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Flowers 6-7 mm. long, on setose pedicels 1.5-2.5 mm. long, the 

 hairs arcuate, as long as or longer than the diameter of the pedicel. 

 Sepals lance-linear-subulate, setose-ciliate. Wings elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, subacute, subunguiculate, equalling keel, long-ciliate on mar- 

 gin and back. Upper petals linear, " attenuate " at apex, " sub- 

 acute " (but not so represented in figure), one-third shorter than 

 keel. Filaments pilose. Capsule ovate-cuneate, broadest above 

 base, narrowed gradually toward apex, hispid, deeply emarginate. 

 Seed pilose. Aril small, capitelliform, the very narrow scarious 

 crenate margin with very short upturned dorsal lobe and no lateral 

 lobes. Chod. Monog. ii. 17. t. 13. f. 19-22 (1893). Described 

 by Chodat from Galeotti 899, Cosamalopan, and Jurgensen 191, 

 Pinotepa nacional, Oaxaca (hb. Brux. et Par.). Not seen; de- 

 scription compiled. 



24. P. Barbeyana Chod. Stems several, erect from a fruticu- 

 lose base, simple or generally somewhat branched, up to 4 dm. 

 high, like the inflorescence densely pubescent with incurved hairs 

 or at length subglabrate. Leaves reduced : the lowest oblong, mu- 

 cronate, subsessile, 5 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide; middle and upper 

 subsquamiform, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute at each end, pu- 

 bescent like the stem, 5-10 mm. long, 1-1.5 mm. wide, subsessile. 

 Racemes laxly flowered, 1.7-11 cm. long. Sepals lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, pubescent, violet-tinged, 2.6 mm. long. Wings obovate- 

 oval or suborbicular-oval, acutish, pubescent along middle and 

 toward apex, ciliate, 3.6-4.5 mm. long, 2.5-3 mm. wide. Keel 

 nearly or quite glabrous, 3.5-4.5 mm. long. Capsule elliptic (rarely 

 elliptic-oblong), slightly narrowed at base, emarginate, ciliate, gla- 

 brous on sides, purpurascent on margin, 5-7.1 mm. long, 3.1-5.5 mm. 

 wide. Seed sericeous, 3 mm. long. Aril small, about 0.7 mm. deep, 

 cap-shaped, subpedicellate by the apex of the seed, with narrow 

 not lobed scarious margin. Chod.! Monog. ii. 16. t. 13. f. 15-18 

 (1893); Chod. Bull. Herb. Boiss. hi. 121 (1895). Coahuila: 

 Saltillo, May 1898, Palmer 165 p. p. (G). San Luis Potosi: shady 

 places near Morales, Aug. 1877, SchaffnerS (GK); alt. 1830-2440 

 m., 1878, Parry & Palmer 41 (cotype coll.: GK). T. 1. Fig. 11. 



25. P. reducta, sp. nov. Suffruticulosa erectiuscula 1.5-1.7 dm. 

 alta, caulibus simplicibus vel sparse ramosis tenuibus cum ramis et 

 inflorescentia subclense incurvo-puberulis. Folia inferiora ovali- 

 oblonga obtusa vel acuta brevissime petiolata 1-nervia incurvo- 



