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and female spikes longer, with numerous flowers (in the case of 

 the males usually several flowers together). Styles 4 nriilim. 

 long ; mature fruit about 5 millim. 



Woods near Fort Dauphin, 2916! 2423 ! 



Claoxylon flayum, sp. n. 



Frutex, ramis flavis junioribus pilis albis remotis adspersis, 

 foliis lanceolatis basi cuneatis acutis saepius obscure crenulatis 

 breviter petiolatis costa inferiore petioloque pilosis ceteris 

 glabris coriaceis, pedunculis solitary's axillaribus, floribus dissitis 

 brevissime pedicellatis, bracteis parvis ciliatis, calycis masculi 

 4-partiti segmentis triangularibus, staminibus numerosis, ovarii 

 destituto, calycis feminei 3-partiti segmentis, glandulis petala 

 simulantibus crassis oblongis, sty lis 3 reflexis supra laceris, 

 capsula 3-loba, seminibus globosis tuberculatis. 



A shrub with yellowish bark and rather leafy ascending 

 branches. Leaves rugose on both sides, yellowish green with 

 white nerves ; variable in size, usually 5-11 cm. long and 

 15-2 5 cm. broad, petiole 5 mm. or less. Peduncles 3-5 

 cm. long; pedicels in male flower 2 mm., in female shorter; 

 flowers not 2 mm. in diameter. Capsule deeply 3-lobed, about 

 3 mm. in diameter, obscurely hairy. 



Woods near Fort Dauphin, 2852 ! 



Cyclostemon aquifolium, sp. n. 



Arbuscula, ramis obscure pilosis demum giabratis albidis 

 eorrugatis, foliis more Ilicis Aquifolii spinoso-dentatis gl iber- 

 rimis prominente reticulato-venosis breviter petiolatis, floribus 

 solitariis vel binis breviter pedicellatis, bracteis minutis hirsutis, 

 calycis feminei segmentis 4-5 inaequalibus, 3 late obovatis apice 

 subinflexis quam ceteri majoribus, disco magno cupulari, stylis2 

 subelongatis, stigmatibus leviter incrassatis, ovario 2-loculari, 



ovulis in loculis 2, micropyle axin fructus spectante. 



A small shrub which in foliage exactly resembles the ordinary 

 Holly. Leaves 3'5-75 cm. long and 2-3'5 cm. broad ; petiole 

 channelled above, under 5 mm. in length. Pedicels about 6 

 mm. long. Calyx of 4-5 very unequal segments ; the inner 2-3 

 mm. long, and rather broader. Mature capsule brown, ovoid, 

 subfleshy, about 8 cm. long, with two free diverging styles about 

 3 mm. long ( 3 flower not seen). 



This extraordinary plant seems to have its nearest affinity in 



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MISSOURI 



