352 The Botanical Gazette. [August, 
“San Martin, Jilotepeque, Depart. Chimaltenango, alt. 
6,000%, Mar. 1892, Heyde & Lux, no. 3,481. 
EUPHORBIA CAMPESTRIS Cham. & Schlecht. (§ POINSET- 
TLE. 
Cunén, Depart. Quiché, alt. 6,000%, April 1892, Heyde & 
Lux, no. 3,467 
PHYLLANTHUS NiruRI L. (§ EUPHYLLANTHI DC. Prod. 
15’: 374.) P 
Volcan Jumaytepeque, Depart. Santa Rosa, 6,000", Dec. 
1892, Heyde & Lux, no. 4,270 
CROTON ELUTERIA Benn. (§ ELUTERI& DC. Prod. 19°: 
514.) 
Palin, Depart. Amatitlan, alt. 3,560°, Feb. 1892, John 
Donnell Smith, no. 2,616. 
Croton eluterioides, n. sp. ( ELUTERI£).—Planta in tota 
parte juvenili lepidota. Folia penninervia utraque pagina 
lepidota, limbo ovato integerrimo apice breviter acuminato 
basi rotundato eglanduloso, petiolo quam limbus 2-14-plo 
breviori, stipulis triangularibus lepidotis. Racem axil- 
lares foliis multobreviores densiflori basi feminini apice mas- 
culini. Calycis lacinia utriusque sexus ovata acuta lepidota. _ 
Petala utriusque sexus late ovata non lepidota pilosa. Stam- 
ina circa 15, filamentis sparse barbatis. Ovarium 2-merum 
lepidotum. Stili 3 bipartiti, laciniis repetite bifidis. — 
Differs from Croton Eluteria in the number of stamens, the 
flowers also is limited. Ripe capsule unknown. Length a 
blade 10™, width of blade at broadest place 0.45, length of pe ' 
tiole 0.5, length of largest capsule found 0.21”, width © 
largest capsule found o,1 . 
Santa Rosa, Depart. Santa Rosa, alt. 3,000%, June 1892, 
Heyde & Lux, no. 3,470. —PLATE XXV. 
