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ampliatus, 25 mm. longus; limbus obliquus, lobis posticis 10x13 mm. Stamina 

 breviter exserta ; antherarum loculi basi contigui. Ooarimn glabrum, fere 3 cm. 

 longum, stipite 5 mm. longo iusidens, in stylum brevem 1 cm. longum. desinens. 

 Camp III, 2500 ft. 



Blade of leaf in the dry state cinereous below ; petioles of tbe larger leaves up to 

 7"5 cm., ordinarily 25-4 cm. in length, stout, subterete, 3 mm. in diameter. Pedicels 

 of fully-developed flowers 8-12 mm. long, a little longer than the linear-oblong 

 oblanceolate bracts. Floioers "deep sealing-wax red." Filaments, longer 29 mm., 

 shorter 25 mm. long ; anthers 5*5 mm. long. 



This differs from D. Chalmersii, F. Muell., in its longer stalked leaves, shorter 

 peduncles, and entirely dissimilar calyces. 



DlCHEOTRICHTJM CONCINNUM, S. Moore, sp. nov. 



Caulis scandens, radicans, distanter foliosus, sparsim piloso-villosus. Folia dimorpha, 

 altera majora longipetiolata, ovata, apicem versus attenuata, obtusa, basi rotundata 

 leviterque obliqua, margine dupliciter argute serrata, tenuiter pergamacea, utrinque 

 appresse pilosa vel piloso-villosa, 6'5-8 X 3'5-5 cm., altera multoties minora, 

 subsessilia, ovata, obtusissima, 8-11 mm. longa. Fedunculi petioles sequantes vel 

 excedentes, piloso-villosi, 5-10 cm. longi. Cijmce G-florse ; pedicelli calyce pauUo 

 breviores, ut calyx breviter villosi, 0"7 mm. longi. Calycis subcampanulati ulti-a 

 medium divisi segmenta lineari-oblonga, obtusa, 8 X 1'75 mm. Corolla extus 

 scabriuscula, 38 mm. longa ; tubus calycem longe superans, subrectus, superne 

 sensim ampliatus, 24 mm. longus ; lobi postici ceteris minores. Stamina exserta ; 

 antherarum loculi basi contigui. Ovari/an breviter stipitatum, glabrum, in stylum 

 itaque glabrum breviter exsertum desinens, stylo incluso 34 mm, longum. 



Camp VI b, 3900 ft. 



Leaves grey when dry, paler on tbe underside ; petioles 4-6 cm. long, pilose-villous. 

 Jjongev filaments 29 mm., shorter 27 mm. long; anthers 3 mm. long. 



From the last-described tliis is distinguishable at sight by means of its indumentum, 

 dissimilar foliage, and smaller calyx. 



DiCHROTEiCHTJM Vanderwaterx, S. Moore, sp. nov. 



Caulis scandens, radicans, rarifoliatus, sparsim piloso-villosus. Folia dimorpha, 

 altera pro rata parva, longipetiolata, ovata, apicem versus attenuata, obtusa, b^^si 

 obliqua rotundata, margine dupliciter serrata, tenuiter pergamacea, utrinque 

 appresse piloso-villosa, 6-7"5x 3-5-4 cm., altera minuta, subsessilia, ovata, obtusa, 

 5 mm. longa. Ci/mce 9-flor8e ; pedunculus validus, foliorum limbum plane excedens, 

 aliquanto nutans, sparsim piloso-viUosus, 11 cm. longus ; pedicelli 7-8 mm longi, 

 calyce breviores, ut calyx sparsim breviterque villosi. Cali/x turbinatus, hand 

 medium usque divisus, 12 mm. longus ; segmenta late oblonga, obtusa, 5 mm. 

 longa. Corolla calycem magnopere excedens, extus scabriuscvila, 5 cm. longa ; 

 tubus basi baud constrictus, suj)erne parum ami^lificatus, 3 cm. longus ; lobi postici 

 ceteris pauUo minores. Stamina exserta; antherarum loculi basi contigui. Ovarium 



