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Dec. 10 (Tuesday). Gerardia collected with Dr. Drushel
west of Barropat (Oct. 16) is G. virgatum.
Continued Dennissia group. E. rigescens and E.
minutiflora appear scarcely distinct.
Dec. 11 (Wednesday).
E. subcancellata is close to E. rigescens and E.
minuticarpa. All three probably represent a single species.
E. urceolata undoubtedly a distinct species. Received an
account of Galapago Islands from Schmidt (Nature
Magazine).
Dec. 12 (Thursday).
E. prolifera Torr. completed. E. Brittonii from field work
in Georgia, I believe to be only a robust variety of E.
microcarpa; likewise var. filiformis. E. virgatum appears
to be only found in Florida and Alabama (North Carolina).
Dec. 13 (Friday)
E. microcarpa is made up of var. typica
var. fliformis and
var. Brittonii, E. Curtisii is E. vivipara.
Dec. 14 (Saturday).
Received fragment of Elliott's type of E. simplex.
This E. tuberculatus var. B. Torr. So is Mr. Elliott
Specimen in Herb. Torrey.
Scarpus tuberculatus (Elliott's specimen) in
Herb. Torrey is E. albidula! Has there been
an exchange interchange of specimens within the
Elliott herbarium?
Dec. 16 (Monday).
Finished E. vivipara and E. prolifera.