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the petioles, and the fruit is but little more than half as large, of a 
light blue color. 
574.’ PERSEA HUMILIS n. sp. 
A compact shrub, 2-3 metres high, with branchlets, young 
leaves, and whole inflorescence covered with a dense bright brown 
sericeous pubescence. Branches dark slate-color; leaves from el- 
liptical to oblong, 4.5-8.5 cm. long, 2~3 cm. wide, more or less 
revolute on the margins, acuminate at both ends, obtuse at apex, 
yellowish green, smooth and slightly shining above, blackish and 
pubescent beneath, the midrib very prominent; petioles from 1-2 
cm. long; inflorescence capitate ; peduncles stout, 4-7 mm. long, 
generally 3-flowered; flowers about 6 mm. long; sepals erect, obtuse, 
outer ones oval, 2 mm. long, shorter than the stamens, inner oblong, 
5 mm. long, exceeding the stamens; fruit purplish black with a 
bloom, globose, 15 mm. in diameter, on peduncles about 15 mm. 
long ; seed globose, 11 mm. in diameter. 
This seems to be nearest to P. Borbonia(L.) Spreng. It differs 
in its smaller size, shorter, stouter and fewer-flowered peduncles 
which elongate in fruit; and especially in the dense brown seri- 
ceous pubescence of the young leaves and branchlets. This latter 
feature makes the shrub very conspicuous, and seems to be unusual 
in the genus. This, moreover, flowers some five weeks later than 
P. Borbonia. ; 
Occurs exclusively in the “scrub,” where it is very common. 
Collected at Eustis in flower in May. Fruit kindly collected on 
November 8th at the same place and sent to me by Mr. W. T. 
Swingle. 
1397a.’CROTONOPSIS SPINOSA N. sp. 
An erect much branched annual, 4-7 dm. high, clothed with 
stellate-pubescence. Branches erect; leaves linear to linear-ob- 
long, 1.5-3 cm. long, 2-5 mm. broad, acute at both ends, on 
petioles 1-2 mm. long; fruit spiny; seeds ovoid to ellipsoid, 
only slightly flattened, 2 mm. long, 1.5 mm. broad, minutely 
pitted. : 
Differs from C. dinearis in having a more strict habit, smaller and 
much less flattened seeds, narrower leaves, and fruit covered with 
spines. 
Collected by Mr. W. T. Swingle at Dunellon, July 24. 
1700. Habenaria blephariglottis (Willd.) Torr. 
Evidently an abnormal form of this plant. Its parts are nearly 
