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wide, ciiiii'c or distantlv ohscuix'ly toothed ;d)o\c. acuniinatc. tlic hasc 

 hi'oad, roiiiidcd oi- cordate, soiiu'tiiiu's acute thinly iiiihcsi-ciit on hotli 

 surfaces, more densely so l)eneath. often (h'nsely puhesceiit on the nerves 

 and niidril). oxce])t tlie latter sometimes hecomin^- glabrous or neai'lv so, 

 shining, usually dark colored when di'y; nerves 5 on eacli side of Ihe 

 midrib, somewhat prominent, the reticulations somewhat lax: petioles 1 

 to 4 cm. long, pubescent. Cymes terminating the branches and short 

 lateral brancblets, many tiowered, somewhat dense, 5 to 14 cm. across, 

 all parts except the corollas uniforndy densely softlv grayish bi'own 

 pubescent, the linear bracts :> to T mm. long, densely puliescent. the 

 bracteoles similar but much smaller. Flowers white or greenish. 

 fragrant. Calyx densely softly pubescent, cup-shaped, o mm. long, 

 5-toothed, the teeth subeqnal, rounded or acute, 1 mm. long or less, or 

 sometimes obscnrely 2-lipped, one lip -^-toothed, the other 3-toothed. 

 Corolla .") mm. long, glabrous outside, villous within, 2 li])])ed. one lip 

 ovate, entire, nearly 2 mm. long, the other coarsely 3-lobed, the lobes 

 nearly equaling the entire li]). Stamens 4, didynamous ; filaments 4 to 5 

 mm. long, villous below; anthers about 0.4 mm. long. Ovarv glabrous; 

 style 5.5 mm. long. 



Luzon, Province of Hi/.a). Aiitipolo (44!). 44;} Alum's coUcclor) April. 1!)()4; 

 Bosoboso (1874 Mcnill) April. l!)0:i. TiCAO (100.5 ClarJ:) May, li)()4. T., .!/«//- 

 baguin, Aldf/ao-haf/uin. V., Vrfidf/ao. 



(6) Premna depauperata ^lerrill sp. nov. 



An undershrub, 1 m. high or less, with short i)etioled, coriaceous 

 oblong-ovate to elliptical-ovate, small leaves, densely ferruginous ])ubes- 

 cent inflorescence and 5-toothed calyx. Branches terete, light bi-own, 

 mostly densely ferruginous ])ubescent. lenticellate. Leaves 3 to 6 cm. 

 long, 2 to 3.5 cm. wide, shining above, entire, the margins recurved, acute, 

 the Ijase broad, rounded-cordate, the npper surface si)aringlv strigose 

 pubescent, the lower surface somewhat densely i)ubescent. glandular; 

 nerves 4 to 5 on each side of the midrib, distinct beneath, anastomosing; 

 petioles densely pubescent, 5 mm. long or less. Corvmbs terminal, 4 

 to 5 cm. long, nearly as wide, densely ferruginous pubescent thr(nighout, 

 densely flowered, the lower bracts small, foliaceous. the Ui)])ei' and bi-ac- 

 teoles linear. Calyx cup-shaped, nearly 3 mm. long, spariuglv strigose 

 pubescent, subequally 5-toothed. or obscurely 2-lippi'd with one -^-toothed 

 and one 3-toothed lip. Corolla 4 mm. long, pubescent outside, villous 

 on the throat within, 4-lobed. one lobe li])-like. exceeding the others. 

 Stamens not exceeding the corolla lobes; anthers (1.5 mm. long; tilaments 

 glabrous. Ovary glabrous, ovoid or globose; style 3.5 ]nm. long. Fruit 

 glabrous, ovoid, about 4 mm. long. 



rULlO.N {{\m Merrill) DpccmiiIht. I'.Hyi. On diy open Lirassy hillsides :{(» (o 

 40 m. above the sea. A species well characterized by its small size, small leaves, 

 which are cordate at the base, and short petioles. 



