311 



iuclies lonif, 2 to 8 inclies broad: calyx 8-o;lan(lnlar: driipc "yellow," or reddish, 



flesliy, ('()!n]»rcssed, uciite, glalirous, 7 to S lines hroiid, L'-pyrcuous. Manzaiiillo, 



December 1 to lil, 1890. No. lOM. 



Dr. Paluiei- says, '' It resembles a niuniiolia tree; its laryo leaves and huj^e 



liaiiilsouie clusters of yellow Iruit should rocominctid it lor cultivation in our 



Southern States." 



It is ner.rest /.'. pahnrri, but has broader aixl ulabntus leaves, and 8- (instead of 



10-) j^laudular calyx, with ditienaitly sluiped fruit and more conijiact iullorcscence. 

 It seeras to be a ^ood sj)eeies. 

 Bunchciia sp. Small tree, 10 to 12 feet hinh, with (glabrous branches: leaves 



oblouji', acute, ta]>erinn' and a little ()li]i<|ne at base, without <>laiuls, <;lalirouH 



above, with a few scattered, aj)pressed hairs beneath (more luibescent when 



youuLV), 1 J 1-^> 2A inches lnn,i;\ in- 



clu<ling the ]>etiole (I! to (! lim s 



lone,), 1 to I'l ini lies broad : ra- 



eeuK'S 1 to 3 in each axil, .3 to I 



inches louf;', includine' the pe- 

 duncle (() to 18 lines hmjr), e;)- 



ue.scent: pedicels 'S to (> lin<'s 



louff, jointed near the base and 



beariug 1 or 2 glands near the 



joint: calyx 8-elandular; se]ials 



oblong', obtuse, ]mbescent : pe- 

 tals Vfdlow, 1 lin<-8 loiijf, iuciud- 



in^' the claw : stamens 10, near- 

 ly equal, connate for one-third of 



their len<;th : anthers obtuse; 



styles connate: stij^nia.])eltate: 



dru])e "orange," dry, com- 

 pressed-globose, piib<!s<n!nt, 2- 



pyrenons, 6 lines broad. Man- 



zauillo, December 1 to SI, 1890. 



Ko. 1050. 



This s])ecies is near />'. paJyneri 



Watson, but has different leavers, 



number of glands, calyx lobes, 



ovary, and J'rnit. This tree 



grows on the mountain aide. 



It has a very irregular top. 

 Echinopterya lappula ,litss. .\rch. 



Mus. I'ar. ill. 'AVI (ISCi). Co- 



liuui, l\"bruary 27 and '28. 1891. 



No. i;{08. 

 Heteropterys* gayana .fuss. Arcli. 



Mus. Tar. iii. biO (1813), //</c Ib'inslcy. A tall climbiug sliiiib with lurge frnit 



clusters: samara' sometiuH's 2 but mostly single, ''bright cherry c(dor above, 



Flo. 1.—n, I'ltiil of Jleteropterys palmeri: h. \\cie.\ of H. 

 jtortillana: a luul 1/ ciilMrtjed : r, Haiiiiira of Pnliiier's 

 Nil. fi."i(i (// palnien'): tL siiniiirii nf l'ahiu'7-'s M<i. 1025 

 (//. ficiaana): c :iiiil i' iiatnml size. 



" HeUropierya palmeri Koae, sp. nov. This species differs from R. portiUana in the 

 following particulars: lea\('s lanceolate to ovate, 2 to 3 inches long, 9 to 12 lines 

 broad, obtuse or acute; petioles and base of bla<l(>, without glands or with an occa- 

 sional one; petioles 3 to lines long: llow«;rs in i)anicles of smi'Vl corymbs: pedicids 

 slender: flowers and glands smaller : sepals shorter: petals 4, oblong to ohovate, 2 

 lines long, reflexed with cuneate base and short claw; the fifth ]ietal larger with 

 thick claw and on^ct: samara' mostly 2; dorsal wing 9 lines long. — AlanK)S, 1890. 

 Nos. 0."), 0."(i. 



This is the I! . pDrliUdiia, )>. 9." of this vdlume. 



