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Series 5. Folia oblonga vel oblongo-oblanceolata, pctiolata. Flores qiiam 



in Series 4 niiincrOi<Iores. 



HiBBKRTiA TXSULANA Bak. fil., Pp. Tiov. Fvutex circ. 4-pecIalir? ramulis Jeor- 

 sum cicatricibus folioi'uin (lelapsoruiu notatis sursnm foliatis ; foliis obloiigis 

 vel o1)lonii:o-oblaiiceolatati.s 5-7'5 cm. lonfns l'3-2"0 cm, latis subcoriaceis 

 apif'o rotundatis vel emarginatis basi ciineatis siiperne gbibris costa impressa 

 subtus costa conspicua, petiolo brevi pra^^ilitis ; fiorihus inter mediocres 

 generis in s[)icas nnilaterales irrcgnlares dispcsitis rbacbi canescenti- 

 tonicntosa ; spicis foliis srcpins panlo longioribLis ; hradeis lincaribus vel 

 lineari-lanceolatis floribus breviorihns; calj/cis seginentis 5 extus cancscenti- 

 sericeis : petalis 5 .Havis caJuci.s ; staniinihus numerosis filamontis gracilibu? 

 antlieris oblongis fila mentis multoties brevioribus; carpellis 2^ circ. 



(^-10-ovulatis. 



Isle of Pines; serpentine scrub ; 300 ft. 2270. Tlio noticeable features 

 of this shrub are the oblong or oblanceolate leaves not so close as in 

 //. DepJancheana Bur. and narrowed to a short petiole, and the flowers 

 in one-sided irregular spikes. The calyx is canescent tomentose externally. 



MAaNOLIACE/K. 



Drimys Panciieri Baill, {Belliohnn FancJieri Van Tieghem.) Plaine des 

 Lacs, A^alley Forest ; 1800 ft. 3G1. Tree 15 ft. Flowers crimson^ stamens 

 yellow, Mont Dore. Abundant in scrub of stony hillsides ; 2000 ft, 690, 

 Shrub 12 ft. Deep velvety-red corolla. Unpleasant smelL 



D. AMPLEXiCAULis Vieill. [Biibbia auricidata Van Tiogheni.) Ignanibi ; 

 forest; 3000 ft.; gneiss. 1551. Small tree 10 ft. Whole fructification 



and peduncles red. 



D, HETERONEURA Van Tieghem (sub Buhhid). Mont Oanala ; moist 

 forest; 3000 ft.; schi-t clay. 1130. Small tree 20 ft. Panicles red, fruits 

 red. This identification is doubtful as Prof, Van Tieghem's description is 

 inadequate. 



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D, CoMFTONIi Bak. fib, sp. nov. Arbor mediocris 30-pedalis ramulis 

 teretibus hinc iude cicatricibus foliorum dehipsoruni notatis ; foliis oblongo- 

 obovatis 8-11 cm. longis 4-5 cm. latis coriaceis, costa crassluscula, basi in 



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ramulis spurie uuib^Uatis, radiis glabris cymiferi?, cymis pluri- vel multi- 

 floris ; cahjce gamosepalo brevissimo ; petalis oblongis vel lineari-oblongls 

 4 mm. longis ])urpureis sec. cl, detectorem; stamifnhtfs spepissime 3 antheris 

 flavis ; carpellis ^a^inns solitariis 4:1mm. longis stigmute cristiformi llneari 

 obliqno ; fructu ignoto. 



