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Gray). Nearly related to S. pubescens Benth., which has a shorter, 

 broader, and more colored calyx, shorter corolla, and nearly or quite 

 glabrous style. 



Salvia (Cyaneae) atrocaulis Fernald, n. sp., caulibus nigrescen- 

 tibus vel purpurascentibus 1.8-2.4 m. altis basi 2-3 cm. crassis in par- 

 tibus inferioribus glabris inflorescentiam versus puberulis ; foliis late 

 cordato-ovatis utrinque viridibus supra sparse adpresso-setulosis et in 

 nerviis puberulis subtus glabris sed glanduloso-punctatis regulariter 

 dentato-serratis, limbo 7.5-15 cm. longo 5-12 cm. lato apice caudato- 

 acuminato ; petiole 4-14 cm. longo ; inflorescentia racemosa 1.5-3 cm. 

 vel ultra longa, rhachi puberula, verticellis 5-12-floris inter se denique 

 2-2.5 cm. disjunctis ; pedicellis puberulis anthesi 7 mm. fructiferis 

 12 mm. longis ; calyce anthesi 14 mm. fructifero 22 mm. longo glan- 

 duloso-punctato, in nervis cum pilis cadacis moniliformibus pubescenti, 

 lobis subulato-mucronatis deltoideis tubo anguste campanulato triple 

 brevioribus ; corolla 5 cm. longa violacea fere vel ornnino glabra, tubo 

 aliquid ventricoso labiis paulo longiore ; stylo barbato. — - Wet banks, 

 barranca below Trinidad Iron Works, Hidalgo, Mexico, alt. 1650 m., 

 22 August, 1904, G. G. Prhigle, no. 8887 (type, in hb. Gray). Near- 

 est related to S. recuroa Benth., but differing in its dark stems, broader 

 firmer leaves, less pubescent calyx, and essentially glabrous corolla. 



Salvia (Cyaneae) flaccidifolia Fernald, n. sp., verisimiliter fruti- 

 cosa \ ramis gracilibus superne decussatim bifariam pilosis ; foliis 

 graciliter petiolatis ; petiolis supra pilosis inferioribus limbum super- 

 antibus ; laminis ovatis cordatis caudato-attenuatis tenuissimis 3.5-9 

 cm. longis crenato-serratis supra atroviridibus adpresse setulosis subtus 

 pallide viridibus fere glabris in venis adpresse setulosis ; racemis 6-8 

 cm. longis, verticellis 6-8 remotis 3-6-floris ; bracteis ovatis aristatis 

 caducis ; pedicellis 2-5 mm. longis puberulis ; calyce anthesi 5-6 mm. 

 longis, labio superiore ovato aristato inferiore bilobo biaristato ; corolla 

 2-2.3 cm. longa cyaneo-purpurea, tubo valde ventricoso, labio superiore 

 recto 1 cm. longo, inferiore longiore pendulo valde dilatato. — Barranca 

 below Trinidad Iron Works, Hidalgo, Mexico, 1906, G. G.. Prhigle, 

 no. 10,298 (type, in hb. Gray). Nearly related to S. rectirva Benth., 

 which it resembles in its very thin long-petioled leaves, but with much 

 smaller calyx and corolla. 



Salvia (Tubiflorae) simulans Fernald, n. sp., caulibus glabris; 

 ramis erectis brevibus ; foliis ovatis abrupte acuminatis basi rotundatis 

 vel rotundato-cuneatis regulariter dentato-serratis 0.5-1 dm. longis 

 3.2-6.5 cm. latis supra adpresse setulosis et resinoso-punctatis subtus 

 glabris ; petiolis paulo pilosis 4-8 cm. longis gracilibus ; racemo prin- 

 cipali 1.5 dm. longo ; rhachi glanduloso-pulverula ; verticellis 5-15-floris 



