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Leaves 2*9 cm. x 1*4 cm., petiole 4-5 mm. Pedicel 1 cm., 

 capsule 1-4 cm. long (exclusive of calyx-limb with tube 1*5 mm. 

 and lobes about 1 cm.) and 6 mm. wide. 



The types of the remaining species are in the National 

 Herbarium. 



The following two specimens from Bio de Janeiro may be 

 assigned to a new species approaching Alseis involucrata K. Sch. ; 

 but they seem to be quite distinct on vegetative and fruit-characters 

 alone; no flowers are, unfortunately, available at present. 



Alseis Gardneri, sp. nov. Frutex majusculus ramulis sub- 

 teretibus, novellis quadrangularibus ferrugineo-pubescentibus ; 

 foliis oblanceolatis ad ellipticis vix acuminatis obtusissimis, basi 

 angustatis brevissime petiolatis, validiuscule chartaceis, supra 

 asperulo-pubescentibus subtus praecipue in venis ut in petiolo 

 ferrugineo-pubescentibus, stipulis ovatis acuminatis subacutis 

 coriaceis dorso carinatis concaveis ; inflorescentia rachide ut 

 ramuli induta, foliis multo breviore, floribus sessilibus . . . ; cap- 

 sula oblanceolata ferrugineo-pubescenti plus minus glabrescente, 

 basin versus leniter attenuata. 



Eio de Janeiro : Corcovado, Gardner, 5484 ; Ilha do Gover- 

 nador, Miers. 



Leaves 11-16 cm. x 5*5-7 cm., petiole rarely so much as 

 1 cm. long — at least in the ultimate leaves; secondary nerves 

 8-11 pairs ; stipules 8 mm. x 4 mm. Spike at most 9-10 cm. 

 long, including peduncle 3-3 cm. Capsule 1*3 cm. long. 



The chief distinguishing features, in comparison with the 

 species named above, are the shape and venation of the leaves, 

 with their much shorter stalks and smaller stipules, and the laxer, 

 longer inflorescence, spicate rather than capitate. 



Cosmibuena gorgonensis, sp. nov. Arbor 18-pedalis glabra, 

 ramulis cortice pallido rugosulo indutis ; foliis coriaceis obovatis 

 v. ellipticis nee acuminatis, apice rotundatis, basi vix angustatis, 

 breviter petiolatis, venis secundariis paucis ssepius obscurissimis ; 

 stipulis membranaceo-foliosis obovato-lanceolatis apice rotundatis. 

 Floribus candidis pedicellatis in ramulorum apice 3-5-natis; 

 calycis limbo acute 5-dentato ovarium subtubulare fere sequante ; 

 corollcB tubo inter breviores, lobis ovali-oblongis apice rotundatis ; 

 ovario basi leniter in pedicellum attenuato, stigmate exserto 2-lobo. 

 Capsula terete elongata. 



On loam-soil, by the sea, Island of Gorgona : Barclay 919. 

 Differs from C. macrocarpa KL, its neighbour in the same island, 

 chiefly in the stalked flowers, with shorter corolla-tube and 

 narrower, acute calyx-lobes. 



Leaves 10-11 cm. x 5-5-6 cm., petiole 1-1*5 cm.; stipules 

 1*5-2 cm. x9-10 mm. Pedicel about 5 mm. Calyx 5 mm., lobes 

 2*3 mm. Corolla-tuhe 5-5*8 cm., lobes 2 cm. x 1*1 cm. Ovary 

 1 cm. long. Capsule 6 cm. or longer, 6-7 mm. wide, the length 

 including the persistent disc 2*5 mm. high. 



Cosmibuena gardenioides, sp. nov. Omnino glaber, ramulis 

 angularibus compressis rugosulis ; foliis coriaceis ovalibus v. 



