236 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
“Plant of 12-18 inches. Flowers bright yellow. Dry, 
shady pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. g-11,000 ft. July-August 1906.” G. 
Forrest. No. 4547. 
=> var. megalantha, Diels. 
- Calyx 13-15 mm. longus. Corollae tubi pars angustior 15-17 
mm. longa, dilatata 12 mm. longa, apice 15 mm. lata. Labii 
inferioris lobus medianus 18 mm. latus conspicue fusco- vel 
purpureo-maculatus. 
“ Plant of 15 inches. Flowers canary yellow, lower lobe of 
corolla marked reddish-brown. Open mountain meadows on 
the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’. Alt. 11- 
12,000 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2548. 
“ Plant of 2-3 ft. Flowers deep yellow with purple blotch in 
lower lobe of corolla. Pass between Teng Chuan and Sung 
Kwei valleys. Moist places on edge of woods. Alt. 2400 to 
3050 m. September 1904.’ G. Forrest. No. 602. 
The plant is variable in size and hairiness of the leaves and 
stem, as well as in size and marking of the flower. 
<o Salvia hylocharis, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis quadrangulus, superne sublanuginosus, 45-90 cm. altus. 
Foliorum superiorum petiolus sublanuginosus 4-10 cm. longus, 
lamina in utraque facie parcius pilosula, latissime cordata, margine 
calloso-crenata, 14-16 cm. longa et lata. Panicula ampla 
pyramidalis, rami e verticillastris 2-4-floris laxius compositi ; 
bracteae late obovatae integrae, ciliatae. Calyx parcius praecipue 
ad margines lanuginosus vel glabratus, amplus, pallidus, 20-25 
mm. longus, apice 14 mm. latus, brevissime bilabiatus vel potius 
labiis latissimis emarginato-subtruncatus. Corollae intense flavae 
tubus e basi ipsa angusta sensim et aequaliter ampliatus 
et dilatatus, 25-26 mm. longus, sub fauce 14 mm. latus, praeter 
galeam lanuginosulam fere glaber; galea brevis 10 mm. longa ; 
labii inferioris quam galea longioris lobi laterales 14 mm. longi, 
14 mm. lati, lobus medianus violaceo-notatus, subreniformis, 
7 mm. longus, 14 mm. latus. Staminum filamentum 8 mm 
longum, pars antherifera quam sterilis duplo longior 8 mm. 
longa. 
“Plant of 13-3 ft. Flowers rich yellow, lower lobe of 
corolla marked violet. Open situations in dense pine forests 
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 12’ 
N.... Alt.. 10+11,000 ft. June: 1906.” 6G... Forrest. ‘ No. 
2394. 
This is one of the most magnificent species of the genus. 
The leaves are very similar to those of Ligularia 
