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toid; seeds markedly tuberculate throughout; 2 mm. in 

 their long diameter. 



This variety seems to connect the species to A. lance- 

 olata 3IuU. — San Gregorio, February 2d. 



AcALYPHA (§ Betulinje) Califoknica, Benth.(Bot. Sulph. 

 Voy., p. 51). Typical specimens in good flower and fruit 

 from Magdalena Island, January 14th. 



ACALYPHA (§ Betulin^"! Comonduana, sp. nov. Stems 

 terete, minutely pubescent, 4 dm. or more in length. Leaves 

 large, ovate lanceolate, abrupt or somewhat cuneate at the 

 base, acute, the margins crenate dentate from the base to the 

 apex; minutely pubescent, especially upon the veins above 

 and beneath; petioles about two-thirds the length of the 

 blades; stipules subulate-lanceolate, deciduous; inflores- 

 cence axillary, spicate, the male in the upper axils and 

 sometimes also in the lowest. Female spikes pedunculate, 

 loosely 6-12-flowered; the bracts sessile, orbicular, 2-flow- 

 ered, crenately 15-20-toothed, calyx lobes triangular acute, 

 styles 3, each laciniate into 5-10 capillary divisions; ovary 

 pubescent; male spikes pedunculate, densely floral, often 

 with a female bract or two at the base of the pedancle, cap- 

 sule 



Leaves 9 cm. long, 4J cm. broad and less; petioles 4.^ cm. 

 long and less; stipules 5 mm. long. Female spikes 2-4 cm. 

 long; bracts 5 mm. in diameter; styles about 1 cm. long. 

 Male peduncles IJ cm. long, the spikes about 1 cm. long 

 during anthesis. The character of the growth of this spe- 

 cies is indeterminable from the branches collected. The 

 plant is also too young to yield fruit; many characters are 

 therefore wanting to complete the description. — Comondu, 

 February 18th. 



Bernardia (§ Tyvia). 



Bernardia myric^folia, (Scheele) Watson (Bot. Cal., ii., 

 70). Beautiful specimens in full flower and fruit from San 

 Sebastian, April 28th. 



