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the two species, the extremely important characters of the fruit 

 being practically the same in both, so far as description goes, the 

 capsule being described as " 7.5-8.r> mm. long, 10 nun. wide, lobed 

 to about one-third" in B. cubensia (1910), and " 10 mm. wide, 

 7 mm. long, deeply notched " in B. propinqua (1915). Only Brit- 

 ton's designation of the large-leaved form included under Wright 

 1913 as type can justify the reference of B. cubensis to P. stipitata 

 as a synonym, for the description, at least as to fruit, is distinctly 

 of P. propinqua. 



10. P. montana (Britton), comb. nov. Frutex 3 m. altus, ramu- 

 lis dense puberulis. Folia late ovalia apice rotundata vel emarginu- 

 lata basi acuta juventate dense maturitate sparse puberula 4-5 cm. 

 longa 2.5-3.5 cm. lata, in petiolis 2-3 mm. longis. Pedicelli frugiferi 

 pubeseentes 1.5-2 mm. longi. Fructus 8-10 mm. longus 10-12 mm. 

 latus puberulus per quintam partem longtudinis lobatus, loculis 

 rotundato-truncatis, stipe 1 mm. longo. Badiera montana Brit- 

 ton, Bull. Ton*. Club xxxvii. 363 (1910); 1. c. xlii. 495 (1915). 

 " Rocky wooded hill, Arroyo Grande, Trinadad Mountains, Cuba, 

 at about 700 meters altitude (Britton & Wilson 5461, March 11, 12, 

 1910)." Not seen; description compiled. 



11. P. propinqua (Britton), comb. nov. Frutex valde ramo- 

 sus 3.3 m. altus, ramulis dense apresse puberulis. Folia ovalia vel 

 ovali-ovata apice saepius emarginata rotundata vel obtusa basi 

 cuneata supra strigillosa subtus vix pallidiora minute punctato- 

 strigillosa, nervis lateralibus 3-4-jugis, 2.3-3.6 cm. longa 1.1-2.3 cm. 

 lata, in petiolis subappresse puberulis 1.5-3 mm. longis. Racemi 

 pauciflori, axe ad 1 mm. longo, pedicellis frugiferis 1.5-2 mm. longis. 

 Flores viridescentes. Carina 2.5 mm. longa. Fructus per tertiam 

 partem longitudinis lobatus, maturitate sparsissime pubescens, 7- 

 7.5 mm. longus 9.5-10 mm. latus, in stipem 2-2.5 mm. longum 

 desinens. P. diversifolia Chod. Monog. ii. 10 (1893), in part, 

 not L. Badiera cubensis Britton, Bull. Torr. Club xxxvii. 362 

 (1910), in part. Badiera propinqua Britton, Bull. Torr. Club 

 xlii. 495 (1915). Cuba: mountain top, Vinales, 6 March, Wright 

 1913 p. p. (G); without locality, Wright 3496 (G). Britton's type 

 (Shafer 11818) came from Pinar del Rio. T. 1. Fig. 5. 



12. P. dimorphophylla, nom. nov. Frutex 6 m. altus, ramulis 

 breviter subpat enter pubescentibus. Folia dimorpha : alia anguste 

 ovata subacuta 3-4 cm. longa 1.2-1.8 cm. lata; alia elliptica apice 



