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laxe ramosa; bracteae oblongo-lanceolatae, acute acuminatae, 
pedicellis multo brevior ‘es, Marginibus puberulis ; ; pedicelli circiter 
cm. longi, graciles, elabri. Sepala oblongo-elliptica, abrupte 
obtuse acuminata, circiter 1 em. longa. Stamina circiter 16; 
filamenta filiformia, 3-5 mm. longa; antherae 6 mm. longae. 
Ovarium 4-5°mm. stipitatum, 3 mm. longum; stylus m 
peck stigmatibus 2-5 mm. longis rectieeatis breviter tomentosis. 
uctus anguste ellipsoideus, utrinque acutus, 7-8 mm. longus, 
carnosus, longe stipitatus, stylo persistente coronatus. Semina 
6 mm. longa, leviter muricata, ae: arillo crustaceo ci 
West Inpirs. Cuba: Wright 6; a slope, San pear de 
los Banos, Havana Piovines, Mar. ge U "urtiss 687. 
Jamaica: banks of rivers everywhet *D urdie ; Mon eague, Dec. 
1849, ‘Aledo Prior; St. Marys "1839, McNab; without locality, 
McFadyen; J. Bryce; Distin ; Marsh 876. Sant Domingo, 
Schomburgh; Eggers 1742. Porto Rico: Sintenis “18h Mar- 
tinique: Szeber 129. _ Dominica: Eggers 
Centra America. Mexico: Tamasopo Canyon, San Luis 
Potosi State, shrub 5-15 ft., Nov. 1890, #.G. Pringle 3374. Vera 
Cruz, Mar. 1839, Linden 28. Vera Cruz to Orizaba, F’. Mueller. 
Xalapa, Mar. 1840, Galeotti 7007. Vallee de Cordova , Jan. 1866, 
Bourgeau 1750; w ithout definite locality, Jorgensen 492. Guate- 
mala: Misco, 2000 m., Apr. 1890, Donnell Smith 2177; Acate- 
peque, 1400 m., Mar. 1892, Deenell Smith 2505. 
“4. Bocconia pubibractea, Hutchinson, sp. nov 
- Frutex sempervirens 5-6-5 m. altus Penrod “yamuliultimi 
primum lanato- -pubescentes mox glabri. Folia inferiora petio- 
lata, pinnatilobata, circiter 40 em. longa et 18 em. lata, mem- 
branaceo-pa pyracea, supra mox glabra, infra praesertim in nervis 
a venis hn CCL ener mae lobis neque ad 4 eure ye 
superiora non visa; petioli 6-7 em. foes circiter 5 mm. lati, 
lanato-pubescentes. Panicula gracilis, laxiflora, circiter 40 em. 
longa, ubique lanata; bracteae demum ‘subglabrescentes, oblongo- 
lanceolatae, acute acuminatae, pedicellis walts breviores} pedi- 
celli graciles, 1-1-5 em. longi. Sepala obovato-elliptica, abrupte 
acute acuminata, 1 em. longa, glabra. Stamina 10; filamenta fili- 
formia, 1-5 mm. ‘longa; antherae 4 mm. longae. Ovarium 3 mm. 
stipitatum, 2 mm ‘Jongum ; stylus 2 mm. longus, stigmatibus 
5 mm. longis recurvatis. Fructus ellipsoideus, carnosus, 1 em. 
longus, siccitate valde rugosus, longe stipitatus, stylo persistente 
7 mm. ‘longo coronatus. 
Sovrn Amertca. “Colombia : slopes of mountains about Muha, 
26 cst m., May 1863, Pearce (tvpe). Boqueron, mountains 
near Boge ,16 No . 1852, 12 F. Holton es Triana 157. Andes 
of Ns "17002 2500 m., Lehmann 555; 5102 
Bocconia latisepala, S. Wats. in Proc. Am. Acad. xxv. 141 
(4860) Fedde, —— Papaveraceae, 219 (1909). 
erbacea usque m. alta; rami juniores glabri, triniaae 
glauci. Folia debra longe petiolata, usque ad 25 em. longa e 
12 cm. lata, 3-4-pinnatilobata, tenuiter chartacea, supra glabra, 
