DIeELS—RUBIACEAE. 275 
subrigida, acuta 2 mm. longa. Corolla colore lavendulaceo vel 
saturate roseo ornata; tubus glaber 13-15 mm. longus, lobi 
segmenta supra pilosa, eroso-dentata, 7 mm. longa et lata, 
expansa, Stamina 3 mm. longa. Styli 12 mm. longi, rami 2-3 
dense papillosi. 
“ Shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers rose-lavender, drying black. Open, 
shady situations on the margins of mixed forests on the eastern 
flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 12’. Alt. 9500—10,000 
ft. Flow. June1go6.”’ G. Forrest. No. 2382. 
“ Branching shrub of 4-6 ft. Flowers pure lavender, non- 
fragrant. Very shady situations in a deep side valley on the 
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’. Alt. 11,000 
ft. Flow. June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2403 
This is easily recognised in the genus by its large solitary 
flowers and the 2~-3-branched style. 
»* Leptodermis glauca (Franch.), Diels. Sp. nov. 
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Hamuiltonia glauca, Franch., ms. in schedis. 
Frutex 0° ee 6 m. altus. Rami cortice brunneo obtecti, 
ramuli numerosi foliati floriferique breves, vix I°5 cm. longiores. 
Folia ad petiolum perbrevem ciliata, ceterum glabra, subtus 
glaucescentia, elliptica obovato-elliptica vel oblonga, nonnunquam 
1°5 cm. longa, 0°7 cm. lata sed plerumque minora, obtusa vel 
brevissime apiculata, nervi haud prominuli; stipulae minutae. 
Cymae terminales, plerumque 3-florae, subsessiles. Bracteolae 
minutae, liberae, ciliatae, calyci appropinquatae. Calyx praeter 
dentes ciliatos glaber, tubus 2—2°5 mm. longus, dentes triangulares 
ca. o°8 mm. longi. Corolla lavandulacea, 7-9 mm. longa, tubus 
gracilis, glaber, sensim ampliatus, lobi suborbiculares intus 
puberuli, 4 mm. longi et lati, parte mediana lanceolata apice 
apiculata, a partibus lateralibus tenuioribus margine subcrispata 
diversa 
os Shrub of 1-2ft. Flowerslavender. Dry, stony situations on 
the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 7- 
gooo ft. June-July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4796. 
Collected before in the same neighbourhood by Delavay. 
The species is recognised by its glaucous leaves and the 
very small bractlets, which are nearly free. 
Leptodermis Wilsoni, Hort. Kew ex Herb. Kew. 
Frutex. Rami cortice brunneo obtecti, ramuli foliati flori- 
ferique abbreviati 4-5 cm. longi. Folia petiolo 0°3—-0°5 cm. longo 
praedita, lamina herbacea, ovata vel obovato-elliptica, subtus 
pallidiora, praeter costam fere glabra, 1°5-2°5 cm. longa, 0°6—1°2 
cm. lata, nervi non prominuli. Cymae ad apices ramulorum 
plerumque triflorae. Bracteolae 15-2 mm. longae, + connatae, 
