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glabrescentibus nigrescentibus. Folia sparsa, distincte petiolata, 
coriacea, anguste lanceolata vel oblanceolata, caudato-acuminata, 
interdum latiora et minus longe acuminata, maxima 7-8 poll. 
longa, sed plerumque 4-6 poll. longa, deorsum longe attenuata, 
subtus primum pubescentia sed cito glabrescentia et demum fere 
omnino glabra, pallida, supra opaca, costa impressa, venis pri- 
mariis lateralibus utrinque circiter 8-10 supra impressis subtus 
costaque elevatis, venis ultimis minute reticulatis; petiolus gra- 
ciliusculus, 3-9 lineas longus. Flores virides (4. Henry), circiter 
4 lineas diametro, intus extusque pubescentes, cymosi, pedicellis 
flores vix zquantibus, cymis paucifloris gracillime pedunculatis 
quam folia sæpe dimidio brevioribus. Perianthii segmenta crassa, 
primum undique molliter pubescentia, leviter inzqualia (interiora 
longiora), ovali-oblonga, subacuta, fructifera aucta, rigida, gla- 
brescentia, longitudinaliter conspicue nervosa; filameuta plus 
minusve hirsuta. Bacca ovoidea, circiter semipollicaris, peri- 
anthio appresso subtenda. 
HvrEu: Nanto, Chienshih, Tunghu, and other localities (4. 
Henry, 4483, 4540, 6006, 6386, 7590 !) ; SzECcHUEN: North and 
South Wushan (4. Henry, 5499, 5499 a, 7128, 7229!). Herb. 
Kew. 
12. Machilus oreophila, Hance in Ann. Sc. Nat. 4"* série, 
xviii. p. 227 ; Mazim. in Mél. Biol. xii. p. 539. 
YoxreEn (De Grijs, hb. Hance, 6789!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
13. Machilus salicina, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1885, p. 327. 
Kwanerune: below Molam on the West river (Ford!) Mus. 
Brit. ; Herb. Kew. 
* 14. Machilus Sheareri, Hemsl , n. sp. 
M. neuranthe proxima, differt foliis late oblanceolatis vel 
obovatis abrupte acuminatis usque ad 9 poll. lougis et 3 poll. latis 
adultis subtus ferrugineo-pubescentibus, pedunculis crassioribus, 
calycibus fructiferis majoribus. Bacca matura non visa. 
Kiawaosr: Kiukiang (Shearer!); CukKrANG: Ningpo moun- 
tains (Faber!) Herb. Kew. 
This may prove an extreme form of M. neurantha, larger in 
all its parts, and having a more nearly permanent indumentum 
on the under surface of the leaves. 
15. Machilus Thunbergii, Sieb. et Zucc. Fl. Jap. Fam. Nat. ii. 
no. 704; Meisn. in DC. Prodr. xv. 1, p. 42; Miq. in Ann. Mus. 
