60 MR. H. N. EIDLEY ON PLANTS 



flower 2 cm. across, the sepals were more oblong and the stipes of the androecium much 

 longer ; it was collected at Camp VI a, at 2900 ft. 



Begonia (§ Diploclinium) frtjticella, Eidl., sp. nov. 



Svffrutex ramosus, altus, ramis gracilibus rufo-harbatis. Folia op^Dosita et ssepiiis 

 alterna, oblonga, lanceolata, acuminata, basi valde insequalia et rotundata, irregu- 

 lariter biserrata, superne j)ilis crispis rutis tecta, 6-9 cm. longa, 2-i cm. lata, 

 subtus parce hirta nervis dense rufo-barbatis excej^tis, petiolis hirtis 5 mm. longis. 

 Stipiilce oblongge, abrupte caudatse cauda laminte eequilonga, 1 cm. longae, carina 

 pilis longis munita. Hacemus brevissimus, terminalis, bracteis lanceolatis abrupte 

 cuspidatis hirtis 1 cm. longis pluribus. Flores masculi pauci, pedicellis hirtis 

 bracteas {equautibus. Sepala 2, oblonga, ovata, ad basin augustata, apice rotundata, 

 extus parce hirta, 8-10 mm. longa, 3-8 mm. lata, alba. Andrcecium elongatum, 

 stipite distincto, antheris circiter 22 parvis ellipticis obtusis haud appeudiculatis 

 fere ad bases dehiscentibus. Flores fcemii^ei nou visi. Capsulce 2 e fasciculo 

 quoque bractearum ortfe, in pedicellis glabris 2 cm. longis nurantes, trialatse, alls 

 insequalibus 2 brevioribus oblongis ovatis obtusis 4 mm. longis, una latiore et 

 longiore 2 cm. longa et ad basin 1 cm. lata versus apicem attenuata hirta. 

 Camps I to III, VI b, and VII to VIII, 500 to 4900 ft. 

 llemarkable for its shrubby habit, the slender stems and branches being woody. The 



inflorescence is curious in consisting of a sessile tuft of bracts, from which appear two 



female and one or two male flowers. In the specimens from Camp VII the male flowers 



are larger and the fruit is hairy all over. 



Begonia albobracteata, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Herba ultra 17 cm. longa, caule superne hirto. Folia glabra, ovata, acuta, paulisper 

 ad basin angustata, Integra subtus pallidiora, 8 cm. longa, 5 cm. lata, nervis later- 

 alibus utrinque 3-4, petiolis 5 mm. longis hirtis, pilis crispatis longiusculis. StqmltB 

 obiongo-lanceolataj, cuspidatte, glabrai, 1 cm. longte, basi vaginantes. Hacemus 

 subterminalis vel lateralis, floribus pluribus vel 2-3, pedunculo 1 cm. longo, pedicellis 

 sequilongis. Bractece oblongge vel lanceolatae, cuspidatce, glabrae, 1 cm. longie, 

 4 mm. latai. Flores masculi primo bracteis 2 ovatis acumiuatis albis 2 cm. longis 

 1 cm. latis involuti, bracteis mox deciduis. Sepala 2, orbicularia, glabra, alba, 1 cm. 

 longa et lata. Andrcecium globosum, sessile, antheris oblongis subretusis ad apicem 

 breviter dehiscentibus. Flores fceminei et capsula non visi. 



Camps I to III, 500 to 2500 ft. 



■^i Begonia (§ Sphenanthera) axillipara, Hidl., sp. nov. 



Serba glabra, 45 cm. vel ultra alta, caule 5 mm. crasso superne ramoso. Folia 

 remota, ovata, acuminata, basi rotundata et inixiqualia, parce denticulata 9 cm. 

 longa, 5 cm. lata, nervis utrinque 4-5, petiolis gracilibus 7 mm. longis. Slipulie 

 oblonga;, caducoe. Racemi breves, axillares, bracteis oblongis truncatis vel 

 obtusis albis 5 mm. longis tecti. Flores maaculi pedicellis gracilibus 1 cm. 



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