May 7, 1963. FR-124. McMillan Ranch, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Lax herb with me to several stems from base growing on level meadow in association with grasses & herbs, some fresh lupines nearby. Small yellow flowers in [illegible] cluster, terminal or axillary peduncles. Plants in a dense patch 15' x 7', held erect by other plants to a height of 10", but recumbent at the edges. Medicago hispida Aug. 12, 1963. FR-125. Robust erect shrub-branched from central stem, 4-5' feet tall, bright yellow flower head, herbage prickly, leaves also glandular. On pen in Belvoir Lab, Strawberry Canyon, Alameda County, Calif. Con- centrated in areas A-5 to A-9 and B-5 to B-7, replacing former growths of Medicago. Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue.