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leaved form, the leaves nearly sessile and subglabrous ; one from Camp XIV was a 

 compact, very silky-haired form, with tlie stem and the short sessile leaves covered with 

 dense long silky white hairs. The flowers are yellow. 

 Distrib. Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo. 



SAXIFRAGACE^. 



AsTiLBE PHiLiPPiNENSis, Henry in Gard. Chron. ser. 3, xxxii. (1902) 155. 

 Camps IX to X, 5500 to 6700 ft. " Flowers pinkish." 

 Disi?'ib. Philippines. 

 It differs slightly from the form of the Philippines in its narrow sepals. 



1/ Spiejeopsis canariifolia, Ptidl., sp. nov. 



Hirta. Folia opposita, imparipinnata, li cm. longa, foliolis 5 coiiaceis ellipticis basi 

 rotundatis in marginibus serratis sessilibus, teraiiuali obovato basi cmieato, 7 cm. 

 longo 3 era. lato, inferioribus paullo minoribus, nervis 9 paril)us subtus elevatis 

 dense hirtis, pilis stellatis flavescentibus, superne parce hirtis. Stlj^)ul(B latae, 

 caducae, rotundatae, hirtae. Panicula in fructu 9-18 cm. louga, hirta, basi 6 cm. 

 longa et nuda, ramis 5 cm. longis. Sepala 5, lanceolata, acuta, jiarva. Corolla et 

 genitalia non visi. Capsula 2 mm. longa, hirta, in pedicello 1 mm. longo, 

 segmentis 3 ellipticis hirtis dehiscens, stylis 3 persistentibus. Semina plurima, 

 tenuia, ellipsoidea, angusta, basi breviter producta, ad apicem ala longiore 

 angustiore munita. 

 Camps III to VIII and thence to Camp IX, 2000 to 5500 ft. 



This differs from ^S*. celehica, Miq., in its leaves, which are not cinereo-pubescent, and 

 have fewer nerves. The capsule is trilocular, with three distinct styles, instead of being 

 bilocular with two styles. 



The specimens possessing inflorescence are in the very young bud state. 



^ SPIRiEOPSIS POMETIIFORMIS, Ridl., sp. nov^ 



Glabra. Stipules latae, ovatae, cordatae, obtusae, 5 mm. longae. Folium 20 cm. 

 longum, petiolo 5 cm. longo, foliolis 9 coriaceis lanceolatis acuminatis 9 cm. longis 

 3 cm. latis, petiolulis 2 mm. longis, costa glandulifera, nervis 15 paribus, utraque 

 facie tenuiter reticulatis, sicca virescentia. Panicula densiflora, 12 cm. longa, 

 ramis furfuraceis. Flores in racemis brevibus copiosi. Sepala 5, lanceolata, 

 acuta, parva. Corolla et genitalia non visa. Cajjsula 4-locularis, furfuracea, 

 3 mm. longa, lobis 4 oblougis rostratis dehiscens, stylis 1 mm. longis gracilibus, 

 stigmate capitato. Semina fusiformia, apice acuminata, basi producta, longiora. 

 Camp VI b, 3900 ft. 



This species, of which no flowers were obtained, is very distinct in the glabrous 

 leaves, resembling those of the genus Pometia, and the four-celled fruit with four 

 styles. 



