CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO VOLUME II 451 
mistake; they are easily distinguished at the first glance by the shape of the sepals 
which are correctly described by Baker. 
Pygeum (p. 344). Add to this genus: 
PYGEUM spec. 
Western Szech’uan: valley of Tung River, east of Tachien-lu, thickets, alt. 
1000-1200 m., November 1908 (No. 2542; tree 10 m. tall). 
The specimen resembles P. latifolium Miquel, which we know only from the 
description, but for geographical reasons it is unlikely that it is identical with that 
species, which is a native of Java, as it does not seem to occur in the regions be- 
tween Java and western China. The Chinese localities given for P. latifolium and 
cited on p. 344 are at least doubtful. Our specimen is too incomplete for definite 
determination, as it is in fruit only. 
Thea (p. 394). Insert after T. Grijsii : 
THEA spec. v. gen. novum Theeacearum. 
Western Szech'uan: Kiating Fu, roadside thickets, alt. 500 m., May 11, 
1908 (No. 2586; bush 5 m. tall). 
This is either an aberrant species of Thea or a new genus. It differs from Thea 
chiefly in the perfectly distinct styles and in the fruit thickly covered with warty 
excrescences; in its leaves it strongly resembles Thea sinensis Linnaeus. The speci- 
mens are unfortunately too incomplete for a sufficient description; they consist of 
leafy branches with immature fruit. The young fruits are very short-stalked, with 
a persistent calyx, 3-celled and crowned by 3 slender, nearly 1.5 cm. long, perfectly 
distinct styles. 
ged japonica, var. aurescens (p. 399). For “No. 22” read “ Veitch Exped. 
o. 22. 
Hypericum 
Hypericum (p. 402). After H. Ascyron insert the following two new species: 
HYPERICUM MACROSEPALUM Rehder, n. sp. 
Herba semi-metralis, ut videtur adscendens, glabra; caules teretes. Folia papy- 
racea, oblongo-ovata, obtusa, basi semiamplexicaulia, subcordata, 2-7 cm. longa 
et 1.5-3 em. lata, punctulis striisque pallucidis instructa, subtus glaucescentia. 
Inflorescentia 3—5-flora; flores longe pedunculati pedunculo 2-4 em. longo, circiter 
5 em. diam.; sepala foliacea, valde inaequalia, oblonga v. ovato-oblonga, acuti- 
uscula, majora cireiter 2.5 em., minora vix 1.5 em. longa, 5-nervata, ut folia 
pellucido- punctata et striata; petala lutea, obliqua, oblonga, sepalis majoribus 
breviora, circiter 2 cm. longa; stamina pentadelpha, circiter 15 in fasciculo quoque; 
ovarium conicum, 5-loculatum, apice uniloculatum; styli 5, liberi, leviter patentes, 
circiter 5 mm. longi ovario breviores, stigmate capitato. Fructus ignotus. 
Western Szech'uan: Tai-pei-shan, northeast of Tachien-lu, roadsides, alt. 
m., July 5, 1908 (No. 2426). 
i new species seems to be most nearly related to H. Ascyron Linnaeus and par- 
ticularly its var. punctato-striatum Keller which is readily distinguished by the less 
unequal sepals which are several times shorter than the petals. H. macrosepalum 
2 a strong general resemblance to H. Androsaemum Linnaeus, but that 
Species has only 3 styles, much smaller flowers and a berry-like fruit, while the 
fruit of H. macrosepalum, which is not known, is apparently capsular as far as one 
can judge from the appearance of the ovary. 
