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BRIEFER ARTICLES. 
Three new species of Mexican plants.:—Guarea Palmeri Rose (¢ 
littera).—Foliis modice petiolatis 2-6-jugis, foliolis oppositis subses- 
silibus e basi cuneata oblongis vel obovato-lanceolatis apice obtusis 
supra glabris subtus ad axillas nervorum secundariorum pilosis, pani- 
culis simplicibus racemiformibus, calyce obtuse 4-partito, ovario 
glabro 4-loculari loculis uniovulatis, capsula subglobosa glabra laevi, 
semine in arillo laete rubro immerso.—In Manzanillo (Palmer 1391). 
Arbor mediocris 5" alta glabra, Marte fructifera, corona lata sym-~ 
metrica. Rami pallide fuscescentes lenticillis concoloribus. Folia 
12-26™ longa. Foliola ad 12™ longa ad 4™ lata in sicco firmula pal- 
lida subopaca epunctata supra nitentia, nervus secundariis utrinque 
circiter 8. Rhachis cum petiolo circiter 2™ longo teres glabra. Pan- 
icule hornotine axillares. Capsula pallide fuscescens 2™ longa 22" 
lata 4-locularis. Cotyledones transverse superpositi crassi, radicula 
inclusa, plumula minima. 
Species G. brachystachye C. DC. et G. filiformis C. DC. affini 
Trichilia Palmeri.—Foliis parvis modice petiolatis 3- foliolatis, foli- 
olis petiolulatis lanceolatis basi aequali acutis apice breviter obtusa 
cuspidatis supra glabris subtus velutino-puberulis, paniculis glabris 
breviter ramulosis fructiferis quam folia multum brevioribus plerum- 
que monocarpinis, capsulis apice ramulorum sessilibus globosis par- 
vis, valvis ovato-acutis glabris extus nigrescentibus lenticellis pallidis 
numerosis conspersis, seminibus ellipticis—In Mexico (Palmer 1 ,292). 
Februario fructifera. Ramuli glabri pallide fuscescentes lenticellis 
albis conspersi. Folia ad g™ longa. Foliola in sicco firmo- membran- 
acea inconspicue subtiliter pellucido- -punctulata subpellucida, termin- 
alia 7.5°™ longa 3™ lata lateralia parum minora, nervis secundariis sub- 
‘ *While engaged in determining Dr. Palmer’s collection from the state of Co- 
‘ma, Mexico, I came across three peculiar species that puzzled me very muc 
pty all belong to the order imehtnneds, none were in flower, but all had mature 
t : termined to be a new species of Guarea and the other two w 
Sorel 4 referred to Trichilia. I finally submitted them to M an- 
lished . just reported upon them, requesting that his descriptions be pub- 
need ton icAL GazETTE. The following note mpanied his de- 
Scriptions: ‘‘I did not answer need ape ry se two of them 
ann puzzled me for some time, owing to the fact of their leaves and fruit 
m pees et the ont 3 charecters: of true 7 tiie combined with the abnor- 
vol But having received from Capt. John 
ik, “5 
ree Smith a third plant with flowers as well as fruits, which agro ena 
oe to 7) da eg —— its seeds contain a now hesita 
Ber to refer yours to the same genus.’’—J. N. R 
