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numerous and narrower leaflets and longer and more lax racemes than those of the 

 present collections ; hut I helieve both forms belong to TVeiitmannia fagarioides, H. B. 

 & K.. which seems to be somewhat variable in the characters mentioned. 



DROSERACE^E. 



Dbosera communis, A. St. Hil. PI. Rem. Bres. p. 267 ; Oliver, in Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 Ser. II. Bot. ii. (1887), p. 273. 

 D. Roraima, Klotzscb, in R. Schomb. Reisen in Brit.-G-uiana, iii. p. 1090. 



Upper slopes of Mount Roraima, McGonnell 8f Quelch, 42. Summit of Mount 

 Roraima, McGonnell §/• Quelch, 85, 681. Arabapu River, McGonnell 8f Quelch, 154. — 

 Widely distributed in eastern South America, westward to New Granada, and southward 

 to Paraguay. 



MYRTACE.E. 



Campomanesia ccetanea, Berg, in Mart. El. Bras. xiv. pt. i. p. 44. 

 Kanuku Mountains, McGonnell 8f Quelch, 275. 



Myktus myricoides, H. B. & K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. vi. p. 131, t. 539. 



M. sp. nor. aff. myricoides, Oliver, in Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. II. Bot. ii. (1887), p. 273. 



Summit of Mount Roraima, McConnell 8f Quelch, 195.— Also in the Andes of Colombia 

 up to 11,000 ft. elevation. 



This was considered to be a new species by Prof. Oliver, but I cannot distinguish it by 

 any specific character from 31. myricoides, H. B. & K. 



Mybtus roraimknsls, N. E. Brown, sp. n. < )mnino glabra. Eolia parva, anguste oblonga 

 vel oblongo-lanceolata, obtusa, coriacea, utrinque glanduloso-punctata, supra nitida, 

 rugulosa. Flores axillares. Petala orbicularia, glanduloso-punctata. Stamina 

 (|iiain petala breviora. Ovarium 3-loculare. 

 A branching shrub, quite glabrous in all parts. Leaves small, 1-6 lin. long, including 

 the £-1 lin. long petiole, li-3^ lin. broad, usually narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 

 occasionally ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, rigidly coriaceous, shining and rugulose 

 above in the dried state, pale beneath, gland-dotted on both sides. Flowers axillary, 

 solitary. Pedicels H-3 lin. long, bibracteolate at the apex. Bracteoles H-I4 lin. long, 

 ^-h lin. broad, linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse, coriaceous, gland-dotted. Calyx-tube 

 I lin. long, hemispherical; lobes about 1 lin. long, |-| lin. broad, oblong or ovate- 

 oblong, obtuse, gland-dotted. Petals about 2 lin. long and broad, suborbicular, very 

 obtuse, gland-dotted. Stamens shorter than the petals. Ovary 3-celled ; ovules several 

 in each cell. Berry drooping, globose, about 3 lin. diam., crowned with the calyx-lobes. 

 Summit of Mount Roraima, 8600 ft., McConnell 8f Quelch, 635, 641. 

 This species somewhat resembles M. myricoides, H. B. & K., but differs in having 

 perfectly glabrous stems, smaller, narrower, and less acute leaves, shorter pedicels, and 

 smaller calyx-lobes. 



Lecythis venusta, Miers, in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. (1874), p. 214. 

 Mazaruni River, 200 ft., McConnell Sf Quelch, 713. 



