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Funston Creek Upper Kern region.
into a rather large pool - the water is still warm and the pebbles are covered with algae and toward the lower part there is some floating algae. I took specimens for Setchell. At Funston Creek we climbed out of the canon over the talus. Thence up the hill where I had a fine view of Mt. Mills & Mt. Whitney. Before leaving Funston Creek we lunched.
Specimens of the large white fl. Gayophytum on the trail up Funston Creek in habit looked strikingly like Epilobium paniculatum
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Aug. 9, 1900.
plants in late summer. Coming up the Funston Creek trail, west wall of the Kern Canon, were found several Pinus monophylla trees of characteristic aspect & habit. They have very sharp needles. The high montane madia, flowers yellow, without purple or brown base, which I have collected before - counted the rays at the Funston Creek Camp - 8 invariably.
The Helianthus - Bidens like thing which I collected on the edge of a brook on the Coyote Pass trail, no , I note in a similar situation
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