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the apex slightly depressed, glabrous, about 1 cm. in diameter, golden-yellow 

 when mature, the bracts 2 mm. long or less. Fertile female flowers sessile 

 or pedicelled, the perianth of four free, brown, lanceolate segments, 2 to 2.5 

 mm. long, which exceed the ovary, which is oblong-elliptical, 1.5 mm. long, 

 slightly compressed and keeled, the style short. Male and gall flowers not 

 seen. 



Type specimen No. G521 (A. D. E. Elmer), Baguio, Province of Benguet, 

 Luzon, Juno, 1904. 



A species apparently closely related to Fiviis villosa Blume, from the 

 ;Malayan region, difVering especially in its entirely glabrous receptacles. 



Ficus gigantifolia sp. nov. % Eusyce. 



A tree about 12 m. high, with broadly ovate, cordate, bluntly acute, 

 subcoriaceous, glabrous leaves, 42 cm. long or less, the receptacles solitary, 

 axillary, on the ultimate branchlets. Branches glabrous, annular, the 

 ultimate branchlets somewhat thickened, the leaf scars prominent. Leaves 

 alternate, 20 to 42 cm. long, IG to 2.3 cm. wide, shining above; nerves 

 about 14 on each side of the midrib, prominent beneath, spreading, curved 

 upwards; petioles stout, glabrous, 2 to 4 cm. long. Receptacles globose, 

 2 to 2.5 cm. in diameter, glabrous, each subtended by three glabrous, ovate, 

 acuminate bracts, 8 mm. long, 6 mm. wide. Male flowers about 3 mm. 

 long, few and only near the umbilical scales, the perianth of five free, 

 subequal, brown segments, 2 to 2.5 mm. long, exceeding and inclosing 

 the stamens. Stamens, 2; filaments very stout, the anthers 0.8 mm. 

 long. Gall flowers 3 to 6 mm. long, sessile, pedicelled, the perianth of five 

 free subequal segments 2 to 2.5 mm. long, exceeding and inclosing the 

 ovary. Ovary ellipsoid, 1.2 mm. long, the style sublatcral, bifid, 1.5 mm. 

 long. 



Type specimen. No. 1728 (Forestry Bureau), collected by W. W. Clark, 

 Burias Island, June, 1904; also Nos. 392 and 606 (G. P. Ahem), Province 

 of Zamboanga, Mindanao, 1901. 



This tree reaches a diameter of 45 cm., growing on forested slopes, but 

 little above the sea level. The bark is gray, smooth, and about 1 cm. thick. 

 It is known to the Bicols.of Burias as Talitigang and to the Moros of 

 Zaiiiho ui.Li.i as M<ii(i)iy-iii:tr(tn(i. 

 Ficus elmeri sp. nov. § Sycidium. 



A shrub 3 or 4 m. high, hispid throughout, with very unequal sided, 

 ovate, falcate, abruptly short acuminate, slightly dentate leaves 10 cm. 

 long or less, the receptacles fasciculate on very short branchlets on the 

 branches below the leaves. Branches brownish, densely pubescent. Leaves 

 5 to 10 cm. long, 3 to 6 cm. wide, the base strongly semisaggitate, on one 

 side of the midrib oblique, on the other with a large, rounded lobe, with 

 about 5 radiating nerves, both surfaces harsh, hispid pubescent, the lower 

 surface very densely so; nerves excluding basal, 6 to 7 on each side of the 

 midrib, rather prominent, the reticulations subparallel; petioles densely 

 hispid pubescent, 1 cm. long. Branchlets bearing the receptacles, from 

 the ultimate branches, 2 to 3 cm. long, simple, densely pubescent, each 

 with few, 3 to 6, receptacles. Receptacles slightly narrowed at both ends, 

 vollow to brick rod. about 1..") cm. long, glabrous. Male (lowers few, 



