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Stemodia Sciiottii, Holzinger, Cont. U. S. Nat. Herb. i. 286. 

 Imperfect specimens collected by Dr. Edward Palmer between the Frio 

 and the Nueces Rivers on the road to Lerios, Texas, and distributed 

 under no. 1053 (hb. Gr.), were referred by Dr. Wat>on, Proc. Am. 

 Acad, xviii. 130, to Stemodia durantifolia, Swartz ; but a careful ex- 

 amination of Dr. Palmer's specimen in the light of additional material 

 shows very clearly that the plant should be referred to the above well 

 ■characterized species, Slemodia Schottii, Holzinger. Strong and vigorous 

 specimens of this species were secured by Mr. E. W. Nelson between 

 San Fernando and Jimenez, State of Tamaulipas, IMexico, 26-27 

 February, 1902, no. 6619 (hb. Gr., and hb. U. S. Nat. Mus.). These 

 two collections extend the geographical range of S. Schottii from Rio 

 Grande, where it was first found through the Valley of the Rio Grande 

 nearly to the Gulf of Mexico. 



Dyschoriste Pringlei, n. sp. Stems several, 1 to 2 dm. in length, 

 erect or ascending from a ligneous perennial base, densely hirsute- 

 pubescent or subtomentose: leaves lance-elliptic to slightly obovate, 1.5 

 to 4 cm. long, 0.5 to 1.6 cm, broad, obtuse or acute, entire, narrowed 

 below to a subpetiolate base, sparingly hirsute-pubescent on both sur- 

 faces : flowers crowded in the axils of the upper leaves forming a sub- 

 capitate leafy inflorescence: calyx 13 to 14 mm. long, densely pubescent 

 with white flaccid-hirsute hairs, divided to somewhat below the middle ; 

 divisions lance-attenuate : corolla tubular-campanulate, 3 to 4 cm. long, 

 externally pubescent, more or less purplish-maculate at least in the dried 

 state : stamens adnate to the corolla for about one half its length ; an- 

 thers rather conspicuously calcarate : ovary glabrous ; style pubescent : 

 mature capsule not seen. — Mexico. State of Jalisco : deep canons 

 near Guadalajara, 1 July, 1889, C. G. Pringle, no. 2907 (hb. Gr.), 

 distributed as " Calophanes capitatus, Oerst." ; Rio Blanco, near Guada- 

 lajara, 22 July, 1902, 0. G. Pringle, no. 11,313 (hb. Gr.). 



Justicia (Dianthera) Canbyi, n. sp. Stems 3 dm. or more high, 

 sparingly branched, subterete, slightly furrowed, hirsute-pubescent in 

 lines from node to node or not infrequently over essentially the entire 

 surface: leaves petiolate, ovate, 1.5 to 5 cm. long, 1 to 3 cm. broad, 

 acute, entire, revolute-margined, cuneate to subcordate at the base, dark 

 green above, pale beneath, usually glabrous on both surfaces except for 

 hirsute hairs along the midrib, occasionally with a few scattered hairs 

 over either surface ; petioles 5 mm. or less in length, ciliate : flowers on 

 axillary or terminal spikes more or less paniculately disposed ; bracts 

 and bracteoles small, subulate, shorter than the calyx : calyx 3 mm. 



