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by the very numerous racemes, smaller flowers, more acuminate sepals, differently 
shaped stamens and a glabrous style. 
Clethra monostachya is found scattered through western Szech’uan, but is no- 
where abundant and is confined to the margins of woods and thickets. It is 
more common on Mt. Omei than elsewhere. 
Five new species (Clethra Bodinieri, C. kaipoensis, C. Esquirolii, C. Cavaleriei, 
C. pinfaensis) are described by H. Léveillé in Fedde Rep. Nov. Sp. X. 475 (1912) 
from the province of Kwei-chou, but in the absence of specimens it is quite im- 
possible to identify them. Several of the descriptions might apply to Clethra 
Fargesii Franchet and to forms of that species. Clethra Bodinieri Léveillé would ` 
appear to have some relation to our new species, but is described as having leaves 
2 cm. broad, petioles 1 em. long, a glabrous style and an entire stigma. 
Clethra Fargesii Franchet in Jour. de Bot. IX. 369 (1895). — Diels 
in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. 507 (1900). 
Clethra canescens Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 33 (pro parte, non 
Reinwardt) (1889). 
Western Hupeh: north and south of Ichang, thickets, alt. 1300- 
2300 m., July and August 1907 (No. 2222, in part; bush 2-3 m. tall, 
flowers pure white); Changyang Hsien, thickets, alt. 1600-2000 m., 
July 1907 (No. 2222, in part; bush 2-4 m. tall, flowers white); Fang 
Hsien, thickets, alt. 2500 m., August (No. 2222, in part; bush 2-3 m., 
flowers white); without precise locality, July 1901 (Veitch Exped. 
No. 1326); without locality, A. Henry (Nos. 5818, 6407, 7270, 2838). 
This beautiful shrub is very common in open woodlands and thickets. It is 8 
more ornamental plant than Clethra barbinervis Siebold & Zuccarini, from wW: 
the lanceolate or lanceolate-elliptic leaves and ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, 
sepals easily distinguish it. 
