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Gray). Nearly related to 8. pubescent Benth., which has a Bhorter, 

 broader, and more colored calyx, shorter corolla, and nearly or ijuito 

 glabrous Btyle. 



Salvia (Cyaneao) atrocaulis Fernald, n. Bp., caulibus nigrescen- 

 tibofl vel parpurascentibaa L. 8-2.4 m. altia basi 2-3 cm. craasia in par- 

 tibua inferioribua glabris inflorescentiam versus puberulis; foliia late 



cordato-ovatis atrinque viridibaa supra sparse adpresso-setulosis ct in 

 nerviis puberulis Bubtua glabri8 Bed gland uloso punctatis regularitcr 

 dentato-serratis, limbo 7.5-15 cm. longo 5-12 cm. lato apioe caud 

 acuminato ; petiolo 4-14 cm. longo ; infloreacentia racemosa 1.5— 3 cm. 

 vel ultra longa, rhachi puberula, verticellis 5-12-floria inter se denique 

 2-2.5 cm. disjunctis ; pedicellis puberulis antheai 7 mm. fructiferia 

 12 mm. longis ; calyce anthesi 14 mm. fructifero 22 nun. longo glan- 

 duloso-punctato, in nervis cum pilis caducis moniliformibua pubeacenti, 

 lobis subulato-mucronatis deltoideis tubo anguste campanulato triplo 

 brevioribus ; corolla 5 cm. longa violacea fere vel omnino glabra, tubo 

 aliquid ventricoao labiis paulo longiore ; stylo barbato. — Wet banks, 

 barranca below Trinidad Iron Works, Hidalgo, Mexico, alt. 1650 m., 

 22 August, L904, C G. Pringle, no. 8887 (type, in bb. Gray). Near- 

 est related to 8. recurva Benth., but differing in its dark stems, broader 

 firmer leaves, less pubescent calyx, and essentially glabrous corolla. 



Salvia (Cyaneae) flaccidifolia Fernald, n. sp., verisimiliter fruti- 

 cosa ; ramis gracilibus superne decussatim bifariam pilosis; foliia 

 graciliter petiolatis ; petiolis supra pilosis inferioribus limbum super- 

 antibus ; laminis ovatis cordatis caudato-attenuatis tenuissimis 3.5-9 

 cm. longis crenato-serratis supra atroviridibus adpresse setulosis subtua 

 pallide viridibus fere glabris in venis adpresse setulosis ; racemis 6-8 

 • in. longis, verticellis 6-8 remotis .'i-tJ-floris ; bracteis ovatis aristatis 

 caducis j pedicellis 2-5 mm. longis puberulis; calyce anthesi 5-6 nun. 

 longis, labio superiore ovato aristato inferiorebilobo biaristato; corulla 

 2 2.3 ••in. longa cyaneo-purpurea, tubo valde ventricoao, labio superiore 

 recto 1 cm. longo, inferiore longiore pendulo valde dilatato. — Barranca 

 below Trinidad Iron Works, Hidalgo, Mexico, 1906, C. '•'. Pringle, 

 no. 10,298 'type, in lib. Gray). Nearly related to 8. recurva Benth., 

 which it resembles in its very thin long-petioled leaves, but with much 

 smaller calyx and corolla. 



Salvia iTubiflorae) simulans Fernald, n. sp., caulibus glabris; 

 ramia erectia brevibua ; foliia ovatis abrupte acuminatia basi rotund 

 vel rotundato-cuneatia regulariter dentato-aerratia 0.5—1 dm. longis 

 3.2-6.5 cm latia supra adpresse setulosis ct resinoso-punctatis subtus 

 glabris; petiolia paulo pilosis 1-icm. longis gracilibus; racemo prin- 

 cipal] 1.5 dm. longo ; rhachi glanduloso pulverula; verticellis 5-15 tl iria 



