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54 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
25° N. Alt. 6000-7000 ft. Shrub of 6-9 ft. Flowers green. 
Amongst scrub and in thickets. June 1912.” G. Forrest. 
No. 8086. 
“Outskirts of lava-bed to west of Tengyueh. Lat. 25° N. 
Alt. 5000 ft. Tree or shrub of 10-20 ft. Flowers green. May 
1912.” G. Forrest. No. 7704. 
Osbeckia Mairei, Craib. Sp. nov. 
Species nova ab affini O. septemnervia, Ham. Mss. floribus 
minoribus distinguenda. 
Ramuli patenter densius hirsuti. Folia opposita vel ternata, 
oblonga vel oblongo-lanceolata, apice longius acute attenuata, 
basi late cuneata vel rotundato-cuneata, 8.5-I1.5 cm. longa, 
2-3.3 cm. lata, chartacea, pagina superiore setis satis longis plus 
minusve adpressis sparsis hirsuta, inferiore pallidiora, densius, 
praesertim ad nervos, hirsuta, 7-nervia, nervis usque ad basem vel 
fere ad basem inter se omnino liberis pagina superiore parum im- 
mersis inferiore prominentibus, nervis transversis numerosis inter 
se parallelis fere semper integris haud ramosis supra subobscuris 
subtus prominulis, margine ciliata, obscurius minute denticulata, 
petiolo circa 3 mm. longo suffulta. Paniculae terminales et 
axillares et ramulos breves laterales terminantes, densius 
hirsutae, pedunculo communi usque ad 4 cm. longo suffultae ; 
pedunculi ultimi circa I cm. longi; pedicelli subnulli; bracteae 
cito deciduae, dorso pauci-setosae, setoso-ciliatae. Recepta- 
culum 8. mm. altum, extra sublaxius hirsutum, appendiculis 
apice setosis haud glanduloso-capitatis. Calycis tubus I mm. 
longus, segmenta lanceolata vel lineari-lanceolata, apice longe 
attenuato-acuminata, acuta, Io mm, longa, 2 mm. lata, extra 
medio sparse setosa, intra glabra, setoso-ciliata, appendiculis 
setiferis haud glanduloso-capitatis alternantia. Petala rubra 
(ex Maire), obovata vel subelliptica, apice rotundata, basi in 
unguem brevem latum plus minusve distinctum angustata vel 
attenuata, 2 cm. longa, 1.3 cm. lata, ciliata. Antherae filamentis 
aequilongae, 13 mm. longae, basi haud setosae. Ovarium 7 mm. 
altum (apice conico hirsuto incluso), stylo 2.5 cm. longo. 
China :—Tchouan-se-pa, N.E. Yunnan, 690 m. E. E. Maire. 
AN Osbeckia robusta, Craib. Sp. nov. 
Species ab O, yunnanense, Franchet Mss. snbibin basi pauci- 
setosis recedit. 
Caules 2-3 pedales (ex Forrest), fistulosi, dense patule pallide 
ferrugineo-hirsuti, satis robusti, basi circiter 6 mm. diametro. 
Folia oblongo-ovata vel ovata, apice saepe subacuminata, 
summo apice obtusa vel acuta, rotundata vel rotundato-cuneata, 
