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264 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
“Plant of 2-5 inches. Perianth white, exterior bluish. 
Forming large patches on open, grassy, rocky slopes, eastern flank 
of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. ro-11,000 
ft. May 1906. Yunnan, W. China.”’ G. Forrest. No. 2166. 
“Plant of 6-10 inches. Interior of perianth white, exterior 
blue. Open situations in pine forests on the eastern flank of the 
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,500-11,000 ft. 
June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2226. 
This variety is very much like the var. Souliet, Fin. et 
Gagnep., but has white (exterior blue) flowers, not yellow 
ones. 
Anemone obtusiloba, Don, var. coerulea, Ulbrich in Engler’s 
ot. Jahrb. xxxvii, p. 242. 
Folia basalia conspicue petiolata ; lamina herbacea, subtus 
dense et longe pilosa, alte trilobata, segmentis latis obovatis 
crenatis, I°5-2°5 cm. longa et lata. Scapus 4-10 cm. longus. 
Folium involucrale tripartitum, segmentis late ovatis inciso- 
lobatis et crenato-serratis. Perianthium extus coeruleum intus 
album 
“Plant of 2-6 inches. Flower white, exterior of perianth 
blue. Crevices of rocks, eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10-11,000 ft. May 1906. Yunnan, 
W. China.”’ G. Forrest. No. 2152. 
“ Plant of 2~4inches. Exterior of perianth blue, interior white. 
Arid, stony plain at the north end of the Lichiang valley. Lat. 
27° 12'N. Alt. 8500 ft. June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2232. 
A reduced form, only 2°5—5 cm. high, with flowers white striped 
bright green seems to belong to the same variety. 
“Stony pastureland at base of the eastern flank of the Lichiang 
Range. Lat. 27° 12’ N. Alt. 9-10,000 ft. July 1906.” 
This is hardly different from certain forms of A. trullifolia, 
Hook. f. et Thoms. : 
>. Caltha palustris, L. var. umbrosa, Diels. Var. nov. 
Planta gracilis, 15-30 cm. alta. Foliorum basalium petiolus 
to-12 cm. longus, lamina membranaceo-herbacea alte cordata 
2-3'5 cm. longa et lata argute dentata. Folia caulina reducta 
alte partito-incisa Segmentis argute serratis vel dentatis. Flores 
aurantiaco-flavi pro genere parvi. Sepala anguste obovata 
0°7-1 cm. longa, 0°5-0°7 cm. lata. Carpella 4-6. 
“ Plant of 6-9 inches. Flowers Orange-yellow. Moist situa- 
tions in shady pine forests along the base of the eastern flank 
of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. June 
1906.” G, Forrest. No. 2479. 
