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tyi)ical BiimcUa lanuginosa is rusty brown. In the coast, region of eastern 

 Texas and as far west as the region of San Antonio the lower surface 

 of the leaves, the flower-1)uds, pedicels and young branclilets are covered 

 with snnw-white pubescence. This gives the tree such a different appear- 

 ance from the common form that it can i)erhaps be well distinguished as 



Bumelia lanuginosa var. albicans, n. var. 



Differing from the type in its snow-white pubescence. 



NonTii Caholina. New Hanover County, Wilmington, T. G. Harbi- 

 son, A])nl, 1919. 



Texas. Harris County, near Houston, E. J. Palmer (No. 11450), April 2, 

 1917. Fort Bend County, Richmond, E. J. Palmer (No. 4943), March 14, 

 1914. Brazos County: Bryan, E. J. Palmer (No. 11730), April 30, 1917; 

 near Ncleva, E.J. Palmer {No. 1344G), April 24, 1918. Wharton County, 

 Wharton, E. J. Palmer, March 10, 1914. Brazoria County: Columbia, 

 B. F. Bu,h (No.s. 877, 909, 1427, 1524), 1900, 1901; E. J. Palmer (No. 5050), 

 March 30, 1914; Vclasco, E. J. Palmer (No. 13131), March 21, 191S; Brazoria, 

 E. J. Palmer (No. 0741), October G, 1914. Matagorda County, on Pey- 

 ton's Crock, E. J. Palmer (No. 9734), May 12, 1916. Victoria County, 

 bottoms, Cuadahipe River, near Victoria, C. »S. Sargent (type), April 9, 1915; 

 E. J. Palmer (No. 9104), March 7, 191G. Lampasas County, Lampasas, 

 C.S.Sargent, March 21, 1911. Travis County, near Austin, C. S. Sargent, 

 March 29, 1885. Wilson County, Sutherland Springs, D. Maekensen, Octo- 

 ber, 1910; C. S. Sargent, April 8, 1915; E. J. Palmer (No. 9209), March 17, 1916; 

 Bexar County: near San Antonio, B. F. Bunk (No. 802), September 16, 1901. 

 B. Maekensen, December, 1909; 25 miles south of San Antonio un road to Corpus 

 Christi, S. B. Buekley. 



IMexico. Nucvo Leon, near Monterey, C. S. Sargent, April 0, 1887. 

 more distinct is. 



Bumelia lanuginosa var. anomala, n. var. 



Differing from the tyi)e in its more silky sih-ery white pubescence 

 occasionally slightly tinged with brown on the lower surface of the leaves, 

 oval to broad-elliptic on vigorous .shoots, in the close scanty pubescence 

 on the pale brown i)edicels and calyx, and in its white glabrous branch- 

 lets. The fruit has not been collected. 



FioniDA. Hancock County, C.aiiiosville, T. G. Harbison (No. 47, typo), 

 June 17, 1917, (No. G4), July 25, 1918. Alachua County, T. G. Harbii<on 

 (No. 97), July 20, 1919. Orange County, Orlando, T. G. Harbison (No. 51), 

 November 11, 1917. 



A specimen collected by T. G. Harbison (No. 61) at Gainesville, July 25, 

 1918, with pale brown less silky pubescence on the lower surface of the 

 leaves, slightly villose petioles, less pubescent calyx and pedicels than 

 those of the type, and pale not white glabrous branchlets, seems inter- 

 mediate between the type and the var. anomala which appears so dis- 

 tinct that were it not for this specimen it might be considered a new 

 si)ecies. Nos. 47 and 64 from Gainesville and No. 51 from Orlando are 

 described b}- Mr. Harbison as small trees. 



Diospyros virginiana var. platycarpa, n. var. 



Differing from the tyjjc in its larger depressed globose yellow earlier 

 ripening fruit, usually broad-ovate leaves rounded or cordate at base 



