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of plants of that region was formerly a student in the Botanical 

 Department of the University. The specimens bear his number 

 880. He had intended sending me further details of this and other 

 interesting plants of that locality forwarded with these specimens 

 referred to, but his sudden, early death intervened. I was unable 

 to obtain any more exact knowledge of date, habitat or location 

 beyond what I have mentioned. The plants were probably collected 

 in the summer of 19 12. 



The very narrow characteristically pointed aristate leaves, 

 and the tubular whitish rather small flowers serve to distinguish 

 the plant from all others. The habit of flowering with few cymes 

 of different ages is striking. The pods are rather long and often 

 apparently united at their apex bearing the minute remains of 

 the wilted corolla. 



Apocynum tomentellum Nwd., no v. sp. 



Planta i m. alta vel altior foliosa: caulis glabra: ramuli 

 sparse hirtelli. Folia plus minusve erecta, 7-12 cm. longa, 3-6 

 cm. lata in caule, 3-7 cm. longa, 1-4 cm. lata in ramis et ramulis. 

 Folia ovata, ovalia, elliptica-vel etiam obovata, apice mucronato- 

 cuspidato, obtuso vel rotundato vel aliquando subacuto; basi 

 rotundata vel obtusa vel aliquanda cuneata. Folia in superficie 

 ad marginem et in venis sparse pubescentia, inferiore quidem 

 facie dense tomentulosa pilis albis recurvatis, et praesertim ju- 

 venilia dense et molliter tomentella. Petioli dense tomentosa 

 2-5 mm. longi. Cymi permulti subsessilia vel cum pedunculo 

 usque I cm. longo: pedicelli tomentoso-hirtelli. Bracteae per- 

 multae, lineares, hirtellae. Sepala lineari-lanceolata, hirtella vel 

 tomentulosa, corollae segmenta fere aequantia. Corolla late 

 campanulata cum segmentis divaricatis, rotundatis albentibus 

 2-3 mm. longa et lata. Lobi bini ex cymis oriuntur, pro 

 planta breves 6.5-1 1 cm. long, subaequales et ii in ramis et ramulis 

 successive longiores. 



Plant I meter high or more, very leafy. Stem glabrous, 

 branches and twigs especially sparsely hirtellous. Leaves more 

 or less erect 7-12 cm. long and 3-6 cm. wide on the main stem; 

 3-7 cm. long and 1-4 cm. wide on branches. Leaves ovate, oval, 

 elliptic or sometimes obovate; apex mucronate cuspidate, obtuse 

 or rounded or sometimes subacute; base rounded or obtuse or 

 even broadly cuneate. Surface of the leaves sparsely pubescent 



