12 ME. 11. X. EIDLET OX" PLANTS 



caduca, oi-bicnilata, vix 1 mm. louga. JPetala 4, ovata, obtusa, pustulata, 2 mm. 

 longa. Stamina 20, exterioua brevia, filamentis latis quadratis, interiora filamentis 

 loug'ioribus late linearibus, antheris loculis oblongis divaricatis ad basin sulcatis. 

 Pistilla 3-4, obcuneata, lata, 1 mm. loiiga, stigmatibus crassis cariniformibus. 

 Receptaculum subglobosum. 

 Camp VI b, 39()() ft. 



A species very distinct in tlie large leaves and umbellate brandies of tlie terminal 

 panicles of very small flowers. The leaves are minutely dotted black on both sides, and 

 the stem and panicle are rough and wrinkled. The pustular petals are also a peculiar 

 characteristic. 



It is perhaps most nearly allied to D. Hoioei, F. von Muell., but has much smaller 

 llowers. 



\J Dkiiixs dexsifolia, Pddl., sp. nov. 



Rami crassi, 5 mm. diametro, atri. Folia approximata, coriacea, rigida, oblanceolata, 

 acuminata, versus basin angustata, obtusa, auriculata, 10 cm. longa, i'o cm. lata, 

 costa lata crassa, petiolis crassis 5 mm. longis. Flores plures in pedicellis com- 

 planatis superne dilatatis 3 cm. longis erectis. Alabastra ovoidea, acuta, globosa. 

 Sepalu 2, caduca. Petala 2, spathulata, obtusa, 8 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata. Stamina 

 18, inaequalia, antheraruin loculis pauUo ad basin divaricatis 3 mm. longis. Torus 

 haud altus. Carpella 3, crassa, oblonga. 



Camps 511 to XIII, 10,500 to 11,000 ft. 



Allied to I), dipetala, E. von Muell., of Australia, but more comjiact, with smaller 

 flowers, spathulate petals, and shorter stamens. 



, Drimys parviflora, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Rami nigri. Folia rigide coriacea, congesta, obovata, basi cuneata, 2 cm. longa, 

 1 cm. lata, marginibus incrassatis, nervis 4 paribus, petiolis 2 mm. longis crassis. 

 Fedicelli erecti, complanati, 8 mm. iongi. Sepala 2, connata, apicibus liberis, 

 caduca, 2 mm. longa. Petala 4-5, lineari-oblonga vel subspathulata, obtusa, 

 angusta, 4 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata. Stamina brevia, circiter 16, lilamentis brevibus 

 crassis, antherarum loculis divaricatis. Carpella 2-4, brevissima, crassa. Torus 

 vix distinctus. 



Camps XI to XII, 8300 to 11,000 ft. 



Allied to I), grandijlora, but with concolorous smaller leaves, 4 or 5 petals, aud fewer 

 stamens. The whole flower is smaller. 



'.j Drimys eloxgata, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Frutex (?) ramis gracilibus. Folia alterna, obovata, spathulata, obtusa, coriacea, 

 35 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, basi angustata, nervis 5 j^aribus vix conspicuis intra 

 marginem anastomosantibus, jjetiolis 2 mm. longis. Flores extra-axillares, singuli 

 in pedunculis gracilibus, 2 cm. longis. Sejmla 2, ovato-orbicularia, cymbiformia, 

 5 mm. longa. Petala 5, oblonga, ad basin angustata, apice obtusa, 1*8 cm. longa, 

 7 mm. lata. Stamina 30, exteriora breviora, dimidio interiorum 5 mm. longorum 



