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60_264 Tiburon, Marin Co. At Tiburon village the hill-slopes rise somewhat steeply north of the railway yards. From this point one sees that the hill is brown with dead dry grass and it seems not worth a visit, but on climbing the hill the scene presents a different aspect. Above the Catholic Church the slope is rocky with outcropping ledges or broken strata. The dry grassy slope is now a veritable garden of flowers which have come into flower since the spring grass died. Everywhere, rising out of the brown grass, are thousands of golden cups of Calochortus luteus, the light panicles of Chlorogalum pomeridianum, and the delicate flowers of Linum congestum. Eriogonum nudum is in full flower while the fine heads of Eriophyllum (No. 19,942) |
60_265 June 5, 1940 make golden spots in unrivaled abundance. Echeveria is just in bud, Lomatium dasycarpum is in mature fruit and Achillaea millefolium in flowers. Brodiaea laxa (No. 19,947). Also a Convolvulus. It is an agreeable scene and the peace and gentleness of a sunny day adds to the pleasure of this excursion. I number my collections as follows: Cont. from vol. 59, p. 259 at _. I explained why it was necessary to reduce it. With a sober manner, Gilman said: "Shame on you!" I laughed. Gilman inquired about the name Lappula redowskii. I explained that this binomial is based on a central Asian plant; that most botanists have regarded the West American plant as the same species or as a variety (Gray, Watson). I.M. Johnston regards it as the same species. My research assistant, Dr. R.F. Hoover said simply: "There is no Asian material for comparison." --Cont. middle p. 266-- |
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