SPECIES ASIATICAE. 205 
Herba annua 2.5~7 cm. alta, erecta, simplex nisi in regione 
florali ; caulis basi nudus foliis sub inflorescentiam approximatis, 
strigosulus. Folia petiolo 2-3 mm. longo haud bene discreto 
praedita ; lamina 1-1.5 cm. longa, circ. 2 mm. lata, sublinearis 
vel lineari-lanceolata, apice subacuta, basi gradatim attenuata, 
margine obscure et remote serrulata, papyracea, utrinque pilis 
scabridulis conspersa, infra saepe purpurascens. Inflorescentia 
spiciformis simplex vel nonnunquam ramulis lateralibus duobus 
praedita, bracteis conspicuis gaudens. Bracteae circ. 4 mm. 
longae, 2.5 mm. latae, imbricatae, ovatae, apice cuspidatae, 
sparsim pilosulae, margine albo-ciliatae. Calyx 2 mm. longus, 
bracteis celatus, minute pilosulus, dentibus triangularibus 
acutis tubum fere aequantibus. Corolla circ. 8 mm. longa 
roseo-purpurea, infra albescens, sparsim pilosula, tubo cylindrico 
haud gibboso lobis saltem duplo longiore, lobo inferiore breviter 
quadrilobo. Stamina stylusque longiuscule exserta. 
pete ae :—Da-gu Shan, Yunnan, in open stony pasture. 
Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. t0,000 ft. Plant of 1-2 inches. Flowers 
deep eee. OctomgrA’ o Gi Forrest’ > Noes 1751 
A tiny plant recalling some of the dwarf forms of Elsholtzia 
strobilifera, Benth. 
Fraxinus suaveolens, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species sectionis Orn, affinis F. floribundae, Wall. et F. 
vetusae, Champ. a quibus foliolis lateralibus brevissime petiolu- 
latis, petiolulis ipsis dense ferrugineo-tomentosis inter alia differt. 
Arbor vel frutex 7-17 m. altus ; rami hornotini mediocriter 
robusti paulo complanati rubidi glabri vel hic illic tomento 
ferrugineo conspersi, annotini cinerascentes lenticellis parvis 
albidis notati. Folia plerumque 3-juga, nonnunquam I-2-juga 
longe petiolata; petioli ad 10 cm. longi subteretes glabri vel 
reliquiis tomenti tenuissimi ferruginei conspersi; petioluli 
laterales 1-2 mm. longi vel subobsoleti dense ferrugineo-tomen- 
tosi, medianus 5-15 mm. longus sub anthesin ‘plus minusve 
ferrugineo-tomentosus ; rhachis petiolo excluso circ. Io cm. 
longa hic illic tomento detersili praedita; foliola (medianum 
plerumque paulo majus) 8-12 cm. longa, 2.5-4 cm. lata, lanceo- 
lata, apice longe acuteque acuminata, basi late cuneata vel 
oblique subrotundata, in sicco membranacea, per marginem 
totam regulariter crenato-denticulata, supra atroviridia glabra 
infra pallidiora ad costam ferrugineo-tomentosa ibique tandem 
glabrescentia ceteroquin glabra; nervi plerumque 10-12 paria 
supra inconspicui infra paulo eminentes. Inflorescentia ut in 
F. floribunda, ampla, floribus pallido-flavidis fragrantibus ; axes 
glabri vel glabrescentes rubidi; pedicelli circ. 2 mm. longi 
glabri. Calyx circ. 1 mm. longus campanulatus glaber dentibus 
