Pate 2748, 
HAMADRYAS SEMPERVIVOIDES, Sprague. 
RANUNCULACER, 
madryas ie ake, Sprague (sp. nov. Si } a ceteris speciebus 
aifert habitu rosulato, sepalis petalisque glabris 
Radicelli fibrosi, crassi, adventitii. Caulis simplex vel bifidus, 
1-1} poll. longus, subtus | foliorum basibus vestitus. Folia sessilia, 
. lon 
Scapus foliis occultus, 8 lin. longus, 1-florus. Flores masculos non Vidi. 
Flores feminei : sepala 5-6 deltoideo- wabalat 15 lin. longa, }—3 lin. 
lata, scariosa ; petala circa 7, lineari-subulata, 4 Tin. longa, supra basin 
callo ened instructa. OQvaria bie: inn in stylum uncinatum 
Ach 
attenu cheenia basi postice produc 
8. Paraconra : on lava rocks in Cordilleras, J. B. Hatcher, February 
1897. 
A most distinct species showing typical adaptation to high mountain 
conditions. Mr. Hatcher was attached to the Princeton Scientific Ex- 
pedition to Patagonia, and the specimens of Hamadryas rite eieemot 
and a few other plants were sent to Kew for identification by P 
G. “gq oemn of the Princeton University, New Jersey, U. 3 i 
T. A. Spr 
Fig. 1 — surface of leaf; 2, lower surface of the same; 3 and 4, flowers; 5, 
receptacle ; 6 , @ sepal ; 7, a petal ; 8, 9, and 10, carpels. piedids except fig, 3 
