but Dr. A. C. Smith of the Arnold Arboretum, who is 
monographing this genus, has called my attention to the 
fact that it appears to be an unusual form of O. capitatum. 
Dr. Smith writes in part: ‘‘It is a difficult plant to place 
and is probably best left in O. capitatum, a widespread 
and variable species, with some specimens of which it is a 
fair match. It differs from the usual West Indian and 
Mexican form by its suggestion of rhomboid leaf-blades, 
its comparatively small inflorescence, and its subsessile 
heads, but all of these characters are to be found in O.cap- 
itatum sens. lat., although seldom in combination. 
‘*'The leaf-shape, except for the acuminate rather than 
rounded apex, is suggestive of O. guwatemalensis (Lem.) 
Dec. & PI., a species with usually only 3-5 fruits per 
head. No. 907 also suggests O. Sanderianum Hemsl., 
but the leaf-blades are hardly sufficiently broad to be 
considered representative of that species. 
“It is probable that the two species mentioned above 
are recently developed segregates from O.capitatum, with 
which they still show intermediate stages. No. 907 is less 
conspicuously different from the basic species and in my 
opinion is not worthy of nomenclatural recognition. ”’ 
ERICACEAE 
Gaultheria acuminata Chamisso & Schlechtendal 
var. Rekoi Camp var. nov. 
A specie ramulis et inflorescentiae rhachide et bracteis 
sparse glanduloso-pubescentibus differt. 
Mexico: Oaxaca, District of Teotitlan, road between Teotitlin del 
Camino and Huautla de Jiménez, long. 96°53’, lat. 18°10’, alt. 1400 
m., August 2, 1938, Richard Evans Schultes & Blas Pablo Reko 374, 
(Type in Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.). 
In a recent letter, Dr. Camp has written: ‘“The scat- 
tered glandular pubescence on the twigs, rachis and bracts 
of the inflorescence of Gaultheria acuminata var. Rekoi 
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