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2. Celtis Vandervoetiana Schneider. See p. 267. 



3. Celtis Bodinleri Leveill^ in Fedde, Rej). Spec. Nov. XIII. 265 (1914); Fl. 

 Kouy-Tcheou, 424 (1915). 



Ad descriptionem valde incompletam auctoris addenda v. emendenda: 



Arbor ad 10 m. alta; ramuli hornotini (initio ut videtur densius) flavescenti-vil- 

 losuli, satis tenues, subangulati, annotini obscure rubro-brunnescentes, valde v. 

 omnino glabrescentes, lenticellis paullo discoloribus obtecti, teretes. Folia magna, 

 firma sed tenuia, late ovato-oblonga, basi inaequali plus minusve rotunda, apicem 

 versus subsensim acuminata, interdum fere caudata, supra intense viridia (in vivo 

 nitidula?), tantum in costa nervisque vix elevatis v. subimpressis sparse pilosula, 

 subtus plus minusve discoloria, in sicco flavo-brunnescentia, in costa nervisque 

 elevatis sparse pilosa, tenuiter elevato-reticulata, etiam in facie pilis minimis saepe 

 fuscis et glandulosis conspersa, in axillis barbulata, sub microscopio valde indistincte 

 reticulato-papillosa, margine integerrima, minimis exceptis 9-12 cm. longa, 4.5-6 

 cm. lata; petioli superne sulcati, tenuiter pilosi, 5-10 mm. longi. Inflorescentiae 

 et flores normales, 9 axillares singuli ad terni; ovaria glabra. Fructus (an satis 

 maturi?) aurantiaci, ovato-globosi, circiter ad 7 mm. longi et 5 mm. crassi, glabri; 

 putamina ovata, ad hilum obtusa et non foveolata, in facie tenuissime punctato- 

 reticulata, sutura mediana tenui incisa, circiter 5 mm. longa et 4 mm. lata; pedicelli 

 tenuiter pilosi, 8-12 mm. longi. 



CHINA. Kwei-chou: "environs de Kouy-chang, bois de la pagode Lan- 

 Yo-Chan, 10 avril 1899," E. Bodinier (No. 1633, co-type; with flowers); " jardin 

 du Pe-Tang et environs de la ville," June 10, 1897, E. Bodinier (No. 2587, type; 

 with not yet ripe fruits and leaves). Yunnan: Szemao, Yulo, mountains to 

 the south, alt. 1600 m., A. Henry (No. 12881; with young fruits). 



This is apparently a well-marked species. Mgr. L6veille has kindly sent me fruits 

 and flowers and a leaf of Bodinier's type-numbers. I have little doubt that Henry's 

 specimen represents the same species. The leaf of the type has the same fine 

 brownish glandular hairs on the lower surface as I have described above from Henry's 

 plant, and it is not " glabra " as stated by the author. Leveille calls Bodinier's 

 plant " maxima arbor." The lobes of the perigone are glabrous on the inner side 

 and not " intus tomentelli," a fact I have never observed in any Celtis. 



4. Celtis labilis Schneider. Seep. 267. 



5. Celtis cercidifolia Schneider, n. sp. 



Celtis sinensis Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 450 (non Persoon) (1894), 

 quoad specimen Henryi, No. 2262. 



Frutex v. arbor? ; ramuli hornotini f ructif eri distincte v. tantum partim flaves- 

 centi-tomentelli, satis angulati, rubiginosi, lenticellis flavescentibus sparsis con- 

 spersi, annotini glabrescentes vetustioresque plus minusve nigrescentes. Folia 

 adulta crasse papyracea, ovato- v. rhomboideo-rotunda, basi inaequaU rotunda, 

 truncata v. subcordata, apice acutata v. satis subito breviter acuminata, tantum 

 infra acuminem margine breviter serrata, 4-6 cm. longa, 2.5-4.5 cm. lata (in No. 

 1761^ ad 7.5 cm. longa et 5 cm. lata), supra intense viridia (an subnitentia?), levia, 

 in costa nervisque impressis et in nervillis subimpressis plus minusve sparse v. vix 

 pilosa, subtus discoloria, in sicco plus minusve brunnescentia, in costa nervisque 

 elevatis et nervillis paulo prominuUs sparse pilosa, in facie tenuissime sparse glan- 

 duloso-pilosa, nervis lateralibus a costa exeuntibus utrinsecus basalibus 2 inclusis 

 3-4, interdum basi sub 5-nervia; petioli 5-8 mm. longi, superne sulcati, tomentelli. 

 Flores adhuc ignoti. Fructus maturi ut videtur aurantiaci, subglobosi, circiter 6-7 

 mm. crassi, glabri; putamina globosa, hilo distincte dentato excepto levia, circiter 

 5 mm. crassa (in No. 1761^ leviter costata et exigue v. vix striato-foveolata). 



