4 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [JANUARY 
spatulatis, mediana obovata 2—3-lobata. Petala anguste spatu- 
lata calycem staminaque aequantia, antheris sessilibus. 
Indument glandular-punctate. Stipules subulate, 3 1]. long. Leaves 
3-5 4% X 1%-2¥% in., the younger cano-velutinous on both sides, nerves above 
base 6-7 to the side, petioles 3-5 l. long. Glomerules of condensed cymes 
capituliform, at length an inch in diam. Calyx cano-sericeous, subequaling 
bracts, 2 & l.long ; teeth triangular, ¥ 1. long. Filaments completely united 
in a tube, thrice longer than the linear anthers. Ovary villose, style pubes- 
cent, shortly exsert, stigma globose. eed obovoid, not compressed, 
glabrous.— W. glomeraia Presl. appears to be the most nearly related species 
and differs chiefly by leaves and nearly free filaments. 
Rio Ceibo, Costa Rica, alt. 750 ft., Feb. 1891, Tonduz, no. 4038 herb. 
nat. C. R.—Boruca, C. R., Nov. 1891, Pittier, no. 4574 herb. nat. C. R.— 
Buenos Ayres, C. R., alt. goo ft., Jan. 1892, Tonduz, no. 6696 herb. nat. C.R. 
— Mozote de Caballo, C. R., Jan. 1892, Pittier, no. 7061 herb. nat. C. R. 
Zanthoxylum procerum Donnell Smith. (§ Tosinra Desv. ; Tri- 
ana et Planch. )—Arbor. excelsa aculeata glabra. Folia maxima 
2-6-juga abrupte pinnata, foliolis oblongo- vel obovato-ellipticis, 
apice acuminato, basi attenuata, margine leviter crenulato gland- 
uligero. Corymbi terminales ampli decompositi, floribus minimis 
dioicis. Sepala semiorbicularia petalis — 3-plo breviora. 
Ovarium monogynum. 
Tree 40-50 ft. high. Spines conical. Common petiole prickly beneath, 
8-14 in. long. Leaflets coriaceous, shining, midrib and nerves prominent 
beneath, shortly petiolulate, the upper 54-63 X 13-2 in., the lower smaller 
of c 
and less elongated. Axes of corymb canaliculate by decurrent triangular — ! 
bracteoles. Flowers crowded, He 1. iene exceeding pedicels. Petals imbri- 
cate, obtuse, concave. Of -exserted ; rudimentary 
ovary sessile, conical. Of feminine flowers squamules none; ovary globose, 
‘punctate, shorter than style, twice longer than irasaaiee Fruit not seen.— 
Nearest to a Watson. 
S. Marid a ous, Comarca de Piss Arenas, Costa Rica, alt. 3900 ft., 
Ape! 1890, Tonduz, no. 2348 herb. nat. C. RS. Domingo, Golfo Dulce,C.  _ 
R., Apr. 1896, Tonduz, no. 9920 herb. nat. cs R.—La Emilia, Llanos de S. 
Clara, C.R., alt. 700 ft., ~ ta Donn. Sm.ne. aces Fi, Ch igs aes ae 
Donn. Sm. oe 
Cu ‘h.- i" nage pik ce Rae i. : ae s ine : 
Canbrina spinosa Densell.§ t pinis bus armat 
Folia g 14} +) integra oa lin 
- minato, basi Shiels « cuneata vel rotunda, 
