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ticosa ; foliis lanceolatis vel obovato-lanceolatis inferne attenuatis lon- 

 giuscule petiolatis fere glabris serrulatis vel integerrimis ; pedunculo 

 petiolura adaequante vel superante paucifloro ; floribus hirtellis ; calycis 

 lobis lanceolatis ovario dimidio brevioribus ; columna staminea glabra ; 

 stigmate pilis cincto. — Oahu. (W. T. Brigham.) — I have fortu- 

 nately been able to identify a single specimen, which Mr. Brigham col- 

 lected, with the figure of this species : as is shown by the description, 

 drawn from the specimen, aided by Gaudichaud's excellent figure, it 

 has characters of value upon which to stand. 



Delissea, Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 459. 



Calyx tubo hremispherico vel turbinato, lobis brevibus saepius denti- 

 formibus. Corolla arcuata, tubulosa, bilabiata, tubo saapius dorso fisso, 

 labiis longitudine asqualibus. Columna staminea a corolla libera. An- 

 therse duae inferiores barbatae. Stigma bilobum. Bacca subglobosa, 

 bilocularis. — Frutices vel arbusculas lactescentes, Sandwicenses, foliis 

 integris vel pinnatifidis, racemis axillaribus, pedicellis saepe bibracteo- 

 latis. 



255. Delissea clermontioides (Gaud. Bot. Bonite, t. 47) : fruti- 

 cosa, hirtella ; foliis coriaceis oblongis utrinque acuminatis creberrime 

 serrulatis supra glabris breviter petiolatis ; pedunculis bracteatis pauci- 

 fioris petiolum adaaquantibus vel superantibus ; pedicellis pedunculo 

 agquilongis bibracteolatis ; lobis calycis brevissimis triangularibus ; co- 

 rolla bipollicari sub-bilabiata ; bacca angulato-sphaerica apice truncata 

 (pollicari) ; seminum testa laevissima. — Gray, 1. c. p. 147. — This 

 character has been drawn up from a young specimen in the collection 

 of the United States Exploring Expedition, helped out by Gaudi- 

 chaud's figure. 



256. Delissea coriacea (Gray, I. c. p. 147) : "fruticosa, glabra; 

 foliis amplis (pedalibus et ultra) oblongo-lanceolatis coriaceis repando- 

 serrulatis basi acutis longiuscule petiolatis, venulis conspicue reticula- 

 tis ; racemis plurifloris petiolum haud superantibus ; calycis limbo 

 obsoleto seu dentibus 5 minutis instructo ; corolla (glabra) pollicari 

 subcurvata." — Kauai. (Remy, 302.) 



Var. ? /3. " foliis spathulato-lanceolatis in petiolum brevem longe 

 attenuatis." — Fruit as large as a cherry. — Haleakala, East Maui. 

 This may be my D. arborea. 



Var.? y. pinnatil'oba (Gray, 1. c. & in Bot. S. P. Expl. Exped. 

 ined.) : "foliis profunde sinuato-pinnatifidis, lobis utrinque 5-7 obtu- 



