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Order LXX.- Cactaceae.
54.- Opuntia (?) (a.)
Sheet 103. - Spec. 1.- Sandy sagebrush plain west of
Humboldt Lake.- Aug. 24th 1867.- Also on the dry foothills of the
Carrer Desert.- Not frequent, forming small hemispherical clumps.
Flowers not seen, no fruit - usually dry.
59.- Opuntia (?) (b.)
A erect species with compressed joints, found on mountain
summits. No specimens.
Order LXXII.- Grossulariaceae.
60.- Ribes divaricatum.- Sheet 104.- Spec. 1-4.- Boma Vista Canon, W. Humboldt Mts.-
Sept. 19th 1867.- Banks of streams in lower part of canons.-
Fruit large, smooth, edible.- 3-5" high.
61.- Ribes cereum (?) - Sheet 105.- Spec. 1.- Star Peak, W. Humboldt Mts.- Sept. 16th 1867.
A low shrub about a summit of peak. Fruit light red, smooth,
with somewhat vinous flavor, solitary. "[illegible]"-
On banks of the Truckee - in fruit July 25th 1867.- 3-6" high. Fruit
light red-edible. "wild currant"- Pinto name = Ah-tso-po-i.
62.- Ribes
63.- Ribes
A low rough shrub on mountain sides & summits, in the E.
and W. Humboldt ranges, with much smaller leaves & marred
branches. No specimens of either of other species. Fruit of
the last not seen, nor flowers of any.