298 l^LANI'S FROM NEW CALEDONIA. 



Albizzia (§ Lopliantbu) CoMPTONll Bak, fil, sp. nov. Arbor 20'peJalis 

 ramulis adultioribus glabris cicutricibus foliorum dclapsoruin iiotatis novellis 

 rufotoiuentellis ; foliis mox glabrescentibus piiinis 3-4-juf;is foliolis, 10-1 G- 

 jugis oblongis 12-14 mm. X 3^4 mm., obtusis demum glabris bus! parum 

 ina}(|uilateralibus ; floribus iti spicis 2*5-4*0 cm. longis dcnsis cj^lindraceis 

 dlsp0i?itls ; ju'^^tZu/a'wZi^ ru£o-tomeiitelIis 2-3'5 cm. longis spicis subaiquilongis 

 floribus sessilibus ; cahjcis dentibiis acutis tubo 2-3-plo brevioribus calyce 

 in toto 4 mm. longo; staminihus petab's longioribus 12-15 mm, longis basi 

 coalitis ; ovario glabro, stylo elongato tenuissimo, 



Baie No-o ; streamslde, 258. Tree 20 ft. Petals 8-9 mm. lonsf. 



This species is a tree allied to A. lentisci/oUa Bentb., but the Cidyx is 

 distinctly longer^ and the pairs of leaflets are more numerous. 



Skriantiiks CALYCINA Benth. Baie Uie ; above littoral zone on serpen- 

 tine. 854, Tree 30 ft. Dark green leaves. FloAvers largo, perianth 

 greenish. Filaments ^vhitish pink, below crimson in distal half. 



IlOSACEiE. 



Tarin-arium neocaledonicum BaL fiL^ sp, nov. Frute.e vol arhuscula 

 ramulis corticc cinereo vel atro-cinereo obtcctis ; foliis breviter petiolatis 

 cllipticis vel ovato-ellipticis 4'5-5'0 mm.x 2-3 cm., apice obtusis vel leviter 

 emarginatis coriaceis basi sa^pissimo late cuneatis ; inflorescentiis dense pani- 

 culatis foliis brevioribus ; calycis lohis erectis apice acutis; p^talis vix 

 1'5 mm. longis albis calyce brevioribus ; stamitiihus uno latere receptaculi 

 confertis irregulariter dispositis ; ovario ovoideo stylo subulate brevi tenui ; 

 receptaculi tubo fauce dense pilis retrorsis barbato; /rwc^w ovoideo glabro 



1 cm, lono'o. 



Taom; frequent by creekside and in riverside woods; 300 ft. 2320. 



Shrub or small tree, hard wood. Corolla white. Sweet-scented. Petioles 

 2-4 mm. long. Calyx 3'5-4'0 mm. long. 



Differs from P. myrsinoides Schlechter by its smaller loaves obtuse or 

 emarginate at the apex, and shorter petioles. 



P. MiNUTiFLORUM Bak. fil., sp. uov. Frutex vel arhuscula ramis cortico 

 cinereo obtectis; foliis coriaceis 3-5' 5 cm. longis 18-25 mm. latis, ellipticis 

 vel clliptico-ovatis, apice obtusis vel leviter emarginatis basi leviter sub- 

 cordatis vel rotundatis^ costa subtus prominuhij ncrvis lateralibus tenuibus 

 utrinque 10-12, petiolo 3-5 mm. longo instructis; florihus inter minoros 

 generis paniculatis paniculis 4-7 cm. longis^ foliis longioribus pedicellis 

 brevibusj calyce 1-1*5 mm. longo, extus pubcscente lobis brevibus erectis 

 tubo campanulato; petalis brevibus 1'5 mm. longis, apice obtusis; staminihus 

 5 brevibus uno latere receptaculi dispositis; ovaino ovoideo, stylo brevi, 

 receptaculi fauce pilis barbato. 



