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A NATURALIST'S WAXDERINGS 



lY. ADDITIONS TO THE FLOEA OF SUMATRA 



LescriiMon of a new Vaccinium. By "SYilliam Fawcett, B.Sc, F.L.S. 



Vaccinium Forbesu (sp. nor.), Ucrb. Forbes, in IMas. Brit., Xo. 2371. 



Frutex aut arbor raraiilis racemis calycibusque pubescentibus, foliis 

 brevi-petiolatisellipticis utrinque obtusis 13 mm. longis racemis raargini- 

 bus rccurvis integris coriaceis glabris subtus rufis imbricatis, 38 mm. 

 longis terminalibus, floribus breTc-pcdieellatis, in axillis bracteorum 



TACCINlL'il rORUESlI 



foliis paullo minorum, calyce 3 mm. ]oTtpo lobis tuli longitncTmc 

 ol>tnsis, corolla 5-7 mm. longa ovoido-tubulari extus vix pubescente ant 

 glabra intus pnbescente rubra aut coccinea marginibn<^ albis (H. 0. F.). 

 filamcntis staminum pilosis, locnlis antherarum cllipticis minutissimis 

 f^pinulis tcctis dorso cxari^tatis in tubal os breves rectos apice apertos 



