cond 
DreLs—V ALERIANACEAE. 295 
According to a note on the sheet, this is the same as Henry, No. 
10,552, No. 10,552a, No. 13,298, and Ducloux, No. 814, which 
I have not seen. 
Closely allied to V. mandarinorum, Diels, of Central China, 
which differs by its broader leaves, shorter petiole, longer pedicels, 
and longer corolla. 
VALERIANACEAE. 
Valeriana barbulata, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Rhizoma radices fibrosas longissimas emittens. Caulis 7—15 
cm. altus, praeter nodos albido-barbatos fere glaber. Folia 
infima nonnunquam indivisa, cetera I-—2—jugo-pinnata, 2-3 cm. 
longa, ad petiolum marginesque pinnarum hispidula, ceterum 
glabra ; foliola infima saepe minuta, media ovata integra vel 
+ serrata, 4-9 mm. longa; terminale multo majus, ovatum, 
serratum, 1°5-2 cm. longum, 1-1°3 cm. latum. Corymbus parvus, 
densiflorus, 1 cm. longus, 1°5—2°5 cm. latus; bracteae pallidae 
vel roseo-suffusae, lanceolatae, obtusiusculae, basi barbatae, 3—5 
mm. longae, ovarium superantes. Ovarium glabrum, 2 mm. 
longum, demum longius. Corollae roseo-albidae tubus 2°5 mm. 
longus ; limbus brevis, vix I mm. longus, 2°5 mm. latus. 
“Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers pinkish-white. Moist, grassy 
situations in pine scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 25’ N. Alt. 10—11,000 ft. September 1906.” G. 
Forrest. No. 2885. 
“ Plant of 3-6 inches. Flowers pink. Boggy mountain pasture 
on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 
g-10,000 ft. July 1906." G. Forrest. No. 4645. 
In habit, this species reminds of V. pyrolifolia, Dcne., and V. 
flagellifera, Batal. (Kansu) ; it is different from the Kansu species 
by the more entire leaves and composite inflorescences. 
'’ Valeriana stenoptera, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Rhizoma (an semper breve?) radices fibrosas numerosas 
demittens. Caulis 15-50 cm. altus basi puberulus, superne 
praeter nodos subbarbatos glabratus. Folia infima longe petio- 
lata, late ovata, serrata evanida, cetera sessilia, alte pinnati- 
partita, fere glabra, 5-8 cm. longa, segmentis linearibus integris 
vel hine inde incisis, nonnunquam subcurvatis, apicem versus 
longe attenuatis, I'5-2 cm. longis. Corymbus simplex vel tri- 
partitus, cymae densiflorae ; bracteae lineares apice tenues 
subcallosae. Ovarium glabrum, 1°5-2 cm. longum. Corolla 
rosea vel roseo-alba ; tubus limbo brevior basi ipsa subito uni- 
lateraliter constrictus ideoque gibbus, circ. 2 mm. longus ; limbi 
lobi subelliptici, obtusi, 2°5 mm. longi, 1°5 mm. lati. 
