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Atkinson. 



slightly sinuate toothed over the basal portion, flat or convex, red veined, 

 plain or somewhat crinkled, few or no red spots. Inflorescence me- 

 dium length, dense, sometimes lateral; bracts usually pale green and 

 caducous, except sometimes a few of the basal ones are green and per- 

 sistent, small and shorter than the flower buds, edge plain. Petals 



Fig. 1. 



This figure includes Oe. nutans and tlie three hybrid types when nutans is the 



(n X p); the twin segregate, hybrida pi/cnella (n X p); the twin segregate hybrida 



height or overtop of the main stem is therefore probably not so 



chrome yellow, obovate, not or scarcely emarginate, plicate, edge 

 eroded, weak, soon withering, medium size, but larger than in Oe. 

 pycnocarpa. Fertility high. Plant maturing earl}' (in late summer 

 or early autumn). 



The strength, or value, of some of the characters enumerated 

 above for the two species, is relative, i. e. it relates to a comparison 



