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plnribiis difficile nspectal)iHl:iis; cjjmJs 5-C x .^-5 cm, verticillutis peluii- 

 culatis (pod. 3-5 cm.) foliis brovioribus cymulis plurifloris qnam pedunculi 

 breyioribn.s ; pediceUis crassiuscidls calycein saipins paullo cxcedcntlbus ; 

 cahjcis 2 mm. long, seoii'ieniis ovato-obloiigis obtusis tubo longioribus ; 

 coroUw alba3 tubo cylindracoo cxtus o-labro intus pra^sertlm in ore villoso 

 4 mm. lonf>\ quam Itjbi rolundati baud breviorc ; staminihus juxta medium 

 tubiim insertis antheris ovato-oblongis aciitis l'2o mm. long. ; disco cupnlari 

 ovario fere aiquilongo ; ovarii 1 mm. long, carpellis alte connatis ovatis 

 comprcssis stylo brevi coronatis ; stujmate submitviformi stylo longiore* 



Mt. Arago; infrequent in moist foref^t ; lOOt) ft.; mica scbisL 141G. 

 lo-nambi ; fairly frequent in forest margin ; 2000 ft. ; gneiss. 1478* Mt, 

 Panic ; forest ; 1500 ft. ; gneiss. 180G. Sbrub or small tree, 12 ft. 

 Except for its larger obtuse leaves tbis lias nuicli tlie appearance of 

 U. am sonur folia A, UO.j but the flowers of tbo two are diverse in several 

 respects. 



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Alyxia leucogyne y, Heurck L Miill. Arg. Mt. Mou; edge of forest ; 

 2000 ft G19. Tree 25 ft. Flowers ^vbite; wliito latex. 



A. SUAVIS Scblecbter, Comboui ]\lts. ; serpentine scrub above 3000 ft. 

 .2177. Small sbriib, 4 ft., brandies stiff, erect. Leaves ligbt green, bard 

 but brittle. Petals strongly reflexcd, wbite, sweet-scented. 



A. NUMMULARTA- S. Mooro, sp. nov. Fvutex ramosus; ramvUs tenuibus 

 inferne uoduloso-cicatriciferis superne crcbro foliosis primo puberulis cito 

 glabiis; foliis parvis us(pio 15x17 mm, subsessilibus tornatim verticillatis 

 suborbicularibus apice retxisis margine cartilagincis coriaceis pag, sup. 

 "glabris necnon pallide lucidis pag, inf. microscopice pubescentibus ; Jloribus 

 geminis (aune semper?) pcdicellis calycem brcviter cxcedentibus fultis ; 

 calycis 1 mm. long, ultra medium divisi segnientis late subulatis acutis; 

 drupa 7-8 xG mm. simplici vol iiioniliformi et biarticulata articnlis ovoideis 

 terminali stylo persistente fusco induiato onusto microsco])ice furfuraceis. 



Mt. Dure ; occasional in serpentine scrub ; 1500 ft. 841, Sbrub 5 ft. 

 Tlie flowers are not known, but tlie remarkable foliage seems to justify 

 description - 



A. JoiiNSONi.E S. Moore, sp. nov. Fvutex gbiber fere biorgyalis ; ramidis 

 gracilibus cito albescentibus ultimis foliosis ; foliis 5-7 x 2*5-3-5 cm. oppo- 

 sitis ternisve petiolatis (pet. circa 5 mm, long.) ovatis rel ovato-oblongis 

 apice cuspidato-atteuuatis ipso obtuse acutis basi obtusis pergamaceis costis 

 lateralibus utrinque ultra 20 tenuibus ; ei/mis axlllaribus abbreviatis pauci- 

 floris in toto circa 1 cm. long.; iiedicelUs calyci circa a?quilongis; caJycis 

 2 mm. long, segmentis ovatis obtusis tubo longioribus; corollw tubo 5'5 mm. 

 long, superne levissime amplificato extus glabro intus ore necnon juxta 



