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about twice the length of the peduncle; flowers not seen; cap- 

 sule small, cuboid, not exteeding four lines in diameter, merely 

 notched or slightly lobed. 



Type number 2636, collected at an elevation of 4000 feet, on 

 Kaholuamano, above Waimea, Kauai, in damp woods, where it 

 is not uncommon. Also collected on the ridge west of the 

 Hanapepe river, at an elevation of 3500 feet; The specimens 

 from the latter place have the leaves shorter, and consequently 

 more obovate than those from Kaholuamano. There is also 

 more pubescence on the under side, and the petioles are some- 

 what ciliate. The increase of pubescence is not constant, as it 

 is more marked on the younger than on the older leaves. 



Pelea olblongifolia A. Gray, Bot. U. S. Expl. Exped. 15:343. 

 1854. 



Specimens referable to this species, were collected on the 

 plateau above Waimea, Kauai. It is a shrubby plant, with 

 slender branches, and occurs as scattered individuals near the 

 edge of the plateau. 



October 2 (2869). 



Pelea rotundifolia A. Gray, Bot. U. S. Expl. Exped. 15:344, 

 pi. 37. 1854. 



This shrubby species is not uncommon at the type locality, 

 " Oahu, mountains behind Honolulu," but only a few speci- 

 mens were collected. Very few bushes were in- either flower 

 or fruit. 



May 23 (2352). 



Pelea sapotaefolia Mann, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 10:312. 

 1866? 

 On the edge of the plateau above Waimea. Kauai, were col- 

 lected specimens of the variety beta of Hillebrand. They have 

 been compared with specimens in the Gray herbarium, and pro- 

 nounced identical with specimens from both Mann & Brigham 

 and Hillebrand. That this variety is specifically distinct from 

 P. sapotaefolia, is pretty evident, but as my specimens have 

 only young flowers, and as I have not seen specimens of P sap- 

 otaefolia, it is deemed best not to propose a specific name until 

 better data are obtained. It is a small tree, freely and regu- 

 larly branching above. The leaves are opposite, compara 

 tively small, thin, broadly obovate, obtuse, abruptly narrowed 

 below, on petioles of a half inch in length. The flowers appear 

 to be smaller than those of P. sapotaefolia. One old capsule 



