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222 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
3-3'5 mm. longi, plicae asymmetricae introrsum protrusae lobis 
breviores. Stamina 6-7 mm. longa. Ovarii stipes 6-7 mm 
longus; ipsum 8 mm. longum, stylus cum stigmate papilloso 
2-2'5 mm. longus. 
‘‘Procumbent plant of 1-2 inches. Flowers bright blue, 
exterior greenish-blue, Open, rocky mountain pastureland on 
the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 
I1-12,000 ft. September 1906.” G. Forrest, No. 3825. 
Allied to G. chinensis, Kusnezow, of Szechuan, but the stems 
of our plant are shorter, the leaves closer set, the calyx relatively 
larger, broader, paler, and the corolla much shorter. 
Pleurogyne oreocharis, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis simplex, 7-15 cm. longus, erectus, glaber, 1-2-florus. 
Folia petiolo 05-1 cm. longo dilatato praedita, late ovata vel 
subrotunda, o°8-1°2 cm. longa, 0°6-0'9 cm. lata, glabra. Flores 
ampli. Sepala spathulata o-7-1 cm. longi. Petala stellato- 
expansa, extus viridula, intus coerulea purpureo-suffusa, intense 
coeruleo-striata, anguste obovata vel oblonga, 1°8—2 cm. longa, 
0-7-1 cm. lata; foveolae binae inaequilateraliter infundibuli- 
formes, ore fimbriatae, ca. 2-2°5 mm. longae. Stamina o’8-1I 
cm. longa. Ovarium (siccum aurantiacum), anguste cylindricum, 
I°2-1°5 cm. longum. 
“ Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers blue, with a pinkish tinge, 
striped deep blue, green on exterior. Open, rocky situations on 
mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 25’ N. Alt. 11-12,000° ft. September. 1906.” G. 
Forrest. No. 3024. 
This beautiful species is similar in foliage to P. carinthiaca, 
L. From both P. macrantha, Diels et Gilg, and P. bella, Hemsl., 
it is easily distinguished by the shape of the stalked leaves and 
the simple stems. 
Swertia (Ophelia) hypericoides, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Annua. Caulis basi simplex, deinde brevi-ramosus, 15-30 
cm. longus. Folia basalia tempore florendi marcescentia, caulina 
sessilia oblonga vel anguste obovata, 1-3-nervia, obtusa vel 
acuta, 2-275 cm. longa, 4-6 mm. lata, superiora angustiora. 
Panicula ramis suberectis angusta, pedicelli calycem saepe 
superantes. Sepala lanceolata vel oblanceolata, mucronulata, 
—6 mm. longa ; petala diaphana, pallide cinereo-coerulescentia, 
anguste ovata acuminata, foveolis 2 sejunctis membrana con- 
spicue ciliata ornatis supra basin praedita, 6~7 mm. longa. 
Stamina 4-5 mm. longa, gynaeceum subaequantia. 
‘Plant of 6-12 inches. Corolla transparent, of a pale, watery 
bluey-gray. Dry, barren pastureland at the base of the foothills 
