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absolutely certain that it may not be of foreign origin ; 4, an anther ; 5, a female 

 flower ; 6, section of the same ; 7, young fi^uit. All enlarged. 



Additional undescribed species : 



L S. laurifolia, Hemsl. {sp. nov.) ; ab omnibus speciebus adhuc 

 coguitis foliis subtus conspicue paucinervis densissime persistenter- 

 que tonientosis distincta. 



Frutex circiter 3 m. altus, ramis floriferis rigidis cinereis glabris. 

 Folia persistentia, longiusciile petiolata, coriacea, lanceolata, cum 

 petiolo 1-2 cm.^ longo 5-10 cm. longa, acuta, basi cuneata, Integra, 

 supra glabra, nitida, a basi triplinervia, subtus pilis stellatis persis- 

 tentibus primum fulvis demum cinereis densissime tomentosa ; costa 

 supra impressa, venis ultimis crebre reticulatis, subtus elevata ; venae 

 primariae utrinque saepius 5, e costa sub angulo acuto excurreutes, 

 subtus conspicuae. Camulae ovoideae, circiter 1 cm. longae, pilosae, 

 saepius solitariae, interclum 2 vel 3 aggregatae. 



China : Yunnan ; Mengtze, growing on rocks at 1,500 m.. A, Henry, 

 14365. 



2, S. philipplaensis, Hemsl, [sp. noi\) ; species foliis amplis venis 



primariis subtus conspicuis curvatis inter se intra marginem anasto- 

 mosantibus- 



Rami floriferi cinerei, crebre lenticellati, juniores parce lepidoti, inter- 

 iiodiis brevibus. Folia distincte petiolata, coriacea, ovato-lanceolata, 

 5-15 cm- longa, maxima usque ad 6 cm. lata, utrinque cuneata, apice 

 obtusiuscula, integra, marginata, praecipue subtus parcissime stellato- 

 lepidota, pctiolis primum densissime lepidotis. Receptaculum ovoideum, 

 dense lepidotum. Bracteolae sepalis similes et irregulariter positae. 

 Sepala 2 vel 3, unilateralia. Capsnlae dense ferrugineo-pilosae, soli- 

 tariae vel 2 vel 3 aggregatae. Semina alba. 



Philippine Islands : Luzon ; Baguio, Benguet, at about 1,500 m., 

 A. Loher, 4881. 



This is a very distinct species and tbere are good fruiting specimens. 

 A single, apparently fully developed stamen was found in one of the 

 rather advanced female flowers. The three species described above all 

 differ from S. Griffithiana, D. Oliv., and S. sinensis, I). Oliv., in not 



having capitate flowers. — W. Bottiis'G Hemsley, 



