226 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
longiuscule pedicellatis sed vix numerosis; bracteae I-2 mm. 
longae lineares vel lineari-lanceolatae; axes glabri patenter 
ramosi; pedicelli plus minusve 5 mm. longi floribus longiores. 
Perianthium circ. 8 mm. diametro saturate roseum, fere ad 
basim partitum, segmentis fere 4 mm. longis late ellipticis 
utrinque rotundatis vel obtusis. Stamina vix 1 mm. superantia 
filamentis complanatis deltoideis. Ovarium subglobosum circ. 
2.5 mm. diametro, stylo vix 1 mm. longo apice obscure trilobulo, 
loculis tribus vulgo 2-spermis. 
“Western China In the Shweli Valley, Yunnan, in shady 
situations. Lat. 25° 30’ N. Alt. 7000 ft. Plant of 14-2 ft. 
Flowers deep dullrose. July 1913.’ G. Forrest. No. 12,040. 
‘“‘ Mingkwong Valley, Yunnan, in thickets. Lat. 25° 20’ N. 
Alt. 6500 ft. Plant of 2} ft. In fruit. July 1912.” G. 
Forrest. No. 8642. 
‘‘ Upper Burma :—At Htawgaw, valley of Naung-Chaung, 
Lashi country, in forest, deep shade. 8000-gooo ft. Flowers 
greenish with red border. May 1914.” F. Kingdon Ward. 
No. 1611 
The following in fruit and with the leaves sparingly pubescent 
on both sides is I believe the same :— 
“Western flank of the Shweli-Salween divide, Yunnan, in 
shady situations in thickets. Lat. 25° 20’ N. Alt. gooo ft. 
Plant of 2ft. Infruit. Aug. 1912.’ G. Forrest. No. gorg. 
With similar leaves is also :— 
““ Shweli-Salween divide, in open thickets and cane brakes. 
Lat. 25° 30’ N. Alt. ro,ooo ft. Plant of 18-24 inches. 
Flowers dull deep rose. Sept. 1917.’ G. Forrest. No. 15,988. 
gol Tovaria Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species valde affinis T. atropurpureae, Franch. a qua foliis 
subtus puberulis, racemis basi compositis, floribus albis vel 
roseo-tinctis, perianthii lobis obtusis, stylo ovarium aequante 
ex descriptione differt. 
Planta 30-45 cm. alta rhizomate crasso. Caulis erectus, in 
sicco stramineus, infra glabrescens, in dimidio superiore sub- 
sparsim pubescens. Folia 6-8, petiolo brevissimo amplexicauli 
praedita ; lamina 12-16 cm. longa, 5-7 cm. lata, ovato-lanceo- 
lata, apice mediocriter acuminata, basi rotundata, supra glabra, 
infra sparsim pubescens, in sicco membranacea. Inflorescentiae 
racemosae basi bene ramosae multiflorae ; bracteae I-1.5 mm. 
longae lineares vel lineari-lanceolatae ; axes ascendentes vix 
patentes densiuscule pubescentes ; pedicelli circ. 3 mm. longi 
pubescentes. Perianthium circ. 7 mm. longum album vel nunc 
roseo-tinctum, ad medium partitum, segmentis ovatis obtusis. 
ina vix I mm, - longa, ad fauces tubi inserta, filamentis 
