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TMs 13 not closely related to any other species, and is well characterized by its 

 narrow, glabrous leaves, the glabrous 5-merous flowers and by their narrow lobea 

 often nearly half as long as the tube. 



16. Daphne modesta Rehder. See p. 541. 



17. Daphne leuconenra Ilehder, n. sp. 



Frutex erectus, 0.5-1.2 m. altus, dichotome ramosus, gcmmis pubescentibus ex- 

 ceptis glaberrimus ; ramuli hornotini glabri, virides, teretcs, apicem versus sub- 

 angulati, annotini flavo-grisei v. flavo-brunnei, vetustiores pallide fusci; gemmae 

 ovatae, obtusiusculae, strigoso-pubescentes, grisei. Folia membranacea, tenuia, 

 altema, obovata v. obovato-oblonga, apice rotundata, rarius acutiuscula, baai 

 cuneata, 4-7.5 cm. longa et l.S-3.5 cm. lata, supra laete luteo-viridia, subtus paullo 

 pallidiora, utrinque glabra, nervis utrinsecus 6-12 curvatis subtus ut costa elevatis, 

 supra ut costa plerumque colore albido conspicuis; petioli 2 mm. longi, supra 

 canaliculati. Flores lutei, brevissime pedicellati in spica terminali densa pluri- v. 

 multiflora pedunculata pedunculo 0.5 — 1.5 cm. longo periantMi tubus 10-15 mm. 

 longus, glaber, lobis 5 ovalibus v. oblongo-ovalibus patentibus 4-6 mm. longis; 

 antherae 10, anguste oblongae, 2 mm. longae, superipres faucem paullo superantes, 

 filamentis 0.2-0.5 mm. longis, inferiores circa medium insertae, filamentis 0.5-0.7o 

 longis; disci squama unica fere quadrata, apice truncata v. leviter emargmata, 

 circiter 1 mm. longa; pistillum 4-5 mm. longum, ovario subclavato apice tantum 

 sparse breviter piloso, stylo brevissimo, stigmate capitato magno sublobato. Fruc- 

 tus immaturus tantum visus, perianthio inclusus. 



Western Szech'uan: Tung River valley, alt. 700 m., May 1904 (Veitch 

 Exped. No. 4431). 



This is a verj- distinct species well characterized by its thin light green rather 

 large leaves marked with conspicuous white veins and by the peduncled head of 

 yellow flowers. The whole plant is quite glabrous except the winter-buds. 



Daphne leuconeura, var. Mairei L^veill^ & Rehder, n. var. 



A typo recedit rhachi inflorescentiae et ramuhs junioribus et foliis juvemlibua 

 sparse strigoso-villosis. 



Yunnan : " monts derriere Mong-kou, alt. 2000 m., mars 1912," E. E. Maire. 



The leaves in Maire's specimens are very young and they may present lurtne 

 differences when fully grown. 



18. Daphne penicillata Rehder. See p. 542. 



19. Daphne myrtilloides Nitsche, Beitr. Kenntn. Daphne, 29 (1907). 

 Northern Shensi: G. Giraldi (No. 5995, ex Nitsche). , 

 According to Nitsche the style in this species is comparatively long, the ^*;"= 



being given in the description as 0.5 mm., though in the accompanying "°!^/^ 

 says that it is often as long as the ovary; the only other species of Daphne witn 

 similar long style is D. tenuiflora. Bureau & Franchet. 



20. Daphne gemmata Pritzel. See p. 543. 



21. Daphne gracilis Pritzel in Bot. Jahrh. XXIX. 480 (1900). — Nitsche, BeUr. 

 Kennln. Daphne, 28 (1907). . ,. 



Western Szech'uan: Nanch'uan, A. von Rosthorn (No. 2006, ex Fntzelj- 

 It is possible that Wilson's No. 4614 enumerated under D. gemmata ^^^^^^^^^ 

 this species of which I have seen only a photograph of the type specimen ^"^ .^^j 

 D. gracilis and D. gemmata are fonns of one species. According to Pntzel s ^^^^^^^ 

 description this species has 4-merous flowers, but Nitsche states that all the no 

 examined by him nroved to be 5-meroua. 1 believe Nitsche's statement to be 



