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AMARANTACE^. 



Celosia ( ?) monosperma Kose, sp. nov. Shrnl), S to 16 feet liipfh, frlabrons: leaA-PS 

 laiiceoliiie 3 to (! iiulu's long, acute or shortly acuminate, cunoate at base; pan- 

 icles tonuiiial lai'je, often 1 foot lou^^ slightly pubescent: bracts anil bractlcta 

 ovate, acute, -S lino long : seyments of tbe perianth oblong, 1 lino long, acute : ata- 

 mens 5, united at base, into ii Hballow nienibranaeeous cup ; anthers 'J-celled ; inter- 

 mediate appendages none: styles non(;; stigmas 2, reliexod, acute: ntriclo stipi- 

 tate, ovoid, coni])ressed, eirenniseissile, shorter than the periajitli: ovule 1, sus- 

 pended from an elongated funiculus: seed pendulous, lenticular, sbining; aril 

 none. — Very common on tbe mountains near Manzauillo, December 1 to 31,1891. 

 No. 887. 



Tbe following note lias been sent u»e by Dr. Hans Scbinz in regard to this 

 species : 



'' I have to tiiank you very nnieh i'or having sent me tbe very interesting 

 Avianiiitacar. No doubt your Cclonia monosperum is a very interesting and i)uz- 

 zling plant, but I also take it for a Cehnid. llnfortunately, most of the flowers 

 are destroyed by a little beetle, so that I could not uial\6 out for sure if the 

 anthers are 2-celled or l-eolled, but as you say in your description that they are 

 2-cellod it <<in not be anything else than a CcloHlti. The CeJon'ut luonoHperma does 

 not stand alone, for tbe ditt'erent s])ecie8 that -were formerly united under the 

 name LtKjrvzia generally have but one or two seeds." 



Celosia moquini (luillem. in 1)(\ Trod. xiii. id. 2. 239 (1849). An upright plant, 4 

 to 8 fec^t high : utrieh- cireumscissile: ovules 2. Along fences in river bottoms. 

 Colima, January 9 to February (>, 1891. No. 1208. 



This plant is referred as above, although I hav<> not seen other specimens of 

 the species. 



Very little is known of tliis species. It was probably collected by Bonidand, 

 and is No. 3n4 of (Jhiesbreght. The localities from which those collectors obtained 

 tbe i)lant is not known. Perbaiis (ihiesbvegbt obtained his spe;iinens from 

 near this locality. He seems to bav<* visitod Colima, although I lind very few 

 species of this region credited to him, A type speeimeu is said to be in Herb. 

 Mus. Paris. 



Moquin was uncertain whether the utri(tle was circumscissile or not. My 

 specimciis, while not quite mature, clearly show that the utricle is circumscissile. 



Chamissoa altissima (.Tacq.) H. H. K. Nov. Gen. et Spec. ii. 197, 1. 125 (1817) ; Avhi/r- 

 anthcn nltifininia .Iac<|. Enum. I'l. t^arib. 17 (17()()). Common along the base of the 

 mountains and near the lagoon. Manzauillo, December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 1023. 



Amarautus sp. Se]tals 5: stamens 5: stigmas 3. Manzanillo, December 1 to 31, 

 1890. No. 1000. 



This seems to be a common spi^cies, but it does not agree Avitli any re]>resented 

 In the National Herbarium. 



Acnida canuabina L. Sp. PI. ii. 1027 (1753). Stems 2 feet high, (irows along 

 the edge of the lagoon. Manzanillo, March 2 to 18, 1891. No. 1399. 



Only the stamiuate form of this species was obtained and it can not be defi- 

 pitely referred here. So far as I can learn, neither this species ni>r any other 

 Apnida has been reported from Mexico. 



Achyranthes aspera L. Sp. PI. i. 201 (17.^3). Ctmimon along the base of the 

 Uionntain and abimt the; lagoon. ^lauzanillo. December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 1032. 



TeJanthera gracilis (?) Mo.|. in DU. Prod, xiii. pt. 2. 375 (1849). Shrubby, 5 to 8 

 feet high: leaves lanceolate, long-acuminate, tapering at base into, a short petiole, 

 glabrous or nearly so, 3 to 7 inches long, 1 to 2 iuehes wide: intloroseeuce irreg- 

 ularly trichotomously branched or in umbellate clusters of 3 to 5 rays: heads 

 small, Avhite, either on short pedicels or in glomerate clusters: calyx 5-parted, 

 2i lines long, nervtdess, long-pilose on the back; stignnis capitate, ('ommon in 

 the moiintains. Manzanillo, December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 886. 



