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Strombosiopsis "buxifolia, sp. no v. Arbor 10-15 m. alt., ramiiUs 

 ultimis sat gracilibus crebro foliosis fusco-veliitinis clein glabres- 

 centibiis ; foliis pro rata parvis subsessilibus ovato-oblongis apice 

 emarginatis basi obliquis cuneatimque angustatis pergamaceis glabris 

 costa media supra impressa subtus eininente costis lateralibus difficile 

 visis ; Jiorihus subsessilibus axillaribus vel extra-axillaribiis aliis ex 

 i-anuilis ortis solitariis vel perpaucis aliis ex ramis jam defoliatis 

 pkiribus fasciculatis fasciculis basi squamelliferis ; alahastris oblongo- 

 ovoideis obtusis ; calycis dentibus brevibus rotuiidatis ; petalis ob- 

 longis obtiisis glabris; staminihus linearibus breviter apiculatis ; 

 hacca subglobosa apiculata pedicello brevissimo valido insidente 

 matura dilute ilava. 



Maj^umbe, common at Belize; Gossweiler, 6972. No. 7138, also 

 from Belize, is conspecitic ; it lias only a few ver}^ small buds. 



Folia zb^xl'o cm., in sicco griseo-viridia, utrobique microscopice 

 pustulata ; petioli summum 2 mm. long. Cal3^x totus 1'25 mm. 

 long. ; dentes 5 mm. long. Bacca usque 17 X 1-1 mm., saltem in 

 sicco leviter rugulosa. Semen 11 X 7 mm. 



Besides fruit, tbe specimens bear onl}^ very young buds, so that 

 useful floral measurements cannot be given : this is little to be 

 regretted since tlie very small box-like leaves, entirely unlike those of 

 species hitherto known, serve easily for recognising the plant. 



Coula utilis, sp. nov. Arbor 25 m. alt., ramiilis sat gracilibus 

 cito glabrescentibus innovationibus ferrugineis;/b///5 anguste oblongo- 

 ovatis vel obovato-oblongis petiolis superne incrassatis insidentibus 

 acuminatis apice obtusis basi obtusis leviterve rotundatis papyraceis 

 pailide nitidis glabris costis pag. inf. prominentibus utrinque 8-11 

 costulis numerosis inter costas fere rectis parum aspectabilibus ; flo- 

 rihns in paniculas racemosas extra-axillares breves fere glabras digestis ; 

 calt/ce parvulo ore undulato ; petal is triangularibus obtuse acutis 

 leviter crassiusculis ; stamiuibi(s civca. 20 hlamentis in;equilongis ; 

 ovario in longitudinem rugoso inferne incomplete 4-loculari 4-ovulato ; 

 stylo subnullo ; drupa endocarpio lignoso extus verrucosa 1-sperma. 



Common in the Ma^^umbe country ; Gossweiler, 6835. 



Folia interdum 20 X 7*5 cm. attingentia, ssepius ±14 x 5 cm., in 

 sicco viridi-griseola ; petioli circa 2 cm. long. PanicuUe 1-1*5 cm. 

 long. Pedicelli 1-5-2 mm. long. Alabastra (flores profecto evoluti 

 baud visi) 2 mm. long. Calyx "75 mm., petala 1-75 mm. long. 

 Discus lobulatus. Ovarium 1*25 x 1*25 mm. Drupa (sarcocarpio 

 exempto) 2*5-3 x 3-3-5 cm. Semina circa 1-5 cm. diam. 



Established by Baillon nearly sixty years ago, this genus has 

 hitherto remained monotypic. The somewhat differently shaped papery 

 (not coriaceous) leaves, the quickly gl.ibrescent branches, the nearly 

 glabrous inflorescences, and the apparently smaller flowers with sub- 

 sessile stigma are the chief points about this plant. 



Gossweiler notes that the nuts, called "N'Cumano,'" are greatly 

 appreciated both by Europeans and natives. 



. . (To. be continued,.) 



