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alt. 2000-2500 m., October 1910 (No. 4317); Mt. Omei, May 1904 

 (Veitch Exped. No. 4782). 



This species is characterized by its relatively thick and glaucous leaveS; by its 

 axillary clustered and short racemose inflorescence and by its short stout pedicels. 

 It is nearly related to C. hypoleuca Warburg, which has thinner and smaller and 

 much less glaucous leaves, a usually terminal racemose inflorescence which in 

 fruit measures 6 to 15 cm., and slightly smaller fruit on slender pedicels 1.5-4 cm. 

 long. 



Leveille (Fl Kouy-Tcheou, 69) includes C. siylosa Wallich in the Kwei-chou flora 

 and describes it with leaves glaucous on both sides. This may possibly be identical 

 with our C. glaiicophylla, 



Celastrus spiciformis Rehder & Wilson, n, sp. 



Frutex scandens, 6-metralis; ramuli hornotini glabri, pallide bninnei, 

 teretes v. leviter compressi, annotini purpureo-fusci, ienticellati; gem- 

 mae parvae, globosae. Folia membranacea, elliptica v. elliptico- 

 ovata, subito breviter acuminata, basi rotundata v. interdum subito 

 attenuata, crenato-serrulata dentibus incurvis glanduloso-mucronula- 

 tis, 6-11.5 cm. longa et 3.5-7.5 lata, supra glabra, intense viridia, 

 subtus paullo pallidiora, costa nervisque puberulis exceptis glabra, 

 nervis utrinsecus 5-6 arcuatis subtus elevatis; petioli supra leviter 

 canaliculati, 1-1.7 cm. longi; glabri. Flores polygamo-dioeci, flavo- 

 albidi, in cymis paucifloris brevissime pedunculatis, partim axillaribus, 

 partim racemum terminalem pendentem 5-12 cm. longum formanti- 

 bus; bracteae bracteolaeque membranaceae, subulatae, 1-5 nun. 

 longae, deciduae; pedunculi 1-5 mm. longae; pedicelli filiformes, 

 3-10 mm. longi; fios femineus: sepala ovata, rotundata, glanduloso- 

 ciliolata; petala patentia v. recurva, oblonga v. spathulata, apice 

 rotundata, erosa, 2-2.5 mm. longa et 0.5-1 mm. lata; discus leviter 

 lobatus; stamina calycem aequantia, antheris parvis sterilibus (?); 

 pistillum 3 mm. longum, stylo crasso, stigmatibus leviter lobatis; flos 

 mas differt petalis 3 mm. longis, staminibus petala aequantibus, 

 pistillo abortivo, Fructus non visus. 



Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, thickets, alt. 2000 m., June 

 1907 (No. 2312, type); Fang Hsien, margin of wood, alt. 1600-2000 

 m., June 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 2215); without locality, A. Henry 

 (No. 5935), Eastern Szech'uan: Wushan Hsien, side of stream, 

 alt. 1300 m., July 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 1383). Western Sze- 

 ch'uan: west of Kuan Hsien, Pan-lan-shan, thickets, alt. 2300-3000 

 m., June 1908 (No. 2306). 



This is a puzzling plant somewhat intermediate in character between C. angu- 

 lata Maxiuiowicz and C. hypoleuca Warburg. The former differs in its markedly 



