PLATE 1929. 
FRAXINUS PLATYPODA, Oliv. 
OuEacesx. Tribe FRAXINEA. 
F. platypoda, Oliv. (sp. nov.); folis 7—9-foliolatis, foliolis ovalibus 
Sts ore leviter acuminatis serrulatis subtus pallidioribus nervo 
rope basin pilosulis tomentellisve, iatamati bas subsessilibus, 
petiolis” basi abrupte dilatatis vaginis ovato- v. cordato-rotundatis 
dorso pubescentibus, samaris ovali-oblongis conitaaodti mucronatis. 
Has. China, Prov. Hupeh, Fang District, Dr. A. Henry (6800). 
Arbor 20-pedalis, Folia 6-9 poll. longa; foliola 25 +3} ee longa, 
$-1k yah lata, inferiora minora; vagina petioli 3-5 lin. la Samara 
a -2 poll. longa, 4-5 lin. lata, basi calyce persistente lbato circum- 
ot know any other species of Fraxinus presenting the pe 
ilatation of the petiole characteristic of this species. .—D. OLIVER 
Fig. 1. Longitudinal section of base of fruit, showing seed. 2. Longitudinal 
section of seed. Enlarged. 
