162. J. nodosus, L. - var. macrocephalus, Rose, - N.Y. New York to the Sault; + [illegible] - n. mix. [illegible] on the West of the Mississippi from Texas, Arizona, Calif., b.) July 10, (Vor. - Diceros) Spiny — early form a.) Aug. 5, 1869. Soda Lake c.) Sept. 4, 1864. Ruby Valley, near Hume. 163. J. Durandianus, Bonga (Engl. l.c. p. 439.) Stems from a thick cumply root-stock, conspicuous, rather low (4-12') compressed, weak; sheaths [illegible] the thinly compressed leaves annuled ; flowers (15-25) dark brown, judicellate aggregated into a head of 2 or 3 branches then trifurcate, achene with lanceolate, otherwise acuminate, subulate, the inner usually a little shorter; [illegible] or rarely equally the other 6 (or 3) stamens; anthers oblong or oblong- linear, and usually acuminate, equal or shorter than the filaments ; style usually shorter than the flower, ovary and style densely pubescent. [illegible] short, conical at apex and minutely ciliate, common in limestone, Sierra and malachite, and in the mountains from north Berkeley to southern California, and Colorado. Aug. 21, 1869, Coats, 'dividing' burned center Sept. 10, " Weldon n. Claron Peaks July 4, 1869 Shippe Hill, Park's Corn 164. J. xiphoides, Meyer (Engl. l.c. p. 451.) a littoralis, a Stems (1-4) from a thick cumply root, an epiphyte ; head few-flowered, flowers [illegible] or the inner one more than 3 times larger than the 6 (or rarely 3) stamens, equally the filaments; style shorter than the ovary; stigma capitate [illegible] and ovate. Malachite, and in calcar, limestone, etc., Sierra. Stems 5-10 feet tall, leaves broad, pinnatilobed, 5-10 straw-colored thin flowers in each head; achene equal shorter than the beaked capsule. California Aug. 4, 1869 - killed at Big Bend (W.M.S.) " 5, 1869 Soda Lake [illegible] 1969.)