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paullo eis longioribus utraque armata pagina superiore nitida glaberrima inferiors 

 fulvide furfuraceo-tomentosa et cum nervis pilis stellatis albescentibus crebre 

 conspersa. Injl orescent ia extra-axillaris subcymosa ; pedunculi singulares 1-3-flori 

 sub anthesin c. 8 mm. longi capillares cum pedicellis fructiferis ad 20 mm. productis 

 superne lente incrassatis petiola quoad indumentum emulantes sed cum calycibus 

 sparse stellate birsutis denique glabratis vix aculeis muniti. Flores roseo-purpurei 

 eis S. lucorum simillimi sed quam illi multo glabriores subrotuti. Calyx late cam- 

 paniformis pilis stellatis satis parce ornatus inconspicuus dentibus brevissimis apice 

 membranaceo subobtuso postfructum maturatum deciduis. Corolla; lobi 5, c. 3'5 mm. 

 longi angustissime triangulares sensim acuminati extus pilis stellatis parcissime 

 muniti intus cum antheris subconniventibus insequalibus glaberrimi denique plus 

 minusve reflexi. Baccae (fere maturse) depresse globosae cuti membranaceo nitido 

 diametro c. 8-10 mm. latse modice succulentie. Semina (vix matura) circa 12 

 flavescentia ambitu subreniformia nonnunquam paullo angulata lateraliter plano- 

 convexa testa subpellucide nitente sub oculo armato rninopere papillosa. 



Hob. Arl'ak Mts., Angi lakes, edge of forest by ? lake, 7000'. Fl., Fr. 

 Dec. 5974. 



The nearest ally of this interesting species is probably S. ferocissimum 

 Lindl. in Mitch. Three Exped. ii. 58 from East Australia, but the specimens 

 of that are not quite sufficient for a decision. From -S'. retrorsum Elmer 

 (S. rejiexispinosum Merrill, MSS. in Herb. Kew.) it differs by the spines, 

 which in the Philippines plant are curved, the form of the corolla, and 

 the habit. 



LABIATE. (S. MOORE.) 



COLEUS G-IBBSI^E S. Moore, sp. nov. 



Planta semimetralis vel ultra, caule ascendente ramoso glabro, ramulis foliosis 

 subtiliter puberulis, foliis parvis petiolatis anguste ovato-lanceolatis obtusis basi 

 cuneatis margins serrato-crenatis glabris, spicastris saepe subpaniculatis circa 8-floris 

 floribus pedicellatis, calycis puberuli dente postico suborbiculari marginibus baud 

 decurrentibus dentibus lateralibus ovatis obtusissimis quam antici angusti ultra 

 medium connati brevioribus calycibus tandem patentibus vix reflexis, corolla; extus 

 puberulaB tubo infundibulari quam limbus longiore hujus labio postico 4-lobo lobis 

 centralibus quam laterales majoribus labio postico cymbiformi, staminibus exsertis. 



Hal). Angi lakes, edges o forest, and in open marsh by $ lake, 7000'. 

 FL, Fr. Dec. 5909. 



Leaves mostly l'5-2 cm. long at their widest part, 6-8 mm. broad, 

 brown in the dry state ; petioles 4-7 mm. long. Spicastra usually more 

 than 20 cm. long, their bracts cymbiform, in outline ovate, commonly about 

 3 mm. long. Pedicels filiform, + 4 mm. long, in the fruiting stage often 

 7 mm. or more. Flowering calyx 3 mm. long ; hinder tooth 2*5 mm. long 

 and broad, lateral teeth 1 mm., front ones 2 mm. long. Fruiting calyx 

 7 mm. long ; hinder tooth suborbicular, 4 by 3*5 mm., lateral teeth 2'5 by 



