SPECIES ASIATICAE. 39 
longi; bracteae minutae subulatae. Sepala 5, ovata, obtusius- 
cula, circ. 2 mm. longa, glanduloso-ciliata. Petala ovato-lanceo- 
lata, obtusa, circ. 4 mm. longa. Stamina 5 filamentis 2 mm. 
longis sub discum insertis. Ovarium conoideum circ. 2 mm. 
longum stylo brevi stigmate trilobo coronatum. Fructus 
maturus fere I cm. longus trilocularis, loculis unispermis, 
seminibus brunneis circ. 5 mm. longis arillo pallido basi cinctis. 
“ China :—Mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend, 
Yunnan. Lat. 27° 45’ N. Alt. gooo ft. Spinous shrub of 
3-4 ft. Flowers pale yellow. Dry open situations amongst 
boulders. Aug. 1913.”” G. Forrest. No. 10,738. 
“Yung-pe Mountains, Yunnan. Lat. 26° 45’ N. Alt. 
gooo ft. Spinous shrub of 3-6 ft. In fruit. Capsules pale 
yellow, seeds brown. Open dry situations. Sept. 1913.” 
G. Forrest. No. 11,387. : 
— Hemerocallis nana, G. Forrest et W. W. Sm. 
Species affinis H. fulvae, Linn. var. angustifoliae, Baker a qua 
habitu nano, floribus solitariis vel binis anguste cylindricis 
segmentis angustissimis recedit 
Planta 25-50 cm. alta. eae reliquiis foliorum praeteritorum 
fibrosis basi dense circumdatus. Folia 8-12 cm. longa, 4-6 mm. 
lata, linearia, obtusiuscule acuminata. Flores solitarii vel bini 
rubicundo-aurantiaci pedunculo 4-12 cm. longo suffulti ; pedicelli 
circ. r cm. longi; bracteae membranaceae ovatae vel lineari- 
lanceolatae. Perianthium plus minusve 6 cm. longum; tubus 
I cm. paulo superans, in limbum sensim ampliatus ; segmenta 
exteriora linearia fere 5 cm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata, apice rubes- 
centia, interiora paulo breviora tenuissima. Fructus immaturus 
in sicco 1.5 cm. longus, circ. I cm. latus. 
“China :—Mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend, 
Yunnan. Lat. 27° 45’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. Plant of 
5-10 inches. Flowers deep-red ee Se Open stony pastures. 
July 1913.” G. Forrest. No. 10,539. 
A pretty dwarf species andres ble for the solitary or binate 
flowers with very narrow segments to the perianth, which itself 
shows very little dilation at the limb. 
7 Hydrangea dumicola, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species sectionis Heteromallae ex ‘affinitate Hydrangeae pubi- 
nervis, Rehd. et H. Bretschneidert, Dippel a quibus foliorum 
forma indumentoque inter alia longe differt. 
Frutex 3-5 m. altus ramulis junioribus dense rufo-crispato- 
scabridulis, vetustioribus tarde glabrescentibus. Folia superi- 
ora tantum visa, 10-20 cm. longa, 7-14 cm. lata, latissime ovata 
