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has been confused with P. nepalensis Koehne which, however, is easily 

 distinguished by the leaves being glabrous or nearly so above and on the 

 lower surface bearded near the base in the axils of the veins with long 

 villous hairs, glabrous on the midrib and on the veins and light green, not 

 glaucescent, by the longer and comparatively narrower stigmas and the 

 green calyx. The variety occurs in the same region as the type of which 

 I have before me specimens from the Lichiang range (G. Forrest, no. 2195, 

 C. Schneider, no. 1806), from between Yung ning and Yung peh (C 

 Schneider, no. 3505) and without precise localities (G. Forrest, nos. 16211, 

 16412 and 1933), all in Yunnan and one from southern Szechuan, between 

 Hunka and Woloho (C Schneider, no. 1529). 



The plant figured in Botanical Magazine was raised from seed sent by 

 G. Forrest to England; the type was introduced to France by J. M. 

 Delavay in 1888. 



Neillia sparsiflora, sp. no v. 



Frutex gracilis; ramuli hornotini floriferi pilis patentibus ad 2 mm. 

 longis glanduliferis rubescentibus sparse vel interdum densius obsiti, 

 ceterum glabri, annotini rubri vel rubescentes, glabri. Folia ovata vel 

 ovato-oblonga, 3.5-6 cm. longa, longe acuminata, basi truncata vel sub- 

 cordata, basi lobis 2 triangulari-ovatis acutis instructa, ceterum lobulata, 

 inequaliter et fere dupliciter serrata dentibus acuminulatis, supra laete 

 viridia et glabra, subtus pallidiora et costa venisque sparse glanduloso- 

 pilosis et axillis barbatis exceptis glabra, venis utrinque 5-6; petioli glandu- 

 loso-pilosi, ceterum glabri vel apicem versus adpresse pubescentes, 1-1.5 

 cm. longi; stipulae ovato-lanceolatae, glandulose serrato-ciliatae, petiolo 

 circiter duplo breviores, glabrae. Racemi 4-6-, vel interdum ad 12-flori, 

 pedunculo gracili incluso 3.5-4.5 cm. longi; rhachis ut pedunculus pilis 

 longis rubris glanduliferis sparsius vel densius obsita, ceterum glabra; 

 bracteae lanceolatae, glanduloso-ciliatae, pedicellum 3-4 (in typo) vel 1-2 

 mm. longum superantes; calycis tubus urceolato-campanulatus, 7 mm. 

 longus et in sicco 5-6 mm. latus, extus glaber, intus medio tantum vil- 

 losulus; sepala ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, Integra, 4 mm. longa, extus 

 apicem versus leviter pubescentia, intus dense villosula; petala ovalia, 

 4.5-5 mm. longa, ciliolata et supra medium minute eroso-denticulata, ut 

 videtur dilute rosea; stamina 20 et fere uniserialia (in typo) vel 25-30 et 

 inaequaliter inserta (in specimine altero), longiora ad 2 mm. longa et sepala 

 media superantia; ovarium supra medium pilosum, ovulis circiter 9; stylus 

 4.5 mm. longus, filamenta longiora fere aequans, stigmate parvo. 



Northwestern Yunnan: Kou ty, near Pe yen tsin, Simeon Ten, nos. 

 462 (type) and 531, 1917 and 1918. 



This species seems most closely related to TV. affinis Hemsl. and to N. 

 longeracemosa Hemsl.; from both species it is easily distinguished by the 

 glabrous calyx-tube, the smaller, usually few-flowered raceme and the 

 presence of long red gland-tipped hairs on the branchlets and on the rachis, 



