Mayhew 1960 Journal 8. Feb. 16 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. Plantago sp. a small forage. Some plants were in bloom even at Squeaky Springs and Truckhaven! However, we didn't stop to try to identify them. We reached UCR at 1915 after driving 170 miles today. The entire trip covered 493 miles. Maximum temp. today was 25°C. (77°F.). The trip was made in #241 ('58 Chev. station wagon). Feb. 23 Palm Springs area, Riverside Co., Calif. Frank Aubry & I left UCR at 0845 in #325 ('59 Ford station wagon) to get our monthly soil sample near Palm Springs. We stopped along the old highway between Garnet + 1000 Palms to check on the wildflowers blooming in that area. Some of the hillsides already are yellow from blooming Baraba canescens. In addition, these species also were seen in bloom: Plantago purshii Brassica sp. Oenothera claviformis Cryptantha or Atriplex villosa Plagiosbothys sp. Dithyrea californica Erigonum sp. Nama demissum a small forage Larrea divricata a couple of grasses after driving to UCR's station in Deep Canyon to check progress on the fence (no action at present), we returned