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5-10-39 Phacelia grandiflora Gray J 818; M 408
Flv adv fr. Poway Grade. Very conspicuous in
recently burnt place. Exactly as desc. except corolla
blue when first opened, turning lilac. Fls 18 mm
long overall. Corolla 3 cm wide.
5-10-39 Silene laciniata Cav. J 365; M 167 Fl Poway
Grade. To 2 ½ ft high. Sts v calices very glandular.
Petals bright red (red f Am. flag, no trace of magenta
or what R.B.K. calls "crimson"), such as B.M. & P. 367 calls
"scarlet" in desc. Lycopis chalconica. Corolla, when
disgag
first open 1.5 cm but later spreads to 2 cm. Petals
sometimes more than 4 cleft. Calyx erect. Fls looks very
much like ill (T) of S. californica but range as well
as height are against this Mr. Corell 5-20-39 verified ident
from spec observed along road, 6-25-39 Flv nurise fr.
Corrivo Rd hill in northern part. Capsule not exactly
5-10-39 Malacothrix Clevelandii Gray J 1002; M 591 Fl
v fr. Poway Grade. Exactly as desc except heads not "nod
ding in the bud" as desc for genus. M 5890 590 and J 981 v
1001
5-10-39 ? Denthena bistorta Nutt J 685; D.- Noole M 342.
Flsfs. Poway. By leaf desc this would be O. micrantha
since petals 4 mm (near tip) at & faded when stud-
ed but observed to be small when collected). But
habit & general effect very like O. J 5-1-39 whose-