318 



interrupts iiintrnctii, cpidcrinidc luni iiiucigern ; ])<'ti()lus vlijuhisduo late aliitii; 

 thyrsi Holitailt. ])tMluiU'.ulati, cloiijiati, iiit('rriii)te ciiKiuingcri, toiiicnteJli ; ciu- 

 ciiiiii Hesailos vcl breviter stipitati ; hraetiM- hractcoln'iiiie lunceoluto-snbulata', 

 parvillif; iiofeH sat luajiiii, scsmIIcs, ex alliido liitve.sceiites, n«palis tottieiitellis; 

 friietns ox ellipaoideo pyrif'ormis. jihibratuH, stijilte. )|iiatn rajisnla ipsa plurics 

 l>r«n'iore; Koiiieu ellipsoidcum, ( (Miiprcssiiisculuiii, arillo dor.so veutre»iiic ilsso 

 ultra dnas tertiiis indntiiin. 



TJaiiiiJmiiores (thyrHij^eri) diametr*) 2-5 mm., iidiiltiorcM )enticolliH iiotati. 

 KoHiicirc. loeiii. loiiya, t'ero totiileiii lata, ilit'erlora, inajol-il; loliola eirc. ("cm. 

 lont-d, a.") em, llliii; pott(duH eoniinnniH 2-(> cm. liiiif;u.s, rliacliis brevior vel 

 letiililoilga, alirt liasi vix aii,<;usl:itis iitriilni'io H-"* imii Inris; Htii)iiL-e liiK^ari-laii- 

 ceolata-, T-l.'t imn. long-.e, 2 iiuii. lata-. Thyrsi iry-'M) em. loii,!j,i, pedniiciil(» L'-lL' 

 cm, lonjfo, J4lal)r(); bructea^ circ. 2 )iim. lonya", 0. S mm. lata-. St'pala duo 

 exteriova reliiiui.s tertia i>arto broviora, interiora late i)v;it;i. I'etala obloiig.a, 

 circ. 5 mm. Imiga, 2 nun. lata; s(|nam:e duas ])etalttnlm tertias a'ljuUntcs, niar- 

 giiie villosa', .siij^eriores erista obcordata H:|nama' diaiidiam partem vix a^qnante 

 api>endi(^0(iuc brevi buliata, inleriore.s <'nsta, alilnrmi fere reete a<l.'secndeiito 

 bistrnetiei ^Pori ii;laudul;e Hiiperiore.sorbiciilare.s, coiispieu.i'. Stamimnn 1 11. i men (a 

 Ulllbrniia. <'(impressinseiiia, pilosa; authera- j;labra', (Mrnien e tri^()ii»)<.rlob()snm, 

 tomenlosnni, stylo .neriiieii a'tiuante. Frnctus eire. :> em. l>nii>us, 1.(5 em. latus, 

 stipite pihisinsrulo ."> mm. lonj^o, ruber. Semen 12 mm. loniiiiin, S mm, latum. 



In Mexico: I'almev n. 10<i<)! (Colima, m. .iannario et I'ebrnario. ISill. llor., 

 foliis siibjilabri.s); idenkn. 11S7! Man/anilio. m. Deeendni, ]8!10, friiet.) 



A Warwa (18(»8-'7l) in luiitiH insube liawaica' Il()m)]uln ]e(ta exstat in Hb. 

 Viudobonensi, nt et I'aiillinin iomeiilona .im'(]. 



Obs. Al'linis J\iiiUnii(i'clar>(i<-riv Sebleeht. Linna.(^a \. 23!l(l8H(i) (Sect, i, Xruro- 

 tachuH; ef IJadllv. in Dnraiid Ind. ]i. 72) a qua diltert Ibirilnis maJoribuH seHsili- 

 bus, eap.snla breviiis stipitata, petiolis latins alatis. 

 Paullinia tomentosa Jac(|. Knnm. PI. t'arib. ;>7 (17<;0), lide I'mf. iJadlkoler. .\ 

 shrub elimbin.u; over trees, with slender bran<'he.s 10 to 20 IVet loiijj;. Mowers 

 white. (Vdima, .January 9 to Februiiry (), ISill. No, 121S. 

 SapinduH saponaria L. Sp. I'l. ed. 2, i. r)2(; (17()2),./;(/f Prof. K'adlUoler. A small tree, 

 12 feet bij^li, ;! to ft inches in diameter, witli alarge compact to)). In a vwrk bot- 

 tom. !\tan/anilio, March 2 to IS. 18!ll. No. 1:^70. 



Prof. K'adlkdfer writes me that i1 approa<'hes the forms described as upecies 

 inub'r the names ,S'. hu<jiuili.s and >'. (linirictdiis. 

 Matayba scrobiculata (11. P.. K. i b'adlk. Sitznnusber. K. Haver. Aka<l. \\t\. ix. tJ27 

 (187!1); CiiiKinia tiooMoilala li. I'.. K. Nov . (^eii. et S]kh:. v. 127 (1821), Jidv I'ntf. 

 Riidlkofer. A tree 2.") feet hij;h with a compact top: leaves alternate, i)iniiatc; 

 lealhda 2 to IS pairs, oblanceolate, eiuieate at bA8e, refuse, ;! too inehcH lonj;, (gla- 

 brous abovi' and boneatii, stroiii;ly veined : paiueh^ tt^riiiJiial and l;ir,ii«^: H0])al3 

 5. olitiis*^ : petals ,^) : sfcauu'us 8, lou^ exserted : ovary ])ubeseeiit, o-cclled: stylo 

 none. In woods about Mau/andlo, March 2 to l^f. 18!ll, No. IHIVJ. 



Dr. Palmer states that the llowors arc of a <;reenisli-yellow and sweet-scented. 



ANACARDIACE^. 



Veatchia discolor ilientb.) P.rande<iee, Proc. Cal. Acad. H<'r. 2. ii. MO (18S9); 

 Schinns (?) dis<^)h)r Meuth. I'-ol. \ ny. Sulpb. 11.1,0(1841); Uhnn rcatrhlana Kell. 

 Proe. Cal. Acad, ii, 21 (iSfi;-)); I'ralchtK c<(//(»e/(,sf.v (iray. Pull. ('al. Acad. i. 1 (ISSlI); 

 Hitrscra piihtxaiis \Vatson. Proc. Amer. Acad. xxiv. 41 (1S87). Dr. P:llllH^r 

 obtained llowerinir specimens of this at Angeles P>ay in .Inly. 1801. This is tho 

 same plant lie collected here in 1887 (No. .")8.")) wlmdi was only in foliayo. It in 

 ciilled " Torate bianco."' The bark is ship]nMl to Kurope and li.as vahnible dya 

 ami tanning properties. 



