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Salvia (Scorodoniae) dasycalyx, n. sp., fruticosa 1.5 in. alta ; 

 ramis gracilibus vakle quadrangulatis superne decussatim bifariam pi- 

 losis ; foliis ramorum lanceolatis acuminatis basi subcuneatis 3.5-5.5 

 cm. longis paulo rugosis utrinque glabris vel venis supra pilosis venis 

 subtus albidis, petiolis 2-5 mm. longis pilosis ; paniculis densis thyr- 

 soideis, secundariis 3.5-5 cm. longis ; bracteis lanceolato-attenuatis 

 3-4 mm. longis ; calyce turbinate circa 3 mm. longo purpurascente 

 dense villoso, pilis albidis planis, lobis brevissimis latis ; corolla vio- 

 lacea 7-8 mm. longa, tubo incluso, galea pilosa labiam inferiorem sub- 

 aequante. — Michoacan or Guerrero : in argillaceous soil at 1800 

 meters altitude, Sierra Madre, January 23, 1899, Langlasse, no. 779 

 (type, in Gray Herb.). Closely simulating 8. thyrsiflora Benth., from 

 which it differs in its glabrous leaves and smaller shaggy-villous 

 calyces. 



Salvia (Cyaneae) umbratilis, n. sp., fruticosa 1 m. alta; ramis 

 gracilibus puberulis ; foliis membranaceis glabris rhomboideo-ovatis 

 acuminatis basi cuneatis 8 cm. longis crenato-serratis, dentibus mucro- 

 natis ; petiolis gracilibus 1.5-3.5 cm. longis ; racemo 1.5 dm. longo ; 

 verticillis 2-6-fioris demum 2 cm. distantibus ; bracteis ovato-acuminatis 

 2 mm. longis subpersistentibus ; pedicellis filiformibus 5-6 mm. longis 

 divergentibus minute hispidis ; calyce campanulato demum 11 mm. 

 longo valde 9-costato costis setulosis, labio superiore ascendente late 

 deltoideo inucronato, labio inferiore 4 mm. longo cum lobis porrectis 

 anguste deltoideis aristatis ; corolla cyanea 2.5-3 cm. longa pilosa rec- 

 tiuscula, tubo paulo ventricoso, galea 7 mm. longa, labio inferiore 

 paulo breviore ; stylo glabro. -r Michoacan or Guerrero : in argil- 

 laceous soil of damp forests, at 1200 meters altitude, Sierra Madre, 

 February 19, 1899, Langlasxe, no. 904 (type, in Gray Herb.). Nearest 

 related to 8. phaenostemma Donnell Smith, which has the leaves more 

 rounded at base, the calyx longer and purberulent (with subequal 

 lobes), and the pedicels ascending. 



Salvia (Tubiflorae) arbuscula, n. sp., arborea vel fruticosa circa 

 2.5 m. alta ; ramis lanatis, pilis brunneis ; foliis ovatis oblique subcor- 

 datis acuminatis circa 1 dm. longis crenato-serratis supra viridescenti- 

 bus tomentosis cum pilis stellatis subtus albido-pannosis cum pilis 

 stellatis ; petiolis 1—1.5 cm. longis stellato-tomentosis ; racemis densis 

 primario 2.5 dm. longo ; verticillis 20— 30-floris demum 3 cm. distanti- 

 bus ; bracteis minutis deciduis ; calyce tubuloso-campanulato valde 

 costato 5 mm. longo albido-lanato, labio superiore late deltoideo cuspi- 

 date 1 mm. longo, inferiore cum lobis anguste deltoideis mucronatis ; 

 corolla purpurea curvata 2.5-3 cm. longa vix ventricosa villosa, galea 

 rectiuscula 7 mm. longa, labio inferiore 4 mm. longo ; stylo glabro. — 



