh  (1821,  pi.  13). 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  limitatus  Kjellman. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  K-jf^lhiKiii 
(1889,  p.  3-i) ;  Besboro  Island,  Norton  Sound,  Alaska,  A'.  C. 
McGregor,  No.  '3683! 

We  refer  the  plant  from  Besboro  Island  to  this  form  with 
some  considerable  doubt,  since  there  is  only  the  description  to 
guide  us.  In  general  shape  and  size  of  the  frond,  and  shape  of 
the  receptacles,  it  seems  to  agree  better  than  with  any  other  form 
so  far  described. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  rudis  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  Harvester  Island,  Uyak 
Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  aiul  A.A.L.,  No.  5121! 

As  we  understand  this  form,  it  dififers  from  f.  t[/pica  )»y  its 
narrower,  more  linear  frond,  and  more  pointed  receptacles.  It 
grew  near  the  plants  referred  to  the  typical  form,  Init  in  a  dis- 
tinct patch,  with  a  somewhat  different  asi)ect. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  macrocephalus  Kjellman. 

On  stones,  u])per  litoral  zone,  in  quiet  waters.  Cape  Dyer, 
Alaska,  Xeirhall  and  Bhodcs,  Nos.  5791!,  5792!;  east  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No. 
5689!,  TU.A.^S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4077!;  Shumagin  Islands, 
Kukak  Bay,  Cook  Inlet,  Prince  William  Sound,  and  Glacier  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  432) ;  Skaguay,  Alaska,  A.  L.  Bolton ! 
(young) ;  Sitka,  Juneau,  Wrangell,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  432) ;  Whidbey  Island, Wash.,  A. /^.r;..  No.  89!  ; 
Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  235! 

Some  of  the  specimens  quoted  above  are  referred  here  with 
doubt,  but  the  greater  part  of  them  agree  well  with  Kjellman 's 
description  and  with  the  plate  of  Saunders  (1901,  pi.  72,  f.  1). 


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FUCUS  evanescens  f.  robustus  Setehell  and  Gardner  f.  iiov. 

Caulescent  with  the  stipe  stout  and  erect,  15-18  cm.  high, 
broad  above,  2-2.5  cm.  wide,  midrib  narrow  and  distinct  to  just 
below  the  apices,  with  broad  oblong  ovate  or  obcordate,  short, 
flat,  margined  receptacles. 

St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Greeley  and  Snodgrass,  No.  5805! 
(cf.  Setehell,  1899,  p.  593,  under  F .  platy carpus f) ;  Sitka,  Alaska, 
Ida  M.  Rodger s,  No.  5724! 

The  type  is  No.  5724,  from  Sitka.  The  form  resembles  the 
last,  but  is  more  robustly  caulescent,  the  foliaceons  portion  is 
thicker,  while  the  receptacles  resemble  those  of  typical  F.  platy- 
carpus  Tliuret,  from  which  it  is  to  be  distinguished  l)y  its  lack  of 
strongly  pronounced  pinnate  habit.  From  f .  dendroides,  which 
it  resembles  in  its  arborescent  habit,  it  is  to  be  distinguished  by 
the  l)roader  foliaceous  frond  and  the  broader  receptacles. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  cornutus  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  exposed  places,  low^er  portion  of  the  litoral  zone. 
Popof  Island,  Kukak  Bay,  Prince  William  Sound,  Yakutat  Bay, 
and  Juneau,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  432);  Yakutat  Bay, 
A\Riiksi,Rev.Alhin  Jo]inson,^o.  5719!  ;  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  N.L.G., 
No.  625!,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  927! 

To  be  distinguished  by  its  forked,  often  swollen  receptacles 
whose  branches  are  pointed  and  horn-shaped.  The  form  varies 
somewhat.  No.  5719  is  a  very  large  plant,  30  cm.  high  and 
rather  broad  winged  in  the  upper  part  for  this  form. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  longifructus   Setehell   and  Gardner  f. 

no  v. 

Somewhat  caulescent  ])elow,  foliaceous  above,  u])  to  45  cm. 
high  and  1-2  cm.  wide,  midrib  not  pronounced.  Receptacles  of 
various  shapes  from  short,  broad,  blunt,  and  broadly  obcordate  to 
elongated  and  once  or  twice  forked,  with  the  divisions  long, 
curved  and  pointed.  These  elongated  receptacles  give  the  char- 
acters of  the  form  and  reach  a  length  of  15-18  cm. 

On  stones,  upper  and  middle  litoral  zones  in  waters  much 
mixed  with  glacial  waters.  Orca,  Alaska,  ]r..4.AS'.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5151!,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  928! ; 
Juneau,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  5180! 


284  Universifij  */  California  Publications.  [botaxy 

Probabh'  a  state  or  form  produced  Ly  the  admixture  of  cold 
milky  waters  from  the  glaciers,  and  possessing  characters  inter- 
mediate between  tf.  m(tcro('ppl)nhii<  and  riidis,  but  those  of  the 
latter  much  exaggerated.  The  receptacles  seem  to  continue 
gi'owing  at  the  ti])s  after  they  have  become  more  or  less  disasso- 
ciated from  the  rest  of  the  plant  at  their  bases.  In  the  Juneau 
specimens  the  receptacles  are  decidedly  swollen. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  contractus  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  8t.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska, 
Kjellman  (1889,  p.  34);  Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor, 
Nos.  5673!,  5679!;  St.  Michael,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.,  Nos.  5238!, 
52391,  5252! 

A  narrow  plant  referred,  as  to  other  than  Kjellman's  plants, 
with  some  doubt. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  dendroides  Stroemfelt. 

Agattu  Island,  Alaska,  Toivnsend,  Nos.  5755!,  5756! 

The  specimens  referred  here  seem  to  agree  well  with  Stroem- 
felt's  description  and  figure  (1886,  p.  35,  pi.  3).  It  is  certainly 
a  form  of  decidedly  arborescent  appearance,  presumably  erect  in 
habit. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  pergrandis  Kjellman. 

On  stones  near  high  water  mark.  Kyska  Island.  Alaska, 
Toiriise}Hl,  No.  5773!  ;  east  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska.  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  3284!.  4049!.  in 
Collins,  Holdeu  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A..  No.  XLYI!,  under  F. 
platycar])i(s\  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Bev.  Alhin  Johnson,  No. 
5701!  ;    Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  aud  Policy,  No.  20! 

A  large,  broad  foi-m  with  large,  broad  i-eceptacles  which  are 
sometimes  very  flat  or  sometimes  very  considerably  swollen. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  angustus  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  76!  ;  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  X.L.G.,  No.  624!, 
in  Collins,  Holdeu  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  926! 

A  narrow  form  to  be  compared  with/,  contractus,  froui  which 
it  seems  to  differ  in  aspect  on  account  of  its  more  regularly 
branched,  linear  frond. 


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Fucus  evanescens  f.  nanus  Kjellman? 

Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Bev.  Alhrn  Johnson,  No.  5712!  (sterile) . 

A  dwarf,  slender,  irregnlarly  branched  form,  referred  here 
doubtfully  on  aeeount  of  its  sterile  condition. 

Fucus  evanescens  f.  bursiger  (J.  Agardh)  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  at  extreme  ujjper  tide  limit.  Summer  Bay,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.and  A.A.L.,NoA0ry2l  ;  Dutch  Harbor,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  7?.  C.  McGregor,  l^o.  oGSdal  ;  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  90! 

A  depauperate  form  of  the  uppermost  portion  of  the  litoral 
zone,  agreeing  with  the  description  and  figure  of  J.  G.  Agardh 
(1870a,  p.  35,  pi.  3). 

Under  Fucus  t^rdiiescfns  are  probably  to  be  placed  the  older 
references  to  the  occurence  of  F.  vesicidosus,  a  species  lacking, 
in  all  probability,  on  our  western  coast.  Most  of  the  references 
state  that  the  species  is  represented  by  the  form  without  vesicles. 
The  following  are  to  be  noted: 

F.  vesicuJosHS  Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  12).  Sitka, 
Alaska. 

F.  vesicnlosus  var.  minor  Harvey  (1841,  p.  134).  Kotze])ue 
Soimd,  Alaska. 

F.  vesicnlosus  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  p.  160).  Puget 
Sound. 

F.  vesicnlosus  var.  evesiculosus  Harvey  (1862,  p.  163). 
Esquimalt  and  Victoria,  B.C. 

F.  vesicnlosus  Harvey  (1872,  p.  463).  Kotzebue  Sound, 
Alaska. 


Family  SARGASSACE.^. 

Cystophyllum  geminatum  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks,  in  sheltered  places,  lower  litoral  aud  ui)per  sul)- 
litoral  zones.  Bay  of  Morozof  (Morzhovoi  Bay),  Alaska,  Toivn- 
send,  No.  5778!;  Shumagin  Islands  and  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  432,  under  C.  Lepidiuni);  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,  Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  348,  under  Cystoseira  thfjrsigera); 
Yakutat  Bay,  Sitka,  and  Wrangell,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p. 


286  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

432,  under  C.  Lfpidimu);  Banks  Island,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1857,  p. 
122) ;  Victoria,  B.  C,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  432,  under  C.  Lepidimn) ; 
in  14  fathoms,  Esquinialt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  163);  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley,  Nos.  19,  103;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  36! ,  in  Collins,  Holden 
andSetchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XLVII! ,  under  (\  Lepidiinn-  Friday 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  232!,  under  C. 
Lepidium. 

Five  species  are  quoted  from  the  coasts  rang'ing'  between  the 
Ochotsk  Sea  and  Puget  Sound,  viz.,  Cystoseira  genii natum 
Agardh,  G.  thyrsigera  P.  &  R.,  C  spicigera  Mertens  and  Agardh, 
C.  Lepidium  Ruprecht,  and  C.  Jiypocarpa  Kuetzing.  It  is  ques- 
tionable whether  thei-e  are  characters  to  separate  them  from  one 
another  and  it  has  seemed  necessary  to  place  them  all  under  one 
name  for  the  present.  C.  spicigera,  however,  is  said  by  Ruprecht 
(1851,  p.  348)  not  to  represent  without  emendation,  any  certainly 
known  species,  and  consequently,  although  this  name  is  the  old- 
est, it  seems  best  not  to  adopt  it  because  of  the  uncertainty. 
From  the  descriptions  and  figures  it  certainly  seems  that  C. 
thyrsigera,  G.  Lepidium,  and  G.  liypocarpa,  refer  at  least,  to  forms 
of  the  same  species  and  are  to  l)e  united.  The  identity  of  G. 
thyrsigera  and  G.  gennnaftnu  rests  on  the  authority  of  J.  G. 
Agardh. 

Cystoseira  osmundacea  (Menzies)  Agardh. 

Sannak  Island,  Alaska,  Turner  (1S86,  p.  85). 

This  is  the  only  reference  to  this  common  Californian  species 
as  occurring  within  our  limits.  It  is  to  be  questioned  as  to 
whether  it  may  not  be  the  preceding  species  masquerading  under 
this  name. 

RHODOPHYCE.^. 

The  Rhodophyceee  of  the  Northwest  Coast  are  more  numerous 
than  had  been  supposed  until  within  a  few  years,  and  form  a 
group  which  has  taxed  our  efforts  to  the  utmost.  The  abundant 
materials  collected  in  our  hands  has  presented  to  us  a  large 
number  of  i^roblems  of  identification  which  we  trust  we  have 


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either  solved,  or  at  least,  have  not  left  in  such  a  condition  as 
to  confuse  others.  We  have  preferred  here,  as  in  the  fore- 
going groups,  to  deal  with  what  seem  to  be  polymorphous 
species  in  many  cases,  and  have  adopted  the  method  of 
naming  forms  to  give  detiniteness  to  our  ideas  of  the  amplitude 
of  variation.  Our  studies  on  the  Calif ornian  Coast  have  helped 
us  much  in  realizing  the  extreme  variation  which  a  specie?  of 
algae  may  undergo  under  circumstances  of  varying  environmental 
conditions  and  still  adhere  to  the  general  type.  We  have  fol- 
lowed in  general  arrangement  and  largely  in  the  selection  of  the 
generic  names  and  generic  distinctions,  the  work  of  Schmitz  and 
his  collaborators,  Haupttleisch  and  Falkenberg  (1S9G-1897)  in 
Engler  and  Prantl.  In  some  cases,  we  have  departed  and  have 
followed  J.  G.  Agardh  in  his  later  arrangements  of  the  genera 
formerly  grouped  under  Delesseria  and  Callithamnion,  and  for 
good  reason  as  it  has  appeared  to  us.  We  have  also  found  much 
help  on  many  groups  from  Kjellman's  critical  notes  in  the  Algae 
of  the  Arctic  Sea  (1888) .  For  unravelling  the  difficulties  in  some 
genera,  Ruin-echt  (1851)  has  been  indispensable  and  Kuetzing's 
Tabula^  Phycologicee  have  assisted  greatly.  In  this  group,  partic- 
ularly, which  has  been  less  thoroughly  studied,  it  has  been 
necessary  to  examine  all  the  literature  available  in  almost  every 
case.  We  have  derived  very  considerable  information  from 
Yendo's  papers  on  Corallinge  Verae  (1902  and  1902a),  although 
we  cannot  agree  with  him  in  the  closeness  of  his  specific  distinc- 
tions. 

We  are  indel)ted  to  j\[.  Foslie  of  Trondheim,  Norway,  for  the 
account  of  the  crustaceous  Corallinaceae,  and  to  Mr.  F.  S.  Collins, 
and  through  him  to  Professor  W.  G.  Farlow,  for  lieli)  in  many 
cases  of  troublesome  synonymy.  To  Mr.  H.  T.  A.  Hus,  we  are 
desirous  of  expressing  our  thanks  for  examining  all  of  the  mate- 
rial of  the  genus  Porphyra  and  for  the  masterly  way  in  which  he 
has  unravelled  the  difficulties  of  specific  distinction  in  that  genus. 

As  regards  comparative  distribution  of  the  species  of  this 
large  group,  we  are,  as  yet,  hardly  in  a  position  to  make  any 
very  general  or  explicit  statements.  A  very  considerable  number 
of  the  species  found  in  the  North  Temperate  Region  of  the  Pacific 
Coast  of  North  America  are  continued  into  Puget  Sound,  and 


288  Umversifj/  of  California  Pi(hlirafio)is.  [Botany 

even  up  to  Sitka  or  Yakutat  Bay,  or  farther  ou.  There  are, 
however,  to  be  found  in  the  vicinity  of  Puget  Sound,  many 
species  characteristic  of  the  Boreal  Region  which  are  not  to 
be  found  farther  to  the  south.  Many  more  species  of  the  North 
Atlantic  are  to  be  found  in  our  territory  than  farther  south  along* 
the  coast,  and,  as  we  i)ro('eed  northward,  these  species  and  those 
closely  related  to  them  form  the  characteristic  portion  of  the 
flora.  In  the  Upper  Boreal,  the  North  Atlantic  and  Arctic 
character  is  very  pronounced,  intermingled  with  some  species 
characteristic  of  the  Lower  Boreal.  Very  little,  however,  is 
known,  as  yet,  of  the  species  of  this  region. 


Family  BANGIACE.4^. 

Bangia  atropurpurea  f.  fuscopurpurea  (I)illwyn)  J.  Agardh. 

On  old  wood  of  piles,  Hoats,  and  wharves,  in  the  litoral  zone. 
Dutch  Harbor,  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  R.  C. 
McGregor,  No.  5691!  ;  Juneau,  Alaska,  ir.^'l.^S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
5199!;  Victoria,  B.  C,  ^Saunders  (1901,  p.  432,  under  B.  atro- 
purpured  Pacifica) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tildpn,  No.  388! ,  under 
B.  rprmiciilaris,  Butler  and  PoUey,  No.  Ill;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  125!  ;  Orcas  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  684!;  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  806!,  806a!; 
Pleasant  Beach,  Kitsap,  County,  Wash..  X.L.G.,  No.  350! 

This  seems  to  be  the  only  species  yet  collected  within  the 
limits  of  our  territory,  although  we  have  kept  careful  watch  for 
the  B.  vermicularts  of  the  Calif ornian  coast.  As  yet  no  species 
has  appeared  which  compares  with  that  in  coarseness  of  filament. 
The  specimen  distributed  by  Miss  Tilden  under  B.  vermicularis 
is  slender  even  for  f.  fuscopHrpurea.  It  seems  to  us  some- 
what doubtful,  however,  whether  B.  vt^rtnindaris  is,  itself, 
distinct  from  this  species.  J.  G.  Agardh  (1882,  ]).  87) 
seems  to  have  been  inclined  to  separate  the  Calif  ornian  form 
of  B.  atropurpurea  as  distinct,  but  evidently  decided  not  to 
give  it  a  different  name,  although  the  plate  (loc  cit.,  \)\.  1, 
f.  34-39)  has  the  legend,  B.  Pacifica,  while  the  explanation 
of  the  figures   (loc.  cit.,  p.   179)   has  the  trinomial  B.  atropur- 


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jmrea  Pacified.  We  hardly  think  that  Ao-ardh  intended  to  use 
either  as  a  name  for  the  Californian  plant,  l)ut  Saunders  (1901' 
p.  432),  however,  has  used  the  latter  to  designate  a  plant  from 
Victoria,  B.  C,  and  without  explanation. 

Porphyra  laciniata  (Lightfoot)  Agardh. 

On  roeks  or  on  Fncus  evanescens  in  the  litoral  zone,  or  even 
in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  West  shore  of  Amaknak  Island, 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  3269!, 
3270!  ;  Orca,  Alaska,  W.A.^.  and  A.A  L.,  No.  5164!  ;  Yakutat 
Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  433),  Bev.  Alhin  Johnson,  No. 
14!  ;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saanders,  No.  136!  ;  Annette  Island,  Alaska, 
Saunders,  No.  26! 

So  far  as  the  datci  are  accessible  to  us,  the  present  species 
seems  to  be  confined  to  the  coasts  of  Alaska.  In  this,  as  in  the 
following  species,  we  have  followed  the  account  of  Hus  (1902) 
in  the  citation  and  distribution.  /'.  Jaeiniat<t  is  cooked  by  the 
Indians  of  Yakutat  Bay  and  eaten.  This  is  reported  to  us  by 
Rev.  Albin  Johnson,  and  we  have  observed  Yakutat  Indians  at 
Orca  drying  it,  evidently  for  a  food  supply. 

Porphyra  laciniata  f.  umbilicalis  Agardh. 

St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Townsend,  No.  5780!  (Setchell,  1889, 
p.  593). 

Differs  from  the  preceding  chiefly  in  its  well  marked  umbili- 
cate  base. 

Porphyra  perforata  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones.  Shumagin 
Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  394!  ;  (llacier  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saunders,  No.  100!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  130!;  Vic- 
toria, B.  C,  N.L.G.,  No.  318!;  Bsquimalt,  B.  C,  ^.L.G..  No. 
322!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Pollen,  No.  45;  west 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  97!  ;  Orcas  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  295!;  San  Juan  Ishind,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  286! 

A  very  common  species  in  the  region  of  Puget  Sound,  ])ut  less 
so  on  the  coast  to  the  north.  The  species  has  been  well  defined 
and  described  by  Hus   (1902).     As  a  rule  the  typical  form  is  a 


290  Universiti/  of  California  Puhlicationa .  [Botany 

fairly  large  plant,  but  No.  322  is  nearly  4  meters  long  and  1.3-2 
meters  wide,  one  of  the  largest  of  known  Porph^i-as. 

To  this  species  are  probably  to  be  referred  the  plants  men- 
tioned nnder  P.  vulgaris,  as  follows:  Esquinialt,  B.  C,  H((rr(-if 
(18G2.  \).  176)  and  Paget  Sound,  Raileij  dud  Harrei/  (lS(i2.  j). 
163). 

Porphyra  perforata  f .  segregata  Setchell  and  Hns. 

On  rocks.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  66!  ;  Seattle,  Wash.,  Til(hti.  No.  228!,  under  P.  lencosticta. 

This  is  a  dwarf  form,  with  thickened  cell  walls  and  the  upper 
and  lower  halves  of  the  (contents  of  the  antheridia  separated  Vty 
a  thick  gelatinous  wall. 


^^ 


Porphyra  Nereocystis  C.  L.  Anderson. 

(Jn  Xereocystis  Liif^fJi'fdtia.  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island.  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3112!:  St. 
Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  TK.4.N.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  3149!; 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X. L.G.I 

This  species  may  be  known  from  forms  of  the  preceding  species 
by  its  red  color,  usually  thinner  frond,  and  by  the  arrangement 
of  the  sporocarps  and  antheridia  which  do  not  form  the  narrow 
elongated  more  or  less  linear  patches  of  P.  perforata. 

Porphyra  naiadum  t.  minor  Hus. 

On  leaves  of  Phyllospadix.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  TUdtn. 
No.  516!,  Buthr  and  Polley,  No.  47. 

Porphyra  naiadum  f.  major  Hus. 

On  the  leaves  of  Zostera.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  182!,  183!,  273!  ;  Brown  Island,  San  Juan 
County,  Wash.,  Tildeii,  No.  231b!;  Seattle,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No. 
231a!  (a  very  poor  specimen.) 

P.  naiadum  is  a  verj^  distinct  species  on  account  of  the 
cushion -shaped  parenchymatous  prothallus,  as  has  been  shown 
by  Hus  (1902). 

Porphyra  amplissima  (Kjellman)  Setchell  and  Hus. 

On  rocks,  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Amaknak  Island.  Bay  of 
Unalaska,    Alaska,     ir..l.N.    ami  A.A.L.,    No.    3268!:     Unga, 


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Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  5047!  ;  Orca,  Alaska,  TT^.A.aS?.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5165!,  Sannders,  No.  259a!  and  1901,  p.  488,  cited  as  from 
"Prince  William  Sound";  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  47! ,  199b! ,  280! ,  688! ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XLIX! 

P.  aniplissinia  is  very  variable  as  to  size,  hal)it  and  tint  of 
red,  but  it  is  always  distromatic  and  has  the  antherozoids  in  four 
tiers  of  four  each  in  the  antheridium,  as  Kjellman  has  figured 
them  (1883,  pi.  18,  f.  8). 

Porphyra  miniata  f.  cuneiformis  Setchell  and  Hus. 

On  rocks,  on  wood,  and  on  other  nlgfe.  Lowe  Inlet,  Alaska, 
Saunders,  No.  20!;  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tildeii,  No.  230!;  west 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  199a!,  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  929!  ;  Pleasant  Beach,  Kitsap 
County,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  348! 

This  species  is  to  l)e  distinguished  from  the  two  following 
very  nearly  related  species,  by  its  habit  or  color,  being  decidedly 
darker  red  and  rather  thicker  than  the  next,  and  larger  and  more 
completely  distromatic  than  P.  ahyssicola. 

Porphyra  tenuissima  (Stroemfelt)   Setchell  and  Hus. 

On  rocks  and  other  alga^.  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska, 
Satmders,  No.  384!  ;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  214!, 
Ee  I' .  A  lb  I  n  Johnson,  No .  5 705 ! 

Readily  recognized,  as  a  rule,  liy  its  thin,  light  red  or  i)ink, 
distromatic  frond. 

Porphyra  ahyssicola  Kjellman. 

On  Zostera.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.  X.L.G., 
273a! 

As  stated  above,  this  species  is  not  very  distinct  from  P. 
miniata  f.  cuneiformis,  dilfering  from  that  plant  in  its  smaller 
size  and  less  distinctly  or  less  completely  distromatic  frond. 

Porphyra  variegata  Kjellman. 

Found  floating  up  from  the  sublitoral  zone  where  it  grows  on 
rocks.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos. 
177!,  179!,  279!,  687!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  930! 


292  Universifj/  of  California  Puhlications .  IBotany 

The  type  is  Diploderma  variegatuni  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  33, 
pi.  2,  f.  1-4)  from  Bering  Island,  Siberia.  The  species  is  read- 
ily recognized  by  its  thick  and  variegated  frond.  To  this  species 
mnst  be  joined  P.  occidentoJis  Setchell  and  Hus  (Hus,  1900,  p. 
69  and  1902,  p.  228,  pi.  21,  f.  l.la-lTb),  since  farther  search  on 
the  coast  of  California  has  brought  other  more  luxuriant,  thicker 
specimens  to  light  and  it  has  been  made  certain  that  it  is  the 
antheridial  plant  of  P.  variegata. 

Erythrotrichia  ceramicola  (Lyngbye)  Areschoug. 

On  Lophosiplionia  villuin.  St.  Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
^Y.A.IS.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5148a! 


Family  HELMINTHOOLADIACE.l^. 

Batrachospermum  monilforme  Roth. 

Chilukweynk  Valley,  Vancouver,  Island,  B.  C,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  176). 

We  know  this  only  from  the  reference  and  consequently  do 
not  know  whether  it  is  B.  moniliforme  in  the  sense  of  Sirodot  or 
not.  The  species  of  this  genus  have  not  been  sufficiently  studied 
as  yet,  but  we  shall  attempt  to  refer  ours  to  the  species  of 
Sirodot 's  monograph,  at  least  provisionally. 

Batrachospermum  moniliforme  f.  typicum  Sirodot. 

In  fresh  water  streams.  Baird  Creek,  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C, 
Tilden,  No.  832!,  under  B.  moniliforme  var.  Scapula;  Port  Ren- 
frew, B.  C,  Butler  and  Pol  ley  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.- A.,  No.  876! 

The  two  collections  quoted  above  seem  to  be  typical  of  this 
species  as  we  understand  it.  The  cystocarps  are  of  uniform 
size,  not  large,  and  situated  in  the  outer  half  of  the  verticil  but 
well  included. 

Batrachospermum  moniliforme  f.  helminthoideum  Sirodot. 

In  a  creek.     Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.Jj.G.,  No.  702.! 

We  have  some  doubt  of  the  determination  of  this  ])lant.  Imt  it 
seems  to  agree  with  the  description  of  Sirodot.      It  ditt'ers  fi-oiii 


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the  last   in  having    the   interverticiUary  filaments   developed  to 
such  an  extent  as  to  obscure  the  moniliform  habit. 

Batrachospermum  pyramidale  Sirodot. 

Attached  to  boards  and  stones  in  a  rapidly  running  stream  of 
fresh  water.     Newhall,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  616! 

The  verticils  are  usually  globular,  distant,  and  distinct,  while 
the  cystocarps  vary  in  size  and  distance  from  the  center  of  the 
verticil,  all,  however,  being  included  within  it. 

Batrachospermum  densum  Sirodot. 

On  stones  in  a  snuill  rill  of  fresh  water.  Amaknak  Island, 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,    U'.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3298! 

The  verticils  are  discoid  and  confluent  below  on  account  of 
the  growth  of  the  interverticiUary  filaments.  The  whole  plant  is 
dark  purplish  green.  The  cystocarps  are  small  with  relatively 
large  spores  included  within  the  inner  half  of  the  verticil. 

Batrachospermum  ectocarpum  Sii-odot. 

Attached  to  stones  in  running  fresh  water.  Near  Dexter, 
Golofniu  Bay,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5664!  ;  Chambers 
Creek,  near  Tacoma,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  427! 

Distinguished  by  the  large  cystocarps  which  are  at  the  outer 
edge  of  the  verticil,  often  more  or  less  exserted,  but  without  con- 
spicuous bracteoid  filaments. 

Batrachospermum  vagum  f.  flagelliforme  Sirodot. 

In  ponds,  pools,  and  streams  of  fresh  water. 
Kadiak  Island,  Cook  Inlet,  and  Virgin  Bay  in  Prince  William 
Sound,  Alaska,  Saiaiders  (1901,  p.  433). 

Batrachospermum  vagum  f.  keratophytum  Sirodot. 

In  a  stream  of  fresh  water.  Near  Port  Kenfrew,  B.  C., 
Tilden,  No.  T)!,")!,  Butler  <iiid  Pollei/,  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell.  P.  B.-A.,  No.  879a! 

Batrachospermum  ccerulescens  Sirodot. 

Xooksjiek  Kiver,  Whatcom  County.  Wash.,  X.L.G..  No.  701! 

The  material  is  preserved  in  formalin,  so  that   the  color  is  no 

longer  apparent,  but  the  ])lant,  when  fi-esli.  was  decidedly  blue,  and 

BOT.— 2(1. 


294  Universiiii  of  Culifoniia  rnhlicdfions.  [botany 

is  certainly  of  the  Viridi  a -group,  dia'cioiis  aud  at  least  very  near 
to  this  species  as  understood  by  one  of  us  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  Fasc.  IV,  No.  190,  1896. 

Chantransia  secundata  Lyngbye. 

On  hydroids.  8an  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  TUden,  No.  308!, 
under  CaUiih<nunio)i  s<ecund(iitn)i. 

The  specimen  in  our  copy  is  sterile  and  looks  more  like  Ch. 
Dnripftii  (Dillwyn)  Thuret. 


Family  CH.?i:TANGIACE^. 


Whidbeyella    Setchell    and     Gardner    gen.    nov.    Cha^tangia- 

cearum.     Plates  23,  24. 

Frond  flat,  membranaceous,  composed  of  coarse  filaments 
running'  longitudinally  in  the  medulla  and  curving  outward  to 
the  periphery,  which  branch  di-  to  trichotomously  and  whose 
terminal  cells  form  the  single  peripheral  layer  of  the  frond; 
rhizoidal  filaments  abundant,  forming  the  greater  portion  of  the 
thickness  of  the  frond,  slender,  with  somewhat  of  a  longitudinal 
course;  cystocarps  scattered  through  the  substance  of  the  frond, 
not  projecting  above  the  surface,  opening  l)y  small  carpo- 
stomes  on  either  surface,  with  the  procarpic  branch  remain- 
ing and  forming  a  distinct  pedicel  of  several  cells;  fruit  cav- 
ity piriform,  enclosed  by  a  wall  of  several  layers  of  delicate, 
parallel,  concentric  bracteoid  filaments  and  lined  with  the  slender 
gonimoblastic  filaments  which  send  out  branches  into  the  fruit 
cavity,  which  bear  the  spores  singly  at  the  joints;  spores  ellip- 
soidal. 

The  description  of  this  proposed  genus,  must  necessarily 
remain  somewhat  imperfect,  since  we  have  only  a  single  battered 
specimen  with  immature  cystocarps.  The  structure,  however, 
of  both  frond  and  cystocarp  is  so  distinct  that  we  feel  fully 
justified  in  publishing  it.  It  is  intermediate  between  Galaxaura, 
which  it  resembles  fairly  closely  in  its  cystocarp,  and  Chjetaugium 
which  it  resembles  in  its  frond.  Its  structure  is  diflfei-ent  from 
the  latter  in  having  an  external  tissue  of  a  single  layer  of  cells 


Vol.  1]     Sefchell- Gardner. — Algce  of  ]\' art  Ji  we  stern  America.       "295 

and  in  having  the  o-oninioblasts  uniformly  lining  the  interior  of 
the  fruit  eavit>  ,  while  from  the  former,  it  differs  in  being  mem- 
ln*anaeeous  and  uncalcified.  The  name  is  taken  from  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  a  locality  furnishing  us  many  rare  plants. 

Whidbeyella  cartilaginea  Setehell  and  Gardner  gen.  et.  sp. 
nov.     Plates  2^],  24. 

Plant  1.")  cm.  high,  several  fronds  arising  from  the  same  point; 
holdfast  unknown;  fronds  narrowly  cuneate  below,  gradually 
widening  above  and  deeply  lobed  or  parted  into  a  few,  palmate, 
lilunt  divisions  which  are  somewhat  proliferous  from  the  margins. 

Cast  ashore.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  G32! 

Only  a  single  battered  specimen  preserved  in  formalin  solu- 
tion is  available.  The  color  was  alight  red.  The  cystocarps  are 
just  beginning  to  form  spores.  The  consistency  is  very  firmly 
cartilaginous.  The  figures  represent  the  habit  and  the  structure 
of  the  plant  much  better  than  it  can  be  described. 


Family  GELIDIACE/E. 

Choreocolax  Polysiphoniae  lleinsch. 

On  stems  of  P()lysii)honia.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Sdnnders,  (1901, 
p.  438). 

Gelidium  corneum  var.  lepadicola  P.  &  R. 
Gelidium  corneum  var.  simplex  P.  &  B. 

These  two  jjlants  are  mentioned  by  Postels  and  Ruprecht 
(1S40,  p.  IG)  as  occurring  on  shells  at  Sitka,  Alaska.  We  fail 
to  find  any  farther  information  concerning  them. 

Gelidium   Amansii   Lamouroux. 

On  rocks,  hnver  Utural  and  upper  sublitoral  zones.  Port 
Renfrew,  B.C.,  Tilden,^o.  513!,  under  G.  latifolimn-  East 
Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  522! 

We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Collins  for  comparing  Miss  Tilden's 
plant  with  material  from  the  Californian  Coast  referred  to  this 
species  by  Dr.  Bornet.      Similar  plants  have  been  distributed 


296  UniverHity  of  California  Puhlirafions.  [botany 

from  San  Diego,  Califoniia,  under  No.  .IS.l,  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setehell,  P.  B.-A.  (lSi)9). 

Endocladia  muricata  (Harvey)  J.  Agardh. 

On  stones  and  rocks  in  the  upper  portion  of  the  litoral  zone. 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Eupreclit  (18-iO,  p.  10);  Popof 
Island,  Alaska,  Samuhrs  (1901,  p.  434) ;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak 
Bay.  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L..  No.  0123!; 
Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska,  SaanfJers  (1901,  p.  434);  Orca, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5158!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Po.s/p/.s- 
avd  Bnprfchi  (1840.  \).  l(i.  under  (iiiiariina  uniricafa)  \  Wi-angell, 
Alaska,  Saundns  (1901.  p.  434);  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C, 
J.  <i.  Agardh  (187G.  p.  '^7)><,  under  E.  )ni(rirafa  and  p.  559.  under 
f;.  haniidosii):  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  7fr/>v^V  (1862,  p.  173);  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Pol  lei/,  Nos.  25,  32,  and  38. 

In  the  present  species  we  have  a  plant  to  which  the  same  name 
was  given  at  about  the  same  time  by  two  different  authorities. 
Harvey  gave  the  name  Gigarfina  muricata  to  a  foi-m  from  San 
Francisco  in  1839  or  early  in  1840  as  far  as  dates  may  lie  settled 
with  any  certainty,  while  Postels  and  Ruprecht  gave  the  same 
name  to  a  form  of  the  same  species  in  1840.  It  has  seemed  best 
to  us  to  take  the  ])lant  of  Harvey  as  the  f.  fijpica  and  to  consider 
San  Francisco  as  the  type  locality.  This  plant  is  well  described 
by  Harvey  in  the  Nereis  Boreali-Americana  (1852,  ]).  182.  ])1. 
27,  B).  It  is  more  or  less  irregularly  branched,  cylindrical,  and 
beset  with  spines  which  are  simple  or  slightly  bifid.  The  speci- 
mens quoted  above,  so  far  as  we  have  seen  them  or  so  far  as  they 
are  described,  seem  to  belong  to  the  typical  form  as  described  l)y 
Harvey  and  as  we  have  found  it  in  the  neighborhood  of  San 
Francisco.  The  P.  hannilosfi  (Ruprecht)  J.  Agardh  seems  to 
dilfer  fi-oni  P.  nno'icata  onl\  in  having  the  cystocarps  at  the 
bases  of  the  ramuli,  while  in  the  latter  species  the^'  are  simply 
lateral.  We  have  found  lioth  sorts  on  the  same  ])lant,  so  it  has 
seemed  best  to  include  both  under  the  older  name.  Harvey 
states  that  Ruprecht's  Acantlaxladia  muricata  is  more  slendei- 
and  less  regulai-ly  nuiricated  than  his  E.  marie  (fa  and  that 
Ruprecht's  .1.  Iiamiilosa  is  identical  with  his  P.  muricata  {lor. 
cit.,  p.  183). 


Vol.1]     Seichell-<i<(r(h)(r. — Ahjce  of  Xorflncpsffrn  Aiiifricd.       297 

Endocladia  muricata  t.    compressa  Setehell  and  (Taidner 
f.  nov. 

Cylindrical  below,  but  decidedly  flattened  above.  Otherwise 
as  in  the  typical  form. 

In  rock  pools  near  high  water  mark.  Friday  Harl)()r,  San 
Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  216! 

This  may  possibly  be  the  E.  rompUtuatu  Harvey  from  Japan, 
but  as  we  have  not  seen  a  specimen  of  that  species  and,  as  it  is 
described  as  decompositely  dichotomons  which  ours  certainly  is 
not,  we  feel  that  this  may  be  left  with  only  a  form  name. 
F.  compressa  seems  to  be  a  plant  of  quiet  waters  while  the  type 
grows  on  exposed  coasts. 

Endocladia  muricata  f .  inermis  Setchell  and  Gardner  f.  nov. 

A  dwarf  plant  almost  or  quite  destitute  of  s])ines. 

In  small  tide  i)ools  at  high-water  mark,  much  exposed  to  sun 
and  rain.     Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X. L.G.I 

A  very  distinct  form  growing  in  short  densely  interlaced  rigid 
tufts,  and  striking  on  account  of  its  smooth  or  very  nearly  smooth 
frond. 

Chondrus  crispus  (L.)  Lyngbye. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska, 
Kjellman  (1889.  p.  32.  under  C.  phitytnis)  ■  St.  Michael.  Alaska, 
Herb.  B.  C.  Eaton.  No.  14!,  under  C.  plaiijnus,  W.A.S.,  Nos. 
5154x!,  5246y!  ;  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Greeley  and  Snodgrass, 
No.  5807!  (Setchell,  1899,  p.  593,  under  C.  plati/nnsf) ;  near  Iliu- 
liuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  8290!,  4034!, 
4034a!  ;  Noi-th  Pacific  Ocean,  Po.'<teh  and  Buprechf  (1840,  i).  17). 

After  a  careful  study  of  the  forms  of  Chondrus  of  both  sides 
of  the  North  American  continent  from  the  living  specimens  and 
a  careful  comparison  of  such  European  specimens  as  are  avail- 
able, together  with  such  descriptions,  critical  notes  and  figures 
as  have  been  published,  it  seems  to  us  that  the  species  described 
from  our  territory  are  better  understood  if  placed  under  C.  crispus 
and  its  various  forms.  It  seems  to  us  that  No.  4034a,  which 
shows  young    cystocarps  and    agrees  in  lial)it  with    Kjellman's 


298  Univcrsifi/  of  Cfiliform'd   Piihlirationfi.  [Botany 

Gnjurtitui  Pitcificd  is  really  a  C'lioiulnis  (since  it  has  the  cysto- 
carpic  structure  of  a  Chondrus)  and  belongs  under  this  species. 
We  cannot  feel  certain  of  C.  plafi/iius  (Agardh)  J.  Ag-ardh,  Init 
can  find  no  difference  between  it  and  the  European  species. 
We  shall  make  no  attempt  to  separate  the  numbers  known  to  us 
into  forms,  ])ut  if  we  should  do  so,  they  would  fall  under  several 
form -names. 

Chondrus  affinis  Harvey. 

Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Hari'ey  (1862,  ]).  178). 

We  have  not  seen  this  plant  from  our  territory,  but  feel  that 
it  is  probably  only  another  form  of  the  preceding  species. 

Irid^ea  laminarioides  Bory. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Puget  Sound, 
Sainuhrs  (1901,  p.  434) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Builer  <in<l  PoU<^ii, 
Nos.  44,  76,  and  77. 

We  have  not  seen  these  specimens  and  consecpiently  place 
them  under  the  species  without  comment.  Postels  and  Ruprecht 
describe  (1840,  pp.  17  aud  18)  a  number  of  species  from  the 
North  Pacific  Ocean  and  consequently  belonging,  in  all  proba- 
bility, to  our  territory,  which  are  possibly  forms  of  this  species. 
They  are  placed  tentatively  under  the  various  form-names  in  the 
following  account  according  to  the  descriptions  as  given  l^y  the 
authors  mentioned.  /.  lucera  and  I.  sor'nilh  cannot  even  be 
guessed  at,  and  1.  (Jornucopiw  is  referred  d()ul)tfully  to  ^Sarco- 
phyUh  arotica.  We  have  not  attempted  to  refer  several  of  the 
species  noted  only  from  Kamtschatka. 

Iridaea  laminarioides  f.  typica  Setchell. 

This  is  a  form  common  on  the  Californian  coast,  with 
elongated  lanceolate  and,  for  the  most  part,  entire  frond,  answer- 
ing well  to  the  description  and  figure  of  Bory  (1828,  p.  105, 
1)1.  11,  f.  1,  especially  D).  It  has  been  distributed  under  this 
name  from  San  Francisco,  California,  b\  one  of  us  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XVI  (1899). 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  zone.  West  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,' Wash.,  N.LAi.,  No.  58! 


Vol.]]     8etcheU-(j<irdner. — AJ(j<v  of  NorfJiivesfern  America.       299 

Iridaea  laminarioides  t.  cordata  (Tuiiri)  Setciiell  and  Gard- 
ner comb.  nov. 

On  rocks,  up]»er  and  middle  litoral  zones.  Shnmagin 
Islands,  Yakutat  Ba}-,  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p. 
434,  nnder  I.  memhranoreal ;  Banks  Island,  B.  C,  Menzies  (cf. 
Tnrner,  1809,  p.  118,  pi.  IIG,  nnder  Fncus  corihdus);  Victoria, 
B.  C,  Tilden,  Nos.  3281)!  (cystocarpic,  nnder  /.  laminarioides) , 
328c!,  (tetrasporic,  nnder  1.  himiuarioides) ;  Esqnimalt,  B.  C, 
Harveij  (1862,  nnder  /.  cordaia) :  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  43b! ,  102! ,  180!  ;  Channel  Rocks,  near  Port 
Orchard,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  329!,  nnder  /. 
heffr(>r((rpa. 

We  have  arranged  the  plants  mentioned  above  nnder  this  form 
only  after  an  extended  study  of  the  Irida'as  of  the  western  coast 
of  North  America  in  the  i)laces  where  they  are  to  be  found  grow- 
ing in  abundance.  The  f .  cordata  is  to  be  distinguished  by  its 
short,  broad,  cordate,  thick,  and  cartilaginous  frond  which  may 
be  entire  or  may  be  much  lobed,  either  in  a  regular  or  an  irreg- 
ular way,  and  by  the  large  (2-3  nun.  broad)  prominent  and  irreg- 
ularly lobed  cystocarps.  It  seems  to  us  that  the  following  species 
of  the  North  Pacific  Ocean  may  probably  be  placed  here  also,  viz. : 
/.  heferorarpa  P.  &  R.  (1840,  p.  18)  and  /.  lilacina  P.  &  R.  (loc. 
cit.,  p.  17).  Saunders's  plants  are  referred  here  because  of  his 
statement  that  they  are  the  same  as  No.  329,  Tilden.  They  do 
not  seem  to  be  the  same  as  I.  memlrranacea  J.  Agardh,  at  least  as 
figured  ))y  him  (1879,  pi.  10,  f .  1-5) .  That  is  apparently  a  thin- 
ner and  softer  plant  and  of  decidedly  dift'erent  habit. 

Iridaea  laminarioides  f.  parvula  Kjellman. 

On  rocks,  on  exposed  shores,  upper  and  middle  litoral  zones.  St. 
Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Greeley  and  Snodgrass,  No.  5799!  (Setchell, 
1899,  p.  593) ;  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  3253!,  4042!;  "Pinnacles," 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Tr..4.N.  ((nd  A.A.L.,  No.  500G!,  and 
in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  931!;  Karluk, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.,  No.  50GG!;  Harvester  Island, 
Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
5120! 


300  University  of  California  Piihlicafions.  Ibotany 

A  dwarf  form  closely  approaehiiio'  tlic  i)i-ccedin<4'  in  its  larger 
conditions. 

Iridaea  laminarioides  f.  punicea   (P.   &  R.)   Setchcll  .md 
(jiardner  coml).  no  v. 

On  rocks,  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No. 
5050!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Pastels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  IS);  west 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Xos.  GO!,  142!,  14:5!, 
150!,  154!,  292!,  293!;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tildni.  No. 
328a,  under  /.  layuinarioiihs. 

A  large  form  often  a  meter  or  two  in  length  and  of  an  exceed- 
ingly bright  red  purple  color.  It  has  been  found  with  both 
cystocarps  and  tetraspores.  It  is  not  uncommon  in  Puget  Sound 
and  extends  southward  to  Port  Harford,  San  Luis  Obispo  County, 
California. 

Iridaea  obiongifructa  Setchell 

Cast  ashore  and  growing  on  the  stipes  of  Pleurophycus  and 
Pterygophora  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  West  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  56!,  283! 

A  large  species,  reseni])ling  jSV/rroyj /;////? .s  Califoriiica  in  appear- 
ance, l)ut  with  olilong  cystocarps.  This  may  be  a  species  of 
Callymenia,  but  the  habit  does  not  agree  with  that  genus.  It  is 
found  l)ut  seldom  and  only  a  few  specimens  are  accessible  to  us. 

Rhodoglossum  latissimum  -1.  Agardh. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  West  shore  of  Whidl)ey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  101!,  140! 

Only  a  few  specimens  have  been  found  and  these  are  cysto- 
carpic.  Consequently,  the  genus  must  remain  in  doubt,  since  the 
difference  between  Iridtea  and  Rhodoglossum  depends  upon  the 
character  of  the  tetrasporic  sorus.  The  fronds  are  thin,  the 
cystocarps  regular  and  circular,  and  evenly  distributed  over  the 
frond.  It  resembles  in  these  respects  the  plants  from  the  Calif or- 
nian  coast  referred  to  this  genus.  It  has  seemed  best  to  us  to 
retain  J.  O.  Agardh's  genus  Rhodoglossum,  since  in  habit,  to 
some  extent,  and  especially  in  the  structure  of  the  sorus,  it  is 
amply  distinct  from  h-ida'a. 


vor,.  i|     ISefcheU-Gardner. — Algd-  of  Xorfhwesfern  America.       301 

Gigartina  Pacifica  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  npper  part  of  the  sublitoral  zone.  Shnmagin 
Islands,  Akiska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  485). 

The  type  plant  is  troni  Bering  Island  where  Kjellman  says  it 
is  fairly  common.  He  says  that  it  has  proliferations  from  the 
disk  as  well  as  from  the  margins,  bnt  his  figures  show  those  from 
the  disk  only  sparingly.  As  has  been  stated  above,  we  have 
plants  from  Unalaska  which  agree  well  with  Kjellman's  descrip- 
tion and  figure,  l)ut  the  cystocarp  is  decidedly  that  of  C-hondrus 
and  we  have  referred  them  to  forms  of  C  crispKs.  We  have  not 
seen  the  specimens  of  Saunders.  Near  this  plant,  whatever  its 
disposition,  are  probably  to  be  placed  Ruprecht's  ('Iimidrus 
iitiiiinllosKs  var.  (hdioff-iisis  and  C.  maniillosus  var.  ITnalaschciisis 
(1S51,  pp.  318  and  319).  The  description  of  the  latter  seems  to 
point  directly  to  Kjellman's  plant,  while  the  former  is  a  more 
slender  plant.  In  both,  the  papilla"  are  confined  to  the  margins 
and  ends,  and  point  towards  forms  of  G.  rrispiis,  to  which  we  feel 
inclined  to  refer  all  three  jdants  under  discussion. 

Gigartina  mamillosa  ((Joodenough  and  Woodward)  J.  Agardh. 
We  have  long  been  of  the  opinion  that  the  forms  of  Gigartina 
of  the  western  coasts  of  North  America  commonly  referred  to 
G.  papillata  (Agardh)  J.  Agardh,  are  merely  forms  of  the  species 
of  Europe  and  it  has  seemed  safe  to  refer  them  under  it  in  this 
paper.  The  type  as  outlined  by  Goodenough  and  Woodward  ( 1795, 
p.  174)  seems  to  be  a  form  similar  if  not  identical  with  our  f. 
cristata.  This  species  is  given  as  from  Unalaska  and  Sitka  by 
Postels  and  Ruin-echt  (1S40,  p.  17). 

Gigartina  mamillosa  f.  cristata  Setchell  comb.  nov. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone  about  half  way  l)etween  tide 
marks.  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Satniders  (1901,  ]).  435,  under 
G.  papiUafa  f.  rrisfafa);  Orca,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5157!;  Esquimau,  B.C.,  Harrey  (1S62,  p.  172,  under  C/. 
niamiUaris  t.  latissima) ;  west  coast  of  Whidliey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  67!,  77!,  195!;  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash., 
Tildeii,  No.  219!,  under  (/.  radiiJa  and  No.  326!,  under  G.  papil- 
la fa  f.  cristata. 


302  University  of  California  Fablications.  [Botany 

Gigartina  mamillosa  t.  cristata  subf .  prolifera  Setchell  and 
Gardner  snbf.  no  v. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  Oroa,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  51G7!  ;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Eev.  Albiii  Jolnison, 
No.  5707!  ;  Trae.yton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tihlen,  No.  220!, 
under  (/.  hianii/losa. 

This  differs  from  the  preceding  by  the  papilltp  being  produced 
into  lanceolate  blades.  It  is  merely  a  sterile  foliiferous  state  of 
the  preceding,  but  is  of  common  occurrence  on  the  coast  of 
California  in  waters  containing  a  considerable  admixture  of  fresh 
water. 

Gigartina  mamillosa  f.  dissecta  Setehell  com]),  nov. 

Esquimalt,  B.  L'.,  H((rt'ei/  (18G2,  p.  172,  under  G.  nianii/laris 
f .  vulgaris) . 

This  seems  to  be  the  same  as  G.  papiUata  f.  dissecta  Setchcll. 

Gigartina  mamillosa  f.  subsimplex  Setchell  comb.  nov. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  litoral  zone.  Captains  Bay,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5013!  ;  Shumagin  Islands, 
Alaska,  ISannders  (1901,  p.  434,  under  G.  papillata  f.  ti/pica); 
Harvester  Island,  U.yak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.iS'.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  5114!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Ruprechf  (1S51.  j).  318, 
under  Chondrus  mamillosus  var.  Sitchensis) . 

This  is  the  type  of  C.  A.  Agardh's  G.  papillata,  the  type  speci- 
men of  which  was  collected  by  Chamisso.  Chamisso  labelled  the 
plant  as  coming  from  Oahu,  one  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  but  as 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  318)  remarks,  it  probalily  came  from 
Unalaska.     It  is  G.  papillata  f.  snhsiniplfx  Setchell. 

Gigartina  radula  f.  typica  Setchell. 

On  rocks  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones.  Puget 
Sound,  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  p.  162);  Strait  of  Juan  de 
Fuca  and  Victoria,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  ]).  172) :  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley,  No.  73;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  175! 

With  the  exception  of  Gardner's  specimen,  we  assume  that 
the  references  quoted  belong  to  the  typical  form  of  this  si)ecies. 
Gardner's  specimen  is  near  the  type,  but  not  exactly  ('oi'rcsi)onding. 


Vol.1]     SeicJicII-GdnJ Dfr . — AJ(/<('  of  JS^oriJiiresfer)!  Awprira.       ^03 

Gigartina  radula  t.  microphylla  (Harvey)  Setcliell. 

Floating.  West  shore  of  Wliidbey  Island,  Wash.,  K.L.G., 
No.  64! 

This  i)lant  seems  to  correspond  to  Harvey's  G.  mirropJiylla, 
which  one  of  ns  (cf.  k^etchell,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A,,  No.  XIX,  1899),  has  already  reduced  to  a  form  of  G. 
radnhi. 

Gigartina  radula  f.  exasperata  (Harvey  and  Bailey)  Setchell. 

On  rocks,  lower  litoral  and  upper  sul)litoral  zones.  W^est 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  108!,  10-1!,  105!, 
170! ,  17'2! ,  178! ,  174! .  2S2!  ;  Channel  Rocks,  near  Port  Orchard, 
Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  TiUleii,  No.  327!,  under  G.  spiiwsa; 
Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tihlen,  No.  218!;  opposite 
Fort  Nisqually,  Pierce  County.  Wash..  H((rrHj  <md  Bailey  (1851, 
\).  371,  under  G.  exasppraid) ,  lidihi/  (tud  Harvey  (1862,  p.  162, 
under  G.  exasperata) . 

The  Gkjarihia  cxasjxraiti  Harvey  and  Bailey  (1851,  p.  162, 
1)1.  5)  was  founded  on  the  young  tetrasporic  plant  which  is  more 
thin  and  more  ample  than  the  adult.  The  adult  cystocarpic  plant 
of  this  species  is  decidedly  thick  and  takes  on  the  form  described  by 
Kuetziug  as  Mastocarpu^  eorynihiferiis  {1H61 ,  \)l.  46)  and  is  well 
re])resented  l»y  the  specimen  (in  our  copy)  iinder  No.  327  of 
Tilden's  American  Alg'a\  The  morphology  and  histology  have 
been  described  by  Olsen  (1899)  and  l)y  Humphrey  (1901). 
Turner's  figure  (1808,  pi.  25)  of  Fucks  hrarteains,  credited  to 
the  coast  of  Northwestern  America,  represents  a  i)lant  inter- 
mediate between  the  type  and  this  form.  The  young  plaut  of 
this  form  is  often  a  very  large  plant,  a  meter  or  two  long  and 
broad  in  i)roportion.  As  it  matures  it  seems  to  become  smaller 
and  thicker.  These  observations  were  made  principally  on  the 
coast  of  California,  where  this  form  is  found  in  abundance. 

Erythrophyllum  delesserioides  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  in  the  upi)er  sublitoral  zone.  Vancouver  Island, 
B.  C,  Wood  in  Herb.  J.  E.  Gray  (Me  J.  G.  Agardh,  1870,  p.  11) ; 
Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  505!,  Builer  and  Polley,  No.  2. 


.■]()j:  Unh'crKiiy  of  Cdlijoniia   FHJ)lic(tli())is.  IBotanv 

Apparently  the  novthern  limit  of  tliis  species  which  is  ;il)uu(l- 
aut  on  the  C'alifoi'uian  coast.  Miss  Tilden's  plant  rciJi-cscnts  a 
young  form.  As  growing  on  the  Californian  coast,  this  species 
at  first  forms  a  frond  with  smooth,  veined  surfaces.  As  the 
plant  matures,  i)ai)ilhp  appear  on  the  surfaces  until  they  are 
thickly  covered.  The  tetraspores  and  cystocarps  arc  formed  in 
these  papilla^  in  a  fashion  similar  to  the  method  of  formation  in 
Gigartina.  Finally  the  surfaces  wear  away,  leaving  the  veins  as 
coarse  cords  covered  still  with  papillae.  This  final  stage  might 
not  be  recognized  as  lielonging  to  the  same  plant  as  the  earlier 
ones.  The  two  stages  have  been  distributed  in  the  P.  B.-A, 
under  Nos.  ")()  and  -IHS,  while  very  young  and  depauijerat*^  plants 
have  been  distributed  in  the  Phykotheka  Universalis,  Xo.  fiOn. 

■J.  G.  Agardh,  in  his  later  work  (1899,  p]i.  .')7-(30),  doubts  the 
accuracy  of  the  determination  of  the  plants  referred  to  this  species 
by  other  algologists  and  finally  proposes  the  name  Poli/iioini  Gali- 
foniira  for  the  one  distributed  more  recently.  The  two  i)lants 
seem  to  differ,  in  sterile  condition,  by  the  more  denticulate 
margin,  the  more  simple  frond,  and  the  more  completely  percur- 
rent  midrib  of  the  original  plant.  Our  specimens,  of  the  same 
age,  agree  perfectly  with  the  figure  given  by  Agardh  (1879,  pi.  15, 
f.  1)  and  it  is  possible  to  find  in  the  same  V)unch  of  i)lants,  speci- 
mens agreeing,  equally  well  with  all  that  he  has  said  of  his  Pdi/- 
neura  Californird .  In  view  of  the  Gigartinaceons  cystocarp,  it 
is  necessary  to  place  this  genus  here  rather  than  with  the  Dumon- 
tiaceee  where  Schmitz  placed  it,  and  on  account  of  the  tetraspores 
and  cj'stocarps  being  borne  in  pa])ilhf  or  proliferations,  it  seems 
to  take  a  position  next  to  Gigartina. 

Phyllophora  Brodiaei  (Turner)  J.  Agardh. 

Arctic  coast  of  Alaska,  Harveij  (1872,  ]).  -IG-'O . 

In  Rothrock's  list,  Harvey  reports  a  single  specimen  of  a 
liroad  leaved  variety  of  this  species. 

Phyllophora  interrupta  (Greville)  -I.  Agardh. 

Point  Barrow,  Alaska,  Farloir  (188.").  ]k  192,  188(1.  p.  474). 

Farlow  reports  that  fine  typical  specimens  of  this  species  were 
collected  bv  Mr.  John  Murdock  at  this  localitv. 


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Ahnfeldtia  plicata  (Hudson)  Fries. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  literal  and  uj^per  sublitoral  zones. 
Arctic  coast  of  Alaska,  Harvey  {1ST2,  ]).  463);  St.  Lawrence 
Island  and  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellniaii  (1889,  p.  30);  St. 
Michael,  Alaska,  Herb.  J>.  C.  Eaton,  No.  IG!  ;  St.  Paul  Island, 
Alaska,  RnprecJif  (1851,  p.  326,  under  Gynmogongnis  fastigiatn.s 
f.  crassiorD  ;  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Bnprecht  (1851,  pp.  251  and 
327,  under  Gijmnogoi^grns  fastigiafus) ;  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
Bnprecht  (1851.  ]).  326,  under  Gymnogongrna  fastigiatus  f. 
crassior) ;  Prince  William  Sound  and  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Saidittfrs  (11)01.  ]).  435);  Sitka,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Ruprecht 
(1840.  p.  16.  under  Gigartina  fastiqiata) ;  North  Pacific  Ocean, 
Posteh  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  ]).  16,  under  Gigartina  plicata)  \ 
Es(|uinialt  and  Fuca  Strait,  Harrci/  (1862,  p.  171) ;  Port  Renfrew, 
B.C.,  Bathrand  PoJhij,  No.  8  (in  part) ;  Whidbey  Island,  X.L.G., 
No.  30! 

While  it  seems  certain  that  this  species  is  distributed  along 
the  whole  coast  of  North  America,  so  far  as  our  own  ex]3erience 
is  concerned,  it  seems  to  be  scarce. 

We  do  not  know  what  to  do  with  Ruprecht's  species  Gymnogon- 
i/nis  fastigiatiis  and  its  f .  crassior,  but  refer  it  here  with  a  feeling 
that  perhaps  some  of  it  may  Itelong  with  the  next.  Schmitz 
(1893,  ]).  394)  seems  inclined  to  reckon  the  Ruprecht  plant  as  a 
variety,  at  least,  of  A.  plicata. 

Ahnfeldtia  concinna  J.  Agardh. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley,  No.  27;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  35! 

A  coarser  species  and,  in  No.  35.  }>rovided  with  cystocarps. 
We  have  united  under  this  name  the  .4.  concinna  and  tlu^  .4. 
(ligtniinnides  of  .1.  ({.  Agardh. 

Sterrocolax  crassior  Schmitz. 

On  Ahnfeldtia  plicata,  apparently  parasitic.  St.  Michatl. 
Alaska,  Herl».  />.  C.  Eaton,  No.  16!  ;  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Rnpnchf 
(1851,  ]).  327,  as  nemathe(da  of  Gymnogongrns  fastigiatiis  f. 
crassior),  Schmitz  (1877,  p.  394):  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
Ruprecht  (1851,  ]).  327,  as  in  Unalaska  specimen) ;  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  liatlcr  and  Polley,  No.  81  (in  inirt). 


'ion  Univers'it  1/  of  California   J^iihJicdfioHs.  ibotany 

It  seems  that  this  species  must  be  very  near  to  S.  (Icriphiis 
Sehmitz  or  at  most  only  a  variety  of  it. 

Callophyllis  furcata  t.  dissecta  Farlow  in  Ilcrl). 

Cast  ashore  from  rocks  in  the  npper  litoral  zone.  Port  Ren- 
frew, B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  32.')!,  under  C.  ohfusifolia,  Htifler  ainl 
Polleij,  No.  109;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  63! 

The  typical  form  of  this  species,  distributed  b}'  Farlow  in 
Farlow,  Anderson  and  Eaton,  Algae  Exsiccatae  America?  Borealis, 
No.  127,  and  by  Setchell  in  Phycotheca  Boreali- Americana,  No. 
883,  is  a  broad,  much  forked  plant  with  the  angles  very  acute 
and  the  lobes  approximate.  The  cystocarps  are  large  and  con- 
fined to  the  body  of  the  frond.  The  tips  of  the  lobes  are  obtuse. 
The  f.  dhaeria  which  grades  into  f .  ft/pica  is  flabellately  much 
lobed  and  dissected,  but  in  color,  texture,  and  coarseness 
resembles  very  closely  the  type.  It  is  still  to  he  settled  whether 
C.  furcata  is  to  be  considered  as  included  under  the  C.  ohfusifolia 
of  J.  G.  Agardh  or  not. 

Callophyllis  laciniata  (Hudson)  Kuetziug. 

Esquimalt,  B.  C,  H<irveij  (1862,  p.  162);  Puget  Sound, 
Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862.  p.  162). 

Known  to  us  only  from  the  two  references  quoted  above. 

Callophyllis  flabellulata  Harvey. 

In  the  upper  sublitoral  zone,  at  a  depth  of  8-10  feet.  Esqui- 
malt, B.  C,  Harrey  (1862,  p.  171). 

A  species  resemblmg  Euihora  rrisfafa  in  habit  and  having- 
the  cystocar])s  at  or  very  near  the  tips  of  the  lobes.  We  have 
seen  Calif ornian  material  referred  to  this  species,  but  no  si)e('i- 
mens  from  our  territory. 

Callophyllis  rhynchocarpa  f.  cristata  Kuprecht. 

On  other  algiP.      Unalaska,  Alaska.  RiiprerJif  (18.')1.  ]).  262). 

Callophyllis  rhynchocarpa  f.  incisa  Ruprecht. 

Sitka  (or  Unalaska?),  Alaska,  Eiiprec/d  (1851,  p.  262). 
We  have  seen  nothing  resembling  the  forms  of  this  species. 


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Callophyllis  variegata  (Bory)  Kuetzing. 

vSt.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Ruprechf  (1851,  p.  263);  Esqiiimalt, 
B.  C.  Harvey  (1862,  p.  172). 

This  species,  more  or  less  common  on  the  coast  of  California, 
is  unknown  to  us  from  our  territory  other  than  as  stated  above. 
Ruprecht  says  that  the  St.  Paul  plant  comes  nearer  to  tliis 
species  than  to  any  other. 

Callymenia  reniformis  (Turner)  J.  Ag-ardh. 

In  10  fathoms  of  water.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862, 
p.  172). 

The  only  reference  to  this  species  found.  It  is  uncertain 
whether  this  means  the  type  of  the  species  or  not.  The  tvpe 
form  is  found  in  some  abundance  at  times,  cast  ashore  at  Mon- 
terey, California. 

Callymenia  reniformis  f.  cuneata  J.  Agardh. 

On  other  algse,  in  the  sublitoral  zone  (5-10  fathoms),  and 
cast  ashore,  often  in  considerable  quantity,  from  deep  water. 
Shores  of  the  Bay  of  Unalaska,  especially  in  the  neighborhood 
of  Ilinliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Tl^.l.^S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  3263!, 
4051!,  1089!,  4091!,  4092!,  4098!,  5047a!,  and  in  Collins. 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.- A.,  No.  498! ;  Bay  of  Mon.zof  (Morz- 
hovoi  Bay),  Alaska,  Toivnsend,  No.  5777! 

A  fine  and  large  plant,  differing  from  the  species  in  being- 
cleft  palmately  into  few  or  many,  broader  or  narrower  divisions. 
Both  cystocarpic  and  tetrasporic  specimens  were  found.  In  the 
majority  of  i)lants  the  margins  are  entire,  but  in  some  specimens 
they  are  very  crispate. 

Callymenia  ornata  (P.  &  R.)  J.  Agardh. 

Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Bev.  Alhin  JoJuisoit,  No.  5703! 

The  type  plant  is  from  Kamtschatka.  Ours  is  not  so  luxu- 
riantly developed,  but  the  comparatively  long  stipe,  the  cuneate 
base,  the  color,  thickness,  and  lobing,  point  directly  toward  this 
species.     Some  of  ours  is  in  cystocarpic  condition. 

Callymenia  Gmelini  Orunow. 

Agattu  Island,  Alaska,  Toini.seitd,  No.  5757! 

This  plant  has  a  certain  resemblance  to  the  last,  but  is  smaller 
and  differs  somewhat  in  the  structure  of  the  cross  section  of  the 


308  Universilij  of  California  PiihJicdfinns.  [botany 

blade.  It  eertaiiilv  resembles  the  figure  of  Gmeliu  (17GS,  \)\.  2^0 
which  Grunow  (1868,  ]).  72)  says  represents  the  habit  of  the 
Kiirile  plant.  Two  of  our  ])lants  have  cystocarps  which  are 
large,  projecting  more  on  one  surface  than  on  the  other,  and  are 
in  structure  distinctly  those  of  a  Callymenia.  DeToni  (1897,  p. 
30."))  is  inclined  to  refer  Grunow' s  species  to  Phi/Uophora  ner- 
vosa (DC.)  Greville,  but  our  plant  is  certainly  not  a  form  of  that 
species. 

Callymenia  Phyllophora  J.  Agardh. 

Cast  ashore  from  deep  water.  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  Xos. 
r)052!,  5055!,  5056b!;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska.  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5119!;  Kukak  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  435,  under  C.  Californica)  \  Vancou- 
ver Island.  B.  C,  J.  O.  Agardh  (1870,  p.  9,  1892,  p.  72,  under 
Blasiophije  PhijUophora) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C.  Tilden,  No.  324! , 
under  C  Californica,  Butler  and  PoUeij,  No.  79;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash,  X.L.G.,  No.  43! 

After  a  considerable  study  of  the  variations  of  C.  Californica 
Farlow  as  it  occurs  on  the  western  coast  of  North  America,  it 
has  seemed  best  to  refer  it  to  C.  PhyUopJwra.  There  are  two 
series  of  variations  of  this  plant,  as  we  understand  it.  which 
shade  into  one  another.  The  one  may  be  characterized  l)y  the 
general  orbicular  shape  of  the  main  frond  and  its  proliferations, 
with  the  margins  entire  or  slightly  ciliate.  This  is  the  tyi)e  of 
C.  Californica.  The  other  series  may  l)e  characterized  by  tlie 
elongated  shape  of  the  main  frond  and  its  divisions,  with  the 
margins,  as  a  rule,  long  ciliate.  This  seems  to  be  the  type  of 
C.  PJn/llopJiora ,  and  is  also  the  Prioniiisf  Clevelandii  Farlow 
(1877,  p.  242).  Both  types  are  represented  in  our  colb'ctions. 
the  type  of  Agardh  from  Whidbey  Island,  which  may  be  distin- 
guished as  f .  typica,  while  the  other  specimens  we  have  seen  all 
belong  to  the  type  of  C.  Californica,  which  may  he  distinguished 
as  f .  orbicularis.  Some  of  the  specimens  reach  a  verj'  consider- 
able size,  one  leafiet  of  f.  orhicidaris.  e.  g.,  measuring  30  cm.  in 
diameter.  The  texture  of  this  species  is  much  more  firm  tlian 
that  of  any  other  of  our  species  of  the  genus,  even  exceeding 
that  of  C.  ornata  and  forming  the  greatest  contrast  to  that  of  C. 
reniformis. 


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Family  RHODOPHYLLIDACE.^. 

Cystoclonium  gracilarioides  Harvey. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harveij  (1862,  p. 
171);    Port    Angeles,    Clallam    County,    Wash.,    Lichtenthaler! 

The  type  specimen  is  sterile,  but  the  Port  Angeles  specimen  has 
cystocarps  and  is  certainly  a  member  of  this  genus,  although  we 
feel  somewhat  uncertain  as  to  whether  it  is  the  species  of  Harvey 
or  not.  It  does  not  seem  to  differ  essentially  from  the  New 
England  forms  of  C.  purpurascens. 

Agardhiella  tenera  (J.  Agardh)  Schmitz. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  ''North  West  Coast," 
Harvey  (18r)2,  p.  1.14,  pi.  23 B,  under  EliaJjclonia  Goulteri)  \ 
Puget  Sound,  Harven  and  BaUey  (1851,  p.  371,  under  Hi/pixea 
Coulteri) ,  Bailey  atid  Harvey  (1862,  p.  162,  under  Rliahdonia 
Goulteri);  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  170,  under  Rlaih- 
donia  Goulteri);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
Nos.  130!,  131!;  Tracy  ton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilde  n,  No. 
217!,  under  Rluthdonia  Goulteri. 

There  seems  to  lie  no  difference  between  the  species  of  the 
eastern  and  western  coasts,  and  consequently  we  feel  justified  in 
assigning  the  Rhabdonia  Goulteri  Harvey  (or  Agardhiella  Goulteri 
(Harvey)  Setchell,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No. 
333,  1897)  to  the  Agardhiella  tenera  (J.  Agardh)  Schmitz. 

Turnerella  Mertensiana  (P.  &  R.)  Schmitz, 

Cast  ashore,  api)arently  from  deep  water.  Shumagin  Islands, 
Alaska,  Haunders  {\S){)1,  ^.  435);  Unga,  Alaska,  .4.  A. />.,  No. 
5054!;  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders,  No.  352!;  Puget  Sound, 
Bailey  and  H<( rvey  {1S62,  p.  163,  under  Iridcea  Mertensiana) : 
Victoria,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  174,  under  Irideea  Mertensiana) . 

We  are  very  uncertain  about  the  occurrence  of  this  species 
within  the  limits  of  our  territory.  The  type  of  the  Iridaca  Mer- 
tensiana of  Poslcls  and  Ruprecht  came  from  the  Ochotsk  Sea. 
Kjellman  (1889,  [).  32)  found  it  not  uncommon  on  the  shores  of 
Bering  Island,  but  stei'ile.  The  plant  of  Harvey  from  \'ictoi-ia 
was  only  a  fragment.     We    have  been  able  to  examine  one  of 

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310  University  of  California  Publications.  [botanv 

Saunders's  specimens  (No.  352)  and  have  referred  a  fragmentary 
specimen  from  Unga  here,  but  we  suspect  that  they  may  be  only 
specimens  of  Iridcea  laminarioides  f.  punicea.  They  are  both 
sterile  but  have  a  parasite,  Ghlorochytrimn  inchtsiiin,  which  may 
be  the  "  glandular  cells  "  mentioned  by  Schmitz.  The  habit  picture 
of  Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1<S4(),  pi.  33)  does  not  correspond  to 
any  plant  accessible  to  us.  The  figure  of  Kuetzing  (1867,  pi.  12) , 
at  least  as  far  as  figure  (/  is  concerned,  might  well  represent  the 
plant  we  have  known  under  the  name  of  SarcophylUs  Californica, 
infested  with  the  Chlorochytrium.  Our  SarcophylUs,  however, 
belongs  clearly  to  the  Dumontiacefe,  certainly  not  to  the  Rhodo- 
phyllidaceae.  The  description  of  the  cystocarp  by  Schmitz 
(1896-1897,  p.  372)  also  does  not  indicate  structure  sufficiently 
distinct  from  that  of  SarcophylUs. 

Anatheca    furcata   Setchell    and    Gardner   sp.  nov.      Plated 

23,  24. 

Frond  arising  from  a  discoid  holdfast,  cylindrical  below  (for 
1-2  cm.),  flattened  above,  and  expanding  upward  to  a  length  of 
20  cm.  and  a  breadth  of  2-3  cm.,  once  to  thrice  forked;  substance 
thick  and  firm;  color  dark  red;  frond  possessing  a  medullary 
tissue  of  fine  longitudinal  hyphal  cells,  inner  cortex  of  large  cells- 
which  suddenly  become  smaller  in  the  outer  cortex,  while  the 
epidermis  is  of  small,  regular,  slightly  palisade-like  cells.  Cys- 
tocarps  scattered  over  the  surfaces  of  the  frond,  prominent, 
hemispherical,  with  apical  carpostome.  The  placenta  is  central 
and  composed  of  large  cells;  the  spores  are  in  gr<)ui)s  radiating- 
from  the  placenta  on  all  sides,  and  are  separated  from  one 
another  by  strands  of  medullary  tissue.  Tetrasporaugia  scat- 
tered in  the  outer  cortex,  zonately  divided. 

Cast  ashore  from  deep  water.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  633!,  and  in  CoUins,  Holden  and  SetcheU, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  932,  1902! 

This  species  might  be  taken  for  CaUophyllis  fiircata  f.  typira 
at  first  glance,  so  great  is  the  resemblance  in  habit,  color,  size,  etc. 
It  seems  probably  a  member  of  the  genus  Anatheca,  and  very 
closely  related  to  the  tyi)e,  .1.  Montagnei  Schmitz,  from  the  coast 
of  Senegambia.     We  have    been    unal)le  to    examine   the   type 


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specimen,  but  the  chief  difference  seems  to  be  the  more  distinctly 
serrated  margins  of  the  Senegambian  plant.  Schmitz  says 
(1896-1897,  J).  874)  that  the  spores  are  terminal  on  the  sporifer- 
ons  filaments.  They  are  so  situated  in  young  specimens  of  our 
plant,  but,  in  mature  cystocarps,  they  are  seriate. 

Euthora  cristata  (L.)  J.  Agardh. 

Abundant  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  Shumagin  Islands  and 
Seldovia,  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  485). 

We  have  been  unable  to  examine  specimens  of  the  plants 
mentioned  above,  but  suspect  that  some  of  them,  at  least,  may 
belong  rather  to  what  we  take  to  be  E.  frnticulosa. 

Euthora  cristata  f.  typica  Kjellman. 

On  other  algte  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence 
Island,  Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  27). 

Kjellman  finds  this  variety  abundant  at  St.  Lawrence  Bay  in 
Siberia,  and  scarce  at  Bering  Island,  Siberia  and  St.  Lawrence 
Island,  Alaska.  He  also  finds  a  plant  scarce  at  Bering  Island 
which  he  calls  f .  pinnata,  but  which  seems  to  be  close  to  the  next 
species. 
Euthora  fruticuiosa  (Ruprecht)  J.  Agardh. 

Bering  Sea,  Herb.  University  of  California;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  82! 

These  specimens  are  distinctly  different  in  hal>it  from  any 
specimens  of  E.  cristata  from  New  England  seen  by  us.  The 
frond  is  more  elongated  and  very  distinctly  pinnate.  The  plants 
are  all  slender  and  the  structure  is  very  much  like  that  of  Cysto- 
clonium.  The  medulla  is  more  distinctly  filamentous,  while  the 
cortex  is  composed  of  several  series  of  cells  arranged  in  short 
filaments  at  right  angles  to  the  surface.  The  tetrasi)ores  are 
usually  zonate,  Init  some  occur  which  are  cruciate,  while  others 
are  tripartite,  and  still  others  are  combinations  of  zonate  with 
either  cruciate  or  tripartite.     This  occurs  also  in  E.  cristata. 

Rhodophyllis  dichotoma  f.  typica  Kjelhnan, 

On  other  algw,  in  the  sublitoral  region.  St.  Lawrence  Island, 
Alaska,  Kjelhnan  (1889,  p,  27);  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  598,  under  Ciliaria  fnsca) . 

We  have  not  seen  specimens  of  this  plant. 


312  TJniversiiy  of  California  Publications; .  [botany 

Rhodophyllis  dichotoma  f.  setacea  Kjellman. 

Uualaska,  Alaska,  Buprechi  (1851,  p.  593,  under  Cilidria 
fiisca ) . 

From  Riipreeht's  description,  it  seems  fairl}'  certain  tiiat  his 
]ilaut  from  Unalaska  belongs  under  this  form  of  Kjellman. 


Family  SPH.l^ROCOCCACEAE. 

Gracilaria  confervoides  (L.)  Greville. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  litoral  zone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  170);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  123!;  Tracy  ton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash  ,  Tilde  n,  Nos.  215!, 
216!,  the  latter  under  G.  confervoides  f.  longissima. 

A  common  species  of  the  coast  of  California,  but  api)arently 
not  so  common  on  the  shores  of  Puget  Sound.  We  cannot  see 
any  difference  between  the  two  forms  distril)uted  by  Miss  Tilden. 
Certainly  what  she  indicates  under  f .  longissima  is  the  ordinary 
form  of  the  species  and  seems  of  equally  common  occurrence  in 
Europe. 

Corallopsis  Salicornia  (Agardh)  Greville. 

Unalaska,  Alaska,  C.  A.  Agardh  (1820,  pi.  8,  under  Spha'ro- 
coccus  Salicornia) . 

It  is  generally  admitted  that  Chamisso  must  have  labelled  the 
type  specimen  of  this  species  wrong.  Euprecht  (1851,  p.  318) 
makes  the  statement  that  Chamisso,  himself,  was  doubtful  as  to 
whether  he  ol)tained  the  specimen  at  Unalaska  or  elsewhere. 

Hypnea  musciformis  (Wulfen)  Lamouroux. 

C.  A.  Agardh  (1821a,  }).  326)  gives  this  species  a  range  in 
the  Pacific  Ocean  from  Unalaska  to  New  Zealand.  Turner  (1809, 
p.  146)  gives  Nootka  Sound,  B.  C,  as  the  locality  where  Menzies 
collected  the  ])lant  he  describes  under  the  name  of  Fucw^  nmsei- 
fonitis  var.  Xootkainis.  These  are  the  sources  of  all  other  refer- 
ences to  this  plant  as  an  inhabitant  of  our  territory.  We  believe 
that  the  reference  to  Unalaska  may  have  been  made  by  Agardh 
under  a   mistaken    geographical    impression.       Certainly    Es])er 


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(1802,  p.  30)  ill  giving"  the  distribution  of  his  Fkciis  Xootk((iu(s 
refers  to  Nootka  Sound  as  though  it  were  in  the  southern  hemi- 
sphere. It  seems  doubtful  to  us  as  to  whether  Turner's  phiut 
maj'  really  be  Hijpnea  musciformis  and  there  seems  a  possibility 
that  it  may  be  Boiniemaisonia  iKunifeni. 


Family   RHO  D  YMEN  I  AC  E.^ . 

Fauchea  laciniata  J.  Agardh.     Plate  25. 

Rarely  cast  ashore.  West  (^oast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  2-40! 

This  species,  which  occurs  also  on  the  coast  of  California,  is 
represented  from  our  territory  by  both  tetrasporic  and  cystocarpic 
specimens.  The  plants  have  the  type  of  frond  characteristic  of 
this  species,  but  it  is  by  the  tetrasporic  speciineiis  that  it  is  the 
more  certainly  told  from  the  following. 

Fauchea  Gardner!  Setchell.     Plate  19. 

C()st  ashore  from  deep  water.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  45!,  and  in  Collins,  Holdeii  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  933! 

Readily  told  from  the  preceding,  especially  by  the  tetrasporic 
plant,  as  may  be  seen  by  comparing  figure  30  on  plate  19  with 
figure  43  on  i)late  25. 

Rhodymenia  pertusa  (P.  &  R.)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  stones,  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Point  Barrow, 
Alaska,  Farloir  (1885,  p.  192,  with  some  doubt);  Amakuak 
Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Rnprecht  (1851,  p.  391,  under 
Porphyra  pertusa) ;  Prince  William  Sound  and  Yakutat  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  436) ;  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  Harveij 
and  Bailey  (1851,  ]).  371,  under  B.  WilkesH) ,  Bailey  and  Harney 
(1862,  p.  61,  under  the  same  name);  Point  Roberts,  B.  C, 
Harvey  (1862,  p.  171);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley, 
No.  17;  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G. ,  No.  50!,  and  in 
Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  No.  L!  ;  in  deep  water  near  Seattle, 
Wash.,  X.L.G. ,  No.  162!  ;  Port  Orchard,  Kitsap  County,  Wash., 
Tilden,  No.  A! 


314  University  of  C<(Ufornia  Publications.  [botany 

This  is  one  of  the  most  striking-  species  of  Rhodophyeefe 
found  on  our  American  shores.  When  of  full  size,  it  is  40-60  cm. 
long-,  and  15-20  cm.  wide,  more  or  less  regularly  perforated. 
The  tetrasporic  plant  is  smooth  and  usually  more  am])le  than 
the  cystocarpic  plant,  which  is  covered  with  the  dark,  prominent, 
medium-sized  cystocarps.  Some  plants  have  peculiar  i)rolifera- 
tions  from  the  margins  and  surfaces,  which  look  like  the  stipes 
of  the  adult  plants.  They  have  rounded  tips  when  younger,  l)ut 
later  produce  miniature  blades.  It  is  probalile  that  they  may, 
under  proper  circumstances,  grow  into  new  plants.  The  perfora- 
tions appear  on  any  portion  of  the  frond,  new  ones  being- 
formed  among  the  older  ones.  Their  formation  seems  to  he 
accompanied  hy  the  destruction  of  tissue,  probably  much  as  in 
Agarum  as  described  by  Humphrey  (1886) .  The  morphology  and 
anatomy  of  this  species  have  been  treated  somewhat  superficially 
by  Butters  (1899).  He  had  only  the  cystocarpic  plant.  The 
tetrasporangia  are  l;)orn  in  the  subepidermal  tissues  and  are 
tripartite  or  cruciate.  They  are  scattered  irregularly  over  the 
])lant. 

Rhodymenia  palmata  (L.)  (Treville. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Popof  Island,  Kukak 
Bay,  Prince  William  Sound,  Yakutat  Bay,  and  (ilacier  Bay, 
Alaska,  Saiiiidfrs  (1901,  ]).  486);  Esquimalt  and  the  Strait  of 
Juan  de  Fuca,  B.  C,  Harvfy  (1862,  p.  171). 

These  reft^rences  are  evidently  all  to  the  f.  ti/pica,  that  of 
Harvey  probably  mostly  to  subf.  iiutht,  while  those  of  Saunders 
refer  both  to  that  subform  and  subf.  }it<irgin}ffr<i .  The  speci- 
mens examined  by  us  have  been  referred  to  their  proper  suliforms 
as  follows. 

Rhodymenia  palmata  f.  typica  sul)f.  nude  Kjellman. 

On  stones  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ]r.A.*S'.  (ii\<1  A.A.L., 
Nos.  8264! ,  5000! ,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.. 
No.  986!;  Karluk,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  \r.A.*S.,  No,  5064!; 
Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  (iikI  A.A.L.,  No. 
5079b! 


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Apparently  perfectly  typical  of  this  form.  It  is  a  cartilagi- 
nous, thick,  deep  red  form  without  marginal  proliferations. 

Rhodymenia  palmata  f.  typica  subf.  marginifera  Harvey. 

On  rocks  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  ir.A.AS.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5007!,  Poste]<<  and  Bupreclit 
(1840,  p.  18). 

Similar  to  the  last  in  texture,  usually  of  a  paler  color,  and 
with  the  characteristic  proliferations  from  the  margins. 

Rhodymenia  palmata  f.  typica  suhf.  linearis  Setchell  and 
Gai'duer  subf.  nov. 

Fronds  gregarious,  simple,  without  proliferations,  elongated 
linear-lanceolate,  30-65  cm.  long  and  1-2  (occasionally  up  to  3) 
cm.  wide;    substance  cartilaginous;   color  deep  red. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska, 
Rev.  AIUh  Johiso)!,  No.  5709! 

An  extraordinary  variation  of  this  form.  Mr.  Johnson  says 
that  it  is  eaten  by  the  natives  at  Yakutat  Bay  and  that  the 
Thlinket  name  is  "Raa-ts." 

Rhodymenia  palmata  f.  mollis  Setchell  and  Gardner  f .  nov. 

Fronds  gregarious,  simi)le  or  palmately  lobed  or  cleft,  more 
or  less  linear-lanceolate  to  broadly  ovate  in  general  outline, 
20-40  cm.  long  and  5-15  cm.  wide,  dull  reddish  purple  in  color, 
and  of  more  or  less  fleshy  consistency.  Tetraspores  commonly 
present,  cruciate,  situated  among  the  filaments  of  the  outer 
layer. 

On  rocks,  forming  a  zone  at  low  water  mark.  Agattu  Island, 
Alaska,  Townsend,  No.  5759!  ;  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  TV.A.yS^. 
and  A.  A.L.I  (a  fragment) ;  Esquimalt,  B.C.,  Til  den,  No.  304!, 
under  Grafeloupia  Cufleriw;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  178!,  181!,  623!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden 
and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  934! 

This  form  is  very  different  from  f.  fifpira  in  color  and  con- 
sistency, but  resembles  it  closely  in  sha])e.  In  structure,  too, 
the  two  forms  are  very  similar,  l)ut  f.  mollis  is  very  commonly 
tetrasporic,  while  our  specimens  of  f.  fi/pica  are  largely  sterile. 
The  base  of  f.   mollis  is  more   cartilaginous   than   the  portions 


.'516  University  of  California  Puhli cations.  [botany 

above  and,  consequently,  often  persists  after  the  npjjer  parts  are 
worn  away.  It  is  fairly  common  in  various  localities  in  Pnget 
Sound,  for  one  of  us  (N.L.G.)  has  found  it  on  the  Washington 
side  of  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  near  Port  Townsend,  and  on 
San  Juan  Island.  We  have  collected  specimens  which  we  are 
inclined  to  refer  to  this  form  on  the  Californian  coast  near 
San  Francisco  and  near  Monterey.  These  more  southern  forms 
l)roliferate  more  commonly  than  the  northern  forms.  This  form 
is  known  as  "Dulse"  to  manj^  people  in  the  Puget  Sound  region 
and  is  collected,  particularly  by  the  Canadian  residents,  in  some 
quantity,  and  used  as  a  relish. 

Rhodymenia  palmata  f.  Sarniensis  (Mertens)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks,  forming  a  zone  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  Karlnk, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.A^.,  No.  5065!;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Islaud,  Alaska,  ir.A.AS'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5076!,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  935!;  St.  Paul,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ir..4.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5144!;  Orca,  Alaska, 
W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5166! 

The  plants  placed  under  this  form  are  ver}^  distinct  from  the 
preceding  forms  of  this  species,  but  intergrade  with  them.  It  is 
near  to  f.  soholifera  (Fl.  Dan.)  J.  Agardh,  which,  if  distinct  from 
this,  may  possibly  be  found  among  the  plants  referred  here. 

Rhodymenia  Palmetta  (Esper)  Greville. 

Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  B.  C,  Harvfij  (1862,  p.  171). 
Known  to  us  only  from  this  reference. 

Rhodymenia  corallina  (Bory)  (Ireville. 

Reported  as  growing  in  14  fathoms  of  water  in  the  Strait  of 
Juan  de  Fuca,  on  the  British  Columbia  side,  by  Harvey  (1862, 
p.  171),  with  some  doubt  as  to  the  determination. 

Lomentaria  ovalis  f.  subarticulata  (Turner)  Harvey. 

Nootka  Sound,  B.  C,  Menzies  (Turner,  1809,  p.  24,  pi.  81, 
\xn({eY  Fumis  oralis  \Av.  sulxiHiciiJiifiis) ;  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County, 
Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  214!,  under  L.  ovalis  var.  Conlteri;  East 
Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.  L.  G.l 

Apparently  a  rare  plant  in  our  territory. 


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Plocamium  violaceum  Pai-low. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bufler  atal  Pollfi/,  No.  33! 
Determined  l)y  F.  S.  Collins. 

Plocamium  coccineum  (Hudson)  Lyngbye. 

On  rocks  and  algfe  in  the  upper  litoral  zone.  Puget  Sound, 
Bailey  and  Harrfi/  (1862,  p.  IGl) ;  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuea,  B.C., 
Harvey  (18(32,  p.  171);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bntler  and  Polley, 
Nos.  34,  36,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setcliell,  P.  B.-A., 
No.  994d!  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos. 
39!,  73! 

Plocamium  coccineum  f.  uncinatum  J.  Agardh. 

In  the  sul)litoral  zone.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunder.s  (1901,  p. 
436). 

Halosaccion  glandiforme  (Gmelin)  Ruprecht. 

An  extended  study  of  the  saccate  species  of  this  genus  has 
convinced  us  that,  so  far  as  the  North  Pacific  species  are  con- 
cerned, the  characters  depended  upon  for  separation  from  one 
another  may  be  ascribed  to  difference  of  age,  habitat,  etc.,  and 
it  has  seemed  best,  consequently,  to  consider  t]nm\  all  as  belong- 
ing; to  one  polymorphous  species.  We  are  not  able  even  to  divide 
this  mass  of  forms  into  satisfactory  groups  and  follow  Ruprecht 
in  adopting-  (xmelin's  name  as  the  earliest.  We  shall  not  attempt 
to  give  any  complete  view  of  the  synonymy,  at  this  time,  l)ut  much 
of  it  may  be  found  in  Ruprecht' s  able  discussion  of  the  genus 
(1851,  pp.  179-295).  We  shall  arrange  the  references  to  locali- 
ties in  our  territory  under  the  specific  names  used  as  follows:  — 

Halosaccion  glandiforme  f.  coriaceinn.  Kadiak  Island  and 
Unalaska  (?),  Alaska,  Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  292). 

Halosaccion  glandiforme  f .  gen nin iini .  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  293). 

Halosaccioit  glandiforme  f.  Menzies'n.  Nootka  Sound,  B.  (\, 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  293). 

Halosaccion  glandiforme  f.  soholifertim .  Sitka,  Alaska, 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  292). 


81 S  Vnu'ersity  of  CaUfornut  Publirdiions.  [botanv 

lliilosdcrloii  furiroln.  Unalaska  and  Sitka,  Alaska.  Rupncld 
(1851,  pp.  289,  293) ;  Popof  Island,  Prince  William  Sound,  Sitka, 
and  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  and  Victoria,  B.  C,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  436). 

Halosaccioii  fiicicold  t'.  rodicans.  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Biipredif 
(1851,  p.  293). 

Halosaccionfuricobi  f .  dpcapitafioii.  Kadiak  Island  and  Sitka, 
Alaska,  Rnprecld  (1851,  p.  293). 

Fmus  saccatns.    Nootka  Sound,  B.  C,  THrner  (1819.  p.  104) . 

Halosaccion  Hydrophora.  Puget  Sound,  Baileij  and  Hart'ei/ 
(1862,  p.  162);  Escjuinialt,  B.  C,  and  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca, 
Harveij  (1862,  p.  162). 

Halosaccion  firmuni.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjcllinan 
(1889,  p.  29);  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  Sannders  (1901,  p.  436). 

Dumonfia  fifcicoja.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Posfels  and Ruprerld  (1840, 
p.  19). 

])u)uontia  decapiiaia.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Posfels  and  Pnpjrerld 
(1840,  p.  19). 

The  specimens  examined  by  us  may  be  reported  as  follows :  — 
On  rocks  and  algap  in  the  litoral  zone.  Agattu  Island,  Alaska , 
Toivnsend.  No.  5758!;  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.^.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3266!;  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.»S'.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos  4051!,  4061!; 
Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  lU.A.iS^. 
and  A. A. L.,  No.  5115!  ;  St.  Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ]r.A.*S. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5147!  ;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Kev.  Albin  John- 
son. No.  5704!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  TUden,  No.  511!,  under 
H.fi(cic(da,  Bidler  and  PoUeij,Nos.  10,  105;  west  coast  of  Whid- 
bey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  4!,  285!;  San  Juan  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  108!,  Tihhn,  No.  242!,  under  Adenocijstis  Les- 
son It . 

Halosaccion  glandifornic,  in  our  extended  sense,  ranges  from 
the  Sea  of  Ochotsk  to  the  east  and  scnitheast  along-  the  coasts  of 
North  America  down  to  tlie  northwestern  coast  of  Mexico.  The 
typical  form  is  a  large  finger-shaped  sack  filled,  when  fresh,  with 
water.  There  are  microscopical  openings  at  the  ti])  or  near  it  so 
that  when  one  comj^resses  the  sack  below,  the  water  si)urts  out 


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in  a  nninber  of  very  fine  jets.  Tins  fact  is  mentioned  by  Turner 
(1819,  ]).  104)  who  quotes  from  the  description  of  Tilesins  of 
Fucus  saccatus,  and  by  Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  288).  This  is  pos- 
sible only  when  the  plant  is  young.  As  the  plant  becomes  older, 
the  walls  of  the  sack  thicken,  the  color  becomes  darker,  or  else 
fades,  and  the  tip  is  torn  away  or  eroded,  and  the  whole  sack  or 
a  portion  of  it  becomes  filled  with  sand.  All  of  these  changes 
due  to  age,  and  the  variability  in  color  and  size  have  brought 
about  the  considerable  and  vexatious  synonymy. 

Halosaccion  ramentaceum  (L.)  J.  Agardh. 

In  the  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones,  on  rocks  and  alga?. 
Sannak  Island,  Alaska,  Turner  (1886,  p.  85,  specimen  in  Herb. 
D.  C.  Eaton!);  Kukak  Bay,  and  Cook  Inlet,  Alaska,  S((U)iders 
(1901.  ]).  486) ;  Yakutat  Bay  and  Glacier  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  \).  486,  under  H.  microsporwn) . 

We  feel  certain  that  H.  microf<poriim  is  to  l)e  included  under 
//.  rdiiH'iifarfinn  and  have,  in  consequence,  placed  the  two  sets 
mentioned  ])y  Saunders  under  the  one  name,  although  we  have 
not  seen  any  of  his  H.  niirrosporiitn . 

Halosaccion  Tilesii  Kjcllnian. 

In  the  litoral  zone.  Kukak  Bay,  Prince  William  Sound, 
Yakutat  Bay,  and  Wrangell,  Alaska,   Saunders  (1901,  ]).  486). 

We  have  not  seen  an.v  of  the  plants  referred  by  Saunders  to 
this  species.  The  species  occurs  in  two  forms  at  Bering  Island, 
Siberia,  and  as  Kjellman  has  defined  it,  it  is  to  be  distinguished 
from  the  preceding  species  by  its  di-  to  polychotomous  branching. 
Kjellman's  figures  (1889,  i)l.  1,  f,  16-19),  however,  seem  to 
represent  a  flat  i)lant,  tubular  only  at  the  base,  and  resemble 
very  much  tlie  i)lants  we  have  referred  to  Bhodtp^Hii'Kt  palmata  f. 
Sarniensis. 

Halosaccion  coronatum  (P.  &  R.)  Kuetzing. 

The  Dumontia  coronata  and  the  />.  CJaea  of  Postels  and 
Ruprecht,  given  as  occurring  among  alga^  of  the  Russian  shores 
of  the  North  Pacific  Ocean,  are  puzzles.  Ruprecht  (1851,  p. 
286)  says  that  they  show  no  algal  structure  and  is  inclined  to 
refer  them  to  the  animal  kingdom,  while  1).  Jumttit  P.  &  R.  is 
(Th)iopeUis  fnrrata. 


8'20  Universiiy  of  Californui   Piihlicdfions.  i botany 

Family  DELESSERIACEJi. 

Nitophyllum  Harveyanum  -T.  Agardh. 

Puget  Sound,  Xoit  (1900,  p.  81). 

Known  only  by  a  single  specimen  from  our  territorj*.  The 
species  is  Australian,  and  also  occurs  locally  in  several  localities 
on  the  Central  Californian  coast. 

Nitophyllum  latissimum  (Harvey)  -l.  Agardh. 

On  stones  and  wood  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral 
zones.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  170,  under  Hyme- 
neiia  latissima) ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  ^  .L.G., 
No.  98!  ;  Port  Orchard,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tildeii,  No.  212! 

A  variable  species,  especially  as  to  outline,  prominence  or 
obsolescence  of  the  veins,  color,  etc.  Miss  Tilden's  specimen  is 
very  fragmentary,  representing  a  proliferation  of  an  old  plant, 
but  seems  to  belong  here.  Harvey's  plants,  the  types,  ai-e  sep- 
arated into  two  species  by  J.  (t.  Agardh,  the  second  of  which  is 
his  N.  stfnoglossum  (cf.  J.  Agardh,  1898,  p.  92),  but  which  we 
are  inclined  to  refer  to  X.  vioJ(tceum .  Oardner's  plant  l)elongs 
to  the  X.  macroglossum  of  J.  Agardh,  but,  as  Nott  has  already 
shown,  is  probaljly  only  a  seasonal  variation  of  X.  latissimum 
(cf.  Nott,  1900,  pp.  19,  20). 

Nitophyllum  Ruthenicum  (P.  &  R.)  Kjellman. 

On  various  Laminariaces'  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Paul 
Island,  Alaska,  Herb.  Farlow,  legit  WJiifel  (Setchell,  1899,  p. 
594);  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  487);  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  W^ish.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  114!,  115!,  266!. 

This  species  is  intermediate  between  what  passes  for  X. 
Fryeannm  and  X.  spectahile  D.  C.  Eaton.  The  veins  are  incon- 
spicuous and  often  scanty,  and  confined,  as  a  rule,  to  the  very 
base  of  the  frond.  Saunders  (loc.  <'it.)  speaks  of  this  species 
as  being  intermediate  between  X.  hifissimum  and  X.  Fryeannm. 
We  have  compared  our  specimens  with  specimens  kindly  sent  by 
Professor  Kjellman,  and  can  find  nothing  in  common  with  X. 
latissimmn. 


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Nitophyllum  violaceum  J.  Agardh. 

Ou  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  and  npi)er  sublitoral  zones. 
Vancouver  Island  (probably  at  Esqnimalt),  B.  C,  J.  G. 
AgardJi  (1898,  p.  92,  under  K.  stenoglossuni) ;  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  321!  under  i\^  mnltilohum. 

A  very  variable  species  as  regards  hal)it  and  somewhat  as 
regards  color.  As  the  sori  appear  in  almost  all  younger  plants 
ou  the  margins  and  even  on  the  surfaces  of  the  lobes,  appearing 
later  on  marginal  leaflets,  it  does  not  seem  desirable  to  remove 
this  species  from  Nitophyllum  and  place  it  '\\\  Botryoglossum  as 
DeToni  has  done.  Miss  Tilden's  plant,  although  cystocarpic, 
seems  clearly  of  this  species,  and  would  ]>robably  have  .been 
referred  to  X.  stenoglossuDi  by  J.  G.  Agardh. 

Nitophyllum  Ruprechtianum  J.  Agardh. 

On  other  alga^  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island, 
Alaska,  Greeley  (iiid  Snodgrass,  No.  :)8()2!  (Setchell,  1899,  p. 
594);  Norfolk  Sound  (near  Sitka),  Alaska,  Postels  and 
Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  15,  under  Hymenena  fimhriata) ;  Victoria  and 
Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  170,  under  Hymenena  fim- 
briata);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Folley,  Nos.  22,  108, 
and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.B.-A.,  No.  937!  ;  Puget 
Sound,  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  p.  161,  under  Hymenena  fissa 
and  Botryocarpuni  platycarpunt) ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  267!;  Port  Orchard,  Kitsap  County, 
Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  213! 

N.  JRuprechtianum  is  another  species,  in  which  the  sori  are 
arranged  diff:'erently  in  the  younger  from  what  they  are  in  the 
older  plants.  At  the  tips,  the  sori  commonly  form  flabellate 
lines  along  the  veins  in  the  substance  of  the  fronds.  This  is  the 
X.  ftaJ)elligerum  J.  Agardh,  and  is  represented  by  No.  108  from 
Port  Renfrew.  Later,  the  sori  occupy  marginal  leaflets.  Con- 
sequently, there  seems  to  be  no  reason  for  placing  this  s])ecies 
under  Botryoglossum  as  DeToni  has  done. 

Delesseria  intermedia  J.  Agardh. 

Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  J.  G.  Agardh  (1870,  ]>.  .").")). 
Known  to  us  only  from  Agardh's  descri})tion. 


322  University  of  California  Publications.  [hotanv 

Delesseria  sinuosa  (Goodenough  and  Woodward)  Lainouroux. 
Arctic  coast  of  Alaska,  Harvey  (1872,  p.  468);  Agattn 
Island,  Alaska,  Toumsend,  No.  5764!  ;  shores  of  {\\v  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  Tr.^.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  3274!,  4038!, 
4()64a!,  5005!;  Slnimagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p. 
437);  Karluk,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.xS'.,  No.  5063!; 
Cormorant  Rocks,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5134!  ;  Kiikak  Bay,  Prince  William  Sound,  and 
Sitka,  Alaska,  /«»V<«/^fZfr6'  (1901,  p.  437). 

The  specimens  examined  by  us,  of  those  enumerated  above, 
show  more  or  less  proliferation,  and  in  most  cases,  they  are 
eroded  to  the  costa  and  ribs  which  are  bare  or  nearly  bare  of 
blade,  but  covered  with  smaller  or  larger  proliferous  leaflets. 
Unfortunately,  none  of  the  specimens  have  either  tetraspores  or 
cystocarps,  and  consequently  we  cannot  be  so  certain  as  to  the 
specific  determination  as  we  desire.  Our  specimens  are  placed 
here  on  account  of  the  tendency  to  proliferate.  We  do  not  feel 
certain  of  Saunders's  conception  of  the  species,  since  he  says 
(loc.  cit.) : — "a  very  variable  species,  some  of  the  forms  resem- 
bling T).  quercifolia  but  with  a  more  distinct  midrib  and  opposite 
nerves."  I),  giiercifolia,  however,  has  a  fairly  distinct  midril) 
and  the  nerves  are  opposite. 

Deiesseria  sinuosa  f.  lingulata  Agardh. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjelhnan 
(1889,  p.  25). 

Kjellman  found  the  f.  typica  at  Bering  Island,  Siberia,  and 
these  specimens  bore  cystocarps,  while  the  St.  Lawrence  Island 
specimens  bore  tetrasporangia. 

Deiesseria  crassifolla  Ruprecht. 

St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Buprerhi  (1851,  p.  232),  Farlon- 
(1886,  p.  473),  Toumsend,  No.  5779!,  Greeley  and  Snodyniss, 
No.  5803!   (Setchell,  1899,  p.  594),  Saunders  (1901,  p.  437). 

A  fine  large  species  and  apparently  commonly  cast  ashore  at 
St.  Paul  Island  in  the  Pribilof  grouj).  It  seems  close  to 
D.  Middendorfii  Ruprec^ht,  ))ut  is  less  ])r()]ifVrous  from  tlie 
costa. 


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Schizoneura  quercifolia  f.  linearis  Collins  comb.  nov. 

Ou  stipes  of  Lessouia  iu  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  PoUey,  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.- A.,  No.  938! 

Collins  has  distributed  the  specimens  collected  at  Port  Renfrew 
under  the  name  of  Delesseria  quercifoUa  f .  linearis.  The  plants 
look  like  eroded  and  less  proliferous  forms  of  the  Unalaska  plants 
which  we  have  referred  to  D.  sinuosa.  In  general  outline  and 
venation,  these  several  plants  resemble  S.  quercifoUa  very  much, 
but  that  species  as  found  on  the  coast  of  California  does  not 
show,  in  the  specimens  seen  by  us,  any  tendency  towards  prolif- 
eration. As  none  of  the  specimens  are  in  fruit,  we  must  leave 
them  as  given  here. 

Erythroglossum  Woodii  J.  Agardh. 

Vancouver  Island,  B.C.,  J.  G.  Agardh  (Ih'TU,  p.  34,  under 
Delesseria  Woodii). 

We  have  not  seen  any  specimen  which  may  be  referred  to 
this  species.  According  to  the  description,  it  has  a  narrow, 
linear  frond  (2-3  mm.  wide),  pinnately  branched,  with  inter- 
rupted, linear,  marginal  sori. 

Apogiossum  decipiens  J.  Agardh. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  437,  under  Delesseria  decipiens) ;  Vancouver 
Island,  B.  C,  J.  G.  Agardh  (1870,  p.  58,  under  Delesseria. 
decipiens) ;  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  170, 
under  D.  Hypofjlossum  var.  arhorescens) ;  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  6!;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  211!, 
under  D.  decipiens. 

A  large  and  beautiful  species  with  both  cystocarps  and  tetra- 
spores  in  abundance,  extending  southward  to  the  central  coast  of 
California. 

Pteridium  Bserii  (Ruprecht)  J.  Agardh. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901 ,  ]>.  437, 
under  D.  Bcerii) . 

This  species  occurs  in  the  Ochotsk  Sea,  Imt  the  above  is  the 
only  locality  as  yet  noted  for  it  on  the  West  American  Coast. 


324  Universittj  of  California  Puhlications.  ibotany 

Pteridium  Juergensii  -J.  Agardh. 

St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  BuprerJif  (1851,  p.  24."),  under  Deles- 
seria  complanata) ,  Farloiv  (1886,  p.  473.  under  ]).  JuerfjcnHii) ; 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  KxprecJit  (1851,  p.  245,  under  J),  compla- 
iKifa) ;  Sannak  Island,  Alaska,  Turner  (188G,  p.  85,  under  J). 
Juergensii) . 

We  have  not  seen  a  specimen. 

Pteridium  spinulosum  (Ruprecht)  J.  Agardh. 

St.  Paul  Island.  Alaska,  Rupreclit  (1851.  p.  244,  under  I). 
BeeritigiaiKt  f.  s})hiul(>sa)  \  Bay  of  Morozof  (Morzhovoi  Bay), 
Alaska,  Towti.send,  No.  5776! 

We  have  ventured  to  refer  here  a  narrow,  sterile  plant, 
hut  not  without  some  doubt.  J.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p.  483)  leaves 
it  to  be  understood  that  he  knows  nothing  of  the  sori  of  this 
species  and  DeToni  (1900,  ]).  714)  says:  "fructibus  ignotis," 
but  Ruprecht  says  distinctly  (1851,  p.  244),  that  the  somewhat 
young  tetraspores,  in  a  specimen  from  St.  Paul  form  a  long  line, 
on  each  side  of  the  midrib,  extending  from  near  the  base  of  a 
branch  very  nearly  to  the  tip. 

Pteridium  a  latum  (Hudson)  J.  Agardh. 

Victoria,  B.  C,  ISatmders  (1901,  p.  437,  under  Delesseria 
a  lata) ;  on  stems  of  Nereocystis,  probably  near  Esquimalt  (no 
special  locality  given).  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  437.  under 
J),  alata  var.  latissima) . 

We  have  seen  no  specimens  of  this  species  from  our  territory 
and  simply  quote  the  above  localities.  The  narrow  Delesseriea^ 
of  our  coast  need  more  careful  study  and  revision. 

Pteridium?  serratum  (P.  &  R.)  DeToni. 

St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  RuprecJit  (1851,  p.  245,  under  Deles- 
seria serniid)  \  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840, 
]).  15,  under  D.  serrafa)  \  Alaska,  kSaunders  (1901.  ]>.  438.  undei- 
1).  serratd) . 

Ruprecht  states  that  his  plants  grew  generally  on  I'tilofa 
Aspleiiioides.  but  Saunders  gives  neither  hal)itat  nor  exact 
localitv. 


V'OL.  1]     SetcheU- Gardner. — Alga'  of  J^'orfhwesfern  America.       325 

Pteridium?  serratum  t.  platyphyllum  Setchell  and  Uaidner 
f.  nov. 

Fronds  up  to  10  em.  high,  subdichotomous  below,  regularly 
alternately  pinnate  above,  rose  red,  linear,  entire,  with  promi- 
nent midril)  and  microscopic  lateral  veins.  The  width  varies 
from  5  mm.  in  the  lower  part,  to  '2  mm.  jnst  ])elow  the  tips  of  the 
branches.  Sori  on  each  side  of  the  midril)  and  ascending  along 
the  microscopic  veins,  continuous  from  near  the  l)ase  to  just  below 
the  tips.     Cystocarps?. 

On  a  wooden  float.  Pleasant  Beach,  Kitsap  County,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  344! 

Answering  very  well  to  the  description  of  Pt.  .'<errafi(ni,  except 
that  the  frond  is  twice  as  wide  and  the  margins  smooth.  The 
plant  has  the  color  and  consistency  of  Apoglossnni  decipiens,  but 
differs  decidedly  in  its  method  of  branching  (we  have  seen  no 
proliferations  of  any  kind)  and  the  position  of  the  sori.  We 
have  seen  what  appears  to  be  the  same  form  from  Santa  Cruz, 
California,  collected  by  Dr.  C.  L.  Anderson.  We  refer  this  form 
to  Pteridium  serratKiii  with  considerable  doubt,  since  we  have 
been  unable  to  examine  a  specimen  of  that  species. 


Family  BONNEMAISONIACE.tK. 

Bonnemaisonia  hamifera  Harlot. 

In  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G,,  No.  2.")!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Hetchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  No.  939! 

This  species  varies  very  much  in  breadth  and  the  frequency  of 
the  circinate  branchlets.  Some  specimens  are  as  much  as  6  mm. 
broad,  while  others  are  not  over  1.5  mm.  even  in  the  broadest 
portions.  The  Whidbey  Island  specimens  show  cystocarps, 
antheridia,  and  tetrasporangia.  It  is  to  be  found  fi-om  May  until 
August. 


BOT.— 22. 


326  Universifi/  of  (California   Piililiraiions.  ibotany 


Family  KHODOMELACE.4^. 

Laurencia  pinnatifida  ((Tincliu)  Lanioiiroux. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  su])litoral  zones.  Nor- 
folk Sound  (near  Sitka),  Alaska,  Postels  and  Riiprecht  (1840, 
p.  16,  under  L.  sppciahilis) ;  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca  and  Victoria, 
B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  169);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tihlen,  No. 
320!,  Butler  and  PoUey,  No.  116;  west  coast  of  Whidljey  Island, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  449! 

A  common  species  of  the  coast  of  California. 

Janczewskia  verrucaeformis  Solms. 

Parasitic  on  the  fronds  of  the  preceding-  species.     West  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  449a! 
Not  uncommon  on  the  coast  of  California. 

Chondria  atropurpurea  Harvey. 

Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  168). 
Known  from  our  territory  only  from  this  reference. 

Polysiphonia  atrorubescens  (Dillwyn)  Ureville. 

In  the  sublitoral  zone  (10  fathoms).  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca 
and  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  168). 

We  have  not  seen  any  specimens  referable  to  this  species. 

Polysiphonia  atrorubescens  f.  minor  Harvey. 
Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  168). 

Polysiphonia  nigrescens  f.  Fucoides  Harvey. 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Harvey  (18.")2.  j).  .")()). 

Polysiphonia  urceolata  (Lio'htfoot)  Greville. 

On  boulders  near  low  watei-  mark.  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,, 
Point  Roberts,  and  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  169); 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  224!,  3225!, 
409!  ;  Channel  Rocks,  near  Seattle,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  349! 

The  specimens  examined  have  no  leaves  and  seem  to  corre- 
spond in  every  way  to  the  description  of  this  species. 


Vol.1]     Seich ell- Gardner. — Algie  of  Norfhicestern  America.       ^27 

Polysiphonia  senticulosa  Harvey. 

Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  169). 

This  is  the  type  h)eality  for  this  species.  We  have  seen  no 
plants  from  onr  territory  which  we  can  refer  to  it.  The  species 
is  placed  near  P.  urceolata  by  J.  G.  Agardh  (1863,  p.  974),  bnt 
is  to  be  distinguished  by  the  terminal  ])ranchlets  being-  densely 
pinnately  virgate.  If  the  specimen  distributed  in  Collins,  Holden 
and  Setchell's  Phycotheca  Boreali-Americana  (No.  688)  is  cor- 
rectly determined,  this  species  ditfers  from  the  last,  not  only  in 
the  last  mentioned  particulars,  but  also  in  having  short  but  well 
developed  leaves  towards  the  tips  both  of  the  main  shoot  and  of 
the  lateral  axes. 

Polysiphonia  Californica  Harvey. 

On  rocks  and  wood,  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C, 
Harreji  (1862,  p.  168);  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos. 
127!,  297!;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  316!,  under 
P.  airornhescens;  Pleasant  Beach,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  347!;  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  210!, 
under  P.  hipinnata. 

We  have  made  a  careful  examination  of  all  specimens  from 
our  territory  with  many  pericentral  cells,  accessible  to  us.  of  the 
species  of  Polysiphonia  as  limited  by  Falkenberg  (1901).  The 
specimens  referred  to  the  present  species  all  agree  in  having 
monosiphonous,  colorless,  simple branchlets  (simple  leaves?)  near 
the  tips  of  the  young  axes  as  Falkenberg  has  indicated  for  the 
type  (1901,  p.  274).  In  habit  and  other  details  of  structure,  the 
plants  referred  here  seem  to  agree  well  with  the  description  of 
Harvey  (1852,  p.  58)  and  they  also  agree  well  with  plants  col- 
lected by  us  near  the  type  locality  and  referred  here.  The  rela- 
tion between  this  species  and  P.  atroruhescens  and  P.  nigre.scens 
seem  likely  to  be  close,  but  the  simple  leaves  and  some  ditferences 
of  habit  prevent  our  referring  the  specimens  to  either  of  these 
species  at  present. 

Polysiphonia  Californica  var.  plumigera  Harvey. 
Point  Roberts,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  168) . 


828  UniverHiiij  of  Culifornia  Puhlicaiions.  [botany 

Pterosiphonia  bipinnata  (P.  &  K.)  Falkeuberg. 

On  rocks  and  alga?  in  the  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Cape  Nome,  Alaska,  W.A.tS.,  No.  r)732!  (cast  ashore) ;  St. 
Michael,  Alaska,  Tr..4..S.,  No.  5242x!,  in  Herb.  1).  C.  Eaton, 
No.  18!  ;  west  shore  of  Aniaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
ir.  .4.aS.  (Did  A.A.L.,  No.  3257!;  near  Iliuliuk  Unalaska, 
Alaska,  IV.yl.^S'.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  40r)4b!,  oOOD!,  5014!:  Uyak 
Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.  A.  H.  (md  A.  A.  L.,  No.  5094!; 
Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  IT.A./S'.  and 
A.A.L.,  Nos.  5108!,  5135!;  St.  Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
W.  A.S.  and  A.A.  L.,  No.  5143!;  Orca,  Alaska,  ir.  .4 .  N.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  5163!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butln-  and  PoIJey!; 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash..  X.L.G.,  No.  20!;  San  Jnan  Island, 
Wash..  X.  L.  (r.,  No.  211 ! ,  Tilden,  No.  318! ,  under  P.  nigreseens. 

Besides  the  localities  given  above,  from  which  we  have  care- 
fully studied  specimens,  Saunders  has  given  (1901.  ]>.  438)  the 
following  localities  for  P.  bipinnata:  Yakutat  Bay,  Glacier  Bay, 
Sitka,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska.  We  have  segregated  the  last 
localities,  since  there  has  been  some  confusion  as  to  the  real 
plant  of  Postels  and  Rnprecht,  but  Falkenberg  (1901,  })p.  273, 
274)  has  indicated  the  structure  and  removed  from  it  Polysiphonia 
Calif ornica  Harvej'  which  has  commonly  l)een  referred  to  it  as  a 
synonym  on  the  authority  of  J.  G.  Agardh.  The  type  is  a  leafless, 
slightly  or  not  at  all  flattened  species  with  distichously  pinnate 
branching,  at  least  in  the  u])per  portions.  The  pericentral  cells 
varj'  from  11  to  18. 

Pterosiphonia  dendroidea  (Montague)  Falkenberg. 

On  rocks  and  alga'  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral 
zones.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harrei/  (1862,  p.  168,  under  Poli/si- 
phonia  dcndroidi^a)  \  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  Nos.  176!,  237!,  238!,  511a! 

A  very  distinct  species  sometimes  placed  under  Pol .  parasitica 
as  a  variety,  but  kept  distinct  by  Falkenberg.  What  appear  to  })e 
N'oungcr  si)ecimens  have  sometimes  been  referred  to  PterosipJuaiia 
ptiiiiata  (Hotli)  Falkenberg,  and  Falkenberg  (1901,  p.  264)  has 
seen  a  specimen  from  San  Simeon  Bay,  San  Luis  Obispo  County, 
Cal.,  which  may  be  the  Peruvian  Pol.  spinifera  Kuetzing. 


Vol.  1]     Setchell-Gardner. — AIg(v  of  Nortlnvestern  America.       829 

Pterosiphonia  Woodii  (Harvey)  Falkenberg. 

On  the  stipes  of  Pleui-ophycus  and  other  kelps  in  the  upper 
sublitoral  zone.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  PoIIei/,  No. 
1!  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Xos.  12! ,  88! 

More  or  less  common  on  the  shores  of  California. 

Pterosiphonia  arctica  (J.  Ag-ardh)  Setchell  and  (Gardner  comb, 
nov.      I 'lath  li). 

On  laro-e  nh^i^  in  the  npper  snblitoral  zone  or  floating'.  Near 
Iliulink,  Unalaska,  Alaska.  IT.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  0002!; 
Shnmagin  Islands,  Alaska,  S((inuh'):s  (1901,  p.  438,  nnder  Polij- 
sipJionht  arctica);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
Nos.  09!,  226!,  227!,  418!,  511! 

We  are  nncertain  as  to  the  type  of  Folijsipltoiiia  arctica  .1. 
Agardli,  bnt  we  have  been  able  to  compare  ours  with  a  specimen 
from  Rosen vinge,  throngh  the  kindness  of  F.  S.  Collins.  This 
specimen  was  old  and  battered  and  there  was  difficnlty  in  ol)tain- 
ing  good  tips.  Onrs  seemed  to  be  very  close  to  it  and  conse- 
quently we  have  placed  it  nnder  this  name.  Onr  plants  vary 
much  in  coarseness,  are  plainly  distichous  near  the  tips,  have  con- 
stantly six  or  seven  pericentral  cells,  and  have  the  tips  mucronate 
and  devoid  of  hairs.  Our  figures  show  the  Alaskan  specimens 
which  are  coarser  than  those  from  Puget  Sound.  We  have  not 
seen  the  plant  of  Saunders.  Our  plants  are  certainly  good 
species  of  Pterosiphonia  as  Falkenberg  has  described  the  genus. 

Lophosiphonia  obscura  (Agardh)  Falkenberg. 

On  sand  covered  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  San  Juan 
Island,  Wash.,  Titdcn,  No.  817,  under  Poh/siphoin'a  Idp'nntata  f. 
psamm'HoJa . 

This  species  is  quite  common  on  the  coast  of  California.  It 
answers  well  to  the  descriptions  of  this  species  and  has  been  com- 
pared with  European  specimens  by  F.  S.  Collins. 

Lophosiphonia  villum  (J.  Agardh)  Setchell  and  Gardner  comh. 

nov. 

On  Fucus,  lower  litoral  zone.  St.  Ptiul,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,  W.A.ti.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5138! 


330  Universifi/  of  California  PuhUcations.  fbotany 

A  single  plant,  looking  so  much  like  a  luxuriant  Rhodocliortoii 
that  at  first  it  was  taken  for  one,  resembles  so  closely  what  we 
have  considered  to  be  PohjsipJiotiia  villuni  on  the  Californian 
coast  that  it  is  referred  to  the  same  species.  The  P.  villion  of 
J.  G.  Agardh  is  undoubtedly  a  Lophosiphonia  as  established  by 
Falkenberg,  and,  consequently,  we  are  compelled  to  place  the 
species  under  that  genus.  Our  Alaskan  plant  is  the  same  as  No. 
246  of  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  but  is  not  the 
same  as  the  Pol.  viUiiin,  No.  134  />/.s-  of  Farlow,  Anderson  and 
Eaton,  Alg.  Exsiec.  Am.  Bor.  Our  plants  have  no  leaves,  while 
the  last  mentioned  plant  has  well  developed  leaves  at  the  bases 
of  the  secondary  branches.  We  are  uncertain  as  to  which,  if 
either,  of  these  plants  is  the  type.  Itut  believe  that  ours  corre- 
sponds more  nearly  to  the  description.  In  our  plant,  the  creep- 
ing, rhizoid-bearing  stem  bears  longer  or  shorter  branches  along 
the  upper  surface.  The  branches  are  sparingly  branched,  in  turn, 
and  are  endogenous  in  origin.  The  tips  are  attentuate  and 
slightly  recurved,  bearing  no  hair  like  growths. 

Rhodomela  Larix  (Tui-ner)  Agardh. 

On  rocks,  on  exposed  shores  in  the  litoral  zone.  St.  Paul 
Island,  Alaska.  Ruprecld  (1851.  p.  219.  under  F^israria  Larix); 
west  coast  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska. 
TT^A.*S.  anil  A.A.L.,  No.  32ol!;  Unalaska  and  Norfolk  Sound 
(Sitka),  Alaska,  and  Nootka  Sound.  B.  C.  Posfels  and  RnprrrJif 
(1840.  p.  14):  Nootka  Sound,  B.  C\.  rm-nrr  (1819.  p.  23,  pi. 
207.  under  Funis  Larix) ;  Puget  Sound.  liaih'//  and  Hari'Pi/ 
(1862,  p.  160);  Point  Roberts,  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  and 
Esquimalt.  B.  C,  Ha rvf  i/ 0SG2.  p.  168):  Port  Renfrew.  B.  C. 
Butler  and  Polleij,  No.  4;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island.  Wash.. 
X.L.G.,  No.  46!:  San  Juan  Island.  Wash..  Tildiii.  No.  209! 

A  robust  species  with  the  l>ranehlets  arising  spirall\  on  the 
main  axes  and  to  be  distinguished  from  the  various  forms  of 
OdontliaJia  fiocrosa  by  this  character.  Turner's  figure  (1819,  i>l. 
207,  f.  a.)  of  the  habit  represents  a  plant  ratlier  more  pinnate 
than  any  seen  by  us,  but  otherwise  our  plants  are  in  agreement 
with  it.  The  figure  of  Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  pi.  38.  f.  h.) 
is  small  but  represents  a  typical  plant.     Kuetzing's  figure  (1865, 


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pi.  39,  f.  a.),  however  represents,  as  it  seems  to  us,  a  form  of 
Odonfhalia  floccosa.  This  species  is  very  common  along  the  coast 
of  California. 

Rhodomela    Lycopodioides    f.    Cladostephus    (J.    Agardh) 
Kjellman. 

On  stones  in  quiet  water,  upper  sulilitoral  zone.  East  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  T1\A.iS^.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  4079!  ;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Rev.  Alhin  Johnson,  No.  5706! 

We  have  found  a  number  of  forms  of  a  species  which  cannot 
be  referred  to  B.  Larix  or  to  Odontitalia  floccofta  and,  after  care- 
ful study,  we  are  convinced  that  all,  oi-  perhaps  nearly  all.  are  to 
be  referred  to  E.  Lycopodioides.  They  are  puzzling  forms  and 
we  are  occasionally  in  some  considerable  doubt  about  some  par- 
ticular plant.  Kjellman's  account  in  the  Algae  of  the  Arctic  Sea 
has  been  of  great  help  and  we  have  referred  our  forms  much  as 
he  has  done.  The  present  form  is  a  coarse  one  and  may  have 
passed  as  a  slender  form  of  B.  Larix.  It  differs  from  that  species 
in  being  more  regularly  and  more  ])innately  branched  and  has  a 
much  more  regular  distribution  of  branchlets. 

Rhodomela  Lycopodioides  f.  typica  subf.  compacta  Kjellman. 

On  stones  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  St.  Paul,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ir..4..S'.  and  A. A. L.,  Nos.  5142!  ( cystocarpic ! ) , 
5146!  (tetrasporie!). 

This  form  is  less  coarse,  not  so  rigid  and  wiry,  and  less 
Cladostephus-like  than  the  last,  but  it  is  decidedly  more  densely 
provided  with  liranchlets  than  the  next.  It  has  the  intensely 
black  color,  when  dried,  common  to  all  the  members  of  this 
group  of  forms. 

Rhodomela  Lycopodioides  f.  typica  subf.  laxa  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
Greeleij  and  Snodgrass,  No.  5796a!  ;  Bay  of  Unalaska,  L^ualaska, 
Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5017a!;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ir..4.iS'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5074!;  Orca,  Alaska, 
W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5162!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Alaska,  Bev. 
Alhin  Johnson,  No.  5710!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  Ida  M.  Bodgers, 
No.  5726! 


;]^^2  Univerfiify  of  California  Puhlicdfiona.  [botany 

This  form,  and,  to  some  extent,  the  last,  resembles  some  of  the 
forms  of  Odonthnlia  Aleufica,  but  are  more  slender  and  have  the 
branchlets  even  from  the  very  first,  spirally  arranged.  However, 
it  is  not  always  easy  to  determine  this  from  dried  specimens.  We 
have  examined  carefully  every  specimen  referred  here  and  feel 
fairly  certain  that  all  belong-  under  this  name. 

Rhodomela  Lycopodioides  f.  typica  subf.  tenera  Kjellman. 
Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  B.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5674! 

This  plant  agrees  fairly  well  with  Kjellman 's  figure  of  this 
form  (1883,  pi.  9,  f.  2). 

Rhodomela  Lycopodioides  f.  flagellaris  Kjellman. 

Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  B.  C.  McGregor,  Nos,  5672!,  5677! 

We  refer  here  plants  which  seem  to  agree  well  with  Kjell- 
mau's  figure  of  this  form  (1883,  pi.  10,  f.  1). 

Rhodomela  Lycopodioides  f.  ramentacea  Kjellman. 

In  the  upper  suhlitoral  zone.  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjell- 
man (1889,  p.  24);  Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No. 
5675! 

We  refer  the  Golofnin  Bay  specimen  here  very  doubtfully, 
since  it  is  only  a  fragment,  but  it  has  something  of  the  habit  of 
Chorda ria  ahiefina  described  for  this  form. 

Rhodomela  Lycopodioides  f.  tenuissima  (Ruprecht)  Kjellman. 

St.  Lawrence  Island  and  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman 
(1889,  p.  24,  subf.  prolifera) -.  Cape  Nome,  Alaska.  ir.A.N.,  No. 
5731!  (cast  ashore);  Golofnin  Bay,  Alaska,  K.  C.  McGregor, 
No.  5666a! . 

From  f.  CladostepJiHs  to  f.  ft^niiissinia  is  a  very  considerable 
jump  and  were  it  not  for  the  intermediate  forms,  it  would  seem 
absurd  to  refer  them  both  under  one  species.  We  have  had 
little  opportunity  of  studying  this  species  otherwise  than  from 
di'ied  specimens  and  can  hardly  express  an  opinion  on  this  matter 
or  on  the  relationship  between  these  various  forms  and  forms  of 
B.  snhfusca  (Woodward)  Agardh. 


Vol..  1]     iSefchell-GdnJilP)-. — Alga'  of  Xorthiresiern  America.       883 

Odonthalia  Aleutica  (Agardli)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  alg'a^  in  the  lower  lit  oral  and  nipper  sublitoral 
zones.  Unalaska,  Alaska,  C.  A.  Agardh  (1820,  pi.  3,  under  Bho- 
(lomela  Aleutica)  \  Shnniagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Sautaleri<  [\90\.  \). 
488);  St.  Paul,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir..4..y.  and  A.A.L., 
No.  5150!;  Victoria,  B.  C,  Tihlen,  No.  315!,  nnder  Rhodomda 
floccosa  form  1));  Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Tilde n,  No.  814!  under 
Khodovicla  floccosa;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  16!,  92! 

This  species  is  probably  not  uncommon  along  onr  northwest- 
ern coast  from  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca  to  Unalaska.  It  is 
probably  often  confused  with  the  next,  but  it  is  to  be  distin- 
guished from  it  by  the  fact  that  the  tetrasporic  and  cystocarpic 
branches  are  not  shortened  or  collected  into  a  glomerule,  but  are 
in  a  loose  raceme.  It  is  to  be  distinguished  from  coarser  forms 
of  the  last  species  by  its  distichous  brauchlets. 

Odonthalia  floccosa  (Esper)  Falkenberg. 

Unalaska  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Pastels  and  Rnpreclit  (1810, 
p.  14);  Sannak  Island,  Alaska,  Turner  (1886,  p.  85):  Popof 
Island.  Knkak  Bay,  Yakutat  Ba.y,  Sitka,  Wrangell,  and  Annette 
Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901.  p.  448);  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca 
and  Point  Roberts,  B.  C,  Harreu  (1862,  p.  167). 

There  has  l)een  much  confusion  in  the  specimens  referred  to 
this  species.  Postels  and  Rnprecht  (1840,  p.  14)  include  the 
preceding  species  and  Fucus  pilu lifer  Turner,  l)()th  of  which 
seem  to  us  distinct.  It  has  been  confused  with  forms  of  RJtodontehi 
Lycopodioides,  etc.,  until  it  is  difificult  to  determine  from  the 
references  whether  they  refer  to  the  species  as  Falkenberg  has 
defined  it  or  not.  We  have,  therefore,  given  the  references 
above  without  comment.  We  have  found  three  forms  standing 
out  fairly  distinctly  from  the  mass  of  forms,  viz. — f.  typica,  f. 
comosa,  and  f.  macracaiitJai,  and  have  noted  them  below. 

Odonthalia  floccosa  f.  typica  Setchell  and  Gardner  nom.  nox . 

The  typical  form  is  represented  by  Esper  (1802,  pi.  180)  and 

rather  better  by  Turner  (1808,  i)l.  8),  under  the  name  of  Fucus 

floceosiis.       The    type    came    from     Port    Trinidad,    California, 


334  Universiiy  of  California  Fnhlicaiions.  [botany 

according  to  Tuiuer,  who  sent  Esper  his  specimens,  although 
the  hitter  represents  them  as  having  ])een  l)ronght  from  Nootka 
Sound,  B.  C,  by  Cook.  They  were  collected  by  Menzies  accord- 
ing to  Turner.  This  form  is  a  slender  form  of  the  more  southern 
waters,  and  we  have  not  seen  any  characteristic  specimens  of  it 
from  our  territory.  No.  313  of  Tilden's  American  Alga^.  from 
8an  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  may  represent  this  form,  l)ut  the 
specimen  is  not  very  complete.  Kuetzing's  figure  of  Lophura 
ffoccosa  (1865,  ])1.  38,  c-e)  may  be  of  this  form.  ])ut  it  is- transi- 
tional to  f.  )i/arr(iraiif}i(i.  Fiicus  pihilifer  of  Turner  (1819,  pi. 
230)  seems  to  us  not  to  he  of  this  species,  but  proba})ly  a  much 
battered  plant  of  ().  Ahiitica.  It  Avas  collected  at  Nootka  Sound, 
B.  C,  by  Menzies. 

Odonthalia  floccosa  f .  COmosa  Setchell  and  Gardner  f .  nov. 
Plate  27. 

A  luxuriant  form,  near  f.  fi/j)ira,  hnt  with  the  lu-anchlets 
more  numerous,  longer,  slender  and  recurved  so  as  to  give  a 
compact,  shaggy  appearance  to  the  whole  plant.  The  collecting 
of  the  stichidia  and  cystocarpic  branchlets  into  compact  heads 
with  involucre-like  outer  branchlets  characteristic  of  the  species, 
reaches  its  extreme  in  this  form  as  may  be  seen  from  the  figures 
on  Plate  27.  The  distichous  arrangement  of  the  branchlets  is  to 
be  seen  plainly  only  at  the  very  ti]i,  and  even  there  is  often 
obscure,  especially  in  dried  specimens. 

On  exposed  rocks  in  the  lit  oral  zone.  Agattu  Island,  Alaska, 
Toii-iisenil.  No.  5760!  :  west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska.  Alaska,  ir.A.^V.  aiKrA.A.L.,  No.  3255!  ;  near  Iliuliuk, 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  4037!:  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir..4.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5090!;  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  atul  Polleijl  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  29!,  96! 

This  form  is  sufficiently  distinct  in  ai)pearance  to  l)e  told  at  a 
glance,  but  it  is  really  only  a  more  luxuriant  form  of  tlie  typical 
condition.  It  seems  to  be  confused  at  times  with  Rhodomda 
Larix,  but  is  distichous  in  its  scheme  of  branchlets,  less  coarse 
and  less  rigid. 


Vol.  11     SeicheJl-Gardner. — Algn  of  Nortlucesiern  America.       835 

Odonthalia  floccosa  t.  macracantha  (Kiutzing)  Setchell  aud 
Gardner  conih.  iiov. 

Lopluo-ii  iii(((nic(ntfh(i  Kuetzing,  Tabula^  Phjeologioge,  Vol. 
1.'),  \).  14,  pi.  89.  d-o-,  1865. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Greeley 
(iihJ  Stiodf/rass,  No.  5796!  (ef.  Setehell,  1899,  p.  594,  nnder 
Rhodomeht  flocrosd)  \  west  shore  of  Amakuak  Island,  Bay  of 
Uualaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  ami  A.A.L.\  No.  8254!;  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5083!,  5085!; 
Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'. 
ami  A.A.L.,  No.  5106!  ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Ihitler  and  PoJJeyl 

This  is  a  coarser  and  laxer  form  than  the  preceding  and  is 
well  represented  by  Kuetzing' s  figures.  The  glonierules  of  repro- 
ductive branehlets  are  distinct  l)ut  not  so  dense  as  in  f.  roniosa. 

Odonthalia  Lyallii  (Harvey)  J.  Agardh.     Plate  27. 

On  ditferent  algjv,  in  the  ui)per  sublitoral  zone.  Strait  of  Juan 
de  Fuca,  B.  C,  Harvnj  (1862.  ]).  168,  under  Bhodome la  Lijallii)  ■ 
west  coast  of  Whidhcy  Island.  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  8!,  126!, 
161!.  198!,  and  iu  C"(.llins,  Holden  and  Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No. 
!»4()!;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilde)),  No.  819!,  under 
La  II  )r)i cia  Gre r  i  Ilea )i a . 

We  have  had  considerable  trouble  in  determining  with  any 
certainty,  or  at  least  satisfaction,  the  Odonthalias  of  our  coast, 
and  the  present  arrangement,  while  it  seems  to  us  to  re])resent 
the  case  fairly  well  from  the  species  point  of  view,  must  neces- 
sarily be  ]>rovisional  as  far  as  the  exact  synonym\-  is  concerned. 
The  plant  included  under  this  name,  is,  we  feel  quite  certain, 
the  plant  of  Harvey.  Besides  the  locality  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Gardner  has  found  it  also  near  Port  Townsend.  The  latter  locality 
must  be  in  the  same  immediate  region  whence  the  type  specimen 
was  obtained.  The  species,  as  it  comes  ashore,  is  frequently  long 
(uj)  to  45  cm.  and  probably  even  longer),  without  trace  of  mid- 
rib, with  the  cystocarps  alternating  and  distant  on  unchanged 
pinnules,  while  the  stichidia  are  placed  more  closely,  but  the 
rhachis  is  not  appreciably  abbreviated.  These  are  shown  in  the 
figures  on  plate  27.  The  only  species  which  seems  to  come  near 
it  is  the  next,  but  in  that,  the  frond  has  a  distinct  midrib  and  the 


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reproductive  organs  are  more  fasciculate.  The  cystocarps  too,  in 
the  next  species,  are  cah^arate,  while  those  of  0.  Lj/allii  are  ecal- 
carate.  We  have  found  old  and  complete  specimens  of  ().  Lyallii 
with  a  thickened  stipe-like  portion  below,  but  even  here,  there  is 
little  midrib  and  the  upper  portion  is  entirely  plane.  Miss 
Tilden's  specimen  from  San  Juan  Island  pro])al)ly  belongs  to  this 
species,  but  may  perhaps,  judging  from  its  color,  more  properly 
be  placed  iinder  the  next.  Certainly  it  has  nothing  in  common 
with  Ldio'f'iiria  (irevilleand  under  which  she  has  placed  it.. 

Odonthaiia  Kamtschatica  (Ruprecht)  J.  Agardh. 

kSt.  Paul  Island,  Alaska,  Buprechi  (IcSf)!,  ]).  214,  under  Aio- 
maria  Kamtscludica)  \  Sannak  Island,  Alaska,  Turner  (1886,. 
p.  85) ;  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  oOol!  ;  Kukak  Bay  and  Yak- 
ntat  Bay,  Alaska,  SamHlers  (1901,  p.  438) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C, 
Butler  and  PolJey,  No.  102!  ;  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  and  Port 
Angeles,  Clallam  County,  Wash.,  G.  W.  Liehtenfhdler. 

We  have  quoted  the  various  published  mentions  of  the  occur- 
rence of  this  species  within  our  territory  and  have  added  two 
localities  whence  we  have  examined  s])ecimens.  We  feel  much 
doubt  in  referring  the  specimens  to  this  species;  one  is  a  sterile 
plant  and,  while  the  other  has  stichidia,  the  chief  differences 
between  them  and  the  specimens  from  Whidbey  Island,  which  we 
refer  fairly  confidently  to  the  preceding  species,  is  in  the  color 
(these  being  a  dark  red  and  those  being  a  light  brownish  tint)  and 
a  tendency  on  the  part  of  the  specimens  we  refer  to  the  present 
species  to  have  a  fairly  prominent  midril)  in  the  lower  portion  of 
the  frond.  The  figure  of  0.  (vngusiifolia  Postels  and  Ruprecht 
(1840,  ])1.  27).  which  Ruprecht  says  is  of  this  species  and  not  of 
0.  angustifolia  Suhr,  shows  a  sterile  plant  with  a  distinct  midrib 
to  very  near  the  tips  of  the  branches. 

Odonthaiia  semlcostata  (Mertens)  J.  x\gardh.     Plates  26,  27. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Victoria,  B.  C, 
Tilden,  No.  312!,  under  Odonthedid  deuiidd:  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  61 ! ,  161a! ,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden,  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  <)41 ! 

A  common  species  along  the  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island 
and  found  cast  ashore  the  vear  round.     It  seems  to  fruit  al)ont 


Vol.]]     Seichdl-Gardricv. — Alga  of  North wesiern  America.       337 

the  inontli  of  Auj^ust,  and  bears  both  eystocarps  and  tetrasporangia 
in  abundance.  It  approaches  both  0.  dentafa  and  0.  Kamtschat- 
ica.  From  the  former,  it  differs  in  having-  the  branchlets  denti- 
form to  subulate  and  the  cystocarps  usually  ecalcarate,  while 
from  the  latter  it  differs  in  having  the  rhachis  of  the  pinnule 
bearing  either  cystocarps  or  stichidia,  al:)breviated.  Our  ])lants 
differ  from  the  description  of  J.  G.  Agardh  (1863,  p.  898)  in 
being  rather  thicker  in  substance  and  darker  in  color.  It  is 
probable  that  many  changes  will  l)e  made  in  the  names  of  the 
species  of  this  genus  when  an  opportunity  is  given  for  the  study 
of  our  northwestern  species  in  their  habitats  and  a  comparison 
with  type  specimens.  Much  confusion  has  already  ])een  pro- 
duced, and  one  has  only  to  compare  the  accoimts  of  Ruprecht 
(1851)  and  J.  G.  Agardh  (1863)  to  see  how  difficult  it  is  likely  to 
be  to  attempt  to  unravel  completely  the  synonymy. 

Odonthalia  dentate  (L.)  Lyngbye. 

Point  Barrow,  Alaska,  Farloir  (1885,  p.  192);  St.  Lawrence 
Island,  Alaska,  Kj('llnnin  (1889,  p.  24);  Victoria,  B.C.,  FarJoir 
(1886,  p.  470). 

We  have  not  seen  any  specimens  referable  to  this  species  from 
our  territory. 

Odonthalia  dentata  f.  angusta  Harvey. 

Arctic  coast  of  Alaska,  Harvey  (1872,  p.  463.) 

Dasyopsis  plumosa  (Harvey  and  Bailey)  Schmitz. 

On  wood  and  stones  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Puget 
Sound,  Harvefi  (iiid  Ha i lei/  (1851,  p.  371),  BaiJei/  and  Harveij, 
(1862,  p.  160),  both  under  Basya  {Stichoairpus)  plumosa;  west 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  17!,  28!,  133!. 
and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  942!  :  Friday 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.LJt.,  No.  4S6! 

A  beautiful  species,  apparently  not  very  common  and  occur- 
ring as  far  south  as  Monterey,  California.  We  have  examined 
both  cystocarpic  and  tetrasixtric  plants  from  our  territory. 


338  Universitij  of  California  Puhlicatio'us.  [botany 


Family  CERAMIACE.4^]. 


Griffithsia ! 

Two  different  sets  of  plants  are  known  to  us  from  our  t<n'ri- 
tor3%  Init  neither  possess  reproductive  organs  of  any  kind,  and 
are,  consequently,  indeterminable.  They  are  as  follows:  On 
rocks,  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  Tilde)i,  No.  208!,  under 
G.  opnntioides,  and  on  piles,  Keyport,  Kitsap  County,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  495!  We  find  a  species  on  the  coast  of  California, 
which  has  also  been  referred  to  G.  opnntioides.  The  Californian 
specimens  are  usually  sterile,  but  we  have  seen  some  with  tetra- 
sporangia,  and  although  cystocarps  and  antheridia  are  needed  to 
complete  the  diagnosis,  it  seems  to  be  new,  certainly  not  the 
species  to  which  it  has  been  referred. 

Pleonosporium  Vancouverianum  J.  Agardh. 

On  stones  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Vancouver  Island, 
B.  C,  J.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p.  30,  under  CaUithaninion  Vannm- 
veriainiiii);  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  175,  under 
Calliiliamnioii  fhiujoideum,  fide  J.  G.  Agardh,  1876,  p.  80); 
East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  501!;  Friday 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash,  N.L.G.,  No.  506! 

We  have  not  been  able  to  examine  an  authentic  or  type 
specimen  of  this  species,  but  the  specimens  referred  here  seem 
to  agree  weir  with  the  description.  Our  plants  agree  well  with 
the  figure  of  CaJlitlmmnion  venusfissiniuni  in  Kuetzing's  Talnila? 
Phycologicae  (1862,  pi.  1)  which  J.  G.  Agardh  quotes  under  this 
species  with  a  query.  The  habit  is  certainly  close.  The  i)ro- 
carps  in  No.  506  are  terminal  and  No.  501  has  tetrasporaugia 
with  the  contents  divided  into  many  spores. 

Callithamnion  polyspermum  Agardh. 

On  membranous  algae.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harceij  (1862,  p. 
175);  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  J.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p.  32); 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  163!,  619! 

The  Whidbey  Island  specimens  referred  here  are  done  so  with 
doul)t.  They  are  not  well  developed  plants,  but  seem  to  liclong 
here . 


vor,.  11     Set chell- Gardner. — Algce  of  Northwestern  America.       339 

Callithamnion  Baileyl  Harvey. 

On  a  wooden  float,  etc.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash . , 
N.L.G.,  No.  221!;  Friday  Harbor,  San  Jnan  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  504! 

The  plants  seem  to  agree  in  all  respects  with  all  the  figures, 
descriptions,  and  published  specimens  of  this  species.  They 
are  to  be  distinguished  from  the  last  two  by  the  tapering 
mucronate  tips  of  the  branchlets.  The  branchlets  have  elongated 
cells,  thus  differing  from  C.  tetragoiuiHi  (Withering)  Agardh. 
Our  specimens  possess  tetrasporangia. 

Ceratoth amnion  Pikeanum  f.  laxum  Setchell  and  Gardner 

f.  nov. 

On  vertical  I'oeks  exposed  to  the  force  of  the  waves,  often 
under  a  covering  of  overhanging  Fucus,  in  the  litoral  zone. 
Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  i>.  439,  under  the 
species) ;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska, 
ir.A.8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5127!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  943!;  Yakutat  Bay  and  Sitka,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  439,  under  the  species);  Esquimalt,  B.  C, 
Rarcey)  1862,  p.  175,  under  Callithamnion  arhuseula  var. 
Pacifinim);  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  ./.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p. 
37,  under  Callithamnion  arhnscnla) ;  Brown  Island,  San  Juan 
County,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  311!,  under  Callithanniion  arhns- 
cnla; west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  231! 

Plant  smaller  and  more  bushy  than  the  type,  main  and  sec- 
ondary axes  less  set  off  from  one  another,  and  the  branchlets  less 
dense  and  less  closely  applied  to  the  branches.  The  type  of  this 
species,  as  represented  in  the  type  locality  at  the  Golden  Gate, 
San  Francisco,  is  shown  in  No.  390  of  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  Phycotheca  Boreali- Americana,  and  the  f.  laxnm  is 
shown  in  No.  943  of  the  same  distribution.  The  differences  in 
habit  due  to  the  differences  in  structure  mentioned  above  bring 
about  a  very  consideral)ly  different  aspect  in  the  two  sets  of  plants. 

Ptilota  Asplenioides  (Tiu'ner)  Agardh. 

On  other  alga:^  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island, 
Alaska,  Etiprechf  (1851,  p.  232),  Farhar,  Anderson  and  Eaton, 


340  University  of  California  Puhlications.  [botanv 

No.  82!,  Toivnsend,  No.  r)784!,  Greeley  and  Snodgrass,  No. 
5801!;  Amaknak  Island  and  Unalaska  Island,  Alaska,  Post  els 
and  RiiprccJif  (1840,  ]).  l-')) ;  Bay  of  Morozof  (Morzhovoi  Bay), 
Alaska,  Toinisend,  No.  5775!;  Sannak  Island,  Alaska,  Tiinur 
(1886,  p.  85);  Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  No.  504G!  ;  Prince 
William  Sonnd,  Alaska,  Turner  (1808,  ]).  189,  pi.  62.  nnder 
Fkcms  Asplenioides) ,  Esjjer  (1804,  p.  78,  pi.  147,  nnder  Fkchs 
Asplenioides) ,  Postels  and  Bwprerht  (1840,  p.  15),  Samider.s 
(1901,  ]).  4:!9):  Yakntat  Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  439), 
Rev.  Alhin  JoJuison,  No.  5699!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  999!;  Norfolk  Sonnd  (near  Sitka), 
Alaska,  Postels  and  JRaprerlif  (1840.  ]».  15):  Pnget  Sonnd, 
Bailey  and  ffarrey  (1862,  p.  168). 

A  coarse  species  easily  recognized,  confined  to  the  northwest 
coast  of  North  America  and  the  northeast  coast  of  Asia. 

Ptilota  Californica  Harvey. 

Cast  ashore.  Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  175);  Port 
Renfrew,  B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  807!,  nnder  Ptilota  serrata. 

Coarser  forms  of  this  may  be  taken  for  the  preceding,  hnt  an 
examination  shows  that  the  pinnules  are  not  at  all  decurreut .  Miss 
Tilden's  specimen  is  small  and  imperfect,  bnt  seems  nndonbtedly 
to  belong  to  this  species.  Mr.  Collins  has  reported  a  specimen 
from  Port  Renfrew,  B.C.  (Bntler  and  Policy,  No.  90)  as  being 
intermediate  between  this  species  and  Ptilota  Eypn aides  Harvey. 

Ptilota  filicina  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  in  the  npper  snl)litoral  zone.  St.  Panl  Island, 
Alaska,  Greeley  and  Snodgrass,  No.  5804a!;  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
Postels  and  h'liptrrht  (1840,  p.  16,  nnder  Ptilota  plnntoso);  near 
Ilinlink,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  andA.A.L.,  No. 4099!  ;  Kyska 
Island,  Alaska,  Ton-nsend,  No.  5767!  ;  Sannak  Island,  Alaska, 
Turner  (1886,  p.  85,  nnder  Ptilota  pin nmso  var.  filicina);  Slmma- 
gin Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  16,  under  Ptilota  plunwsa) ; 
Unga,  Alaska,  A.A.L.,  Nos.  5045!,  5046a!;  Karlnk,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ^^  .A.S.,  No.  5062!  ;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  5118!;  Sitka, 
Alaska,   I'osiels  ond  h'upnrJtf  (1840,  p.    16).  S((undn-s  (1901.  p. 


Vol.  1]     ^eicheU-Gardner. — Alga'  of  Xorfjitrpsfev)!  America.       ^41 

439,  under  Pfilota  plMmosa);  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  J.  G. 
Agardh  (1876,  p.  76);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  BuUer  and  Polley, 
No.  91;  Brown  Island,  San  Juan  County,  Wash.,  Wdeii,  No. 
306!,  under  Ptilota  plumosa;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  K.L.G.,  No.  1! 

When  typical,  this  species  is  not  difficult  to  determine  by  the 
fact  that  the  opposite  pinnules  may  differ  in  size  and  development, 
but  not  otherwise,  and  are  corticated  to  the  very  tip.  In  prac- 
tice, however,  it  is,  at  times,  somewhat  uncertain  as  to  whether 
a  given  specimen  belongs  to  this  species  or  to  the  next.  We 
have  taken  it  somewhat  for  granted  that  the  plants  from  our  ter- 
ritory referred  to  PfUoia  pJuiiiosd  really  ])elong  to  this  species, 
since  we  have  been  unal)le  to  find  any  of  the  former  among 
the  specimens  we  have  been  able  to  examine. 

Ptilota  pectinata  (Gunner)  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litorai  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  KjeUmiu  (1889,  p.  32);  St.  Paul 
Island,  Alaska,  Toirnsend,  No.  5783!,  Greeley  and  Snodgrass, 
Nos.  58041)!,  5809!;  Agattu  Island,  Alaska,  Toirnsend,  No. 
5765!  ;  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Sannders  (1901,  p.  439,  under 
Ptilota  serrata)-  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  218! 

In  this  species,  which  is,  at  times,  very  difficult  to  make  cer- 
tain of,  the  opposite  pinnules  are  dififerent,  one  being  pinnately 
branched  while  the  other  remains  simple  and  only  serrate. 

Antithamnion   floccosum  f.  Pacificum   (Harvey)   Setchell 
and  Gardner  com)),  nov. 

Most  commonly  on  the  stipes  of  Nereocystis,  sometimes  on 
other  algff"  and  on  wood,  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Yakutat 
Bay  and  Lowe  Inlet,  Alaska,  and  in  Puget  Sound,  Sannders 
(1901,  p.  439,  under  CallitJiannrion  ftorrosinn  Pacificinn)  ;  Esqui- 
malt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  176,  under  Callithanniion  floccosum 
var.  PaciflcHiii),  X.L.G.,  No.  325!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler 
and  PolU'ii^  Xo.  21!;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  620!;  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  liarreg  (1862,  p.  176. 
under  Gallitlaintnion  floccosum  var.  I'aciflcun/) ;  Friday  Harbor, 
San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tihlen,  No.  309!.  under  CallifJiau/nion 
BoT.— 2:i 


342  Universal/  of  California  Puhlicaiioni^.  [botany 

floccosioii  var.  Pacificum;  Pleasant  Beach,  Kitsap  County,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  346! 

This  form,  which  is  abundant  on  the  western  coast  of  North 
America,  grows  in  dense  tufted  masses.  It  is  to  be  recognized 
by  its  long,  simple,  subulate  branchlets. 

Antithamnion  Americanum  (Harvey)  Kjellman. 

On  stems  of  Nereoc^-stis  and  on  wood,  in  the  upper  sulilitoral 
zone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Hdrvei/  (1862,  p.  175,  under  Colli- 
thamnion  America>nnii ) ;  Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  502! 

The  specimen  from  San  Juan  Island  is  referred  here  with 
some  doubt.  The  tetrasporaugia  are  secund  on  the  lu-anchlets, 
but  they  are  also  provided  with  a  unicellular  pedicel. 

Antithamnion  Pylaisaei  (Montague)  Kjellman. 

On  Nereocystis  and  on  wood,  upper  suljlitoral  zone.  West 
coast  of  Whidl)ey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  72! ,  447! ,  453!  ; 
Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  503! 

The  specimens  referred  here  have  a  more  verticillate  habit 
than  the  last,  and  are  more  slender  than  the  next.  They  seem 
t(^  be  distinguished  better  by  habit  than  hy  any  microscopical 
character. 

Antithamnion  Pylaisaei  f.  Norvegica  Kjellman. 

Floating.  Ludlow  Bay,  Jefferson  County,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
No.  438! 

Agrees  well  with  Kjellman's  figure  (1883,  pi.  16,  f.  1). 

Antithamnion  subulatum  (Harvey)  J.  Agardh. 

On  larger  alga'.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Hurrty  (1862,  p.  175, 
under  CaUifhamnioii  suhuhdum) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  ('.,  Huiler 
and  Pollen,  No.  40,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell.  P.  B.-A., 
No.  944!;  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  G.  W.  Lichteiithahr  (in 
Herb.  P.  S.  Collins);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  922! 

A  coarser  species  tlian  the  preceding  and  with  the  })innules 
provided  with  short  subulate  lateral  branches.  The  type  seems 
to  have  disappeared,  since  Professor  W.  G.  Farlow  has  searc-hed 


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for  it  both  at  Dul)liu  and  at  Loudon  without  success.  The 
determination  of  the  P.  B.-A.  specimen  is  by  Farlow  and  Collins 
and  may  be  accepted  for  the  present  as  representing  the  species. 
The  specimen  distributed  Ijy  Miss  Tilden  under  the  name  Cal- 
litJiamnion  svhulatnm  (No.  310)  is  an  entirely  different  plant  and 
will  be  noted  under  Platythamnion  heteromorpJmm.  We  append 
a  note  kindly  furnished  us  by  Mr.  F.  S.  Collins. 

"It  is  doubtful  if  there  are  any  authentic  specimens  in  existence 
of  Harvey's  CaUith'imnion  snlndatum;  Prof.  Farlow  states  that 
he  looked  for  the  specimens  in  Harvey's  herbarium  at  Dublin, 
but  without  success;  the  specimens  now  in  question  are  referred 
to  this  species  from  tlie  g-eneral  agreemeht  with  the  diagnosis 
given  by  Harvey  (Proc.  Linn.  Soc,  Bot.,  Vol.  VI,  p.  175). 
While  Harvey  compares  the  plant  w4th  C.  Americannm  Harv., 
it  seems  to  be  nearer  to  AntitJuoiiiiion  Pi/Iai.sai  (Mont.)  Kjellman. 
A.  America ini III  has  l(»ng,  slender,  loose  ramuli,  A.  Pi/laismi more 
dense,  short  and  stout,  while  A.  SKhidafiiiii,  as  here  understood, 
carries  these  characters  to  a  still  greater  degree.  The  articula- 
tions are  shorter,  seldom  over  three  diameters  in  the  main 
branches,  while  in  the  lesser  ramuli  the  cells  are  often  broader 
than  long.  Every  ramulus  tapers  from  the  l»;ise  to  the  very  acute 
tip,  while  in  A.  Pylaismi  the  tapering  is  manifest  only  near  the 
end,  and  the  terminal  cell  is  not  very  acute;  in  New  England 
specimens  not  so  acute  as  in  Harvey's  figure  (Nereis  Bor.-Am., 
PI.  XXXVI  B).  The  main  branches  are  less  divided  in  A. 
sithiilafiiiii  than  in  A.  American iiiii  or  A.  Pi/laisai,  resembling 
leather  some  forms  of  A.  floci-ttsmii.  The  tetraspores  in  the 
Vancouver  specimens  are  usually  cruciate,  l)ut  sometimes  rather 
irregular,  and  might  at  a  hasty  glance  be  taken  for  tripartite,  as 
des(;ribed  by  Harvey.  While  the  species  is  evidently  nearly 
related  to  A.  Piflaismi,  A.  Jioccosiim  and  A.  Americannm,  it  is 
as  distinct  from  them  as  they  are  from  each  other;  and  the 
specimens  examined,  nearly  one  hundred  in  number,  are  quite 
uniform." 

Antithamnion  Plumula  (Ellis)  J.  Agardh. 

Saunders  (1!)()1,  \).  439)  says  that  this  species  was  collected 
bv  him  several  times  in  Puget  Sound,  but  was  not  seen  in  Alaskan 


344  Universifi/  of  California  PHhlirafions .  [botany 

waters.  He  also  says  that  it  is  a  comparatively  eoniDioii  plant  in 
Pnget  Sound,  while  on  the  central  Californian  coast  it  is  rarely 
found.  We  have  not  seen  any  specimens  referable  to  the  genuine 
A.  Fhinnda  from  any  portion  of  the  western  coast  of  North 
America. 

Antithamnion  boreale  f.  typica  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  and  wood  in  the  litoral  zone.  Port  Clarence  and 
St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjellnian  (1901,  p.  33);  Cape  Den- 
bigh, Norton  Sound,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  5661!  ;  Friday 
Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  490! 

This  form  runs  into  the  next  and  it  is  often  difficult  to 
determine  to  which  form  a  given  plant  is  to  1>e  referred. 

Antithamnion  boreale  f.  corallina  Kjellman. 

On  rocks  in  the  middle  and  lower  litoral  zones.  Besboro 
Island,  Norton  Sound,  Alaska,  R.  C.  McGregor,  No.  ,5662!; 
Cormorant  Rocks,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.8.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  5135!  ;  Sitka  and  Wrangell,  Alaska,  i^aiinders  (1901, 
p.  349,  wndev  Anf if  Jiamnio)!  horeale) . 

Saunders's  specimens  are  jilaced  here  because  he  says  that  they 
are  very  close  to  this  form.  All  the  species  of  Antithamnion  seem 
to  be  connected  by  intermediate  forms  from  the  simplest  forms 
of  A.  horeale  up  to  the  most  complex  forms  of  A.  Pijlaiswi  or  A. 
stiiiHlafiiiii.  We  may  well  believe  with  Kjellman  (1883,  p.  181) 
that  "the  genus  Antithamnion  is  a  young  genus  whose  species 
are  in  course  of  development,  no  marked  differentiation  being  as 
yet  established  and  the  transitional  forms  not  having  disappeared." 

Plat3rthamnion   heteromorphum   f.  typicum   Setchell  and 

Gardner  com)),  no  v. 

Cast  ashore.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G., 
Nos.  164!,  408!;  Friday  Harbor,  San  J^^an  Island,  Wash., 
Tildeit,  No.  310!,  under  CalHthanniion  siihiiJafini/. 

The  plants  referred  here  seem  to  agree  well  with  the  descrip- 
tions of  J.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p.  23,  and  1892,  pp.  22,  23.)  The 
pinnules  have  branchlets  distichous  and  on  both  sides  below,  but 
secund  and  on  the  upper  side,  above. 


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Platythamnion  heteromorphum  f.  reversum  Setchell  and 

Gardner  f.  no  v.     Plate  2."). 

Cast  ashore.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash. ,  X.  L.  (i., 
Nos.  S!,  621! 

This  form  differs  from  the  last  in  the  l)ranchlets  of  the  n])per 
pinnnles  being  secnnd  and  on  the  lower  side,  as  shown  in  the 
figure  qnoted  above.  It  may  l>e  only  a  casnal  variation,  bnt  it 
deserves  at  least  a  form-name  and  more  stndy  in  its  native 
waters. 

Ceramium  rubrum  (Hndson)  Agardh. 

Bering  Sea,  Herb.  Unirersiiij  of  CdJifonihi  (2  specimens 
withont  name  of  collector,  bnt  date  of  18i)2);  8t.  Lawrence 
Island  and  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  KjeUnutn  (1889,  p.  32); 
Prince  William  Sonnd  and  Sitka,  Alaska,  SaNiulprs  (1901,  p. 
439);  Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Hunu'ij  (1862,  p.  175);  Vanconver 
Island,  B.  C,  J.  O.  Aganlli  (1894,  ]).  38);  Pnget  Sonnd,  Bdih^i/ 
(111(1  Rdn'f!/  (1862,  p.  163). 

We  (|uote  nnder  this  name  the  specimens  referred  here  by 
others  and  which  we  have  not  been  able  to  examine.  We  feel 
certain  that  a  carefnl  stndj"  will  show  that  more  than  one  species, 
in  the  later  sense  of  J.  G.  Agardh  (1894,  nnder  Ceraminm),  has 
been  inclnded.  We  do  not  feel  at  all  certain  that  the  Bering- 
Sea  specimens  are  G.  ruhriini  in  the  narrower  sense. 

Ceramium  rubrum  var.  Pacificum  Collins. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Pollen,  No.  30;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  117!;  Tracyton,  Kit- 
sap Connty,  Wash.,  Tildeit,  No.  207!,  nnder  Ceraiiihiin 
diaphauiini. 

The. plant  referred  here  is  common  on  the  western  coasts  of 
North  America  from  Pnget  Sonnd  to  Lower  California,  bnt  the 
name  is  merely  provisional  since  it  may  lie  referi-ed  later  nnder 
some  other  of  the  G.  ruhrx t)i -gvoni).  The  specimen  of  Miss 
Tilden's  American  Algte  is  a  fragment,  bnt  seems  to  belong  here, 
certainly  not  nnder  Geramiurn  (Uaplianum  (Lightfoot)  Agardli. 

Ceramium  cancellatum  xVgardh. 

Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  175). 
Unknown  to  ns. 


346  Universiiy  of  California  Pnhlications.  IBotanv 

Ceramium  codicola  .1.  Afjardh. 

Oil  ('odixiii  iinicyoiiatum  f.  Californicmii .  Sitka,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  439) ;  Ludlow  Bay,  JefPerson  County,  Wasli., 
X.L.G.,  No.  439! 

The  specnmens  collected  at  Ludlow  Bay  are  well  developed 
aud  have  lioth  cystoearps  and  tetrasporang'ia. 

Ceramium  tenuissimum  (Lyng-bye)  J.  Agardh. 

On  sticks  and  stones  in  brackish  or  muddy  water,  upper  sub- 
litoralzone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harrei/  (1862,  p.  17.'));  Whidl)ey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  236! 

We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  F.  S.  Collins  for  the  deterraination 
of  the  plant  from  Whidbey  Island. 

Ceramium  Californicum  J.  Agardh. 

On  alga'  in  the  upper  sul)litoral  zone.  Esquimalt  and  Point 
Roberts,  B.  C,  Harreij  (1862,  p.  175,  under  Ceramium  iJia- 
jiliamiiii)  \  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.Gr.,  Nos. 
617!.  617a!,  618! 

We  have  not  seen  Harvey's  plants,  but  refer  them  here  because 
the  rest  of  the  west  coast  ('.  (liaphainiiii  has  l)een  placed  under 
this  species.  The  Whidbey  Island  specimens  are  typical  and 
show  cystoearps,  tetrasporangia,  and  antheridia. 

Microcladia  borealis  Enprecht. 

C)n  rocks  in  the  lit  oral  zone.  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Rupreckt 
(1851,  p.  259);  "Pinnacles,"  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir..4.*S\ 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5004!  ;  west  shore  of  Araaknak  Island,  Bav  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  arid  A.A.L..  No.  3256!;  "Una 
Nootka"  and  Fort  Vancouver,  B.  C,  Harreij  {\9.sl,  p.  210); 
Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  B. C,  Harven  (1862,  j).  175);  Puget 
Sound,  /Saunders  (1901,  p.  449);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler 
and  Polley,  No.  18;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  172a!;  Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  222! 

This  species  is  fairly  common  on  the  shores  of  the  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  but  was  not  found,  nor  is  it  reported,  from  any  of  the 
shores  until  the  region  of  Puget  Sound  is  reaidied.  It  is  common 
along  the  coast  of  Oregon  and  on  that  of  Califorui.-i  down  to  the 
neighborhood  of  Point  Conception. 


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Microcladia  Californica  Farlow. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polley,  No.  35. 

The  determination  is  by  Mr.  F.  S.  Collins  and  the  specimen  is 
preserved  in  his  herbarium. 

Microcladia  Coulter!  Harvey. 

On  alga?  in  the  npper  sul)litoral  zone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C, 
Harreij  (1862,  p.  175);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bidler  and  Polleij, 
No.  37;  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuoa,  G.  W.  Lichtenthaler ;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos.  26!,  37!,  !)9! 

The  i)lants  from  Whidbey  Island  have  good  involucrate  cysto- 
carps  and  consequently  belong  here.  Miss  Tilden  has  distributed 
a  specimen  (No.  206!)  from  Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash., 
which  probably  belongs  here,  l)ut  the  specimen  is  fragmentary 
and  sterile  and  may  belong  to  the  preceding  species. 

Rhodochorton  Rothii  (Turton)  Naegeli. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  St.  Michael,  Alaska,  ir.A.iS., 
Nos.  5244.x!,  5153x!;  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  440);  Victoria,  B.  C,  N.L.G.,  No.  330!  ;  Hog  Island, 
near  LaConner,  Skagit  County,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  307! 

Some  of  the  specimens  bear  tetrasporangia,  notably  No. 
5244x. 

Rhodochorton  subimmersum  Setchell  and  Gardner  si),  nov. 

Plate  17. 

Prostrate  filaments  immersed  in  the  cortex  of  the  host  ])lant, 
giving  rise  to  simple  erect  filaments  which  project  above  the 
surface  of  the  host,  and  bear  the  tetrasporangia  at  the  tips. 
Tetrasporangia  one  or  two  at  the  tip  of  an  erect  filament, 
cruciately  divided. 

Forming  irregular  patches  in  the  frond  of  Grateloupia  Cut- 
leriw.  West  coast  of  Wliidl)ey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  Nos. 
289 ! ,  289a ! 

This  minute,  somewhat  immersed  species  differs  from  any- 
thing that  has  been  described,  unless  it  be  CallitJianniion  IniniUe 
Kuetzing,  figured  in  the  Tabula?  Phycologica'  (Vol.  11  pi.  58,  1). 
A  careful  comparison  with  the  original  will  be  necessary  to 
determine  whether  they  are  the  same  or  not. 


348  University  of  California  Publications .  [botany 


Family  GLUI08IPH0NIACE.-E. 

Gloiopeltis  furcata  (P.  &  R.)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoval  zone.  North  Pac^ifie  Ocean,  Pastels 
and  Rupreclit  (18-1-0,  p.  19,  under  Bum onti a  furcata)  \  Shnmagin 
Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  440);  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ir..4.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5089!;  Yakutat  Bay, 
Sitka,  and  Annette  Island,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  440); 
Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  Polletj,  No.  28! ,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  945b!;  Brown  Island,  San 
Jnan  Oonnty,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  805!;  west  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  198!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  945a!  ;  San  Jnan  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G., 
No.  198a! 

Gloiosiphonia  Californica  (Farlow)  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  on  wood  in  the  npper  sublitoral  zone,  and  even 
in  tide  pools  in  the  litoral  zone.  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  440) ;  Esqnimalt,  B.C.,  ir.A.N.,  No.  1869!; 
Port  Angeles,  Clallam  Connty,  Wash.,  (i.  W.  LirJitenthaler; 
Pleasant  Beach,  Kitsap  Connty,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  343! 

This  plant  was  first  described  by  Farlow  nnder  Neraastoma, 
(1877,  p.  243),  later  referred  to  Gloiosiphonia  by  J.  G.  Agardh 
(1884,  p.  10),  and  still  later  to  Calosiphonia  (1899.  ]).  83). 
Probably  to  be  included  under  this  Bitecies  -dve  Hali/nien i((  ligulata 
Harvey  (1862,  p.  173)  and  Gloiosiphonia  capUlaris  Ji-dv\ey  (1862, 
p.  174),  from  Esqnimalt,  B.  C. 

Gloiosiphonia  verticillaris  Farlow. 

On  stones  in  the  npper  sublitoral  zone.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C, 
Tilden,  No.  205!;  near  Port  Townsend,  Wash.,  X. L.G.I:  west 
coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  169! 

Apparently  a  very  rare  species  in  the  region  of  Puget  Sound. 
It  occurs  also  on  the  coast  of  California,  but  unless  it  is  detected 
at  the  period  of  growth  (spring),  it  might  be  searched  for  in 
vain. 


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Family  GRATELOUPIACE.E. 

yEodes  nitidissima  J.  Agardh. 

Cast  ashore,  probably  growing  in  tlie  sulilitoral  zone  at  a 
depth  of  several  fathoms.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  Vrll ,  4S7!,  and  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  946! 

The  discovery  of  this  New  Zealand  species  on  the  coast  of 
California  has  been  announced  by  one  of  ns  (cf.  Setchell,  1901, 
p.  126)  and  now  we  have  the  opportunity  of  recording  its 
occurrence  in  the  region  of  Puget  Sound.  The  specimens  dis- 
tributed show  l)oth  cystocarps  and  tetrasporangia  and  agree  in 
habit  and  structure  with  an  authentic  specimen  distributed  by  J.  (t. 
Agardh.  The  shiny  appearance  of  the  surface  of  the  frond  which 
is  responsible  for  the  specific  name  seems  to  depend  upon  age  and 
('ir(nimstances  of  preparation  of  the  specimen,  being  very  pro- 
nounced in  some  specimens  and  absolutely  lacking  in  others. 

Grateloupia  CutleriiE  (Binder)  J.  Agardh. 

Cast  ashore  from  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  West  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash..  X.L.G.,  Nos.  98!,  185!,  148!.  1!»1! 

The  specimens  from  Whidl)ey  Island  are  all  large  and  more 
or  less  pinnate,  and  agree  well  with  the  figxn-es  of  this  species  in 
Kuetzing's  Tabulae  Phycologica^  (i)l.  35,  36,  and  37,  especially 
with  the  last).  Some  of  the  specimens  have  the  "pinna?"  large 
and  again  once  or  twice  pinnate.  Both  cystocarpic  and  tetra- 
sporic  plants  have  been  found.  Older  forms  are  to  be  distin- 
guished from  some  forms  of  Prionitis  Li/alJii  chiefly  by  their 
softer  texture. 

Grateloupia  pinnata  (P.  &  R.)  Setchell. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  litoral  zone.  Norfolk  Sound  (near 
Sitka),  Alaska,  Postfls  und  Riiprecht  (1840,  p.  18,  under  Ii-'uhia 
j)i)niai<i)\  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C.  Butler  and  Polley,  No.  87,  and 
in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  947!:  Tracyton, 
Kitsap  County,  Wash..  TihJen,  No.  222!,  niidcr  aiuari'ma 
niicrppJu/Ua. 


350  Universify  of  Cdlifornia   Piililirdfions.  [botany 

The  speciinens  included  uuder  this  name,  other  than  tlie  type, 
have  been  compared  with  an  authentic  specimen  in  Herb.  Farlow 
by  F.  S.  Collins,  who  reports  that  they  are  of  the  same  general 
habit  as  the  Euprecht  specimens,  but  that  the  latter  are  coarser. 
We  feel  that  it  is  reasonably  safe  to  quote  them  under  this  species, 
since  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  the  Iridaa  p'nnuiid  P.  &  R.  is  a 
Grateloupia,  with  Norfolk  Sound  in  the  region  of  Sitka,  Alaska, 
for  the  type  locality.  Miss  Tilden's  specimen  is  young,  but  seems 
certainly  to  belong  here  and  has  nothing  in  common  ^\\{\\■iJi(|((r- 
tiua  microphylla  Harvey.  The  specimens  collected  at  Port  Ren- 
frew have  both  cystocarps  and  tetrasporangia.  -This  species  has 
nothing  to  do  with  Grateloupia  j)in>^<it<i  (Hooker  and  Harvey)  J. 
Agardh,  which,  if  retained  in  this  genus,  may,  if  we  follow 
priority,  need  a  new  specific  name. 

Prionitis  Lyallii  Harvey. 

We  have  had  the  opportunity  of  examining  the  cotypes  of 
several  of  the  forms  of  this  species  in  Herb.  Farlow  and  of  com- 
paring these  with  considerable  material  collected  on  the  coasts  of 
Puget  Sound  and  of  California.  We  have  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  there  exist  at  least  four  well  marked  species  on  the  western 
coast  of  North  America,  viz.:  P.  LyaUi  Harvey,  P.  lancfolata 
Harvey,  P.  angusfa  (Harvey)  Setchell,  and  P.  decipiexs  (Mon- 
tague) J.  Agardh.     These  have  been  distributed  as  follows:  — 

P.  Lyallii  f.  nonnalis — Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P. 
B.-A.,  No.  -1:48!,  Farlow,  Anderson  and  Eaton,  Alg.  Exsicc. 
Am.  Bor.,  No.  24!  ;  P.  Lyallii  f.  gladiafa — Collins,  Holden  and 
Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XXV!;  P.  la iiceolaf a— Faiiow,  Ander- 
son and  Eaton,  Alg.  Exsicc.  Am.  Bor.,  No.  81a! ,  Collins,  Holden 
and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  199a!  ;  P.  angusfa— F-avIow,  Ander- 
son and  Eaton,  Alg.  Exsicc.  Am.  Bor.,  No.  81B!,  Collins. 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  XXIV !  ;  P.  dfripiciis—CoWm^, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  199b! 

Prionitis  Lyallii  is  to  be  distinguished  l)y  having  its  l)ranches 
and  branchlets  decidedly  contracted  at  the  base  and  more  or  less 
gladiate.  It  approaches  P.  /ay^ffo/r//r/ too  closely  at  times.  Har- 
vey has  separated  the  various  forms  under  a  number  of  form- 
names  which  are  given  below.  They  pass  into  one  another  by 
insensible  gradations. 


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Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  lanceolata  Harvey. 

Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Hari'eij  {\^^-2,  p.  178). 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  ornata  Harvey. 

Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  178) ;  west  coast  of  Whid- 
bey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  638! ,  aud  in  Collins,  Holden  and 
Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  949! 

The  specimen  distributed  corresponds  fairly  well  to  the 
description  of  Harvey,  except  that  it  is  much  more  branched  and 
of  firmer  texture.  Miss  Tilden  has  distributed  a  scrap  nnder  No. 
204  of  her  American  Algfe  which  may  ]:)elong-  here.  It  came  from 
Port  Orchard,  Kitsap  County,  Wash. 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  normalis  Harvey. 

Esquimalt.  B.  C,  Harceij  (1862,  p.  178);  Penn's  Cove,  near 
Coupeville,  east  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No. 
65!;  near  Seattle,  Wash..  Tilden,  No.  802!,  under  Farloiria 
foitiprcssa . 

We  have  been  able  to  examine  a  cotype  of  this  form  in  Herb. 
Farlow  and  can  refer  the  specimens  quoted  above  with  confidence. 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  gladiata  Setehell. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler  and  PoUey,  No.  75. 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  densissima  Harvey. 

On  rocks  in  tide  ])ools,  njjper  litoral  zone.  Esquimalt,  B.  C, 
Harvey  I  (1862,  p.  174),  X.L.G.,  No.  689!,  and  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setehell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  948!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C, 
Butler  aiul  Polley,  No.  119!;  Fairhav^n,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No. 
78!  ;  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N. L.G.I;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash., 
Tilden,  No.  808!,  under  Prionitis  lanceolata. 

These  plants  agree  well  with  a  specimen  from  Harvey  in 
Herb.  Farlow. 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  intermedia  Hai-vey. 
Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  174). 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  dilatata  Harvey. 

Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  174). 


352  Univcrsit)/  of  California  P^thlicaiions.  [botanv 

Prionitis  Lyallii  f.  depauperata  Harvoy. 
Esqnimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  j).  174). 

Prionitis  lanceolata  Harvey. 

Puget  Sound,  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  p.  162). 

We  have  never  seen  a  specimen  of  undoubted  P.  hmceoJaia 
from  our  territory. 

Prionitis  lanceolata?  var.  filicina  Harvey. 
Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  174). 

Prionitis  jubata  J.  Agardh. 

Sitka,  Alaska,  "Ex.  Herb.  A m^/.  Pefrop.''  in  Herb.  Farlow!, 
under  Gelidium  crassifolium . 

Two  specimens  are  preserved  in  Herb.  Farlow,  having  come 
from  the  Herbarium  of  the  St.  Petersburg  Academy  and  bearing 
the  name  of  Gelidium  crassifolium .  This  is  the  name,  credited 
to  Postels  and  Ruprecht,  given  ])y  J.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p.  160) 
under  his  Prionitis  juhafa.  The  plants  seem  to  belong  to  a  dwarf 
form  of  Prionitis  lanceolata,  but  not  certainly  so. 

Cryptonemia  obovata  J.  Agardh. 

Attached  to  pebbles  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Prince 
William  Sound,  Alaska  and  in  Puget  Sound,  Saunders  (1901, 
p.  440). 


Family  DUMONTIACE.l]. 

Dumontia  filiformis  (Lyngbye)  J.  Agardh. 

Un  stones  in  the  middle  litoralzone.  Port  Clarence,  Alaska, 
Kjellman  (1889,  p.  30);  east  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.8.  and  A. A. L.,  Xo.  32771  ;  west  shore  of 
Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.iS.  and  A. A. L., 
Xo.  .1001!  ;  Shumagin  Islands,  Kukak  Bay,  Cook  Inlet,  and  Prince 
William  Sound,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  440). 

From  what  Kjellman  says  (1889,  p.  30),  it  seems  that  there 
may  be  reasons  for  separating  the  plant  of  the  Xorth  Pacific  from 
that  of  the  Xortli  Atlantic.  We  have  had  little  opportunity  for 
examining  tlic  plant  of  the  latter  region,  while  the  plants  of  the 


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North  Pacifi(3  accessible  to  us  are  all  tetrasporic.  Concerning 
the  synonymy  and  adoption  of  the  name,  we  have  followed  the 
general  usage  according  to  J.  G.  Agardh  (1876,  p.  257)  even 
after  a  careful  consideration  of  the  elaborate  discussion  of 
Ruprecht  (1851,  p]j.  295-308,  under  I),  contorta) .  Most  of  the 
species  placed  under  Dumontia  by  Postels  and  Ruprecht  are  to  be 
referred  to  Halosaccion  or  Gloiopeltis,  while  D.  Clara  and 
I),  coronaia  are,  according  to  Ruprecht  (1851,  p.  286),  of  animal 
rather  than  of  plant  nature,  although  the 'latter  has  ])een  referred 
to  as  possibly  being  a  CJia'tangiujii . 

Cryptosiphonia  Woodii  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  more  or  less  exposed  to  the  waves,  in  the  litoral 
zone.  West  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
ir.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  3267!  ;  near  Iliuliuk.  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
W.A.S  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4039!,  5010!;  Sitka,  Alaska,  }Y.A.S. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5207!  ;  Vancouver  Island,  B.  C,  J.  G.  Agardh 
(1870,  p.  15,  under  Pil'ea  Woodii):  west  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  ^.L.G.,  No.  5! 

It  seems  that  the  more  densely  branched,  bushy  si)ecies  which 
does  not  collapse  when  removed  from  the  water,  is  Cnjpfosi- 
phonia  Woodii  and  not  the  slender  plant  which  collapses.  The 
latter  has  passed  among  Calif ornian  algologists  under  this  name, 
however,  and  has  been  distributed  by  one  of  us  (in  Collins,  Holden 
and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  449!)  under  it,  but  is  really  to  be 
placed  under  the  next  species.  It  may  be  doubted  whether  the 
two  species  (as  now  recognized)  represent  more  than  divergent 
forms  of  one  rather  varied  species! 

Cryptosiphonia  Grayana  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay, 
Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ^r.A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5126!;  Kukak 
Bay,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  441):  Orca,  Alaska,  W.A.S. 
and  A. A. L.,  No.  5160!;  Yakutat  Bay,  Sitka.  :n id  Wrangell, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901.  p.  441);  Vancouver  Island,  B.C., 
J.  G.  Agardh  (1S70.  p.  15,  under  PiJxea  Grai/aiia)  ;  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  5a! 


354  University  of  California  Pnhlications.  [botaxv 

Farlowia  mollis  (Harvey  and  Bailey)  Farlow  and  Setcliell. 

On  rocks  in  tlie  npper  i^art  of  the  snLlitoral  zone.  Puget 
Sonnd,  Harvf^i/  and  Bailey  (18.11.  \).  Hl'2) ,  Bailey  and  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  1G8,  pi.  6,  f.  3,  4),  hoth  nnder  Gigarthia  mollis- 
Strait  of  Jnan  de  Fnea,  Han-fy  (1862,  ]>.  173,  nnder  Giytniina 
mollis) :  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Bidhr  and  Polky,  Xos.  86! .  122!  : 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash..  X.L.G..  Xos.  113!, 
214!,  239! 

As  stated  nnder  No.  898  of  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell, 
P.  B.-A.,  the  plant  named  Gigartina  mollis  l)y  Harvey  and 
Bailey  is  really  a  Farlowia  and  closely  related  tf).  i)erhaps  iden- 
tical with,  Farlowia  compressa  J.  Agardh.  It  is,  however,  a 
smaller,  thinner,  nsnally  more  pinnate  plant  than  the  type  of' 
that  species.  Californian  specimens  have  been  distribnted  nnder 
the  nnmber  of  the  P.  B.-A.  qnoted  above. 

Sarcophyllis  arctica  Kjelhnan. 

On  rocks  in  tide  pools  in  the  litoral  zone  and  in  the  npper 
snblitoral  zone.  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889.  p.  28) ; 
west  shore  of  Amaknak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S. 
and  A.A.L.,  Xos.  3243! ,  5042!  ;  near  Ilinlink,  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
"n^A.N.  and  A.A.L.,  Xo.  4072!;  Shhmagin  Islands,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  441.  nnder  Dilsea  ardira) -.  Unga,  Alaska, 
A.A.L.,  Xo.  5053!;  Karlnk.  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir..4..S'., 
Xo.  5067!  :  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  ir.^4..S.  (ind 
A.A.L.,  Xo.  5079a! 

We  prefer  to  retain  the  generic  name  Sarcophyllis  for  this 
genns,  in  preference  to  the  name  Dilsea,  since  for  some  twenty- 
five  or  more  3'ears  it  has  been  nsed,  and  the  name  Dilsea,  donbtf  nl 
and  resnrrected  only  I'eeently  from  oblivion,  has  no  rights  from 
usage . 

Sarcophyllis  Californica  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  in  the  npper  snblitoral  zone.  Unga,  Alaska,  '/,  />'. 
Doirniiiij.  Xo.  5786!;  Orca,  Alaska,  Saunders,  Xo.  313!,  (1901, 
p.  441,  nnder  Dilsea  Californica);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Butler 
and  Policy.  Xos.  71!,  80!;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash..  X.L.G.,  Xos.  274!.  283!;  San  -Tuan  Island.  Wash., 
Tilden,  Xo.  323!,  under  Turnerrlla  Mfrtcnsiana. 


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Whether  all  the  plants  placed  under  this  name  are  to  be 
included  in  one  species  maj'  perhaps  be  doubted.  Nevertheless, 
it  is  our  experience  with  this  species  on  the  coast  of  California, 
that  it  varies  much  in  size,  color,  shape  and  thickness,  according 
to  the  season,  age,  and  exposure.  The  specimen  of  Miss  Tilden 
is  a  large  fragment  with  good  cystocarpic  fruit,  which  is  clearly 
that  of  Sarcophyllis. 

Sarcophyllis  pygmaea  Setchell  comb.  nov.     Plate  19. 

Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Builer  and  FoUnj,  No.  46! 

The  specimens  of  Misses  Butler  and  Policy  agree  well  with 
the  specimens  of  this  species  issued  by  one  of  us  in  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No.  396,  under  SinropJn/Uis 
CnUfoynica  f.  ]))/{/ mcea,  and  described  later  under  the  name  of 
Dihefi  piignmn  (cf.  Setchell,  1901,  p.  126).  Very  little  of  the 
horizontal  thallus  appears  in  the  specimens,  but  in  every  other 
respect  the  agreement  is  perfect. 

Constantinea  rosa-marina  (Gmeliu)  P.  &  R. 

On  stones  and  shells  in  the  lower  litoral  and  sublitoral  zones, 
most  commonly  collected  when  cast  ashore.  St.  Paul  Island, 
Alaska,  Bnprecht  (1851,  pp.  232,  262),  Herb.  ]>.  C.  Eatonl; 
near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir..l.N.  aud  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4082! , 
4086!;  Unga,  Alaska,  yl. A. X.,  No.  5049a!;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5092!  ;  Prince  William 
Sound,  Alaska,  Saiiiidns,  No.  298!   (1901,  p.  441). 

Various  opinions  have  l)een  held  as  to  whether  this  plant  is 
to  1)6  considered  as  being  distinct  from  the  next  or  not.  From 
the  materials  at  present  accessible  to  us,  we  hold  that  it  is  to  be 
distinguished  from  the  next  by  the  manner  of  the  origin  of  the 
new  l)lades.  In  this  species,  as  far  as  we  can  judge  from  the 
figure  of  Gmeliu  (1768,  pi.  5,  f.  2  and  2a)  the  new  blade  appears 
first  as  a  rosulate  or  saucer-shaped,  nearly  sessile  structure,  and 
this  is  farther  shown  in  the  description  and  plate  of  Postels  and 
Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  17,  pi.  30).  In  the  next  species,  as  shown  in 
plate  18,  figure  18,  the  first  appearance  of  the  new  proliferation 
is  in  the  form  of  a  subulate  structure  which  grows  to  some 
considerable  length  before  the  blade  proper  makes  its  ai)p«':ii'an('e. 


;j,jG  University  of  California  PuJilications.  [botanv 

In  ('(nisf(i)tfiii(ii  simplex  Setchell  (1901,  ]).  127).  tli(^  i)r()liferati()ii 
is  also  rosnlate  (cf.  Plate  18,  f.  19-21).  C.  yosd-ntariiui  is  not 
so  ample  a  plaut  as  the  next.  l)ut  this  may  not  hold  when  nioi-f 
material  is  available  for  comparison. 

Constantinea  Sitchensis  P.  &  R.     Plate  IS. 

On  rocks  in  the  upi^er  sublitoral  zone,  frefjuently  cast  ashore 
in  considerable  quantity.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Postels  and  B\(j)recM 
(1840,  p.  17) ;  Victoria,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  172) ;  Esqnimalt. 
B.  C,  Tilden,  No.  203!  :  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.. 
X.L.G..  Nos.  94!,  685!;  Mats-Mats  Bay,  Jefferson  County, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No. 
950 !  ;    San  Juan  Island ,  Wash . ,  X. L.G.\ 

We  feel  very  certain  of  all  the  plants  referred  to  this  species, 
but  feel,  also,  that  we  may  have  referred  some  of  this  species  to 
the  preceding,  particularly  the  plaut  from  Prince  William  Sound. 
E.  M.  Freeman  (1899a)  has  given  a  very  formal  account  of  the 
structure  of  this  species  (under  the  name  of  Constantinea  ros((- 
marina)  but  has  neglected  to  treat  of  the  most  important  point, 
viz.:  the  method  of  proliferation. 


Family  XEMASTOMACE.i:. 

Schizymenia  Dubyi  J.  Agardh. 

Esquimalt,  B.  C,  Harvey  (1862,  p.  174). 

We  know  nothing  of  this  plant,  but  suspect  that  we  may  have 
included  it  under  SarropJnjllls  Californira. 

Schizymenia  coccinea  Harvey. 

In  14  fathoms.  Griffin  Bay,  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  174). 

We  have  been  aT)le  to  examine  a  small  fragment  ot  the  type 
preserved  in  Herb.  Farlow,  and  Avhile  we  cannot  be  certain,  we 
think  that  it  is  the  same  as  the  \Aimt  we  have  placed  under 
j^jodia  II  ifldissiiiHi . 


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Family  SQUAMARIACEJK. 

Petrocelis  Middendorfii  (Ruprecht)  Kjellman. 

Forming  a  close  covering  on  rocks  in  the  npper  litoral  zone. 
Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kacliak  Island,  Alaska,  \V.A.S. 
and  A.A.L.,  No.  5124!  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
K.L.G.,  Nos.  74!,  262!,  488! 

Our  plants  are  all  sterile,  l)nt  have  the  pronounced  basal 
portion,  branching,  etc.,  characteristic  of  this  species. 

Cruoria  Pacifica  Kjellman. 

On  stones  and  mussel  shells,  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone. 
Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  26). 


Family  CORALLINACE^. 

The  crustaceous  forms  have  all  been  submitted  to  M.  Foslie, 
of  Trondheim,  Norway,  who  has  determined  them  and  examined 
and  approved  the  following  account  of  the  species  (under  the 
first  four  genera) . 

Clathromorphum  circumscriptum  (Stroemfelt)  Foslie. 

On  stones  in  tide  pools  in  the  litoral  and  sublitoral  zones. 
Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman,  (1889,  ]).  22,  under  Liiho- 
fhannnoii  (Ixnim);  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.8.  and 
A.A.L.,  Nos.  4022!,  4081a!;  Kukak  Bay  and  Sitka,  Alaska, 
Saandn-s  (1901,  ]>.  442). 

Clathromorphum  compactum  (Kjellman)  Foslie. 

On  mussel  shells,  lower  litoral  zone.  St.  Michael,  Alaska, 
ir.A.*S'.,  No.  5156y!  ;  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska,  ISaanders 
(1901,  p.  422,  under  Lifhothatnnion  conipactnni) . 

Clathromorphum  loculosum  (Kjelhnan)  Foslie. 

St.  Lawrence  Island,  Alaska,  Kjellinan  (bssi),  p.  21,  und^-r 
LifhotJianinion  loeidosHin) . 

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Lithothamnion  glaciale  Kjellman. 

In  the  upper  elite )ral  and  lower  sublitoral  zones.  Shumagin 
Islands,  Knkak  Bay,  and  Prince  William  Sound,  Alaska, 
Saunders  (1901,  p.  442). 

Lithothamnion  glaciale  f. Foslie. 

West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  184! 

Lithothamnion  Sonderi  f.  Pacifica  Foslie. 

On  rocks,  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Channel  Rocks,  near' Seattle, 
Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  654! 

Lithothamnion  phymatodeum  Foslie. 

West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  658! 

Lithothamnion  laeve  (Stroi'mfelt)  Foslie. 

On  rocks  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  Kukak  Bay,  Alaska,  Saiindcrs- 
(1901,  p.  442). 

Lithothamnion  Iseve  f.  tenue  (Kjellman)  Foslie. 

On  mussel  shells  in  the  upper  sublitoral  zone.  Port  Clar- 
ence, Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  22,  under  rAthoplujllum  tenue). 

Lithothamnion  Californicum  Foslie. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yeiido;  Channel 
Rocks,  near  Seattle,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  654!   (in  part). 

Lithothamnion  conchatum  Setchell  and  Foslie. 

On  Amphiroa.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yendo  (Foslie,  1902, 
p.  6);  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  88a! 

Probably  ^^ Melohesia  patens"  of  Saunders  (1901,  p.  441)  from 
Prince  William  Sound,  on  Amphiroa,  belong's  here. 

Lithophyllum  tumidulum  Foslie. 

On  Ahnfeldtia  conehnia.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
Wash.,  X.L.G.,  No.  658! 

Lithophyllum  (Eulithophyllum)  incrustansf.  orbicularis  Foslie. 
Port  Renfrew,  B.C.,   Yendo. 

Lithophyllum  (Lepidomorphum)   Farlowii  Foslie. 
Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  442). 


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Lithophyllum  Farlowii  f.?  Foslie. 

On  limpet  shells.  West  coast  of  Wbidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  657! 

Lithophyllum  sp.  no  v.  Foslie. 

On  limpet  shells.  West  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  Nos.  655!,  656! 

Lithophyllum  (Lepidomorphum)  Yendoi  Foslie. 

On  rocks  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders 
(1901,  p.  442). 

Foslie  remarks  (1901,  p.  13)  that  it  is  a  question  whether  L. 
Yendoi  and  L.  decipiens  must  not  be  considered  as  forms  of  one 
and  the  same  species. 

Melobesia  Zostericolum  f.  mediocris  Foslie. 

On  Phyllospadix.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yendo;  west  coast 
of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.O.,  No.  271! 

Melobesia  (Heteroderma)  marginata  Setchell  and  Foslie. 

On  Ldurencia  pinnatifida,  N.L.G.,  No.  270!  and  on  Odon- 
thalia  semicostata,  X.L.G.,  No.  269!,  both  on  the  west  coast  of 
Whidbey  Island,  Wash. 

Amphiroa  Aspergillum  f .  nana  Setchell  and  Gardner  f.  nov. 

In  loose  and  small  tufts,  among  other  algae  on  the  rocks. 
Fronds  short,  2-8  cm.  high,  with  branches  and  branchlets 
pinnately  arranged  as  in  the  type.  This  form  differs  from  the 
typical  form  only  in  its  dwarf  condition. 

Upper  sublitoral  zone.  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash., 
N.L.G.,  No.  482!  The  only  occurrence  of  this  species  as  yet  in 
our  territory  is  this  dwarf  form  from  Orcas  Island.  The  typical 
form  is  found  in  abundance  on  the  coast  of  California,  and  has 
been  distributed  in  Collins,  Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.,  No. 
498,  under  Amphiroa  nodidosa. 

Amphiroa  cretacea  (P.  &  R.)  Areschoug. 

Attached  to  rocks  or  even  to  the  spines  of  sea  urchins,  in 
tide  pools  in  the  litoral  zone  and  descending  to  a  depth  of  10 
fathoms  or  more  in  the  sublitoral  zone.     St.   Lawrence  Island 


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and  Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellwan  (1889,  p.  21) ;  St.  Paul 
Island,  Alaska,  ^etcJipU  (1899,  p.  595);  west  shore  of  Amaknak 
Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A.A.L.,  No. 
3242!;  Unalaska,  Alaska,  Pastels  and  Rnprecht  (1840,  p.  20, 
under  Gorallina  cretacea) ;  near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska, 
W.A.IS.  and  A.A.L.,  Nos.  4093!,  4075!;  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  ir.A.*S'.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5088!;  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  Yendo  (1902,  p.  714). 

This  species  is  to  be  distinguished  from  the  forms  of  the  next 
by  the  fact  that  its  joints  are  always  cylindrical  and  never  flat- 
tened in  any  portion  of  the  frond.  We  have  not  attempted  to 
distinguish  between  the  forms,  but  we  agree  with  Yendo  that 
Amphiroa  Tasmanica  Kuetzing  is  probably  but  a  form  of  this 
species  and  that  it,  or  a  similar  form,  occurs  in  our  territory. 
Of  the  ])lants  accessible  to  us  and  enumerated  above,  Nos.  3242 
and  4075  are  the  typical  form;  No.  4093,  which  is  from  water 
of  10  fathoms  in  depth,  agrees  with  the  f.  Tasmanica  Yendo; 
while  No.  5088  shows  specimens  of  both  forms  growing  inter- 
mixed. 

Amphiroa  tuberculosa  (P.  &  R.)  Endlicher  (in  extended  .sense). 

After  a  long  study  of  the  forms  of  Amphiroa  with  flat- 
tened joints  from  the  western  coast  of  North  America,  we 
have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  they  are  all  forms  of  one 
polymorphous  species,  the  forms  owing  their  very  considerable 
differences  to  variations  in  the  environmental  conditions  under 
which  they  may  be  found  growing.  It  is  our  experience  that  all 
of  the  jointed  Corallinaceas  are  very  susceptible  to  such  condi- 
ti(ms  as  greater  or  less  depth  of  submergence,  varying  light, 
temperature,  impurity  or  purity  of  water,  especially  the  admix- 
ture, continuous  or  otherwise,  of  fresh  water,  exposure  to  air  and 
sun  when  emergent,  etc.  The  grinding  of  sand  in  the  currents 
flowing  over  them  or  the  mutilations  by  animals,  produce  vari- 
ations in  habit  and  the  form  of  the  individual  joints,  sufficient  to 
disturl)  the  typical  aspect  of  the  species.  We  have  preferred  to 
use  tlie  oldest  speciflc  name  for  the  group  of  forms,  although  it  is, 
perhaps,  the  least  descriptive.  We  do  not  understand  the  reasons 
f(n*  referring  some  of  the  forms  to  the  genus  CJifilosporidn,  as 


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Yendo  has  done,  since  that  genus,  if  separable  at  all  from 
Amphiroa,  applies  only  to  a  very  limited  number  of  species,  none 
of  which  occur  in  our  territory. 

Amphiroa  tuberculosa  f.  typica  Setchelland  Gardner  comb, 
nov. 

On  rocks  in  tide  pools  in  the  literal  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Sitka.  Alaska,  Postels  and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  20),  Saiouhrs 
(1901,  p.  W2) ;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yetido  (1902,  p.  714),  Bnt- 
Ipv  and  PoUey,  Xo.  11!  ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  No.  83!;  San  Juan  Island,  Wash.,  Tilden,  No.  801!, 
under  Amphiroa  Californica. 

What  we  feel  should  be  included  under  f.  iijpica  is  well 
described  by  Yendo  under  Amphiroa  tnherculosa.  It  is  a  plant 
which  seldom,  if  ever,  is  emergent  at  low  water  and  usually  occurs 
in  water  of  considerable  depth.  In  plants  of  such  hal)itat  we 
usually  find  the  joints  thicker  and  less  obcordate,  though  flat- 
tened, ])ut  they  also  frequently  have  branches  which  are  cylin- 
drical and  which  resemble  those  of  Amphiroa  crefacfa.  Yendo 
makes  much  of  tlie  branching  of  this  species  as  being  subdich- 
otomous,  but  in  reality  the  branching  is  pinnate,  only  nuich  less 
so  than  in  some  of  the  forms  of  this  species.  The  diiference  is 
not  ill  kind,  but  in  regularity  and  degree,  and,  consequently,  not 
a  character  to  separate  this  form  and  the  next  from  the  rest  of 
the  forms  and  give  them  specific' rank. 

Amphiroa  tuberculosa  f.  Californica  (Decaisne)  Setchell  and 
(lai'dner  comb.  nov. 

On  rocks  in  the  upper  sublitoral  and  in  deep  tide  pools  in  the 
litoral  zones.  Puget  Sound,  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  ]).  162, 
under  Amphiroa  Californica);  Strait  of  Juan  de  Puca,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  169,  under  Amphiroa  Californica);  Port  Renfrew, 
B.  C,  Yendo  (1902,  \).  715,  under  Cheilospornm  Californicinii) . 

We  have  not  seen  the  type  of  the  species  of  Decaisne,  but  if  tlie 
specimen  distributed  by  Farlow  and  illustrated  by  Y'endo,  rei)re- 
sents  this  species,  then  we  feel  certain  that  it  is  ])ut  a  form  of  the 
polymorphous  species,  A.  tnhercidosa.  It  should  be  somewhat 
extended  be.yond  Yendo's  idea,  however,  and  made  to  include  all 
the  plants  which  have  thick,  irregularly  triangular  joints,  with 


862  University  of  California  Publications.  [botany 

small  or  no  i)rojeetiiig  upper  ang-les,  yet  usually  more  pronounced 
than  in  the  preceding  form.  In  the  least  development,  it  is  the 
plant  described  and  figured  l)y  Yendo,  but  while  this  may  have 
the  appearance  of  being  di-  to  trichotomous,  the  more  highly 
developed  plant  is  more  or  less  regularlj-  pinnate  and  even 
bipinnate.  It  ])asses  insensibly  into  the  last  and  iiito  the  forms 
which  are  usually  included  under  Ampliiron  Orbigniana,  which, 
in  a  less  than  usually  slight  condition  of  development,  is  repre- 
sented by  Harvey  in  the  Nereis  Australis  (Plate  38)  and  commonly 
found  on  the  coast  of  California. 

Amphiroa  tuberculosa  f.  Orbigniana(I)e(aisne)  Setchell  and 
(lardner  coml).  nov. 

Although  we  have  not  seen  a  specimen  of  this  form  from  our 
territory,  it  seems  best  to  include  a  brief  discussion  of  it,  because 
of  its  relations,  as  indicated  above,  to  the  other  forms.  In  its 
typical  condition  it  is  a  long  plant,  equal  in  this  respect  to  any 
plants  we  have  seen  of  either  of  the  two  preceding  forms.  Its 
joints  are  thinner  aud  more  distinctly  aurieulate  than  those  of 
the  preceding  form,  with  pinnate  branching  well  marked.  It 
passes  into  the  preceding  as  the  joints  become  thicker  and  shorter, 
with  the  auricles  reduced  or  lacking.  It  also  passes  into  a  form 
with  lax  and  apparently  subdichotomous  branching,  and  this  is 
represented  by  the  AmpMroa  Orbigniana  of  No.  898  of  Collins, 
Holden  and  Setchell,  P.  B.-A.  (in  our  co])y),  which  is  character- 
istic of  warmer  waters.  In  the  upper  aud  more  exposed  portions 
ot  its  habitat,  it  Ijecomes  dwarfed,  the  branching  is  more  regular 
and  i)ronouncedly  i)innate,  and  it  i)asses  over  into  the  next  two 
forms.  States  of  this  form  will  probably  be  found  at  some  time 
in  the  warmer  waters  of  the  Puget  Sound  region. 

Amphiroa  tuberculosa  f.  frondescens  (P.  &  E.)  Setchell  and 
Gardner  comb.  nov. 

On  rocks  in  the  litoral  zone.  West  shore  of  Amaknak  Island, 
Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.N.  aud  A.A.L.,  No.  4004!; 
Unalaska,  Alaska,  Postels  and  Buprecht  (1840,  p.  20,  under 
Corallina  frondescens) ;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,    W.A.S.  ,ind  A.A.L.,  No.  r)129a!  ;  Port  Renfrew, 


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B.  C,  Yendo  (1902,  pp.  715,  716,  under  Cheilosporum  f)r»i- 
descens  ff.) ;  East  Sound,  Orcas  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  916!  ; 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  X.L.G.,  Nos.  80!,  82! 

While  in  some  eases,  the  present  form  is  fairly  distinct  from 
the  next,  in  many  cases,  it  is  difficult  to  decide  to  which  form  to 
refer  a  given  specimen.  Yendo  has  recognized  this  when  he  says 
(1902,  ]).  717) : — "Nevertheless,  it  would  not  he  an  unreasonable 
supposition  that  the  hybrid  between  GJml.frondescensa.nd  Glieil. 
planiKSCulum  may  occur  in  nature."  He  also  recognizes  the 
variability  of  the  plants  placed  under  each  hy  the  number  of 
forms  which  he  describes  or  refers  to.  The  stipe,  upon  whose 
length  and  thickness  he  depends  for  one  essential  difference 
between  the  two,  varies  much  and  at  times  seems  interchanged. 
We  regard  this  as  a  very  unreliable  character.  The  apical  .joints 
and  the  thickness  or  thinness  of  their  external  margins  do  not 
always  lead  us  safely,  and  the  approximation  or  non-approxi- 
mation of  the  joints  seems  as  little  satisfactory.  We  have 
retained  the  two  forms  and  are  able  to  separate  them  to  a  certain 
degree,  but  not  satisfactoril\\ 

Amphiroa  tuberculosa   f.  planiuscula  (Kuetzing)  Setchell 
and  Gardner  comb,  no  v. 

On  rocks  in  the  lower  litoral  zone,  also  in  shallow  pools  in  the 
upper  litoral  zone.  Near  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  Alaska,  W.A  .8.  and 
^.A.L.,No.4057!  ;  Uyak Bay,  Kadiak Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.aitd 
A.A.L.,  No.  5096!  ;  Harvester  Island,  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak  Island, 
Alaska,  W.A. 8.  and  A.A.L.,  No.  5128!  ;  Prince  William  Sound 
and  Sitka,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  442,  under  AmpMroa 
planiuscula);  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yendo  (1902,  p.  717,  under 
GJieilosporum  planiusculum) ,  Tilden,  No.  503!,  under  Glieilo- 
sporum  planiusculum;  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash., 
X.L.G.,  Nos.  81!,  918! 

.  We  have  commented  on  the  relationships  of  this  form  and  on 
the  difficulty  of  distinguishing  it,  under  the  preceding  form. 
Yendo  says  (1902,  p.  717)  that  it  is  difficult  to  give  a  sharp  defi- 
nition. In  its  most  characteristic  form,  it  is  a  thinner  species 
with  sharper  auricles  to  the  joints  in  the  type  of  the  form,  slender 
stipe,  etc.,  but  all  these  vary  and  pass  directly  into  the  preceding 


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form.  Such  characters  as  these  vary  so  much  in  our  Amphiroas, 
that  they  are  hardly  good  ones  to  establish  form-characters  upon, 
much  less  specific. 

The  AnipJiiroa  corymhosa  of  Harvey's  List  (1862,  p.  169), 
represented  only  by  fragments  in  the  collection  he  received, 
judging  from  his  idea  of  that  species  as  represented  in  the  Nereis 
Australis  (pi.  38)  may  also  belong  to  this  form.  As  to  the  varia- 
tions of  this  form  as  represented  l»y  Kuetzing  (1858,  \).  31, 
pi.  68)  they  are  all  represented  in  our  collections  and  may  l)e 
classed  as  subforms.  The  subf.  laciniata  is  especially  well 
shown  in  specimens  under  our  No.  4057.  The  subf.  antennifera 
occurs  more  or  less  generally,  Imt  usually  not  in  any  considerable 
quantity.  The  subforms  normalis  and  polyphora  are  not  well 
set  off  from  one  another,  but  are  both  represented  in  Tilden's  No. 
503  in  our  cojty  of  the  American  Alg». 

Amphiroa  epiphlegnoides  J.  Agardh. 

On  rocks  and  other  algae.  Prince  William  Sound  and  Sitka, 
Alaska,  Satdulers  (1901,  p.  442) ;  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuea,  Harvey 
(1862,  p.  169). 

We  do  not  know  this  species.  Yendo  thinks  (1902.  p.  715) 
that  it  is  quite  similar  to  Amphiroa  fiilx^rcidosa,  and  places  it 
provisionally  under  that  species  (our  f.  typica)  as  a  synonym. 

Corallina  officinalis  L. 

Puget  Sound,  Bailey  and  Harvey  (1862,  ]).  162):  Esquimalt, 
B.  C,  Harvey  (1862.  p.  169). 

After  a  careful  and  extensive  consideration  of  the  puzzling 
forms  of  Corallina  of  the  western  coast  of  North  America,  we 
have  decided  that  the  best  arrangement,  for  the  present,  at  least, 
is  to  place  all  the  plants  which  have  ecorniculate  cystocarps 
under  this  species  as  forms.  We  have  not  seen  the  plants  quoted 
above,  and  consequently  place  them  under  the  species  without 
comment. 

Corallina  officinalis  f.  typica  Setchell  and  Gardner  cornl*. 

no  v. 

The  plant,  seemingly  to  be  considered  as  the  tyi)e  of  the 
species,  is  to  be  distinguished  ])y  its  more  or  less  regularly  1)ipin- 


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iiate  branching  and  the  more  or  less  slender  ta])ering  branehlets. 
We  have  not  seen  a  specimen  of  this  from  onr  territory. 

Corallina  officinalis  f.  Chilensis  (Decaisne)  Knetzing. 

On  rocks  in  the  ni)per  snblitoral  and  in  deep  pools  in  the 
litoral  zone.     Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yendo  (1902,  p.  71S). 

We  have  seen  no  specimens  of  the  type  of  this  form,  as 
represented  by  Kuetzing  (1858,  ])1.  66  f.  I)  from  onr  territory,  bnt 
it  is  not  nncommon  in  various  localities  on  the  coast  of  California. 
The  very  simple  condition  represented  by  Kuetzing  and  by  Yendo 
(1902,  pi.  54,  f.  1)  is  not  so  abundant  as  conditions  with  the 
branches  and  l)ranchlets  more  numerous  and  passing  into  states 
characteristic  of  the  second  and  third  forms  below.  It  seems  to 
ns  that  it  is  to  be  distinguished  from  the  preceding  by  its  less 
slender  and  less  tapering  branehlets. 

Corallina  officinalis  f.  robusta  Setchell  and  Gardner  f .  nov. 

The  type  of  the  present  form  is  a  i)lant  of  the  Califoruian 
coast  which  has  been  distributed  under  -199  of  Collins,  Holden 
and  Setchell's  Phycotheca  Boreali- Americana.  It  differs  from 
the  forms  just  mentioned  in  being  larger  and  stouter,  the  joints 
being  more  inclined  toward  a  triangular  outline  in  the  main 
axes,  while  the  pinnules  and  ultimate  branehlets  are  more  or 
less  flattened.  The  cystocarps  and  conceptacles  are  terminal  on 
longer  or  shorter  branehlets,  bnt  at  times  the  fertile  branchlet  is 
so  shoi't  that  it  seems  sessile  on  the  joint,  or  upon  a  ])rojection 
from  it. 

In  the  upper  sul)litoral  zone  and  in  tide  pools  in  the  litoral 
zone .     West  coast  of  Wb idbey  Island ,  Wash .,  N.L.G.,  No .  278 ! 

As  it  occurs  on  the  Califoruian  coast,  this  form  presents  a 
series  of  gradations  to  f.  Chilensis,  bnt,  as  it  becomes  condensed, 
its  aspect  is  sufficiently  changed  to  give  it  the  appearance  of  a 
very  distinct  plant.  We  suspect  from  the  figures  and  descrip- 
tions of  Yendo  that  it  includes  his  Cheilosporinn  MacMiUani 
(Yendo,  1902,  p.  718,  \)\.  53,  f.  4,  5,  ])!.  56,  f.  11-14)  from  Port 
Renfrew,  B.C.  That  agrees  very  well  with  the  specimens  from 
Whidbey  Island,  except  that  in  these  we  have  not  found  any 
cystocarps  on  the  faces  of  the  joints.  We  have  seen  such  sti-uc- 
tures  on  the  faces  of  the  joints  of  certain  Califoruian  forms  of 


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Corallina,  but  they  seem  to  belong  to  a  species  of  Clioreoueraa. 
The  Cheilosponoii  nia.ritiiuiii  Yeudo  (1902a,  p.  22,  pi.  2,  f.  18,  19, 
pi.  6,  f .  9)  seems  but  a  more  strongly  calcified  state  of  this  form, 
such  as  we  have  collected  at  Monterey,  California. 

Corallina  officinalis  f.  pilulifera  (P.  &  R.)    Setchell   antl 

Gardner  comb.   nov. 

On  rocks  in  the  sublitoral  zone.  St.  Paul  Island,  Alaska, 
Greeley  and  Snodgrass,  No.  5805a!;  Uualaska,  Alaska,  Pastels 
and  Ruprecht  (1840,  p.  20,  under  Corallina  pilulifera) ;  east  shore 
of  Amakuak  Island,  Bay  of  Unalaska,  Alaska,  ir.A.tS.  and 
A.A.L.,  No.  4078!  ;  Shumagin  Islands,  Alaska,  Saunders  (1901, 
p.  442,  under  Corallina  arhuscula) ;  Prince  William  Sound, 
Alaska,  Saunders  (1901,  p.  442,  under  Corallina  pilulifera 
filiforniis) . 

A  dwarf  form  including  the  Corallina  arhuscula  and  C. 
pilulifera  of  Postels  and  Ruprecht.  It  forms  a  transition  from 
f .  CJiilensis  to  the  next,  because  in  some  cases  there  may  be  found 
more  than  two  branchlets  springing  from  one  joint.  The  cristate 
joints  prolonged  into  filiform  prolongations  are  more  or  less 
common  on  the  plants  examined.  The  Corallina  pilulifera  of 
Kuetzing  (1858,  pi.  64,  I)  may  prove  to  be  a  different  species. 
The  Arthrocardia  frondescens  of  Setcheil  (1899,  p.  595)  was 
based  on  a  few  fragments  of  the  /.  fiiiformis  of  Ruprecht  and  was 
recognized  later  when  more  perfect  material  was  disco verd  among 
the  Greeley  and  Snodgrass  collections. 

Corallina  officinalis  f.  multiramosa  Setcheil  and  Gardner 

nom.  nov. 

In  the  lowermost  portion  of  the  litoral  zone  and  on  the  edges 
of  tide  pools  farther  up,  growing  on  rocks.  Uyak  Bay,  Kadiak 
Island,  Alaska,  W.A.S.  and  A. A. L.,  No.  5129!;  Esquimalt,  B. 
C,  N.L.O.,  No.  919!;  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C,  Yendo  (1902,  p. 
719,  under  Corallina  Vancouveriensis) ;  west  coast  of  Whidbey 
Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  79! 

This  form  is  distinguished,  as  Yendo  has  pointed  out  (1902, 
p.  712,  under  Corallina  Va ncouveriensis) ,  hy  having  move  tlmn 
two  branchlets  springing  from  an  articulus  the  rule,  thus  giving 
the  plants  a  distinct  habit.     This  happens  to  some  extent  in  the 


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other  forms,  so  that  it  cannot  be  considered  to  l)e  a  specitic  char- 
acter. The  form  as  we  understand  it  is  synonymous  with  the 
CoralUna  Vnnconveriensh  of  Yendo,  and  like  that,  may  be 
divided  into  two  subforms,  as  follows:  snbf.  laxa,  equalling  C. 
VaiicoKveriensis  f.  fi/pira  Yendo,  and  subf.  densa  equalling  C. 
Vaiiro)(reriensis  f.  (Jensa  Yendo. 

Corallina  officinalis  f .  aculeata  (Yendo)  Setchell  and  Gardner 
comb.  nov. 

In  tide  pools,  uppermost  litoral  zone.  Port  Renfrew,  B.  C, 
Yendo  (1902,  p.  720,  under  CoraUhia  aciiJcofd) ;  East  Sound, 
Orcas  Island ,  Wash . ,  Y. L . Cz'. ,  No .  9 1 7 ! 

Corallina  aciih^aia  Yendo  is  simply  the  distorted  state  of  the 
preceding-  form  and  the  prickly,  confusedly  ramulose,  and  flattened 
or  angled  branchlets,  imperfectly,  or  in  some  cases,  unusually 
much  calcified,  are  all  due  to  unfavorable  conditions  of  environ- 
ment. 

Corallina  gracilis  Laniouroux. 

Mr.  F.  S.  Collins  has  determined  with  some  doubt,  a  speci- 
men collected  by  Misses  Butler  and  Policy  at  Poi't  Renfrew,  B. 
C,  as  belonging  to  this  species. 

Hildenbrandtia  prototypus  Nardo. 

On  rocks  in  the  middle  litoral  zone.  Harvester  Island,  Uyak 
Bay,  Kadiak  Island,  Alaska,  W.A.^.  and  A.A.I..,  No.  .1109!; 
west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  40G!  ; 
Tracyton,  Kitsap  County,  Wash.,  TUden,  No.  201!,  under 
Peysonnellia  Dnhyi. 

The  plants  placed  under  this  species  are  dark  blood  red  and 
represent  what  has  lieen  called  H.  sanguinea.  They  ar(?  darker 
and  thicker  than  the  next. 

Hildenbrandtia  prototypus  f.  rosea  Hauck. 

On  stones  in  the  lower  litoral  and  upper  sublitoral  zones. 
Port  Clarence,  Alaska,  Kjellman  (1889,  p.  26,  under  Hilden- 
brandtia rosea);  Shumagin  Islands  to  Puget  Sound,  iSaiiiiders 
(1901,  p.  441,  under  Hildeiihrfiiidfia  rosea) ;  west  coast  of  Whid- 
bey Island,  Wash.,  N.L.G.,  No.  128! 

A  much  thinner  species  than  the  last,  of  a  rose  red  color, 
and  may  represent  a  distinct  species. 


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LIST   OF    (lEOdRAPHICAL    NAMES. 

We  have  given  the  localities  for  the  different  species  with  as  much 
fulness  as  possible,  in  order  that  the  distribution  may  be  made  as  plain  as 
may  be  done  at  present.  Since  there  are  many  names  more  or  less  unusual 
and  some  which  may  not  readily  be  found  upon  the  ordinary  maps  and 
charts,  we  have  prepared  a  list  of  all  the  names  used,  with  the  geographical 
positions  definitely  stated.  These  notes,  and  the  determinations  of  the 
latitudes  and  longitudes,  have  been  generously  iirovided  by  Professor 
George  Davidson  of  the  University  of  California. 

Ala.ska. 

Agattu  Island.  The  southernmost  of  the  two  most  western  islands  of 
the  Aleutian  chain.  The  west  point  is  in  Lat.  .■>2°5.5'  N.  and  Long. 
173°10'E. 

Amaknak  Island.  This  is  the  long,  high  island,  lying  broad  in  the  middle 
of  the  Bay  of  I'nalaska,  and  giving  the  protection  to  Captains  Harbor 
(Captains  Bay),  to  Dutch  Harbor,  and  to  Iliuliuk.  The  northernmost 
part  is  named  Cape  Ulakhta,  whose  position  is  Lat.  .tS";")!)'  N.  and 
Long.  166°2S.V  W. 

Annette  Island.  This  large  island  lies  in  the  southern  part  of  the 
Archipelago  Alexander,  between  the  channel  Revilla  Gigedo  on  the 
east  and  Clarence  Strait  on  the  west.  The  position  of  the  village  of 
Metlakatla  is  Lat.  55°07'  N.  and  Long.  L-]l'=3.5'  W. 

Bay  of  Morozof.  A  large  bay  on  the  SE.  shore  of  the  Peninsula  of 
Alaska.  Position  of  the  western  point  of  entrance,  Lat.  r)4°54'  N. 
and  Long.  1(52^54'  W.  The  spelling  of  the  latest  charts  of  the 
U.S.C.  and  G.  Survey  reads  Morzhovoi  Bay.  Other  spellings  are 
Marshovo  Bay,  Morzovia  Bay,  Bay  Morozova,  and  Morsheovi  Bay. 
Another  name  is  Walrus  Bay. 

Bay  of  Unalaska.  A  very  extensive  bay  on  the  NE.  part  of  Unalaska 
Island,  broad  open  to  the  Bering  Sea.  The  two  outer  heads  are  Cape 
Kalekhta  (on  the  east)  and  Cape  Cheerful  (on  the  west),  eight  miles 
apart.  It  stretches  into  the  mountainous  part  of  the  island,  12  n. 
miles  in  a  general  SSW.  direction.  Inside  are  several  minor  bays 
or  anchorages,  viz.:  Captains  Harbor  or  Bay  in  the  extreme  SW., 
Iliuliuk  Harbor,  Dutch  Harbor,  Summer  Harbor  or  Bay,  and  Constan- 
tine  Anchorage.  The  position  of  Cape  Kalekhta  is  Lat.  o3^;i9A'  N. 
and  Long.  166^20'  W. 

Berg  Bay.  A  small  fiord  on  the  west  shore  of  Glacier  Bay  of  Icy  Strait, 
12  n.  miles  inside  Points  Carolus  and  Gustavus.  The  position  of  a 
small  islet  in  the  entrance  is  Lat.  58°28' N.  and  Long.  136°07'  W. 


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Alask.\ —  [coniiiiuefl. ) 

Besboro  Island.  A  small  islet,  about  4  miles  N.&S.,  in  the  easternmost 
part  of  Norton  Sound  and  within  12  miles  of  the  eastern  shore.  It 
is  45  n. miles  NE.  from  St.  Michael  and  15  n.  miles  nearly  directly 
south   from  Cape  Denbigh.      Its  position  is  Lat.  ()4°08' N.  and  Long. 

Cape  Denbigh.  This  is  the  SE.  point  of  entrance  to  Norton  Bay  which, 
in  turn,  is  the  extreme  NE.  part  of  Norton  Sound.  Its  position  is 
Lat.  64°16'N.  and  Long.  161°43' W. 

Cape  Dyer.  There  are  five  capes  at  the  northwestern  part  of  the  great 
delta  of  the  Yukon  River,  the  northern  most  of  which  is  Cape  Dyer. 
Its  position  is  Lat.  61°51' N.  and  Long.  ICe^OG' W. 

Cape  Nome.  This  is  the  long,  low,  rounding  cape,  between  Cape  Rodney 
(on  the  west)  and  Cape  Darby  (on  the  east),  called  the  Middle  Cape 
by  the  Russians.     Its  position  is  Lat.  64°25' N.  and  Long.  165°05'  W. 

Cormorant  Rocks.  A  small  cluster  of  rocks,  exposed  at  low  tide  in  Uyak 
Bay,  one-half  mile  SSE.  from  the  Uyak  Anchorage  under  Harvester 
Island.     Their  position  is  Lat.  57°.37' N.  and  Long.  153°584'  W. 

Captains  Bay.  This  is  more  properly  Captains  Harbor,  the  head  of  the 
broad  and  extensive  Bay  of  Unalaska.  The  NW.  point  of  entrance  lies 
in  Lat.  53°53' N.  and  Long.  166°32' W. 

Cook  Inlet.  This  is  that  great  arm  of  the  Pacific  waters  reaching  a  higher 
latitude  than  any  other  east  of  the  Peninsula  of  Alaska.  It  lies 
between  the  mainland  volcanic  range  of  Redoubt  and  Iliamna  on  the 
west  and  the  Kenai  Peninsula  on  the  east.  Its  entrance  is  between 
Cape  Elizabeth  on  the  east  and  Cape  Douglas  on  the  west,  where  it  is 
4(5  n.  miles  wide.  Its  general  direction  is  NE.,  and  in  approaching 
the  head  it  swings  to  the  east  with  a  mouth  15  miles  wide.  The 
position  of  Cape  Elizabeth  is  Lat.  59°06'  N.  and  Long.  ]51°48'  W. 

Delarof  Harbor.  A  moderately  deep  harbor  on  the  SE.  arm  of  Unga 
Island.  The  position  of  the  entrance  is  Lat.  55°10' N.  and  Long. 
1(J0°25'  W. 

Douglas.  A  small  village  on  Douglas  Island,  on  the  south  side  of 
Castiiieau    Channel,   opi)Osite  Juneau. 

Dutch  Harbor.  In  the  deep  Bay  of  Unalaska,  there  is  on  the  NW.  side 
of  the  Bay  or  Harbor  of  Iliuliuk,  a  long  gravel  and  boulder  ridge  that 
foi'ms  a  good  Harbor.  It  has  been  called  also  Lincoln  Harbor,  from 
the  U.S.  Revenue  Cutter  Lincoln  (in  1867),  later  Ulakhta  Harbor 
(U.S.C.  &  G.  Survey,  1869),  and  finally  Dutch  Harbor.  The  position 
of  the  end  of  the  gravel  spit  is  Lat.  53°53'57"  N.  and  l^ong.  166°- 
28'35"  W. 

Glacier  Bay.  An  extensive  fiord,  stretching  from  the  nortli  shore  of  Icy 
Strait  of  the  Russians  and  C'ross  Sound  of  the  Engli.>h,  for  40  n.  miles 
to  the  NW.  and  receiving  the  waters  from  the  Muir  and  (i  other 
glaciers.     The  entrance  is  3i  miles  wide,  l>etween  Point  (Jiistavus  on 


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Alaska — (contmued.) 

the   east   and    Point   Carolus    on   the    west.       The   ]iosition    of   Point 
Gustavus  is  Lat.  58°'J4'N.  and  Lon<;.  185°54' W. 

Golofnin  Bay.  This  bay  enters  Norton  Sound  just  west  of  the  western 
point,  Cape  Darby,  of  Norton  Bay.  The  entrance  is  broad  and  open 
to  the  south  and  connects  by  a  narrow  shoal  channel  with  a  large  and 
shallow  inner  bay.  The  whole  length  towards  the  NW.  is  4(i  n.  miles. 
The  entrance  is  6  or  7  miles  wide.  The  position  of  Cape  Darby  is  Lat. 
64°16'  N.  and  Long.  162°43'  W. 

Glacier  Valley.  This  is  known  as  Makushin  Valley  on  the  U.S.C.  &  G. 
Survey  chart  and  report  of  1867.  It  opens  upon  the  extreme  western 
and  middle  part  of  Unalaska  Bay,  4^  n.  miles  west  of  Ulakhta  Head. 
It  receives  the  waters  from  the  ilakiishin  Glacier,  described  by 
Davidson  in  Appalachia,  vol.  4,  pp.  l-ll.  The  position  of  the  mouth 
of  the  valley  is  Lat.  .53°55i' N.  and  Long.  16G°36'  W. 

Harvester  Island.  Five  miles  inside  the  entrance  of  Uyak  Bay  on  the 
XW.  shore  of  Kadiak  Island  are  two  small  islets;  the  smaller  is  Bear 
Island,  the  larger,  reaching  an  elevation  of  840  feet,  is  Harvester 
Island.       Tlie  position  of  the  SW.  point  of  Harvester  Island  is  Lat. 

.i7°3S'N.  and  Long.  1.53°.i8i'W. 

Hidden  Glacier.  About  1.5  n.  miles  from  the  entrance  to  Disenchantment 
Bay,  the  great  fiord  that  enters  the  head  of  Yakutat  Bay,  the  shore 
retreats  to  the  east  to  a  narrow  valley,  and  about  H  miles  up  this 
valley  is  the  foot  of  the  Hidden  Glacier  which  comes  from  a  great 
icefield  lying  to  the  SE.  among  the  high  mountains.  The  position  of 
the  mouth  of  the  valley  is  Lat.  57°47i'  N.  and  Long.  139°15i'  W. 

Huntville.  A  location  on  the  beach  of  Captains  Harbor,  about  a  mile 
south  of  the  point  upon  which  the  village  of  Iliuliuk,  Unalaska,  is 
situated.     The  position  is  Lat.  .53°.'y2' N.  and  Long.  ]66°30'W. 

Iliuliuk.  The  name  of  a  village  on  the  Bay  of  Iliuliuk,  one  of  the  arms  of 
the  Bay  of  Unalaska,  on  the  NE.  of  the  Island  of  Unalaska.  Its 
position  is  Lat.  .53°.52^' N.  and  Long.  16(j°2y' W.  The  name  of  the 
village  is  also  spelled  Illiouliouk. 

Juneau.  On  the  mainland  on  the  north  side  of  Gastineau  Channel  with 
Douglas  on  the  south  side.  The  NW.  end  of  the  channel  leads  to  the 
Lynn  Canal,  the  SE.  end  to  the  Stephens  passage  near  the  Taku  Inlet. 
The  position  is  Lat.  58°18'N.  and  Long.  134°'23'  \V. 

Kadiak  Island.  This  may  be  better  called  Kadiak  Archipelago  or  Group, 
since  there  are  several  islands.  They  are  160  n.  miles  long,  X\V.  ,nid 
SW.,  and  4;i  n.  miles  wide  and  lie  off  the  SE.  face  of  the  Peninsuhi  of 
Alaska,  separated  by  the  Shelikof  Strait,  21  n.  miles  wide.  The  Lat. 
of  the  town  of  St.  Paul,  often  called  Kadiak  or  Kodiak,  is  ,57°48'N. 
and  the  Long,  is  152°21'  W. 

Karluk.  On  the  SW.  coast  of  Kadiak  Island,  at  the  narrowest  part  of  the 
Shelikof  Strait.     It  is  a  salmon-canning  estulilishnient  at  the  mouth  of 


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Alaska — {continued.) 

the  Karliik  River,  which  leads  to  a  hirge  hike  in  the  interior.  Vast 
numbers  of  salmon  enter  the  river  for  spawning.  The  position  of  the 
station  is  Lat.  57°36' N.  and  Long.  154°26' W. 

Kotzebue  Sound.  In  the  Arctic  Ocean,  just  north  of  Bering  Strait,  the 
approaches  lying  between  Cape  Prince  of  Wales  and  Point  Hope.  The 
contracted  part  lies  far  to  the  east  of  a  line  joining  these  two  points. 
The  north  point  of  the  inner  bay  is  Cape  Kruzenstern  and  the  southern 
point  is  Cape  Espenberg,  the  distance  between  them  N.  and  S.  being 
33  miles.  The  position  of  Cape  Krvizenstern  is  Lat.  67°07' N.  and 
Long.  163°36'  W. 

Kukak  Bay.  In  the  Shelikof  Strait,  on  the  SE.  coast  of  the  Peninsula  of 
Alaska  and  about  42  n.  miles  SW.  from  Cape  Douglas  and  30  miles 
WNW.  from  the  strait  between  Afognak  and  Kadiak  Islands.  The 
position  of  a  native  village  on  the  north  side  of  the  entrance  is  Lat. 
58°21'  N.  and  Long.  154°05'  W. 

Kyska  Island.  One  of  the  westernmost  of  the  Aleutian  chain.  There  are 
really  two  islands,  the  Great  Kyska,  28  n.  miles  long  NW.  and  SE., 
only  6  n.  miles  wide  and  very  crooked,  with  bold  rocky  shores  and 
only  one  fair  bay.  This  bay  or  Kyska  Harbor  is  on  the  east  side,  and 
broad  off  to  the  east  is  the  island  of  Little  Kyska.  The  position  of  the 
harbor  is  Lat.  52°00' N.  and  Long.  177°30'E.  Captain  H.  E.  Nichols, 
U.S.A.,  told  Professor  Davidson  that  there  was  much  drift  wood  on 
this  island,  but  did  not  mention  the  exact  locality. 

Lowe  Inlet.  This  is  mentioned  in  the  text  as  being  in  Alaska,  but  as  may 
be  seen  below,  Professor  Davidson  has  informed  us  that  it  is  in 
British  Columbia. 

Muir  Glacier.  Twenty-five  n.  miles  from  the  entrance  to  Glacier  Bay. 
The  position  of  the  front  of  the  glacier  is  Lat.  58°49'N.  and  Long. 
136°  15'  W. 

Muir  Inlet.  This  is  merely  the  narrowing  of  the  north  and  short  arm  of 
Glacier  Bay,  at  the  Muir  Glacier. 

Metlakatla.  The  settlement  on  Annette  Island,  already  described.  Its 
position  is  Lat.  no°07' N.  and  Long.  131°.35'  \Y. 

Norfolk  Sound.  The  Norfolk  Sound  of  Dixon  (1787)  and  adopted  by 
Vancouver  (1794),  is  the  Sitka  Sound  of  the  Russians  and  now  known 
as  such.  It  is  open  to  the  the  west  with  Cape  Edgecumbe  on  the  north 
and  Biorka  Inlet  on  the  south,  13  n.  miles  apart.  There  are  many 
low,  rocky  islands  in  the  eastern  part,  and  behind  them  lies  Sitka,  the 
capital  of  Alaska. 

Norton  Sound.  This  is  the  broad  northeastern  arm  of  the  Bering  Sea, 
lying  north  of  the  delta  of  the  Yukon  River  and  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Seward  Peninsula.  The  western  line  of  boundary  may  be  con- 
sidered to  be  the  166°  meridian  of  West  Longitude,  where  the  width 
across  is  80  n.  miles.     The  depth  of  water  throughout  is  less  than  15 


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Alaska — {continued.) 

fathoms,  and  it  is  frozen  over  and  full  of  ice  from  October  to  May  or 
June.  The  middle  point  of  the  western  boundary  (Lonp.  166°  W.)  is 
Lat.  63°25'  N. 

Ocean  Cape.  The  low  SE.  entrance  to  Yakutat  Bay.  Its  position  is  Lat. 
.•S9°33'  N.  and  Long.  139°48'  W. 

Orca.  A  salmon  cannery  in  the  easternmost  portion  of  Prince  William 
Sound,  with  shoal  water  communication  with  the  Pacific  Ocean.  Its 
waters  are  cold  from  glacial  ice  in  the  Sound  and  streams  from  the 
Snow  Mountains  to  the  east.  Its  position  is  Lat.  ()fl°3G' N.  and  Long. 
145°40'AV. 

Pinnacles  or  Pinnacle  Rocks.  There  are  several  Pinnacle  or  Priest  Rocks 
in  the  neighborhood  of  Unalaska  Bay.  Those  referred  to  in  the  text 
are  on  the  SW.  point  of  Summer  Bay.  Their  position  is  Lat.  53°54'  N. 
and  Long.  166°27'W. 

Point  Barrow.  On  the  Arctic  Coast  of  Alaska,  210  geographical  miles 
from  Bering  Strait,  following  the  coast  line  from  point  to  point.  Its 
position  is  Lat.  71°22'N.  and  Long.  156°]2'  W. 

Popof  Island.  The  high  and  rocky  island  lying  east  of  the  NE.  point  of 
Unga  Island,  one  of  the  Shumagin  group,  the  strait  between  them 
being  not  quite  a  mile  wide.  Sand  Point  is  the  westernmost  point. 
Its  position  is  Lat.  55°20'N.  and  Long.  160°.33' W. 

Port  Clarence.  A  well  protected  bay  of  nearly  circular  form,  10-12  n. 
miles  in  diameter,  ESE.  35  n.  miles  from  Cape  Prince  of  Wales.  A 
long,  low,  narrow  spit  encircles  the  bay  from  S.  to  W.,  and  then  N., 
nearly  to  the  north  shore,  under  which  the  entrance  lies.  The 
position  of  Cape  Spencer,  the  end  of  the  spit,  is  Lat.  65°15'  N.  and 
Long.  166°52'W. 

Prince  William  Sound.  A  large  area  of  water  and  islands  in  the  NW. 
part  of  the  Gulf  of  Alaska  and  160  n.  miles  west  of  Mt.  St.  Elias. 
Several  large  islands  protect  the  seaward  part  of  the  sound,  but  there 
are  three  good  channels  leading  into  it.  From  the  eastern  to  the 
western  parts,  it  is  80  n. miles  in  breadth,  and  from  the  SW.  entrance 
to  the  mainland  west  of  Port  Valdes,  it  is  70  n. miles.  It  is  notable 
for  many  deep  fiords,  penetrating  the  mountainous  surroundings,  and 
at  the  heads  of  most  of  the  fiords,  are  glaciers,  some  coming  down  to 
the  waters  edge.  Just  east  of  the  eastern  entrance,  the  cold  waters  of 
the  Copper  River  come  down  with  much  detritus  in  suspension.  The 
waters  of  this  sound  are  probably  much  colder  than  the  adjacent 
waters  of  the  Gulf  of  Alaska.  The  towns  on  the  shores  of  Prince 
William  Sound,  at  present,  are  Orca,  a  canning  station  in  the  eastern 
jiart  (cf.  al)Ove),  Valdes,  a  mining  camp,  and  Nutchek  or  Constantin, 
tlie  old  Russian  trading  esta))lishment,  near  the  eastern  entrance.  The 
position  of  the  last  is  Lat.  60''20' N.  and  Long.  ]46°53'W. 


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Alaska — {continued. ) 

Safety  Harbor.  Just  east  of  Cape  Nome,  on  the  north  shore  of  Cape 
Nome,  is  a  small  and  shoal  bay  or  lagoon,  lying  between  the  beach 
and  the  foot  of  the  gravel  diggings  behind  it.  It  is  connected  directly 
with  the  ocean.  It  is  frozen  all  winter.  The  entrance  is  less  than 
10  miles  east  of  Cape  Nome  and  its  position  is  Lat.  G4°27'N.  and 
Long.  164°45'W. 

Saldovia.  A  small  settlement  on  the  small  Bay  of  Chesloknn,  which  is  8 
n.  miles  to  the  northeast  of  Port  Graham  at  the  SW.  point  of  the 
entrance  to  Kochemak  Bay,  which,  in  turn,  opens  broadly  upon  Cook 
Inlet.  Its  position  is  Lat.  59°27' N.  and  Long.  ]51°39' W.  Saunders 
collected  at  this  locality  and  has  recorded  it  (1901)  as  "Seldovia," 
which  we  have  followed.  The  correct  spelling,  according  to  Professor 
Davidson,  is  "Saldovia,"  as  above. 

Sand  Point.  Sand  Point  stretches  out  from  the  NW.  part  of  Popof 
Island,  one  of  the  Shumagin  Group,  towards  the  NE.  part  of  Unga 
Island,  and  narrows  the  strait.  Its  position  is  Lat.  5.5°20'  N.  and 
Long.  160°33'W. 

Sannak  Island.  This  is  the  southwesternmost  of  the  many  islands  lying 
off  the  southeast  coast  of  the  Peninsula  of  Alaska  and  the  outermost 
one  off  the  Strait  of  Isanof.  It  is  surrounded  by  dangerous  reefs. 
The  position  of  Unimak  Cove,  on  the  north  side,  is  Lat.  54°27' N.  and 
Long.  ]G2°40'W. 

Seldovia.     See  Saldovia. 

Shumagin  Islands.  This  group  of  twelve  large,  high  islands  was  first 
visited  by  Bering  in  the  first  week  of  September,  1741.  They  are 
embraced  between  Latitudes  .54°43'  N.  and  55°34'  N.  and  Longitudes 
159°12'W.  and  1G0°50' W.,  the  general  direction  of  the  group  being 
NW.  and  SE.,  but  of  the  individual  islands  NE.  and  SW.  The 
collections  have  been  made  chiefly,  if  not  entirely,  on  the  islands  of 
Unga  and  Popof. 

:Sitka.  The  capital  of  Alaska,  on  the  Island  of  Baranof,  at  the  eastern- 
most part  of  Sitka  or  Norfolk  Sound.  Its  position  is  Lat.  57°03'  N. 
and  Long.  135°18'  W. 

Skaguay.  A  town  near  ihe  head  of  Taiya  Inlet,  which  is  a  prolongation 
of  Lynn  Canal.     Its  position  is  Lat.  59°27' N.  and  Long.  135'^19'  W. 

St.  Lawrence  Island.  A  large  island  in  the  Bering  Sea,  150  miles  south 
of  Bering  Strait.  It  is  100  statute  miles  long  ESE.  to  WNW.  The 
position  of  the  NW.  cape  is  Lat.  63°53' N.  and  Long.  171°30' W. 

-St.  Michael.  An  old  trading  post  of  the  Russian  Fur  Company,  on  an 
island  of  the  same  name,  close  under  the  mainland,  60  miles  north  of 
the  Aproon  Branch  of  the  Yukon  river.  Its  position  is  Lat.  63°32'N. 
and  Long.  161°45'  W. 

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374  Universiiii  of  Californid  Puhlications.  ibotasv 

Alaska — {cnjiihiited.) 

St.  Paul.  The  town  of  St.  Paul  and  the  anehoragre  are  at  the  NW.  part  of 
Kadiak  Island  and  are  protected  by  the  outlying  islands,  Near,  Crooked, 
Holiday,  Wooded,  and  Long  or  Bare  Island,  the  last  two  being  large 
ones.  The  town  is  often  spoken  of  and  written  of,  as  Kadiak  or 
Kodiak.     Its  position  is  Lat.  57°4.S' X.  and  Long.  1.52°2r  W. 

St.  Paul  Island.  One  of  the  Pribilof  Islands  in  the  southern  part  of 
Bering  Sea  and  near  the  SW.  edge  of  the  100-fathom  plateau  and  in 
the  cold  water  Yukon  region.  It  is  the  breeding  place  of  the  Alaskan 
Fur  Seal.     Its  position  is  Lat.  57°08'  N.  and  Long.  170°20'  W. 

Summer  Bay.  This  is  a  slight  indentation  in  the  eastern  shore  of  the  Bay 
of  Unalaska,  2  miles  ENE.  from  the  extremity  of  the  spit  of  Dutch 
Harbor  (Lincoln  Harbor  or  Ulakhta  Harbor)  and  3  miles  NE.  by  E. 
from  the  village  of  Iliuliuk.  Its  position  is  Lat.  53°54' X.  and  Long. 
166°27'  W. 

Unalaska.  One  of  the  largest  of  the  Aleutian  Islands,  extending  E.  and  W. 
through  80  miles,  with  the  shore  liroken  on  all  sides  by  deep  fiords,  and 
containing  several  native  villages  and  good  harbors.  The  principal 
harbors  are  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Bay  of  L^nalaska,  especially  Dutch 
Harbor,  Captains  Bay,  and  Iliuliuk.  The  position  of  Cape  Kalekhta, 
the  NE.  point  of  approach  to  the  bay,  is  Lat.  53°59'X.  and  Long. 
166°18' W. 

Unga  Island.  One  of  the  Shumagin  Islands  off  the  SE.  coast  of  the 
Peninsula  of  Alaska,  about  20  miles  in  length.  There  is  a  moderately 
deep  harbor  at  the  SE.  arm,  the  Bay  or  Harbor  o'f  Delarof,  about  2  miles 
in  depth  and  f  of  a  mile  in  breadth.  The  position  of  the  entrance 
is  Lat.  55°10'  N.  and  Long.  160°25'  W. 

Uyak  Bay.  On  the  northwestern  shore  of  Kadiak  Island,  with  the  entrance 
9  miles  open  to  the  north.  It  is  30  geographical  miles  deep.  Inside 
the  SE.  point  of  entrance  are  two  islands  with  an  anchorage  under  the 
inner  one,  7  miles  from  Cape  Uyak.  The  larger  one  is  known  as 
Harvester  Island.     Its  position  is  Lat.  57'^39'N.  and  Long.  153°56'  W. 

Valdes.  A  mining  town  on  a  glacial  delta  at  the  head  of  Port  Valdes,  an 
inlet  at  the  extreme  northeastern  part  of  Prince  William  Sound.  Its 
position  is  Lat.  61°06' N.  and  Long.  14()^26'  W.  The  postoffice  at  the 
town  is  known  as  Valdez. 

Virgin  Bay.  At  the  SE.  side  of  the  entrance  to  Port  Valdes,  lies  Bligh 
Island  (of  Vancouver),  which  is  really  three  islands  lying  close 
together,  and  on  the  mainland,  protected  by  this  group,  are  three 
small  bays.  The  middle  one  has  copper  works  on  the  south  side,  and 
this  is  the  Virgin  Bay  of  the  Harriuiau  Expedition  of  the  summer  of 
1899.  At  the  northwestern  point  of  this  small  bay  is  the  native  village 
of  Tatitlack,  whose  position  is  Lat.  G0°50i'N.  and  Long.  146°48' W. 

Wrangell.  On  the  north  point  of  Wrangell  or  Etolin  Island  and  8  miles 
south  from  the  southern  mouth  of  the  Stakheen  Kiver.  Its  position  is. 
Lat.  5G°28'  N.  and  Long.  132°22'  W. 


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Alaska —  {continued. ) 

Yakutat.  A  town  and  postofRce,  inside  of  Oeean  Cape,  on  the  shores  of 
Yakutat  Bay,  4  miles  east  of  the  Cape.  Its  position  is  Lat.  59°33'N. 
and  Long.  139°40'  W. 

Yakutat  Bay.  A  broad,  open  bay  about  60  miles  ESE.  from  Mt.  St.  Elias. 
The  low  gravel  shores  on  the  west  side  drain  part  of  the  Malaspina 
Glacier.  The  southeast  point  of  entrance  is  Ocean  Cape,  whose  posi- 
tion is  Lat.  59°33'  N.  and  Long.  139°48'  W. 

British  Columbia. 

Banks  Island.  The  westernmost  of  the  islands  lying  oft'  the  mainland  in 
the  latitude  of  52°-54°N.,  and  forming  in  part  the  eastern  shore  of 
Hecate  Strait,  Queen  Charlotte  Archipelago  forming  the  western.  The 
island  is  41  miles  long  and  5-10  miles  wide,  with  the  shores  broken  into 
V)ays  and  creeks.  Calamity  Harbor  at  the  soutliern  end  is  in  Lat. 
5.J°10'N. 

Burrards  Inlet.  Opening  into  the  Gulf  of  Georgia  at  the  northeastern  part 
and  just  inside  is  the  town  of  Vancouver,  the  terminus  of  the  Cana- 
dian Pacific  railroad.  The  position  of  the  light-house  is  Lat.  49°17'14" 
N.  and  Long.  123°].5'08"  W. 

Departure  Bay.  This  is  a  coal  harbor,  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Vancouver 
Island,  and  the  northern  part  of  Nanaimo  Harbor.  Its  position  is  Lat. 
49°12'  X.  and  Long.  123°58'  W. 

Esquimau.  A  small  harbor  just  west  of  Victoria,  on  the  southeastern 
coast  of  Vancouver  Island.  Its  position  is  Lat.  48°25'50"  N.  and  Long. 
]23°2()'4rV'W. 

Fort  Vancouver.  This  is  a  locality  given  by  Harvey  (1852,  p.  210).  We 
supposed  it  to  refer  to  Vancouver,  B.  C,  but  it  probably  refers  to  the 
Fort  Vancouver  on  the  Columbia  Eiver  in  Oregon. 

Gonzales  Point.  Three  miles  east  of  Victoria.  Position  Lat.  48°24'N. 
and  Long.  123""  18' W. 

Lowe  Inlet.  This  small  inlet  opens  on  the  Grenville  Channel  about 
14  n.  miles  northwestward  from  the  south  entrance  to  the  channel. 
Its  position  is  Lat.  53°31'  N.  and  Long.  129°33i'  W. 

Nanaimo.  A  small  town  on  a  small  bay  opening  upon  the  Gulf  of  Georgia. 
Its  position  is  Lat.  49°10'  N.  and  Long.  123°57'  W. 

Nootka  Sound.  One  of  the  deep  bays  or  fiords  on  the  western  coast  of 
Vancouver  Island.  The  position  of  Friendly  Cove,  the  old  landing 
place  within  the  Sound,  is  Lat.  49°3(3'  N.  and  Long.  12()°37i'  W. 

Oak  Bay.     A  small  shoal  bay  two  miles  north  of  Gonzales  Point. 

Pedder  Inlet.  A  small  bay  near  Cape  Church,  the  southernmost  point  of 
Vane  uver  Island.     It  is  nearly  10  miles  SW.  of  Victoria. 

Peddler  Inlet.     A  misprint  in  the  text  for  Pedder  Inlet. 


376  Universiiy  of  California  Pnhlicaiions.  [botany 

British  Colvmeia — {continued.) 

Point  Roberts.  Extends  from  the  mainland  westward  into  the  Gulf  of 
Georgia.  The  extremity  of  the  point  is  in  the  State  of  Washington. 
Its  position  is  Lat.  48°58'15"N.  and  Long.  123°04'16"  W. 

Port  Renfrew.  A  new  name  given  to  the  location  on  San  Juan  Harbor  or 
Port  San  Juan,  where  the  University  of  Minnesota  has  established  a 
marine  laboratory.  It  is  variously  mentioned  under  the  names  Minne- 
sota Seaside  Station,  Baird  Creek,  Baird  Cove,  Baird  Point,  etc.,  as  far 
as  we  understand  the  situation.  It  is  aliout  (JO  or  70  miles  to  the  west 
of  Victoria. 

San  Juan  Harbor.  This  is  the  first  bay  or  harbor  on  the  Vancouver 
Island  side  of  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca  in  approaching  from  the  sea. 
01)servatory  Rocks,  at  the  eastern  head,  are  in  Lat.  4S°31'30"N.  and 
Long.  12-i°28'l5"  W. 

Straits  of  Georgia.  The  straits  or  more  properly,  the  Gulf  of  Georgia,  are 
between  the  mainland  of  Washington  and  British  Columbia  on  the 
east  and  Vancouver  Island  on  the  west.  The  position  of  Point  Roberts 
on  the  eastern  side  has  already  been  given. 

Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca.  This  is  the  first  large  strait  on  the  NW.  coast  of 
North  America  as  one  comes  from  the  southward.  Its  western 
entrance  lies  between  Cape  Flattery  in  Washington  and  Cape  Bonilla 
on  Vancouver  Island.  The  position  of  Cape  Flattery,  as  determined 
at  the  light-house  on  Tatoosh  Island,  off  the  cape,  is  Lat.  48°23'15"N. 
and  Long.  123°43'51"  AV. 

Sumas  Prairie.     This  locality  is  unknown  to  us. 

Vancouver  Island.  A  large  island  on  the  western  coast  of  British 
Columbia,  extending  from  Lat.  48°18i'N.  at  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca 
to  Cape  Scott  in  Lat.  50°47'  N. 

Victoria.  The  capital  of  the  province  of  British  Columbia,  situated  in  the 
southeastern  part  of  Vancouver  Island.  Its  position  is  Lat.  48°25'31"  N. 
and  Long.  123°23'39"W. 

Una  Nootita.  Probably  in  the  neighborhood  of  Xootka  Sound,  but  not 
known  definitely. 


Washington. 

Bog  Lake.     A  small  lake  on  Whidbey  Island. 

British  Camp.  The  site  of  the  British  Camp  is  in  the  NW.  part  of  San 
Juan  Island.      Its  position  is  Lat.  48°35'  N.  and  Long.  123°10'  W. 

Brown  Island.  This  is  a  small  island  in  Friday  Harbor  on  the  eastern 
shore  of  San  Juan  Island.  Its  position  is  Lat.  48°32' N.  and  Long. 
123°00'  W. 

Camano  Island.  A  long  narrow  island,  lying  ofi'  the  eastern  and  southern 
part  of  Whidbey  Island  and  the  NW.  point  or  shoulder  is  just  east  of 


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Washington — {continued.) 

Penus  Cove.     This  point,  Point  Demock,  is  in  Lat.  48°15'  N.  and  Long. 
122°32' W. 

Chambers  Creek.     Near  the  city  of  Tacoma,  apparently  not  charted. 

Channel  Rocks.  This  name  is  used  by  Gardner  in  liis  collections,  with 
the  statement  that  the  rocks  are  near  Seattle,  and  it  is  also  used  by 
Miss  Tilden,  with  the  qualifying  phrase,  near  Port  Orchard.  They  are 
probably  the  same  and  lie  in  the  narrow  crooked  channel  leading  from 
Admiralty  Inlet  to  the  southern  part  of  Port  Orchard.  The  position  of 
the  entrance  of  the  south  channel  is  Lat.  47^34.!'  N.  and  Long.  122°32'  W. 

Coupeville.  A  town,  situated  on  the  southern  shore  of  Penns  Cove,  which 
is  on  the  inside  of  Whidbey  Island.  Its  position  is  Lat.  48°13' N.  and 
Long.  122°41i'W. 

Crocket's  Lake.  This  is  the  marshy  lagoon  just  east  of  Admiralty  Head. 
A  low  gravelly  beach  separates  it  from  Admiralty  Bay.  The  position 
of  the  light-house  on  Admiralty  Head  is  Lat.  48°09i' N.  and  Long. 
122°41'  W. 

Deer  Harbor.  A  small  town  and  bay,  not  charted,  on  the  SW.  side  of 
8an  Juan  Island. 

East  Sound.  This  is  a  fine  sound  nearly  cutting  Oreas  Island  in  two.  At 
the  head  of  the  sound  is  the  village  of  East  Sound.  The  position  of 
the  SE.  point  is  Lat.  48°36' N.  and  Long.  122°50' W. 

Fairhaven.  This  is  a  cannery  and  mill  town  in  the  northeastern  part  of 
Bellingham  Bay,  which,  in  turn,  is  the  northeastern  part  of  Washington 
Sound.     Its  position  is  Lat.  48°43'  N.  and  Long.  122°31'  W. 

Fidalgo  Island.  Tliis  is  a  large  high  island  at  the  northeasternmost  part  of 
the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuea  and  forms  the  SE.  side  of  Rosario  Strait. 
It  is  separated  from  Whidbey  Island  by  a  narrow  crooked  strait  called 
Deception  Pass.  The  position  of  the  SW.  point,  at  Deception  Pass,  is 
Lat.  4S''2.-i'N.  and  Long.  122°4n' W. 

Fort  Nisqually.  This  is  an  old  post  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Company  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Nisqually  River  which  empties  into  Puget  Sound  at  its 
Great  Southern  Bend.     Its  position  is  Lat.  47°03'N.  and  Long.  122°39'  W. 

Friday  Harbor.  On  the  eastern  shore  of  San  Juan  Island,  about  midway 
from  the  SE.  and  NW.  points.  The  position  of  Friday  Harbor  Village 
is  Lat.  48°32'N.  and  Long.  123°0l' W. 

Griffin  Bay.  The  SE.  extremity  of  San  Juan  Island  swings  well  into  the 
east  and  on  the  eastern  side,  just  north  of  the  entrance  of  San  Juan 
Channel,  there  is  a  curve  of  the  shore,  4-.i  miles  in  length  called  Griffin 
Bay.  The  position  of  the  village  of  San  Juan  on  this  sliore  is  Lat. 
48°28'  N.  and  Long.  r23°00'  W. 

Hog  Island.     A  small  island,  not  named  on  tlie  charts,  near  LaConner. 

Idlewild.  Not  known  to  us,  but  probably  a  summer  resort.  It  is  said  to 
be  on  San  Juan  Island. 


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Washington— ( cow  <?«!<e(?. ) 

Keyport.  A  station  where  experimeut;ition  with  oysters  is  being  carried 
on,  on  the  west  side  of  Port  Orchard,  between  the  north  and  south 
entrances. 

LaConner.  This  town  is  on  the  east  side  of  the  southern  extremity  of 
ISwinomish  Slough  which  forms  the  eastern  boundary  of  Fidalgo  Island. 
The  position  of  the  light-house  at  LaConner  is  Lat.  ■i8°23'  N.  and  Long. 
122°30i'W. 

Lake  Washington.  This  lake  lies  parallel  to  the  Admiralty  Inlet  and 
4-6  miles  to  the  eastward.  The  position  of  the  southern  extrernity  of 
the  lake,  where  the  Black  River  leaves  it,  is  Lat.  47°29'  X.  and  Long. 
122°14' W.     Seattle  lies  on  the  middle  part  of  the  western  shore. 

Ludlow  Bay.  The  more  proper  designation,  geographically,  is  Port  Lud- 
low. It  is  on  the  west  side  of  Admiralty  Inlet,  'just  at  the  broad 
entrance  to  Hoods  Canal.  The  position  is  Lat.  47^55^' X.  and  Long. 
122°41' W. 

Mats-Mats  Bay.  This  is  a  very  small  bay  at  the  northwest  entrance  to 
Port  Ludlow  (Ludlow  Bay)  and  2  miles  north  of  the  town  of  Port 
Ludlow.  The  position  of  Basalt  Point,  at  the  south  side  of  the 
entrance,  is  Lat.  47°57i'X.  and  Long.  122°40i'  W. 

Minnesota  Reef.  As  far  as  we  can  determine,  this  is  a  name  applied  by 
collectors  from  Minnesota  L^niversity,  to  a  small  ledge  more  or  less 
uncovered  at  low  water,  in  Friday  Harbor,  San  Juan  Island. 

Monroe's  Landing.  A  local  name  for  a  locality  very  near  Coupeville  on 
"Wliidbey  Island. 

Mt.  Vernon.  A  RE.  town  on  the  Skagit  River.  Its  position  is  Lat. 
48°25'X.  and  Long.  122°20' W. 

Newhall.  This  village  is  on  the  eastei'n  shore  of  East  Sound  of  Orcas 
Island,  3i  miles  north  of  the  SE.  point  of  entrance.  Its  position  is 
Lat.  48°38i'X.  and  Long.  122°.52' W. 

New  Whatcom.  This  is  the  coal  city  of  Bellingham  Bay  at  the  north- 
eastern part  of  Washington  Sound.  Its  position  is  Lat.  48°45'  X.  and 
Long.  122°49i' W. 

Nooksack  River.  A  moderately  large  stream,  one  of  whose  mouths 
empties  into  Bellingham  Baj',  about  6  miles  XW.  from  the  city  of 
Xew  Whatcom. 

North  Bay.  A  small  bay  on  the  eastern  shore  of  San  Juan  Island  about 
4i  n. miles  from  the  southern  entrance  to  San  Juan  Channel.  The 
position  of  the  south  side  of  the  head  forming  the  north  shore  of  the 
bay  is  Lat.  48°31'  X.  and  Long.  128°o8f  W. 

Oak  Harbor.  A  small  bay  and  village  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Whidbey 
Island,  at  the  head  of  Saratoga  Passage,  about  G  miles  XE.  from 
Coupeville.     Its  position  is  Lat.  43°16'  X.  and  Long.  122°42'  W. 


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Washington — {continued.) 

Orcas  Island.  This  is  the  hirgest  of  the  islands  lying  between  Vancouver 
Island  and  the  mainland.  It  forms  the  northwestern  shore  of  the 
Strait  of  Rosario.  From  N.  to  S.,  it  is  about  9  miles  wide,  and  from 
E.  to  W.,  it  is  about  13  miles  long.  The  position  of  Point  Lawrence, 
on  the  eastern  side,  is  Lat.  84°39i'  N.  and  Long.  122°44i'  W. 

Penns  Cove.  This  is  small  bay  on  the  eastern  side  of  Whidbey  Island. 
The  town  of  Coupeville  is  on  the  south  side  of  the  bay. 

Pleasant  Beach.  A  summer  resort  on  the  north  side  of  Richards  Passage, 
on  Bainbridge  Island,  at  the  southern  entrance  to  Port  Orchard. 

Port  Angeles.  This  is  also  sometimes  called  False  Dungeness  and  is  on 
the  southern  shore  of  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  55  n.  miles  inside 
Tatoosh  Island.  All  the  coast  is  either  wooded  high  bluffs  or  rocky, 
but  the  sand  spit,  which  forms  this  port  is  long  and  narrow,  stretching 
out  from  the  bluff  in  an  EXE.  direction.  The  position  of  the  light- 
house at  the  eastern  end  of  the  spit  is  Lat.  48°08'21"  N.  and  Long. 
123°23'42"W. 

Port  Orchard.  Port  Orchard  is  on  the  "Great  Peninsula"  between 
Admiralty  Inlet  on  the  east  and  Hoods  Canal  on  the  west.  It  is  a  long 
narrow  arm  of  these  interior  waters  14  n. miles  long  NNE.  and  SSW., 
with  two  entrances.  The  southern  entrance  is  by  a  crooked  channel, 
named  Richards  Passage,  opening  upon  a  western  recess  of  the  western 
shore  of  Admiralty  Inlet,  and  the  SW.  tail  is  the  U.  S.  Navy  Yard, 
called  the  Puget  Sound  Naval  Station  whose  position  is  Lat.  47°33i'  N. 
and  Long.  122°39'  W. 

Port  Townsend.  At  the  southeastern  extremity  of  the  Strait  of  Juan  de 
Fuca  and  at  the  north  entrance  to  Admiralty  Inlet.  The  position  of 
the  light-house  is  Lat.  48°08'39"N.  and  Long.  122°45'14"  W. 

Puget  Sound.  Legally,  all  the  waters  inside  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca, 
Washington  Sound,  Admiralty  Inlet,  Hoods  Canal,  etc.,  are  known  as 
Puget  Sound.  Vancouver,  however,  gave  the  name  to  the  waters  at 
the  southern  part  of  all  these  channels  from  Port  Defiance  in  Lat. 
47°19'  N.  to  the  head  of  all  at  Olympia,  in  Lat.  47°02'  N.  As  a  general 
designation  in  popular  usage,  the  term  is  coincident  with,  or  even 
somewhat  more  extensive  than  the  legal  application. 

Renton.  This  is  a  town  at  the  southern  end  of  Lake  Washington,  where 
the  waters  drain  off  into  the  Black  River.  Its  position  is  Lat.  47°29'  N. 
and  Long.  122°14'  W. 

Roach  Harbor.  An  incorrect  spelling  in  the  text  for  Roche  Harbor,  which 
is  a  small  village  and  harbor  on  the  northwestern  shore  of  San  Juan 
Island.  The  position  of  the  village  is  Lat.  48°36i'  N.  and  Long. 
123°09'  W.     The  entrance  to  the  harbor  is  protected  by  Henry  Island. 

Sackmans  Point.     Not  named  on  the  charts,  but  near  Traeyton. 


380  Universifi/  of  CdJifornia  Puhlicafions.  [botany 

Washington — [continued. ) 

San  Juan  Island.  A  large,  high  island,  15  miles  NW.  and  SE.,  which 
forms  the  S\V.  side  of  the  S.  entrance  of  the  Canal  de  Haro  and 
extends  to  a  point  near  Victoria,  B.  C.  The  position  of  the  SE.  point 
is  Lat.  48°27'N.  and  Long.  122°58i' W. 

Seattle.  A  large  city,  situated  on  Elliots  Bay,  which  opens  on  Admiralty 
Inlet,  45  miles  from  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca.  The  position  of  the 
light-house  is  Lat.  47°39'4.3"N.  and  Long.  122°26'03"W. 

Snakalum  Point.  On  the  east  coast  of  Whidbey  Island,  about  3  miles 
east  from  Coupeville. 

Swantown.  A  local  name  for  a  place  on  the  west  coast  of  Whidbey  Island, 
aliout  10  miles  north  of  Coupeville. 

Tacoma.  This  is  a  city  at  the  SW.  angle  of  Elliot  Bay,  which  opens  to 
the  NW.  upon  Admiralty  Inlet.  The  position  of  the  front  of  the  city 
is  Lat.  47°16'N.  and  Long.  122°27' W. 

Tracyton.  This  is  a  village  on  the  western  side  of  the  Port  Washington 
Narrows  which  connect  Dyer  Inlet  on  the  NW.  with  Port  Orchard. 
The  position  is  Lat.  47°3B' N.  and  Long.  122°39'W. 

Whidbey  Island.  A  long  island  forming  the  eastern  extremity  of  the 
Strait  of  .Juan  de  Fuca.  The  position  of  the  extreme  western  point  is 
Lat.  48°12'55"N.  and  Long.  122°45'31"W. 


Siberia. 

Bering  Island.  A  large  island,  the  westernmost  of  the  Aleutian  Islands, 
95  miles  from  the  nearest  cape  of  Kamtschatka.  The  position  of  the 
NW.  point  is  Lat.  55°18' N.  and  Long.  165°42' E. 

Konyam  Bay.  This  bay  is  the  northwesternmost  of  the  bays  which  open 
on  the  Strait  of  Seniavin.  It  opens  to  the  SE.  upon  that  strait,  but 
6  miles  in  front  of  it  is  the  island  of  Ka-y-ne  or  Arakamtchetehene. 
Liitke  calls  the  bay  Penkegnei  and  this  name  is  found  on  the  charts. 
The  position  of  Cape  Netchkonome,  the  N.  point  of  entrance,  is  Lat. 
64°49i'N.  and  Long.  172°44.V  W. 


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Acanihocladia  haniidosa 296 

muricata   296 

Adenocystis  Lessonii  318 

^odes  nitidissinia 349  (356) 

AgardhieUa  Coidteri  309 

tenera  309 

Agaritm  hrassicaforme 265 

fimbriatum  266 

Gmelini 265 

jyertusum  265 

■platiineuron 265 

Turneri   265  (267) 

Ahnfeldtia  coneinna 305  (358) 

Gigartinoides 305 

plicata  305 

Alaria  cordata 277 

crispa 274 

curtipes 274 

dolichorhaehis 272  (273,  275) 

elliptica  273 

esculenta 272 

fistulosa 275  (237,  269) 

f.  platyphylla 277 

f.  stenophvlla 276 

frasjilis * 278  (272,  273) 

f.  biillata 278 

grandifoUa 273,  274 

ianeeolata 275  (272,  273) 

laticosta 275  (278) 

marginata  275  (278) 

vienibranacea 273 

ohlnnga 273 

prfeloiiga 274 

Pylaii 272  (273,  277,  278) 

tenuifolia 272 

■f.  amplior 274 

f.  typiea 273 

valida 278 

f.  long'ipes 279 

Amphiroa  Aspergillum 359 

f.  nana 359 

Californica 361 

conini'boHU  364 

cretaeea .-. 359  (361) 

,/'.  Tas-nutnica 360 

epiphlegnoides   364 

vodidnsa   359 

Orbigninva 362 

}il(()iii(sciila  363 

Tamnanica 360 


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tuberculosa 360  (361,  364) 

f .  Californica 361 

f.  frondeseens  362 

f.  Orbigniana ■...  362 

f.  planioscula 363 

subf.  antennifera  364 

subf .  laciniata 364 

subf.  normalis 364 

subf.  polvpliora 364 

f.  typiea .■ 361  (364) 

Anabsena  catenula  192 

Flosaquse   192 

oscillarioides  192 

/.  stenos2)ora 192 

spliserica  192 

variabilis   ^..  191 

Analipus  fusiformis 252  (242) 

Anatheea  furcata  310 

Montagnei 310 

Antithamnion  Americanum 

342  (343) 

boreale 344 

f .  corallina 344 

f.  typiea 344 

floccosum 341  (343) 

f.  Pacificum 341 

Plumula 343  (344) 

Pylaisaji 342  (343,  344) 

f .  Norvegiea 342 

subulatum 342  (343,  344) 

Aphanocapsa  Castagnei 180 

Aphauothece  Castagnei 180 

mierospora  180 

stagnina  180 

Apoglossum  decipiens 323  (325) 

Arfhrocardia  frondeseens  366 

Arthrothanius  bifidus 267 

Asperocoeeus  Cystoseira; 241 

Atomaria  Eamtschattca  336 

Bangia  atropurjiurea 288 

f.  fuscopurpurea 288 

f.  Pacijica 288 

P'acifica  288 

vermicidaris  288 

Batrachospermum  coerulescens  293 

densum  293 

ectocarpum 293 

moniliforme 292 

f.  helminthoideum  292 

var.  JScopuJa 292 


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Batrachospermum  moniliforme 

f.  typicum 292 

pyramidale 293 

vagvim  293 

f.  flagelliforme  293 

f.  keratophytum  293 

Blastophye  Fhi/flopliora 308 

Bonnemaisonia  hamifera..325  (313) 

Botrydium  granulatum 229 

Biiinjocarpum  platycarpum 321 

Bryopsis  eortieulans 230 

hypnoides 230 

plumosa  230 

Bulbochgete  Brebissonii 220 

insignis  220 

intermedia 220 

nana 220 

Norstedtii  220 

Capidium  252 

CaUithamnion  Americanum  ..342,  343 

arhtiscula 339 

var.  Pacificum 339 

Baileyi 339 

floccosiun  341 

var.  Pacificum 341,  342 

humile    347 

polyspermum 338 

seciniflatioii  294 

subulatuui 342,  343,  344 

tetragonum 339 

thvyoideum  338 

Vancouverianum  338 

venu.stissimKm 338 

Callophyllis  flabellulata  306 

fui'cata 306 

f.  dissecta 306 

/.  typica 306,  310 

laeiniata 306 

ohfitsifoUa 306 

rhynchocarpa 306 

f.  eristata 306 

f.  incisa   306 

variegata 307 

Callymcnia  Californica 308 

Gmelini 307 

ornata 307  (308) 

Phyllophora 308  (206) 

f.  orbicularis  308 

f.  typica 308 

reniformis  : 307  (308) 

f.  cuneata 307 

Calothrix  Braunii 198 

confervicola 197 

eonsoeiata 197 

Crustacea 197 

fasciculata 197 

fusea  197 

parietina 198 

proUfera    197 


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pulvinata  197 

scopulorum 197 

vivipara 197 

Carpomitra  Cabrerse. 252 

Castagnea  divaricata 249 

Ceramium  Californicum  346 

cancellatum  345 

codieola 346 

diapliannm 345,  346 

rubrum  345 

var.  Pacificum 345 

tenuissimum   346 

Ceratothamnion  Pikeanum 339 

f.  laxum 339 

Chaetomorpha  eannabina..221  (222) 

duriuseula 221 

Limm    222 

litorea 221  (222) 

melagonium  222 

f.  rupincola 222 

f.  typica 222 

tortuosa  222  (221) 

var.  crassior 221 

Chsetophora  Cornu-damse 219 

var.  genuina 219 

var.  linearis 219 

elegans 218 

pisiformis 218 

Cba?topteris  plumosa 239 

Chantransia  Daviesii 294 

secundata  294 

Chara  contraria 233 

fragilis 233 

Clieilosporum  Californicum  361 

fyondesccns  363 

'MacMillani 365 

ma.vimtim 366 

planiusc'idum 363 

Chlamydomonas  sp 202 

Chlorocbvtrium  inclusum..206  (310) 

Schmitzii 206 

Chloroglcea  tuberculosa. ...182  (219) 

Chondria  atropurpurea 326 

Chondrus  affinis 298 

crispus 297  (301) 

maiiiillosus  301 

var.  Ochotensis 301 

var.  Sitchensis 302 

var.  Unalaschettsis '.....  301 

phtlynns 297,  298 

Cbordu  filum 254 

var.  coriacea 254 

var.  fistulosa 243 

Chordaria  242 

abietina 251  (250,  252,  332) 

aiienuaia 243 

flagelliformis 250  (252) 

f.  Ohordajformis  251 

/.  densa 251,  252 


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Chordaria  flagelliformis 

f.  ramuseulifera 251 

f.  typica 250 

Choreocolax  Polysiphonise 295 

Chroococcus  rufescens 179 

turgidus 179 

CiUaria  fusca 311,  312 

Cladophora  Alaskana 228 

areta 224  (223,  225,  226,  229) 

form  b 226 

f.  eonghitinata 225 

f.  pulvinata  225 

eallieoma 223 

cartilaginea....223  (226,   228,  229) 

Ckamissonis 224  (228,  229) 

coalita 227  (228,  229) 

cohffirens 226  (228,  229) 

Columbiana 226 

composita  226 

crispata 223 

f.  vitrea 223 

densa 227 

duriuscnia 228  (229) 

flexuosa 224 

glaueescens  224 

glomerata  223 

f.  macrogomja 223 

Hutchinsise 228 

var.  distans 228 

Hystrix  226 

IjBtevirens 224  (228) 

lanosa   225 

var.  uneialis 225  (226) 

Mertensii 224  (228) 

patentiramea 226 

polaris  229 

saxatilis..223  (224,  225,  228,  229) 
seopfeformis....227  (225,  228,  229) 

spineseens 227  (225,) 

utriculosa 227 

viminea 224  (228,  229) 

Cladostephus  vertieillatus  239 

Clathromorphum    circumscrip- 
tum   357 

eompactum 357 

loc'ulosum  ; 357 

Codium  adhterens  231 

Bursa 231 

mamillosum 231,  232 

mucronatum 232 

f.  Californieum 232  (346) 

f.  Novag  ZelandiaB 232 

MueUeri 232 

Ritteri 231  (232) 

tomentosum  232 

Coilodesme  bulligera 240 

Californica  241 

Cystoseirse 241 

linearis 241 


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Coleochsete  pulvinata 220 

CoUinsiella  tuberculata 204 

Colpomenia  sinuosa 242  (243) 

f.  deformans 242 

/'.  ex])(msa 242 

■f.  tut)erculata 242 

tuberculata  242 

Conferva  bombycina 217 

/.  gcuuhia  218 

cartiUighica 223 

couferricola 222 

duriuscula  221 

Hoccosa 217 

Melagonium 222 

Mertensii 224 

mirahiUs  195 

Linum    222 

rivularis   218 

Constantinea  rosamarina..355  (356) 

simplex 356 

Sitehensis  356  (206) 

Corallhia  aculeata 367 

arbiiscnla 366 

cretacea  360 

frondescens  362 

gracilis  .\ 367 

officinalis   364 

f.  aculeata 367 

f.  Chilensis 365  (366) 

f .  multiramosa 366 

subf.  densa 367 

subf.  laxa  367 

f .  pilulifera 366 

f.  robusta  365 

f.  typica 364 

pilulifera 366 

/'.  fiUformis 366 

Vancoureriensis 366,  367 

/.  densa 367 

/.  typica 367 

Corallopsis  Salicornia 312 

Costaria  Mertensii 265 

quadrinervia 265 

Turner!  265 

Cruoria  Pacifica 357 

Cryptonemia  obovata 352 

Cryptosiphonia  Grayana  353 

Woodii 353 

Cvlindrospermum  catenatum  ...   193 

"licheniforrae 193  (194) 

museieola  193 

sp 194 

Cymatheere  triplicata .264  (260) 

Cystoelonium  gracilarioides 309 

l>ur]iurusccns ..  309 

Cystopliyllum  geminatum..285  (241) 

Lepidium 285 

Cystnseira  gcminatum 286 

hypocarj)a       286 


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Ci/stoseira  Lepidium  286 

osmundaeea  286 

spicigera  286 

ihiirsigera 285,  286 

Da^ya  pluniosa 337 

Dasyopsis  plumosa 337 

Delesseria  (data  324 

var.  latissima 324 

Ba-rii 323 

Beeiingiana 324 

/.  spimtlosa 324 

complanata  324 

crassifolia 322 

(leripiens : 323 

Ey))oglossum  323 

var.  arborescens 323 

intermedia 321 

Juergensii  324 

MuMendorfii 322 

rjuercifolia 322 

/".  linearis 323 

serrata  324 

sinuosa 322  (323) 

f.  lingulata 322 

f.  typica 322 

IVondii  323 

Derbesia  marina  230 

vauc'herijeformis 230 

Dermatomcris  215 

Dermocarpa  Biscayensis 181 

fueieola  181 

prasina   182 

Desmarestia  aculeata 

246  (238,  245,  247) 

f.  media 246  (245,  247) 

hilhrida 247 

intermedia  247  (246) 

/'.  fuscescens  247 

/.  teretifolia 247 

ligulata  247 

f.  herbaeea  247 

media  247 

viridis   245  (246) 

/.  major 245 

Desmia  herbaeea 247 

Desmonema  Wrangelii 196 

Desmotrichiim  undulatum  240 

Dic'hothrix  Baueriana 198  (179) 

Dictyoneiu'on  Californicum  267 

Dictyosiphon  Chordaria 248 

f.  gelatinosa 248 

fcenieulaceus    248 

f.  Amerieanus   248 

hippuroides  248 

Dictyota  Binghumice  279 

diehoioma 279 

/.  latifolia  279 

Dilophiis  ifiabellatus  279 

Dilsea  arctica    354 


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Californica ,., .,. , 354 

pygmeea  355 

Diptoderma  variegatum 292 

Draparnaldia  glomerata  218 

var.  genuina  218 

plumosa 218 

Dumontla  Clava 319  (353) 

contorta  353 

coronata 319,  353 

decapitata  318 

filiformis  352 

fueieola 318 

furcata 319,  348 

Ectocarpus  Aleuticus 235 

ehiti)iicoliis 238 

confervoides 237  (238) 

f.  aciiminatus 237 

f.  eorticulatus  238 

f.  pvgmseus 237 

f.  typicus 237 

f.  variabilis 238 

cylindriciis  239 

granulosus 238 

mucronatus   238 

oviger   238 

penieillaius  237 

siliculosus 237 

f.  typicus 237 

terminalis 237 

tomentosus 238 

Egregia  Uevigata 271 

Menziesii 271 

Eiseuiaarborea 270  (256) 

Elac'hista  fueieola 249 

lubriea  248  (249) 

Endocladia  complanata 297 

haniulosa  296 

murieata  296 

f.  eompressa 297 

f.  inermis 297 

/.  typiea 296 

Enteromorpha  aureola 214 

eompressa 213  (211) 

var.  complanata 212 

f.  raeemosa  a  Ahlneri  ^  214 

f.  raeemosa  b  abbreviata  ..  214 

var.  suhsimplcv 212 

erinita  214 

ereeta ..  214 

fascia  211 

intestinalis  212 

f.  eylindracea  212 

f.  genuina 212 

f.  maxima 212 

Linza 212  (211) 

f.  erispata 213 

f.  laneeolata 213 

mierocoeca  211 

f.  subsalsa 211 


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P'nteromorpha  minima 213 

f.  rivularis  213 

percursa 214 

prolifera 211 

Erythroo-lossiim  Woodii 323 

Erythrophyllum  delesserioides..  303 

Erythrotrichia  ceramieola 292 

Eudesnie  virescens 249 

Eudorina  elegans  203 

Euthora  cristata 311  (306) 

/.  pinnata 311 

f.  typica 311 

fruticulosa  311 

Farloiria  coniprcssa 351,  354 

mollis 354 

Fauehea  Gardneri 313 

laciniata 313 

Fischerella  ambigua 196 

Fucus  A.splenioides 340 

hrarlaitns 303 

cordalHS 299 

cosfatus 265 

edentutus 280 

evanescens 281  (285,  289) 

f.  angustus 284 

f.  biu'siger   285 

f.  contractus 284 

f.  cornutus 283 

f.  dendroides 284  (283) 

f.  limitatus 282 

f.  longifructus 283 

f.  maerocephalus 282   (284) 

f.  nanus   285 

f.  pergrandis 284 

f.  robustus  288 

f.  rudis   282  (284) 

f.  typica 282 

fiUformis  281 

floccosus .' 333 

'furcatus 280 

Iterhaceus 247 

inflatus 280  (281) 

f.  edentatus  280 

f.  filiformis 281 

f.  linearis  280 

Larix 330 

Mevziesii  271 

Miclnvensis  281 

musciformis 312 

vur.  J^ootkanus   312 

Nootkanus 313 

ovalis 316 

var.  subarticulatiis  316 

pilnUfcr    333,  334 

plati/cnrpus     -.  281,  283 

saccatus   318,  319 

sj)iralis 281 

tomcntosHS 232 

vesiculosus 249,  285 


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var.  evesicnlosis  285 

var.  minor 285 

Fuscaria  Larix 330 

Gayella  polyrhiza 217 

Gelidium  Amansii 295 

corueum 295 

var.  lepadicola 295 

var.  simplex    295 

crassifdliiim   352 

latifoUum 295 

Gigart'nui  exasperata 303 

fasligiala 305 

Mamillaris 301 

/.  latissinia 301 

/.  vulgaris 302 

m'amillosa  301  (302) 

f.  cristata 301 

subf.  prolifera 302 

f.  dissecta 302 

f.  sulisimplex  302 

microplujUa 303,  349,  350 

■mollis  ;, 354 

muricaia   296 

Pacifica 301  (298) 

papillaia 301  (302) 

/'.  cristata 301 

/.  typica 302 

plicata 305 

radula 302  (301,  303) 

f.  exasperata  303 

f.  microphylla 303 

f,  typica 302 

spinosa 303 

Glceoeapsa  ambigua 179 

f.  fuscolutea 179 

f.  violacea   179 

atrata 179 

polydermatica  179 

GUcocystis  Paroliniana 202 

Gloiopeltis  furcata 348  (319) 

Gloiosiphouia  Californiea 348 

capillaris  348 

verticillaris  348 

Gloiotrichia  Pisum 199 

Gomontia  polyrhiza 229 

Gomi)liosphaeria  aponina 180 

Gracilaria  confervoides    312 

f.  lonqissima 312 

GrateloupiaCutleri8e..349  (315,  347) 

pinnata 349  (350) 

Grifflthsia ? 338 

opnntoides 338 

Guig)i(ir(lia  Alaskana 215 

Frasiida'   _ _ 215 

GynuioyoHgrns  fastigiatus 305 

/.  crassior  305 

Halidrys  vesiculosa 249 

Halosaccion  coronatum 319 

llntnini  , 318 


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Balosaccion  fucicola 318 

f.  decapiiatum 318 

f.  radicana   318 

glandiforme 317  (318) 

/.  coriaceum  r 317 

/.  genuinum 317 

/.  Menziesii 317 

/.  soboJiferum 317 

Hydrophora 318 

microsporum 319 

ramentaceum 319 

Tilesii 319 

Halymenia  Ugulata 348 

Hapalosiphon  fontinalis 196 

piimilHS 196 

Hassallia  byssoidea  195 

/.  cylindrica 196 

f.  saxicola 195 

Hedophylhim  sessile.. 262  (249,  263) 

siibsessile 263  (202,  267) 

Hildenbrandtia  prototypus 367 

f.  rosea  367 

rosea 367 

savgitinea   367 

Honioeostroma  latifolium 240 

Johainm   240 

unduJatum 240 

Hormldium  parietinum 215  (217) 

murale  215 

sp 217 

Hormotrichum  Carmichcelii 220 

Hydrurus  foetidus 235 

Hi/meneria  fimbriata  321 

'fissa  321 

Jatissima  320 

Hypruea  Coulteri 309 

Hypnea  museifoi'mis 312  (313) 

Iridcea  cordata 299 

Cornucopice 298 

heterocarpa  299 

lacera 298 

laminarioides..298  (206,  299,  300) 

f.  cordata 299 

f.  parvula 299 

f.  punicea 300  (310) 

f.  tvpiea 298 

lilaclva ; 299 

menthranacea 299 

Mertensiuna 309 

oblongifructa 300 

pinnata 349,  350 

sociaUs 298 

Isaetis  plana 198 

var.  fissurata  198 

Janczewskia  verrueieformis 326 

Laminaria  Andersonii 255  (270) 

apoda  262 

atrofulva  259 

Bongardiana 254  (263,  264) 


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f.  bifiircata 255 

f.  elliptica 255 

f.  normuUs 255 

f.  oblonga 255 

/'.  palmata 255 

f.  tfeniata  255 

buUata 257  (256,  264) 

f.  amplissima 258 

f.  angusta  257 

f.  cuneata  258  (256) 

f.  subsimplex 257 

cuneifolia 260 

dentigera 259 

f.  brevipes 259 

f.  longipes 259 

dermatodea 254,  256 

digitata 260  (254,  258) 

/.  partita 256 

f.  typica 259 

fissilis 256  (254) 

laiifoUa  261 

longieruris  260 

longipes 260 

nigripes 256 

Ruprechti  256 

saecharina 261  (257,  260) 

forma  a 260 

f.  eomplanata 262 

f.  cuneata 261 

■f.  linearis 261  (262) 

f.  membranacea   261  (262) 

/.  normahs 261 

sessilis 262 

Sinclairii  261 

solidungula 260  (264) 

stenoplnila 260 

Laureiicia  UreviUeana 335  (336) 

pinnatifida   326  (359) 

specfahUis  326 

Leatliesia  diiformis 249 

Lessonia  ciliata 270 

fnscescens  267 

Htoralis  267 

nigrcscens 267 

Liehniannia  sp 250 

Lithoderma  fatiscens 253 

lignic'ola 253 

Lifhophylhon  decipiens  359 

Farlowii     358 

f.  f  359 

incrustans  358 

f.  orbicularis  358 

sp.  nov 359 

tcnue 358 

tumiduluni 358 

Yendoi  359 

Lithothamnion  Californieum  ...  358 

conijKietKDi 357 

conchatuni 358 


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Lithothanniioii  dKnon 

glaciale  

Ifeve  

f.  tenue 

Innilosnm    

jihymatodeum 

Souderi 

f .  Paeifica 

Lomentaria  ovalis 

var.  Coulteri 

f .  subartieulata 

Lophosiphonia  obscura  

villum 329  ( 

Lophura  floccosa 

macracantha 

LynjCfbya  a?TOgineo-c8erulea 

sestuarii 

f.  aeruginosa 

f .  ferruginea 


f.  limicola  

f .  natans  

f.  spectabilis    

Lagerheimii    

ochracea 

semiplena  

spirulinoides 

versicolor 

Maerocystis  pirifera 

Mastocarpus  corymbiferus 

Masiodia 

Melobesia  marginata  

]>atens 

Zosterieolum 

f.  medioeris  

Mesogloia  Andersonii 

simplex  

Microchfete  robusta 

tenera 

Microcladia  borealis 

Californiea   

Coulteri 

Microeoleus  chthonoplastes 

tenerrimus 

vaginatus 

var.  monticola 

Microcystis  marginata 

Microspora  floccosa    

Monostroma  angicavum  

arctieum  

lUyUU 208 

fuseum 

var.  splendens 

var.  typicum  

Grevillei  

Grcenlandicum 

latissimum   

leptodermum 

lubrieum   

quaternarium 


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357  saccndcuni  208 

358  splendens 208,  209 

358  Vahlii     208 

358  zosicricolum   209 

357  Mougeotia  genuflexa 202 

358  scalaris 202 

358  Myelophycus 242 

358  ca'spitosus 252 

316  intestinalis  241  (251) 

316  Myrionema 239 

316  strangulans 249 

329  vidgare 249 

292)  Nereocystis  Luetkeana 268  (290) 

334  Priapus 268 

335  Nitella  acuminata  subglomerata  233 

187  opaca    233 

187  Kitnphylluni  flahelUgerum 321 

187  Fryeamrm 320 

187  Harveyanum 320 

186  latissimum  320 

187  macroglos.mm  320 

187  muJiihihum    321 

187  Rupreclitiauum 321 

187  Ruthenicum  320 

187  spectalile  320 

187  stenofilossum    320,  321 

187  violaceum  321  (320) 

270  Nodularia  armorica 193 

303  Harveyaua  192 

215  sphcerocarpa  193 

359  spumigena 193 

358  f.  major 193 

359  Nostoc  cEeruleum 191 

359  carneum 190 

250  commune 190 

250  expansum  190 

194  Linckia     189 

194  microscopieum   191 

346  minutum 191 

347  museorum 190 

347  pruniforme 191 

188  rivulare  189 

188  sphsericum 191 

1S9  sph^roides    191 

189  spongifeforme 190 

180  verrucosum  191 

217  Ochlochffite  Hystrix 219 

208  CEdogonium  concatenatum.. 219 

208  crispum 220 

,  209  Odonthalia  Aleutica  333  (332,  334) 

208  angustifolia 336 

209  dentata 337  (336) 

209  f.  angusta 337 

208  floccosa 333  (244,  330,  331) 

208  f.  comosa  334  (333,  335) 

207  f.  macracantha  ..335  (333,  334) 

209  f.  typica 333  (334) 

207  Kamtschatica  336(337) 

207  Lyallii 335  (336) 


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Odonthalia  semicostata 336  (359) 

Oncobyrsa  Cesatiana  180 

Oocardium  stratum 205 

Oocystis  solitaria 205 

f.  crassa 205 

f.  major 205 

Oseillatoria  amoena 184 

amphibia 183 

Bonnemaisonii   183 

ehloriiia 183 

geminata  183 

laetevirens 184 

limosa 183 

nigro-viridis  183 

Okeni 184 

princeps  182 

proboseidea  182 

saneta 182 

splendida 184 

f.  uneinata  184 

tenuis  183 

var.  tergestina 183 

Padina  deiista 253 

Pediastrum  angulosum   207 

Boryanum 207 

Petrocelis  xMiddendorfii  ....357  (206) 

PeysonneUia  Diiliyl  367 

Phloeospora  subarticulata 245 

tortilis   245 

Phormidium  ambiguum 185 

autumnale  186  (184) 

Corium    185 

favosum     186 

foveolarum 184 

inundatum.. 185 

laminosum 185 

papyraeeum  185 

Retzii  185 

tenue  185 

Treleasei 186 

uneinatum   186 

Valderianum 184 

Phycoeoelis  Baltica 239 

fecimda    249 

Piu/rolapaihum  crispatum  240 

Phyllitis  fascia 243 

Phyllophora  BrodiaBi 304 

interrupta 304 

nervosa 308 

Pln/llo,spora  Menziesii 271 

Pikea  Grayana 353 

Woodii  353 

Platythamnion  heteromorphum 

344  (343) 

f.  reversum  345 

f.  typieum   344 

Plectonema  roseolum 188 

Pleonosporium      Vancouveria- 

num 338 


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Pleuroeapsa  fuliginosa 181 

Pleurophyeus  Gardneri 264 

Plocamium  eoceineum 317 

f.  uneinatum 317 

violaeeum 317 

Polynenra  CaUfornica 304 

Polysiphoma  arctica  329 

atrorubescens 326  (327) 

f.  minor 326 

hipinvata  327 

/".  psammicola  329 

Californica  327  (328) 

var.  plumigera 327 

dendroidea 328 

nigrescens 326  (327,  328) 

f.  Fueoides  326 

parasitica  328 

sentieulosa  327 

spinifera  328 

ureeolata 326  (327) 

villum  330 

Porphyra  abyssieola 291 

amplissima  290  (291) 

laeiniata 289 

f .  umbilicalis  289 

leucosticta    290 

miniata 291 

f.  euneiformis  291 

naiadum 290 

f.  major 290 

f.  minor    290 

Nereoeystis 290 

occideiifalis  292 

perforata 289  (290) 

f.  segregata 290 

pertusa 313 

tenuissima 291 

variegata  291   (292) 

vulgaris  290 

Postelsia  palmfeformis 268 

Prasiola  Antarctica 215 

borealis 215 

calophylla 215 

crispa 214  (215,  216) 

suhsp.  marina 217 

f.  maxima  216 

iiiiviatilis    216 

Pringsheiniia  seutata 219 

f.  Cladophoraj 219  (182) 

Prio)rit>s  angusta 350 

Clevelandii   308 

decipiens.. 350 

jubata   352 

lanceolata 352  (350,  351) 

var.  filieina 352 

Lyallii 350  (349) 

f.  densissima 351 

f.  depauperata 352 

f.  dilatata  351 


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Prionitis  Lyallii 

f.  gladiata 351  (350) 

f.  intermedia 351 

f.  lanceolata 351 

f .  normalis  351  (350) 

f.  ornata 351 

Pteridium  alatum  324 

Baerii  323 

Juergensii 324 

serratum  324   (325) 

f .  platyphyllum 325 

spinulosum 324 

Pterosiplionia  arctica 329 

bipinnata   328 

deiidroidea    328 

pennata 328 

VVoodii 329 

Pterygophora  Californiea 271 

Ptilota  Asplenioides 339  (324) 

Californiea   340 

filieina  340 

Hf/jnioides 340 

peetinata 341 

plumosa 340,  341 

var.  filieina 340 

serrata 340,  341 

Punetaria  plantaginea 240 

latifolia 240 

Pylaiella  atroviolacea  235 

litoralis  235 

f.  acuta 235 

f.  densa  236 

var.  firma  236 

f.  macroearpa 236 

var.  opposita 235  (236) 

f.  reetangulans   236 

f.  nipineola 235   (236J 

f.  typica 235   (236) 

var.  varia 236 

Ralfsia  elavata 253 

deusta 253 

verrucosa  253 

EhaMonia  Coulteri  309 

Rhizoeloninm  riparium 222 

f.  implexum  222  (214) 

tortuosiim  223 

Rhodoehorton  Rothii  347 

snbimmersum   347 

Rhodoglossum  latissimum  300 

Rhndomela  Aleuiica 333 

ftoccosa 333,  335 

Larix 330  (244,  331,  334) 

Lyallii 335 

Lycopodioides 331  (333) 

f.  Cladostephus 331  (332) 

f.  flagellaris 332 

f.  ramentaeea 332 

f.  tennissima  332 

snhf.  proli/era 332 


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f.  typica 331 

snbf.  compacta 331 

snbf .  laxa  331 

subf.  tenera  332 

suhfusca  332 

Rhodophyllis  dichotoma  311 

f.  setacea 312 

f.  typica 311 

Rhodymenia  eorallina  316 

palmata  314  (248,  316) 

f.  mollis 315 

f.  Sarniensis 316  (319) 

f.  soholifera ,...    316 

■f.  typica 314  (315) 

subf.  linearis  315 

sul)f.  marginifera....315  (314) 

subf.  nuda 314 

Palmetta 316 

pertusa    313 

Wilkesii  313 

Rivularia  Biasolettiana 198 

nitida 198 

Saceorhiza  dermatodea   254 

Sarcophyllis  arctica  354  (298) 

Californiea    

....  354  (206,  300,  310,  356) 

/.  pygman .     355 

pygmfea 355 

Scenedesmus  denticulatus  206 

var.  linearis 206 

Schizochlamys  gelatinosa 205 

Schizoneura  quercifolia 323 

f.  linearis   323 

Sehizothrix  Braunii 189  (179) 

lacustris   189 

lardacea 189 

rubra 189 

Schizymenia  coccinea  356 

Dubyi 356 

Scytonema  figuratum 195 

Hofmanni  195 

niirabile   195 

Myoehrous 195 

varium  195 

Scytosiphon  hullosus 242,  243 

lomentarius 243 

f.  complanatus 243 

Selenastrum  Bibraianum 205 

Sorantliera  ulvoidea .244  (243) 

f.  difformis  244 

f.  typica 244 

Sorastrum  spinulosum 207 

Sphacelaria  eirrhosa 239 

239 


racemosa 


var.   arctica 239 

Sphterella  nivalis  203 

Spluvrococcus  fialicornia 312 

Spinnlaria  media 246 

Spirogyra  affinis 201 


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Spirogyra  caten8efonnis....200  (202) 

dubia  201 

var.  longiartieulata  201 

Grevilleana   202 

inflata 201 

laxa 202 

longata 200 

Lvitetiana 201 

majuscula 201 

var.  brachymeres 201 

nititla  201 

porticalis 200 

quadrata 202 

Spreeiana   202 

varians    201 

Weberi    202 

Spirulina  major 182 

subsalsa  182 

f.  Oeeaniea 182 

Spongomnrpha  Hystrix 226 

Sporochnus  iiiedius 246 

Stapfia  cyliudrica.. 204 

Sterrocolax  crassior  305 

decipiens  306 

Stictyoslphon  tnrtiUs  245 

Stigeoelonium  lubrieuin  218 

Stigonema  minutum 3  97 

ocellatum 196 

Streblonema  irregulare 239 

miniitissimum 239 

Pacificum 239 

Striai'ia  attenuata  245 

Symploca  hydnoides 188 

var.  genuina 188 

lagteviridis  188 

muscorum 188 

Tetraspora  bullosa 203 

evlindrica     204 

lubrica 204 

var.  laciinosa  204 

Thalassiophyllum  Clathrus 266 

Tolypothrix  distorta 195 


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lanata 195 

limbata 196 

Setehellii  196 

tenuis  , 196 

Trentepohlia  lolithus 219 

Turuerella  Mertensiana...  309  (354) 

Ulothrix  flacea 217 

implexa 217 

subtilis    216 

/.  genuina  216 

tenuis 216 

zonatn- 216 

Viva  cylindrica 204 

fasciata 211 

fuscu  208 

Lactuea 210 

var.  latissima   210  (240) 

myriotrema  210 

var.  rigida 209  (210,  211) 

Priapus   269 

rigida  209 

splendens 209 

Ulvaria  splendens 209 

Urococeus  insignis 206 

Urospora  inerassata  221 

pencilliformis 220 

Wormskioldii  221 

var.   Vancoureriana 221 

Valonia  ovalis 232 

Vaucheria  geminata 230 

var.  racemosa  230 

hamata  230 

sessilis 230 

terrestris 231 

Volvox  aureus 203 

glohator 203 

Whidbeyella 294 

cartilaginea    295 

Xenoeoceus  Schousboei  '...  180 

Zoslera  marina 240 

Zygnema  chalybeospermum 200 


PLATE   17. 

Collinsiella  tuberculata  Setchell  and  Gardner  gen.  et  sp.  nov. 

1 .  Habit  of  No.  403,  N.L.G.,  from  Whidbey  Island.     (X  40) 

2.  Vertical  section  through  one  of  the  fronds.     (Zeiss  2  X  A) 

3.  Dissection  of  a  portion  of  the  vertical  section  which  has  been  treated 

with  Chloriodide  of  Zinc,  to  show  the  branching.  The  cell  con- 
tents are  much  shrunken.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

4.  Tangential    section    at   the    surface    to    show    the    division    planes. 

(Zeiss  2  X  D) 

5.  Young  terminal   cell,  untreated,  showing  the   chromatophore  lining 

the  wall  and  the  solitary  pyrenoid.     (Zeiss  2  ■  D) 

6.  Similar  view  of  an  older  cell,  showing  the  vacuolate  appearance  of 

the  chromatophore.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

7.  Similar  view  of  still  older  cell,  showing  the  decrease  in  size  of  the 

chromatophore  and  a  double  pyrenoid.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

Codium  Ritteri  Setchell  and  Gardner  sp.  nov. 

8.  Habit  of  the  type  specimen,     (nat.  size) 

9.  A  common  shape  of  the  adult  utricle.     (Zeiss  2  X  A) 

10.  A  common  shape  of  the  adult  utricle.     (Zeiss  2  X  A) 

11.  An  uncommon,  yet  not  rare,  shape  of  the  adult  utricle.     (Zeiss  2  X  A) 

Rhodochorton  subimmersum  Setchell  and  Gardner  sp.  nov. 

12.  A  section  through  the  host  plant,  showing  the  horizontal  immersed 

filament  of  the  Rhodochorton  and  the  vertical  emergent  fila- 
ments, as  well  as  the  terminal  tetrasporangia.  Specimen  No.  289, 
N.L.G.,  from  Whidbey  Island.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

All  the  figures  of  this  plate  were  drawn  under  the  direction  of  W.  A. 
Setchell  by  H.  N.  Bagley.  The  size  varies  proportionally  to  the  original, 
and  in  the  case  of  microscopic  details  we  shall  mention  here,  as  well  as  under 
the  remaining  figures,  only  the  combination  of  the  lenses  used.  The  drawings 
have  all  been  reduced  to  one-half  the  original  diameter,  but  the  magnifica- 
tions, where  given,  refer  to  the  figures  as  reduced. 


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PLATE   18. 

Colpomenia  sinuosa  f.  deformans  Setchell  and  Gardner  f.  nov. 

13.  Habit  of   a  plant   showing   only  a  comparatively  slight  and  nniform 

lobing.  Original  from  Pt.  Carmel,  Monterey  County,  California, 
(nat.  size) 

14.  Habit  of  a  plant  from  the  same  spot  as  the  preceding,  showing  the 

tendency  towards  unequal  lobing.     (nat.  size) 

15.  Habit  of  a  group  of  plants  of  the  type  of  the  form.     Any  one  of  these 

plants  may  be  separated  and  become  the  Scyiosiphon  hullosus- 
Saunders,     (nat.  size) 

Chordaria  abietina  Rupreeht. 

16.  Habit  of  a  group  of  very  young  plants,  showing  the  horizontal  lobed 

thallus,  whence  the  young  vertical  thalli  are  arising.  Original 
material  from  Point  Carmel,  Monterey  County,  California,  (a 
little  more  than  natural  size) 

17.  Habit  of  a  plant  just  reaching  the  adult  condition,  showing  the  rela- 

tion between  the  horizontal  and  vertical  thalli.  From  the  same 
place,     (nat.  size) 

Constantinea  Sitchensis  P.  &  R. 

18.  Habit  of  a  young  plant,  showing  the  method  of  producing  the  new 

blade  by  the  appearance,  at  first,  of  a  subulate  projection  in  the 
center  of  the  old  blade.  Original  material  from  Whidbey  Island, 
(about  one-half  nat.  size) 

Constantinea  simplex  Setchell. 

19.  Habit  of  a  plant  from  Fort  Ross,  California,  showing  the  first  stages 

of  the  production  of  the  new  blade  by  the  rosulate  process, 
(about  one-half  nat.  size) 

20.  Habit  of  a  plant  in  which  the  process  of  producing  the  new  blade  is 

farther  advanced,     (about  one-half  nat.  size) 

21.  Habit  of  plant  still  farther  advanced,     (about  one-half  nat.  size) 

All  the  figures  were  drawn  under  the  direction  of  W.  A.  Setchell. 
Figures  13-17  were  drawn  by  H.  N.  Bagley,  and  the  rest  by 
A.  A.  Lawson. 


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PLATE  19. 

Oscillatoria  splendida  f.  uncinata  Setchell  and  Gardner  f.  nov. 

22.  Tip  of  specimen  from  Oak  Harb»r,  showing  a  slight  tendency  toward 

uncinate  form,      l"*^  1000-1500) 

23.  Tip  of  another  specimen  from  the  same  locality   and   of  the   same 

magnification,  showing  a  spiral  twist. 

24.  Tip  of  another  specimen   from   the  same  locality  and  of   the    same 

magnification,  showing  the  extreme  bending. 

Pterosiphonia  arctica  (J.  Agardh)  Setchell  and  Gardner  comb.  nov. 

25.  Habit  of  portion  of  robust  specimen  from  Unalaska.     (nat.  size) 

26.  Tetrasporic  branchlet.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 


27. 


Cross  section  through  the  base  of  a  branchlet.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 


Sarcophyllis  pygmaea  Setchell  comb.  nov. 

28.  Habit  of  a  group  of  very  young  plants,  showing  the  horizontal  thallus 

with  the  young  vertical  fronds  arising  just  within  the  margins, 
(nat.  size) 

29.  Habit  of  young  plant,    showing  the   symmetrical    horizontal    thallus 

with  two  erect  fronds  about  half  grown,     (nat.  size) 

Fauchea  Gardneri  Setchell. 

30.  Habit  of  a  portion  of  the  frond  of  a  tetrasporic  plant,  showing  the 

size,  shape,  and  relative  arrangement  of  the  sori.     (nat-.  size) 

All  the  figures  were  drawn  under  the  direction  of  W.  A.  Setchell  and 
N.  L.  Gardner.  Figures  28  and  29  were  drawn  by  A.  A.  Lawson,  the  rest 
by  H.  N.  Bagley. 


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HiDTQ.-imiBRITTDH&TiEr.  1 


PLATE  20. 

Hedophyllum  subsessile  (Aresehoug)  Setchell. 

31.  Habit  of  a  half  grown  plant,  showing  the  very  short  and  stout  stipe 
with  its  holdfast,  the  thickened  base  of  the  original  blade  from 
which  the  central  portion  has  worn  away,  and  the  two  blades 
borne  on  either  side.  The  thickened  base  of  the  old  blade  gives 
off  hapteres,  some  of  which  are  shown  in  the  figure.  (about 
one-half  nat.  size) 

Drawn  by  A.  A.  Lawson,  under  the  direction  of  W.  A.  Setchell. 


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31 


HjDTQ-urHBKrrroN  & eey.  s.t 


BoT.— 27 


PLATE  21. 

Alaria  valida  Kjellman  and  Setehell  sp.  nov. 

32.  Habit  of  No.  Ill,  N.L.G.,  from  Whidbey  Island.     (^  ,\) 

33.  Cross  section  of  the  midrib  of  the  same  plant.     ('<  2i) 

Drawn  by  H.  N.  Bagley,  under  the  direction  of  W.  A.  Setehell. 


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mDID.-UtH.HHlTTON  «<HEr,  S.T; 


PLATE  22. 

Alaria  tenuifolia  Setehell. 

34.  Habit  of  the  type  of  the  species,  No.  3286a,  from  Amaknak  Island. 

This  is  a  plant  not  fully  grown.     {  <  i) 

35.  Cross  section  of  the  stipe  15mm.  above  the  base.     (^2i) 

36.  Cross  section  10  em.  above  the  base  and  5  cm.  below  the  beginning  of 

the  rhachis,  to  show  the  flattening.     (X  2i) 

37.  Cross  section  of  the  midrib.     (  '  2i) 

All  the  figures  were  drawn  by  H.  N.  Bagley,  under  the  direction  of  W.  A. 
Setehell. 


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FHDID.-UTH.HHITTDN  S  BEY,  B.T. 


PLATE  23. 

Whidbeyella  cartilaginea  Setehell  and  Gardner  gen.  et.  sp  nov. 

38.  Habit  of  the  type  specimen.     (X  ^) 

Anatheca  furcata  Setehell  and  Gardner  sp.  nov. 

39.  Habit  of  the  type  specimen,     (nat.  size) 

Both  figures    were    drawn    by   H.    N.    Bagley,   under    the    direction    of 
W.  A.  Setehell. 


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PHoia.-UTH.BKrrTaN  &  hey.  s.t. 


PLATE  24. 

Whidbeyella  cartilaginea  Setchell  and  Gardner  gen.  et.  sp.  nov. 

40.  Cross  section  through  the  frond  of  the  type  specimen,  showing  the 

the  structure  of  a  young  cystocarp.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

Anatheca  furcata  Setchell  and  Gardner  sp.  nov. 

41.  Cross  section  through  a  cystocarp,  showing  the  placenta,  the  masses 

of  spores,  and  the  filaments  connecting  the  placenta  with  the 
tissues  external  to  it.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

Both  figures  were  drawn  by  H.  N.  Bagley,  under  the  direction  of  W.  A. 
Setchell. 


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■pHQin.-urH.HHrrTDN  &  het,  s.t. 


PLATE  25. 

Platythamnion  heteromorphum  f.  reversum  Setehell  and  Gardner  f.  nov. 

42.  Portion  of  the   tip   of  a  plant    from  Whidbey   Island,    showing    the 

arrangement  of  branches  and  branehlets.     (Zeiss  2  X  D) 

Fauchea  laciniata  J.  Agardh. 

43.  Portion  of  a  tetrasporic  plant,  showing  the  habit  and  the  arrangement 

and  shape  of  the  sori.     (nat.  size) 

44.  Oiitline  of  a  portion  of  a  cystocarpie  plant,  showing  the  extreme  of 

laciniate  margin,     (nat.  size) 

All  the   figures   were  drawn    by  H.  N.   Bagley,   under  the  direction   of 
W.  A.  Setehell. 


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PHDTD  .-urH.HRrrroN  *  HEy,  b.t. 


PLATE  26. 

Odonthalia  semicostata  (Mertens)  J.  Agardh. 

45.     Habit  of  sterile  but  characteristic  plant  from  Whidbey  Island,     (nat. 

size) 

Drawn  by  H.  N.  Bagley,  under  the  diieetion  of  W.  A.  Setehell. 


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muin.-UTK.HHirraN  s  bey.  b.p. 


PLATE  27. 

Odonthalia  semicostata  (Mertens)  J.  Agardh. 

46.  Habit  of  a  pinnule  bearing  cystocarps.      Such   pinnules   are   always 

more  or  less  eroded.     (X  1^) 

47.  Portion  of  a  cystoearpic  glomerule.  {^5) 

48.  Portion  of  a  cystoearpic  glomerule.  ('5) 

49.  Portion  of  a  tetrasporic  glomerule.  (X  10) 

Odonthalia  floccosa  (Esper)  Falkenberg. 

50.  Pinna    of    an    antheridial    plant,    showing    the    aggregation    of    the 

antheridial  branehlets  in  a  terminal  glomerule.     (  <  5) 

Odonthalia  Lyallii  (Harvey)  J.  Agardh. 

51.  Portion  of  a  tetrasporic  plant,     (nat.  size) 

52.  Tetrasporic  pinnule.     (^  5) 

53.  Portion  of  a  cystoearpic  pinna.     C"  3) 

All   the   figures  were   drawn  by   H.    N.    Bagley,   under   the   direction   of 
W.  A.  Setchell. 


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PHOTD-UTHHIUTTDN  STJEY.  ST. 


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