Pale purple & marked with blackish spots, subtended by a short culmus headed with very white hairs and atten uate above into a long, twisted, intricate scarious style 6-7 lines long which bears the very inequal awns. The middle awn about 5 lines in length slightly divaricate. the lateral only 1/2 a line long and erect. In some specimens the lateral awns are so very minute as to be scarcely percieved without the aid of a glass. Aristida Hills near the Copper Mines, New Mexico Bijelor, Oct. 23. 1857. Wright, Col. 1851-52, Nos. 2007 - 2008 - 20012, 20013, 20014, (739-742 col. 1849) Fendlrs Col. 976. Aristida = A. deflexa? River Glen, Barry, March 1852, & Schutt 1858, No 18, Colorado Desert No 20 Schutt, Nos 2001 [1851-52] & 740 (1849) Wright.