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chartacea, glabra, 7-9-5 cm. L, Sd-4o cm. lat., nervis venisque supra 

 subobsoletis, infra eximie reticulatis, vix prominulis ; petioli 6-8 mm. 1., 

 glabri ; stipiilae ovatae, facie externa pnesertim margine pilis ferru- 

 giiieis obtectae, 3*5 mm. 1. Racemi 4-6 cm. 1. ; peduncuius ca. 

 2*5 cm. 1. ; pedicelli brevissimi ,- rbachis, pedmiculus, atque pedicelli 

 ferrugineo-tomentosi ; bractete foliacea?, anguste elliptico-oblongae, 

 basi attenuatae, sessiles vel subsessiles, in facie interna glabrae, externa 

 puberulsB vel glabrescentes, usque ad 1 cm. 1. Antherce glabrae. 

 Ovarium glabrum. Type in Herb. Jam. 



Hah. Flowers in bud in Sept. ; Peckham, Clarendon, 2500 ft., 

 Harris 11,202 ! 



Byrsonima Craigiana, sp. nov. Arbor 4-5-12 m. alt. ; ramuli 

 novelli ferrugineo-tomentosi. Folia late elliptica, rotundata, vel 

 obovato-elliptica, apice rotundata vel obtusissima, basi rotundata vel 

 obtusa, coriacea, glabra, 4-7 cm. 1., 2-5-5 cm. br., costa prominente, 

 nervis planis subobsoletis ; petioli 8-5 mm. lat., supra canaliculati 

 atque glabrescentes ; stipulae lanceolatae, 5 mm. 1. Racemi 3-7 

 (-11) cm. 1. ; peduncuius ca. 3 cm. 1.; pedicelli 3-8 mm. 1. ; rhacliis, 

 peduncuius atque pedicelli ferrugineo tomento obtecti ; bracteae e 

 basi ovata lineares, ferrugineo-tomentosi vel glabrescentes, ca. 3 mm. 1. 

 Sepala 4-5-5 mm. 1., glandulis 2-5 mm. 1., ovato-oblonga, puberula. 

 Petal a rosea, sicca purpurea ; lamina usque ad 4 mm. 1., 6 mm. lat., 

 unguicula 4 mm. 1. Filamenia 3 mm. 1., pilis paucis ; antherae 

 oblongae, glabrae, 1-5 mm. 1. Ovarium glabrum. Driijya (? matura) 

 globosa, 6-7 mm. in diam. B. glaherrima Small in N. Amer. Fl. 

 XXV. 167 (191C) (non Niedenzu). Type in Herb. Jam. 



Hah. In Hower May-Julj, in fruit Sept. ; near Troy, 2000 ft. ; Peck- 

 ham, Clarendon, 2500* ft. Harris 9411! 10,976! 11,026! 11,042! 



This species is named after Mr. Robert Craig of Savoy, Clarendon, 

 Avho has helped by sending specimens and in other ways in connection 

 with the Flora of Jamaica. 



Byrsonima Smallii, sp. nov. Arbor 5 m. alt. Folia late ellip- 

 tica, subobovata, apice rotundata, basi obtusa vel rotundata, chartacea, 

 supra plus minus puberula, costa utrinque i)uberula, infra cetera 

 glabra, 3-6 cm. 1., 2*2-3-5 cm. lat., nervis venisque su])ra subobsoletis, 

 infra eximie reticulatis, vix i)rominulis ; petioli 8-11 mm. 1., ferru- 

 gineo-tomentosi ; stipuhe ovatae, obtusae, ferrugineo-tomentosae, 1*5- 

 2 mm. 1. Eacf-mi 4 cm. 1. ; peduncuius 3-4 cm. 1. ; pedicelli ca. 

 6 mm. 1. ; rhachis, peduncuius atque pedicelli ferrugineo-tomentosi ; 

 bractete ovato-oblongie in facie interna glabne, externa ferrugineo- 

 tomentoste, 4 mm. 1. Sepala 4 mm. 1.. glandulis 2 mm. 1., triangulari- 

 ovata obtusa, ferinigineo-tomentosa. Fetala sicca atrato-rosea ; 

 lamina usque 4 mm. 1., 7 mm. lat., unguicula 3-4 mm. 1. Anthercd 

 glabrae, ca. 1-3 mm. 1. Ovarivm glabrum. JDrtipa incognita. B. 

 Berteroana Small in N. Amer. Fl. xxv. 167 (1910) (non A. Juss.). 



" Wild Cashew." Types in Herb. Mus. Brit. & Herb. Jam. 



Hah. In flower Aug.^ near Troy, 2000 ft., Harris 8763 ! 



This species is named in honour of John Kunkel Small, of the 

 New York Botanical Garden, who has monographed the Malpigliiacece 

 of the North American Flora. 



