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quam ovarium 3 mm. longum dimidio brevior, apice brevissime 
trifidum. 
“Plant of 6~9 inches. Flowers deep claret-red, darkest on 
the mid-rib of each segment. Crevices and grassy ledges of 
cliffs on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 25’ 
N. Alt. r1-12,000 ft. September 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 
3038. 
This is a small species remarkable by its large flowers, re- 
sembling small specimens of the A. narcissifiorum, Vill., of the 
European Alps, more than any other species. 
Lloydia Forrestii, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Folia linearia, ca. 4, scapum florentem superantes, 8-15 cm. 
longa. Scapus 4-11 cm. longus, apice curvatus, ideoque flores 
penduli; bracteae bracteolaeque foliaceae erectae, suprema 
flori appropinquata. Flores 1-2. Perianthii sepala angusta, 
spathulato-linearia, flava, basi aurantiaca, 15-16 mm. longa, 
25-3 mm. lata. Filamenta pilosa, stamina 10 mm. longa. 
Ovarium cylindricum, 5-6 mm. longum; stylus 4 mm. longus,. 
stigma capitatum. 
“ Plant of 4-6 inches. Flowers yellow, base of perianth orange. 
Open, grassy situations on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 10-11,000 ft. August-September 1906.” 
G. Forrest. No. 1892. 
This seems to be allied to L. oxycarpa, Franchet, but the leaves 
are longer than the scape, the bracts exceed the flower, and the 
perianth is nodding. 
' Veratrum stenophyllum, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Caulis 0°3—0°8 m. altus, basi vaginarum foliorum pristinorum 
fibris atrofusis cinctus, praecipue superne densius pubescens, 
apice nonnunquam subtomentellus. Folia lanceolato-linearia 
vel oblanceolato-linearia, nonnunquam subfalcato-curvata, 15-45 
cm. longa, 175-5 cm. lata. Bracteae inferiores lanceolatae 
dimidium ramorum fere aequantes, superiores decrescentes. 
Flores ¢ minores quam ceteri, perianthii segmenta basi magis 
contracta, aurea, extus viridia. Flores subhermaphroditi medio- 
cres, stamina 3°5—4 mm. longa, carpella 3-35 mm. longa. Flores 
? majores, perianthii segmenta anguste ovata, 8-g mm. longa, 
4 mm. lata, viridia. Staminodia 3—3°5 mm. longa, carpella lata 
2-2°5mm.longa. Capsula sepala fere duplo superans. 
2‘ Plant of 1-2} ft. Flowers green. Mountain meadows 
on the margins of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang 
Range. Lat. 27° 20° N. Alt. g500-11,000 ft. July 1906 
N. W. Yunnan, China.” G. Forrest. No. 2635. 
%“ Plant of 14-3 ft, Flowers green. Grassy, shady openings 
