1678 COXTRIBUTIOXS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM 



According to Mr. Runyon, the flowers open about 10 in the morning and 

 close at 3 p. m. and open again on the following day. 



Page 1009. After Xeomammillaria verhaertiana add the following species: 



Neomammillaria moelleriana (Bodeker) Britt. & Rose. 



Mammillaria moelleriana Bodeker, Zeitschsr. Sukkulent. 1: 213. 1924. 



Solitary, 5 to 8 cm. in diameter; tubercles and plant body hidden under a 

 mass of spines; tubercles not milkj^ somewhat flattened, almost imbricate, 

 blue-green; spine areole circular, white-felted when young; radial spines acicular, 

 about 40, glossy white, spreading, 3 to 5 mm. long; central spines much stouter 

 than the radials, 8 or 9, one or more strongly hooked, 1.5 to 2.5 cm. long, dark 

 brown; flowers 15 mm. long, light yellow; filaments and style white; stigma 

 lobes 5 or 6; fruit clavate, pale green to white; seeds numerous, black, shining. 



Known only from the type locality, Sierra de Santa Maria, Durango. 



Neomammillaria eschausieri (Coulter) Britt. & Rose. 



Cactus eschausieri Coulter, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 3: 104. 1894. 



Single or often cespitose, verj- small, 2 to 5 cm. in diameter, somewhat de- 

 pressed; tubercles green, not milky; spines all pubescent; radial spines 20 or 

 fewer, spreading, with dark tips, 12 mm. long or less; central spine solitary, 

 reddish, 15 to 25 mm. long, hooked at the tip; flowers 15 mm. long; outer seg- 

 ments short, reddish green along the median vein; inner perianth segments 

 oblong, acute, entire, greenish white; stamens included, greenish white; style 

 white; stigma lobes 4, greenish white; fruit reddish, 10 mm. long; seeds reddish. 



State of San Luis Potosi, where it has been collected recently by C. R. Orcutt 

 (no. 22, 1925). Type from Zapatillo. 



The species was discovered near San Luis Potosi m crevices in limestone rocks 

 by Doctors Francis and Luis Eschausier. 



THYMELAEACEAE. 



Page 1013. Daphnopsis snlicij'oUa. "Ahuejote" (Veracruz). 



After Daphnopsis cestrifolia insert: 



Daphnopsis americana (Mill.) Johnston, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 34: 

 242. 1909. Laurus americana Mill. Card. Diet. ed. 8. Laurus no. 10. 1768. 

 Type from Veracruz. The description given by Miller is too brief for identifi- 

 cation. See Fawcett and Rendle, Journ. Bot. Brit. & For. 63: 51. 1925. 



COMBRETAGEAE. 



Page 1031. Combretum mexicanum. Also in Nayarit, where it is called 

 "cuaumecate." 



Page 1032. Comhrelum jarinosum. '"Bejuco angarilla" (Sinaloa). 



MYRTACEAE. 



Page 1037. Pimenla officinalis. "Patololote" (Oaxaca). The aromatic 

 leaves are employed for brewing a delicious tea (Reko). 



Page 1043. Eugenia oaxacana. For this name substitute the following: 



Eugenia purpusii Standi. Eugenia oaxacana Standi. Contr. LI. S. Nat. Herb. 

 23: 1043. 1924. Not E. oaxacana Berg, 1860. 



Page 1046. Eugenia acapulcensis. "Palo agrio" (Nayarit). 



After Eugenia acapulcensis insert: 



Eugenia oaxacana Berg, Linnaea 30: 683. 1860. ' Type from Oaxaca. 



