1920] Brandegce: Plantae Mexicanae Purpitsianae 331 



Cynanchum racemosum, sp. nov. 



Voliibile : eaulibus pubeseeiitibus : foliis ovato-acnminatis, ba.si 

 c'ordatis sinu aperto. lobis rotimdatis. utrinque fere glabris, majoribus 

 6 cm. longis, 4 cm. latis; petiolis 1.3-2.3 cm. longis: floribus circa 

 apices pedimculorum ca. 5 cm. longorum, breviter racemosis; pedicellis 

 ca. 4 mm. longis; calycis segmentis ovato-acntis ea. 3 mm. longis 

 corollam campanulatum superantilnis ; polliniis pendulis ; corona mem- 

 branacea cyathiformi alte 5-loba, lobis dentatis. ima basi tubi staminei 

 afifixa ; stigmate vertice piano. 



Collected on rocky plains near Acasonica, Vera Cruz. No. 8378. 

 Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 200783. 



Solanum molestum, sp. nov. 



Suffrutescens : ramis stellato-pubescentibns simul multis aculeis 

 rectis subiilatis patentibus armatis: foliis ovatis acutis, basi cordatis. 

 margine integris vel sinnatis. plerumqne solitariis. supra parce stellato- 

 pubescentibus olivaceo-viridibu.s, subtus dense albo-stellato-pube- 

 scentibus. usque ad 2 dm. longis. 12 cm. latis; petiolis 3-7 cm. longis. 

 dense stellato-pubescentibns interdum aculeos paucos gerentibus : 

 floribus lateralibus. pedunculis unifloris 1-3 fasciculatis stellato- 

 pubescentibns, ca. 1.5cm. longis; calyce alte 5-lobato, lobis ovato- 

 acutis. utrinque stellato-pubescentibus deinde reflexis, ca. 7 mm. longis ; 

 corolla calycis aequali usque ad basin 5-partitis; lobis oblongis apice 

 obtusis, extus dense stellato-pubescentibus, intus glabris brunneis; 

 antheris brunneis sessilibus apice poris dehiscentibus ; ovario setoso; 

 bacca densissime fulvo-setosa, diametro ca. 1.7 cm. 



The fruit is covered with long yellow bristles and is more con- 

 spicuous than the colorless flowers. Collected in Barranca de Panoaya, 

 Vera Cruz. No. 8526. Type. Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 204992. 



Viguiera pauciflora, sp. nov. 



Herbacea : eaulibus strictis, pilosis plus quam 4 dm. altis : foliis 

 oppositis ovato-lanceolatis basi in petiolum ca. 6 mm. longTim cuneatis, 

 ca. 3.5 cm. longis. 1 cm. latis, utrinque paululum i)ilosis, margine 

 serratulis : capitulis plerumque 1 caules terminantil)us. quando 2 

 pedunculis ca. 14 cm. longis, diametro ca. 8 mm. ; phyllariis 3-seriatis 

 induratis ovato-acuminatis appresso-pilosis ; radiis luteis ca. 7 mm. 

 longis; pappi aristis 2; aquamellis fimbriatis; paleis glabris. 



Stems slender, mostly bearing a single head. The specimens do not 

 show the basal part of the plant. Collected on plains near Acasonica, 

 Vera Cruz. No. 8375. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 200781. 



Transmitted December 10, 1920. 



