92 . ME. H. N. EIDLEY ON PLANTS 



Vaccinium hispidttlissimum, Wernlmm, sp. nov. 



Frutex caule liispidulo. Folia ovato-laneeolata, longe subacute acuminata, firme 

 chartacea, ca. 5 cm. longa, 1 6 cm. lata, alternatim sabdistaiitia, supra spai-sissiiue 

 piiosa, subtus papillosa, in costa central! marginemque versus densiuscule aliter 

 sparsissime patule piiosa ; petiolus brevissimus, Msiiidus ; venae nisi sub lente vix 

 manifestse; margo revolutus. Flores ia racemos subcorymbosos terminales ca. 

 5-floros '2-5-3 cm. longos hispidulos dispositi; pedicelli 8-12 miu. longi; bractese 

 nullte. Calyx cum ovario hispidulissimus ; lobi lanceolati, longe subacute 

 acuminati, 5 mm. longi vel longiores. Corolla acuminato-urceolata, extus glabra, 

 fere 1 cm. longa, apice constricta ; lobi brevissirai, late ovati, obtusi, deilexo- 

 patentes. 

 Camp VI c, 5500 ft. 



Distinct in tbe dense hispidulous covering of tbe brancblets, leaf-veins, petioles and 

 inflorescence, tbe long-acuminate leaves, and tbe narrow glabrous corolla. 



Vaccinitjm piceifolium, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Caulis glaber, fruticulosus. Folia densissime conferta, oblanceolato-oblonga, obtusa, 

 glaberrima, 4; 1 cm. X 3 mm. Flores solitarii, pedicellis glabris 8-10 mm. longis 

 suffulti; bractere subminutse, cum bracteolis inconspicuas. Calycis glaberrimi 

 tubus brevis, subangulatus ; dentes 4, late deltoidei. Cot^olla glaberrima, urceolata, 

 breviter et obtuse 4-lobata, 5-6 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata. 

 Camps X to XI, 6700 to 8300 ft. 



Distinguisbed by closely resembling a Picea in tlie shape and tbe arrangement of the 

 leaves. The absence of conspicuous bracts is a distinct feature. 



Vaccinium nycteroides, Weniham, sp. nov. 



Frutex glaberrimus, nisi rauiuli angulati novelli cum pedicellis sparse glanduloso- 

 puberuli. Folia coriacea, ovato-lanceolata, + 2'5 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, obtuse 

 acuminata, basi rotundata, utrinque glabra ; petiolus ad 3'5 mm. longus, puberulus. 

 Flores in racemos breves puberulos dispositi, nutantes, in pedicellis ad 1 cm. longis 

 valde deflexis; bractese obsoletse. Calycis tubus obconico-hemispb serious, glanduloso- 

 pabescens, vix 2 mm. longus ; lobi triangulares, acuti, subglabri, ca. 1"5 mm. longi. 

 Corolla extus sparse puberula, anguste acuminato-urceolata, 1"1 cm. longa, insuper 

 in lacinias 5 ti'iangulari-lineares obtusas 2-4 mm. longas divisa. Antherarum 

 uterque loculus insuper poro obliquo dehiscens, dorso bi-aristatus. Stylus tenuis, 

 1-2 cm. longus. 

 Camps XE to XEI, 8300 to 11,000 ft. 

 According to the description and figures in ' Nova Guinea,' xii. 164, t. L., this species 



appears to be nearly allied to V. profusum, J. J. Smith. This latter, however, is a 



■woodland species growing at much lower altitudes, with much more profuse inflorescence; 



differing, moreover, in details of leaf-shape and floral characters which may he readily 



discovered on comparing the descriptions of the two species. 



