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2GC PLANTS FROM NEW CALEDONIA. 



Series 1. Foiiu sessilia, liii'ulaia vol lanceoliito-lio;ulata* 



IIiBBEUTLV SALtciFOLiA Turc/. Bale Ngo ; common slirub on dry Inllsiiles ; 

 200 £r. 2G4. Shrub 4 ft. Port BoiKiuet ; 2247, AbunJant in lowland 

 scrub by riverMdo ; 100 ft, Sliriib or small tree reaching 20 ft. Corolla 

 bLittercup-yellow. Islo o£ Pines; serpentine plateau ; 300 ft. 22G3. 

 Shrnb 2 ft. CoroHa yellow. Faintly scented. II, Bror^ynlartii Gilg is a 

 very close ally. 



//. ngoijensis Schlochterj //• podocarpifolla Sclilecbter, and ILBronijidarlli 

 Gilg also belong to this series. 



Series 2. Folia niajora^ lineari-oblonga vel oblongo-ligulata, 



intcqiiilateralia, sessilia. 



H. TRACHYPHVLLA Schlechtor. (//. scahrt Brongn. & Gris non 



scahr t Brongn. & Gris non R. Br.) 

 lliver Comboni; serpentine scrub or low liills; 50ft,; and on alluvial 

 plain. 2007. Shrub ft. Flowers with bright yellow corolla. Kuakue ; 

 edge of scrub forest ; 100 ft. 951. 



Series 3. Folia linearl-oblanceolata^ brevissime petiolata. Spicrc 



laxre 5-8-flora?. 



H. DissiTiFLORA Bak. fib, sp. iiov. Fvuttw clrc. 6-podalis ramis teretlbns 

 superne bene foliatis inferne cicatricibus foliorum delapsorum notatis corticc 

 cinereo obtectis ; folia lineari-oblanceolatis 4-6 cm, longis 10-12 mm, 

 latis apice rotundatis vel leviter emarginatis basi in petiolum 1-3 mm. 

 longum attenuatis superne nitidis subtus opacis et costa prominentc ; floribns 

 l^arviuscuiis in spicas laxas siibsecundas dispositis, spicis s^pissime 5-8-floris 

 toliis vix ttquilongis; inflorescenliai v\n\Q\n rufu vel feirugineo-pubescente ; 

 sepalis extus pubescontibus oblongo-ellipticis +7 mm. \oug\^ ] petaUs obovntis 

 vel ob]ongo-obovatis unguiculatis C-7 mnu longis; stylis +3 mm, longis; 

 carpellis 2 pauciovulatis. 



Baie Ngo ; scrub on serpentine; 70 mm. 260. Anthers 1*5 mm. long. 

 A shrnb witli linear-oblanceolnte glabrous leaves and rather small flowers 

 in secund racemes. The bracts are either absent or caducous at an early 

 period. 



Series 4. Folia oblongo-oblanceolata vel oblanccolato-spathulata, petiolata. 



Spicas 3-5-flora3, 



II. ALTIGENA Schlechtor. Taom ; frequent; 1000-2000 ft. on serpen- 

 tine scrub, 2300. Shrub 2 ft. Corolla yellow. Petals notclied, sweet- 

 scented, liivcr Comboui ; among rocks, serpentine ; 500 ft, 2220, 

 Scarce. Tins species is allied to IL Balanstuana Bur, 



