Bush — The Texas Tradescantias. 191 



Specimens examined : Texas : The only specimens seen 

 are those of the type collected at Lindale, Smith County, by 

 J. Reverchon 2770, June 9, 1902 (M). 



13. Tradescantia intermedia Bush sp. nov. 



Stems erect, 2-4 dm. tall, simple or somewhat branched, 

 pale yellowish-green, minutely roughish-pubescent and 

 glandular; leaf -blades linear-lanceolate, 1-2 dm. long, 5-15 

 mm. wide, straight or somewhat curved, minutely pubescent 

 beneath and ciliate on the margins, with long hairs on 

 the midrib below. Sheaths large, loosely inflated, thin, 

 smooth or sometimes minutely pubescent and ciliate on the 

 margins; bracts of the involucre 2, unequal, resembling the 

 leaves, but narrower. Cymes 10-to 15-flowered; pedicels 2-4 

 cm. long, thickly glandular pilose; sepals linear-lanceolate, 

 obtuse, 6-9 mm. long, sparsely pilose with gland-tipped hairs, 

 and with a cluster of long simple hairs at each apex ; corolla 

 small, rose-colored. — Sandy soil, Southern Texas. Spring. 



This appears to be intermediate between T. humilis and 

 T. reflexa , but differs in many respects from either of these 

 species. I have referred the San Antonio specimens to this 

 species, although they lack the long hairs on the back 

 of the midrib, but this latter character may not be permanent. 



Specimens examined: Texas: Industry, Austin County, 

 H. Wurzlow 1155, of Rose Collection, April 6, 1897, type 

 (N); San Antonio, II. P. Atlwater 1156, Rose Collection, 

 April 12, 1897 (N). 



14. Tradescantia eglandulosa Bush sp. nov. 



Stems short, erect, branched at the base, 1-2 dm. tall, 

 roughish-pubescent, yellowish-green ; leaf-blades linear-lan- 

 ceolate, 1-2 dm. long, flat, thin, smooth above, pubescent 

 with long hairs beneath, minutely ciliate on the margins. 

 Sheaths much overlapping, short or almost none, very smooth, 

 minutely ciliate on the margins; bracts of the involucre 2, 

 somewhat unequal, shorter than the leaves, and like them. 

 Cymes 10-to 15-flowered; pedicels 2-4 cm. long, densely 

 pilose with yellow-brown hairs ; sepals lanceolate, obtuse, 6-9 



