142 MR. J. BALL OX THE BOTA]yT 



MicoNiA SYMPLOCOiDEA, Triana. Tlie only published locality 

 for this species is the lower region of the Andes of Bogota. 



MicoNiA DECUSSATA, Do)u This extends through equatorial 

 America from Panama to Bahia in Brazil. 



SrEK:srACOCE linearis, H. B. K. A native of Mexico and 

 Venezuela, li Borreria podocepliala^ DC, should, as I suspect, 

 be referred to this species, it has a wide range in tropical 

 America. 



Spermacoce pabtifloka, Meyer. This extends from Mexico 

 and Florida through tropical America to tlie northern provinces 

 of Argentaria. 



Manettia aspeuula, sp. nov. As this differs considerably 

 from all the described species, I have found it necessary to name 

 it, and I here subjoin a brief description : 



Frutex alte scandens, ramis teretibus voluLilibus ; foliis inte- 

 gerrimis ovato-lanceolatis, apice acuminatis, breviterpetiolatis,in 

 pagina superiore asperulis ; sti^mlis liberis ovalibus, pro genere 

 magnis (2-3 lin. longis) ; peduuculis florigeris axillaribus, sa- 

 premis solitariis paucifloris, inferioribus geminis oppositis, 8-10- 

 floris ; racemo (etiam fructifero) qurim folia breviore ; calycis 

 segmentis 4, lincari-oblongis, acutiusculis, dentibus 4 alternis 

 sa?pe (nee sempei')interjectis; corolla pro genere parva ochrolcuca, 

 extus strigosa, loborum margine ex pilis rigidiusculis patentibus 

 ciliato* 



I found this climbing over the smaller trees on the margin ot 

 the forest. 



Anthopterus Wardii, Ball in IIooJc. Ic, PI. ser. 3, v. No. 

 14G5, 



I reproduce the description above referred to : — ** Suffrutei 

 epiphyticus, glaberrimus, foliis alternis, ovatis, obtusiusculis, 

 basi rotundatisvel subcordatis, margine integerrimo subrevolutis, 

 subtus elevatim nervosis ; floribus 5-10 in racemo brevi subco- 

 rymbosis ; pedicellis fere pollicaribus, basi bracteatis, ca?terum 

 nudis ; calyce cum pedicello pulchre coceineo, sub anthesi obco- 

 nico, late alato, alis inpedicellum decurrentibus, segmentis liberis 

 ovato-triangularibus, venosis, tubo subaequilongis ; corolla urceo- 

 lata, quinqucalata, saturate rubra, fauco constrieta breviter den- 

 tata, filamentis connatis. 



This beautiful species was procured for me by my friend JVir- 

 Eicbard Ward, to whom I have dedicated it. Being, at the same 



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