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Mts. above Castaic Creek_ Los Angeles Co. (Ridge Route, 3200 ft.)
A sage brush 2-3 ft. h. and dark colored XXXX above
We collect it Castaic station
No. 8928a Salvia mellifera Jepson Mountains n. of Castaic Valley
No. 8929 Arctostaphylos glauca Lindl.
No. 8930 Astragalus antisellii Gray Gray This is common all through these mountains.
No. 8931 Dendromecon rigida Bth. Very common, more of it I think than ever seen elsewhere.
No. 8932 Eriodictyon trichocalyx Hel. Common at the higher alt.
No. 8933 Cryptantha murricata nels micfr. Lower altitudes
No. 8934 Lotus salsuginosus Greene
_Castaic is the spelling on maps of Los Angeles Co., S. Cal. Auto Club spelled "Castxxx creek" on Tejon Quadrangle but incorrectly I think.
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No. 8935 Isomeris arborea Nutt var. globosa Gov at foot of hill when coming down from Ridge road just before Tejon Pass
No. 8936 Artemisia tridentata Nutt ssp. tridentata
No. 8937 Gilia tricolor Bth. var. longipedicellata Greenm. Near Ft. Tejon
No. 8938 Astragalus douglasii Gray. Near Ft. Tejon
The mountain scenery from the Ridge Road is surprisingly fine. Deep canons, great chaparral slopes, rocky ridges and a multitude of peaks. Westerly lie the great peaks of Frazier Mt. and Mt. Pinos.
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