8 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
o> Acer Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species birmanica distinctissima ; ab Aceribus indo-birmani- 
cis aliquatenus remota ; ex affinitate A. sinensis, Pax esse vide- 
tur sed foliis trilobis, floribus valde diversis inter alia differt. 
Arbor parva 8-11 m. alta ramulis hornotinis glabris. Folia 
membranacea vel tenuiter chartacea petiolo 3-4 cm. longo gracili 
suffulta ; lamina 5-9 cm. longa, 6—9 cm. lata, basi cordulata, ad 
duas partes trilobata, supra glabra, infra glabra nisi ad nervos 
tres primarios sparsim fulvo-pilosos ; lobi lanceolati longe acumi- 
nati (medianus aliis paulo major), margine ex toto crebre et 
argute serrulati serraturis apiculatis ; nervi in sicco plus minusve 
conspicul. Inflorescentia (mascula tantum visa) terminalis cum 
pedunculo circ. 2 cm. longo ad 7 cm. longa breviter paniculata 
bracteis linearibus 7-8 mm. longis ornata glabra ; pedicelli circ. 
5 mm. longi. Flores 5-meri. Sepala 2-3 mm. longa linearia. 
Petala sepalis plus minusve similia. Stamina 8 in medium 
discum inserta, circ. I mm. longa. Fructus deest. 
“Upper Burma :—Small tree of 25-35 ft. Open drier 
parts of forest at gooo-10,000 ft., near Htawgaw, valley of 
Naung-Chaung, Lashicountry. Maytgrq4.” F. Kingdon Ward. 
No. 1614. 
An interesting addition to the flora of Burma. Unfortunately 
only withered male flowers are available in the specimen. 
Arisaema candidissimum, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Inter species chinenses spatha alba roseo-suffusa bene notata. 
Planta circ. 30 cm. alta. Tuber depresso-globosum 3-4 cm. 
diametro. Folia petiolo ad 30 cm. longo praedita ; lamina tri- 
foliolata vel ad duas partes vel ad medium subirregulariter 
3-partita raro subsimplex ; foliola suborbicularia vel late ovata, 
8-18 cm. longa et lata, apice breviter et abrupte cuspidata, basi 
plus minusve rotundata petiolulis nullis vel subnullis, in sicco 
tenuiter membranacea, subtus glaucescentia nervis lateralibus 
pluribus conspicuis. Pedunculus petiolum plus minusve aequans. 
Spatha masculina ad 14 cm. longa alba roseo-suffusa ; pars 
quasitubulosa 2.5-3 cm. longa, circ. 2 cm. lata; lamina ovato- 
lanceolata longe acuminata, medio ad 5 cm. lata, delicatissime 
membranacea ; spadix circ. 6 cm. longus apice obtusus. Flores 
feminei desunt. 
“ China :—Fengkow Valley, N.W. Yunnan. Lat. 27° 40’ 
N. Alt. 8000-9000 ft. Plant of g-12 inches. Spathe white, 
faintly flushed rose. Open. dry rocky situations and on ledges 
of slate cliffs. June 1914. G, Forrest. No. 12,724. 
A very beautiful species. I am informed by Mr. Forrest that 
he only saw the plant once, and he believes it is rare in Yunnan. 
