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nearly white) ; same locality, June 1910 (No. 4628 9 ) ; without locahty, 

 June 1900 (Veitch Exped. Nos. 2183, $ , 2183% <?) ; without locality, A. 

 Henry (No. 6712, fruit). Shensi: " Houan-ton-san," Hugh Scallan; 

 Tai-pei-shan, 1910, W. Purdom. 



This species is fairly common in north-western Hupeh as a small tree in moist 

 woods and thickets. It is easily recognized by its relatively small pyramidal 

 inflorescence, rather large male flowers, and by the aristate beak to the fruit. 



Evodia Henryi, var. villicarpa Rehder & Wilson, n. var. 



A typo recedit foliolis subtus punctulatis, inflorescentia ampliore, 

 fructifera ad 9 cm. longa et ad 12 cm. lata, fructibus villosis. 



Western Szech'uan: west of Romi-chango, woods, alt. 2300- 

 3100 m., July 3, 1908 (No. 357i; tree 10-20 m. tall, girth 1-3 m.). 



This variety may be distinguished from the type by its densely punctulate 

 leaflets, larger inflorescence and more villose carpels. Possibly it is a distinct 

 species but our material which consists of branches with unripe fruit is too in- 

 complete. This variety is a tall and handsome tree and is quite common in the 

 region where it was found. 



Evodia velutina Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 



Arbor 12-15-metralis, cortice laevi purpureo-fusco; ramuli horno- 

 tini dense fulvo-velutini, aimotini glabrescentes, fusci, lenticellis 

 parvis sparsis notati; gemmae nudae, dense fulvo-villosae. Folia 3- 

 5-juga, cum petiolo 16-26 cm. longa; fohola breviter petiolulata 

 petiolulo 2-3 mm. longo, oblongo-lanceolata, infima saepius minora, 

 ovato-oblonga, acuminata apice obtuse, basi plerumque rotundata 

 obhqua, terminale plerumque late cuneatum, minute crenulata, 6-10 

 cm. longa et 2.5-4 cm. lata, supra obscure luteo-viridia, subtus palli- 

 diora, supra sparsius, subtus in tota facie dense molliter villosa, supra 

 saepe demum fere glabra, nervis utrinque 9-12; petioli 4-7 cm. longi 

 ut rhachis dense velutini. Flores non visi. Inflorescentia fructifera 

 late paniculata, pedunculata, cum pedunculo circiter 2 cm. longo 9- 

 13 cm. longa et 9-18 cm. lata, undique dense velutina; fructus pur- 

 pureo-brunneus, villosus, 5 mm. altus et 6 mm. diam., carpellis 3-5, 

 erecto-patentibus oblique obovatis, apice truncatis et intus breviter 

 apiculata acumine circiter 0.5 mm. longo, leviter reticulatis minute 

 punctulatis villosis; semina in quovis loculo duo, inaequalia, super- 

 posita, ovalia, 2-2.5 mm. longa, atra, nitentia, hilo albo notata. 



Western Szech'uan: west and near Wen-chuan Hsien, woods, 

 alt. 1600 m., October 1908 (No. 994). 



This is a very distinct species remarkable for the soft velvety pubescence on 

 ths leaves and young branches and for the minute beak to the ripe capsule. It is 



