Agapetes. | LXXXI. VACCINIACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) 445 
Var. cordifolia; leaves rounded at the base nearly sessile.—Dwuphla Hills, 
Lister. 
6. A. salicifolia, Clarke; leaves sessile narrowly lanceolate at- 
tenuate at both ends, corymbs glabrous, calyx-teeth à in. oblong acute, corolla 
$ in. 
Mrsn Mrs.; Koond Rocks, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3477). 
Branches scarcely angular, glabrous. Leaves 4 by 3-8 in., entire, coriaceous, often 
clustered, imperfectly whorled. Peduncle 4 in.; pedicels AA in.; bracts A in. 
Calyces, with the peduncles, vermilion (Griffith), Corolla scarcely ines i in the 
middle, vermilion with green lobes (Griffith); lobes scarcely 3, in., triangular. Fruit 
not seen. 
7. A. miniata, Hook. f. in Gen, Pl. ii. 571; leaves subsessile elliptic- 
lanceolate serrate, corymbs glabrous, calyx-teeth 3 in, narrow-lanceolate, corolla 
1i in. Ceratostemma miniatum, Griff. Notul. iv. 302; Ic. Pl. Asiat. t. 504. 
Vaccinium miniatum, Kurz in Journ. As, Soc, 1873, ii. 85; 1877, 0. 214; For. 
Fi, ii. 88. 
Patkoy Mts., south-east of Assam, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3475). Kasra Mrs., 
alt. 4000 ft.; Monai, Clarke. 
Branches round, stout, smooth. Leaves 6 by 24 in., acute, falsely whorled, re- 
motely shallowly serrate, base cuneate or rounded; petiole 0-4 in. Pedunele 1-1 in., 
densely covered with bracts; pedicels 4-1 in. ; bracts din., lanceolate, Corolla slightly 
wider in the middle, vermilion (Griffith), no transverse bars visible in the dried 
plants nor suggested in Griffith’s picture ; lobes 3 in., triangular. Fruit not seen. 
8. A. macrophylla, Clarke; leaves petioled broadly lanceolate, corymbs 
glabrous, calyx-teeth 4 in. narrowly ‘lanceolate, corolla 1} in. 
Kuasra Mrs., Griffith (Kew Distrib, n. 3476). 
Branches thick, rounded, smooth, Leaves 11 by 31 in. acuminate, cuneate or 
rounded at the base, remotely obscurely crenate-toothed, coriaceous ; petiole l in, 
exceedingly thick. Peduncle 4-2 in.; pedicels 1-13 in.; bracts } in., lanceolate- 
linear. Corolla tubular, 5-angled, red, ‘with transverse V- shaped bars ; lobes 3-4 in. 
triangular. Fruit not seen. —This seems closely allied to A. miniata, but the Pitt. 
peduncles and calyx-teeth are much longer. 
9. A. Nuttallii, Clarke; glabrous, leaves petioled obovate shortly acu- 
minate entire, calyx-teeth } in. triangular-lanceolate, corolla 1 in. 
Bnuoraw ; Nuttall. 
Branches round, stout. Leaves 5} by 3 in., suddenly narrowed at the apex into a 
short point, narrowed into the petiole, very coriaceous, nerves coarse deeply impressed 
on the upper surface; petiole à in. Peduncle from below the leaves 14 in.; pedicels 
1 in.; apex conspicuously cupped ; bracts 5; in.; corymb erect, lax, whole height 
4 in. Corolla narrowly tubular, straight ; lobes ` 4 in. linear- lanceolate (appears in 
the dried state to have been red without transverse bars). Fruit not seen. 
10. A. Parishii, Clarke; leaves petioled narrowly lanceolate, corymbs 
glabrous, calyx-teeth A in. triangular-lanceolate, corolla 3-1 in. 
Birma ` Nat-toung expedition, Parish; Thoung-gyen, alt. 5000 ft., Lobb. 
Branches not thick, round or scarcely angular. Leaves 5 by 1} in., narrowed at 
both ends, entire, coriaceous, glabrous, marginal nerve well defined; petiole 1-l in. 
Peduncle 1-3 in. ; pedicels 3-3 in., thickened upwards, cup little broader than the 
pedicel; bracts 54 in. Corolla cylindric, slightly campanulate upwards, bright red, 
transverse bars very obscure in the dried examples; teeth $-} in., triangular. Fruit 
not seen.— Near A, salicifolia (n. 6), but the leaves are distinctly ‘petioled and wider, 
the pedicels longer, the flowers larger. T 
