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dense vestitis; foliis submembranaceis, longiuscule petiolatis, 

 oblongis vel ovato-oblongis, subintegerrimis, longiuscule 

 acuminatis, basi rotundatis, 7-nerviis, supra breviter sparseque 

 setulosis, subtus densiuscule longeque pilosis; cymis parvis, 

 paucifloris; pedicellis longiusculis, minute bibracteolatis; 

 calyce densiuscule longeque hirtello, dentibus exterioribus 

 subulatis, tubum aequantibus. — Rami robustiusculi, teretes, 

 simplices. Petiolus robustiusculus, 2-6 cm. longus. Folia 

 saepius satis disparia, supra intense viridia, subtus viridi- 

 cinerea, 10-18 cm. longa, 4.5-7.5 cm. lata. Cymae patulae, 

 2-3 cm. longae; pedicelli filiformes, 6-8 mm. longi; bracteolae 

 subulatae, 1 mm. longae. Calycis tubus campanulatus, 3 

 mm. longus; dentes exteriores erecto-patuli, flexuosi, 2.5—5 

 mm. longi. Petala rubra, obovata, apice rotunclata, 4-5 mm. 

 longa. Antherae oblongo-lineares, 1.5 mm. longae. Stylus 

 capillaris, 5-7 mm. longus, stigmate punctiformi. — Pansamahi, 

 alt. 3,800 feet, July, 1888, v. Tiirckheim. (Ex PL cit. 1433.) 



JussiiEA Peruviana L., var. glaberrima. — Absolutely 



smooth throughout: peduncle and calyx nitidous: sepals 

 mucronate and denticulate: flowers 2 in. in diameter: 

 stamens 8, oblong anthers equalling filaments: capsule elon- 

 gated. — Shrub 12 ft. high, swamp near Dueiias, Dept. 



2130.) 



J. D. S. (Ex PI. cit. 



Jussl^ea pilosa H. B. K., var. robustior.^- Densely 



branched shrub, 6-8 ft. high, angulate with decurrent pet- 

 ioles and branches: leaves crowded, small, fleshy, scabrid, 

 sprinkled with red glands, margin rubescent: bracts minute, 

 subulate, gland-stipellate: flowers 6-merous, sepals splitting 

 in fruit to 7-9: seeds of one of the cells often biseriate. 

 Swamp on Lake Antonio near Duenas, alt. 5,000 ft., Apr. 



1S90, J. D. S. (Ex PI. cit. 2123.) 

 Passittora (§ Ciega) clypeophylla Mast.— Glabra, ramis 



complanatis sulcato-striatis; petiolis 20-30 mm. longis 

 medio glandulis duabus majusculis sessilibus munitis; stipulis 

 herbaceis lineari-subfalcatis acutis; laminis circa 6 cm. long. 

 10 cm. lat. glabris submembranaceis peltatis 5-nerviis sub- 

 rotundis vel obscure trilobis margine incrassato albido 

 angusto circumdato; pedunculis petiolos subaequantibus sim- 

 plicibus supra medium articulatis; bracteis caducis minutis; 

 floribus diametro 10-12 mm. tubo brevi campanulato intus 



