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cm. wide, the apex acuminate, the acumen blunt, the base rounded or 

 trimcate, the lateral leaflets strongly inequilateral; nerves 8 or 9 on 

 each side of the midrib, rather prominent beneath, the reticulations lax. 

 Infloresence glabrous, the peduncle proper 6 cm. long, the branchlets 1 

 cm. long or less, each bearing numerous flowers, their pedicels slender, 

 glabrous, about 1.8 cm. long. Calj'x 5 to 8 mm. long, about G mm. in 

 diameter, glabrous, the teeth imequal, very broad, short, rounded, often 

 obscure. Standard 3.5 cm. long, 1.5 cm. wide, acute, wings 2 cm. long, 

 the claw 7 mm. long, the blade 13 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, obtuse, the 

 latter more or less united to the lamina of the keel, keel about as long 

 as the standard. Ovary glabrous, pedicellate, with 4 or 5 ovules. Anthers 

 1.2 mm. long. 



Type specimen No. G079 (A. D. E. Elmer), Sablan, Province of Benguet, 

 Luzon, April, 1904. 



Xo. G438 (Elmer), Twin Peaks, Province of Benguet, Luzon, .June, 1904, 

 is apparently a fruiting specimen of this species, the pod being fleshy, 

 ovoid, pointed, 6 to 7 cm. long, 3 to 4 cm. wide, somewhat compressed, 

 glabrous, purplish with nvunerous yellow spots. 



MELIACE^. 



Aglaia parvifolia sp. nov. ^Euaglaia. 



A tree about 12 m. high, with unevenly pinnate, bijugate leaves, the 

 leaflets G cm. long or less, and ample many flowered panicles which exceed 

 the leaves in length. Branches light gray, glabrous, the branchlets densely 

 brown or grayish lepidote. Leaves 15 cm. long, the common rhachis densely 

 l)i()wii lepidote, G to 7 cm. long, leaflets narrowly elliptical-ovate sometimes 

 somewhat oblanceolate, firm, 4 to 6 cm. long, 2 to 2.5 cm. wide, blunt 

 acuminate, the base cuneate, the upper surface entirely glabrous except 

 the sparingly lepidote midrib, the under surface pale, punctate, the 

 midrib densely brown lepidote, a few scattered scales on the blade also; 

 nerves obscure, 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, not more prominent 

 than the obscure reticulations; petiolules about 1 cm. long, densely brown 

 lepidote. Panicles axillary, 15 to 18 cm. long, the branches spreading 

 or ascending, the lower ones G cm. long, densely brown lepidote throughout. 

 Flowers white, 1 to 1.2 mm. in diameter, their pedicels about 2 mm. long. 

 Calyx lepidote, 5-toothed, the teeth short. Petals 5, broadly elliptical, 

 obtu.se, glabrous, 1 mm. long. Staminal tube 0.8 mm. long, glabrous, tlie 

 margin obscurely toothed. Stamens, 5, inserted on the lower half of the 

 staminal tube, the anthers about 0.3 mm. long, not exserted. 



Tyjic spcfimon No. 9GS (Forestry Bureau), collected by W. W. Clark, 

 Island of Burias, .June, 1904. A small tree reaching a diameter of IS 

 cm., coMinioii in the dry liill fcircsls mid thickets at ;iii altihidc of ■.\\n>\\\ 

 50 m. above the sea. 

 Aglaia clarkil s]). nov. S h'tKn/hiid. 



A tree about 12 m. high, with 8 to 12 jugate leaves, 70 cm. long or less, 

 and oblong, or oblong-elliptical leaflets, which are dark brown, glabrous 

 and >liiiiiii;.' above, densely ferruginous lepidote pubescent beneath, their 



