JOHNSTON. — NEW PLANTS FROM VENEZUELAN ISLANDS. 685 



Peperomia Victoriana, var. margaritana, C. DC, vur, nov. ; 

 '* limbis quatn in specie miiioribus, usque ad 20 mm. lougis et ad 17 mm. 

 latis ; caulibus, foliis, et spicis in sicco flavescentibus." — Along the 

 ledges of the cliffs, alt. 300 m., Johnston, no. 18, July 22, 1903. 



Piper Johnstoni, CDC, n. sp. ('§ Carpunya) "foliis bieviter peti- 

 olatis, ellipticis, basi aequilatera acuti?*, apice acuminatis, utriuque glabris, 

 nerve centrali ultra ^ longitudinis suae nerves adscendentes utrinque 4 

 mittente; petiole glabro basi vaginante; pedunculo glabro; spica florente 

 limbi dimidium vix aecjuante, tenui, apice obtusa; bracteae pelta triangu- 

 laii raargine pedicelloque angusto hirsutis; antheris ovatis quam filamenta 

 multo brevioribus ; ovario ovato glabro ; stigmatibus linearibus. 



Ramuli glabri, graciles ; spicigeri 2 mm. crassi, collenchymate subcou- 

 tiiuio libriformi ; fasciculis intramedullaribus sub-2-seriatis, nerape 2 inter 

 periphericos et alios iutrameduUares adjuuctis. Limbi in sicco mem- 

 branacei creberrime pellucido-punctulati, in specimine florente usque 

 ad 19 cm. longi et ad 8| cm. lati, nervis arcuatis. Petioli 11 mm., 

 peduiiculi 6 mm. longi. Spicae florentes fere 9 cm. longae, 2 mm. 

 crassae. Stamina 3 fllamentis in sicco laciniosis. Stigmata 3, sessilia." — 

 Juan Griego trail, in damp woods, alt. 500 m. J. R. Johnston, no. 19, 

 July 11, 1903. "Species P. brachijpodo CDC Prodr. xvi. pt. 1, 327, 

 proxima." 



Piper raargaritanum, CDC, n. sp. (§ Steffensia) " foliis breviter 

 petiolatis, oblongo-lanceolatis, basi leviter inaequilatera acutis, apice acute 

 et sat louge acuminatis, supra sparsim pilosis, subtus ad nervos et 

 nervulos hirsutis ; nerve centrali usque ad ^ longitudinis suae nervos 

 adscendentes alternos utrinque 4 mittente; petiole adpresse hirsuto, basi 

 vaginante ; pedunculo parce birtello petiolum fere aequante ; spica limbi 

 dimidium vix aequante, apice obtusa ; bracteae pelta triangulari mar- 

 gins pedicelloque anguste hirsutis ; bacca obpyramidate-trigona glabra ; 

 stigmatibus linearibus. 



" Frutex 24 dm. altus, viridis, gracilis. Ramuli parce hirtelli, spiciferi 

 vix 2 mm. crassi, collenchymate coutinuo zona interna libriformi, fasciculis 

 intramedullaribus 1-seriatis, canali vacuo centrali. Limbi in sicco mem- 

 brunacei pellucido-punctulati, circiter 15 cm. longi, 4 cm. lati. Petioli 

 sub limbo 5i mm., inter limbi latera 2| mm. longi. Spica baccifera fere 

 3 mm. crassa. Stamina 4. Baccae in sicco nigrae ^ mm. longae. Stig- 

 mata 3, sessilia." 



San Juan mt., alt. 700 m. Johnston, no. 20, July 11, 1903. "Species 

 P. saUcariaefolio Kuntli proxiraa." 



Coccoloba Ernstii, n. sp. Stem branching, wrinkled in dry speci- 



