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Carica boliviana sp. nov. 
ly the summit of one plant seen. Glabrous; large leaf at base 
of inflorescence ona stout petiole 2.5 dm. long; blade rotund- 
obovate, 2 dm. long, rather broader, the base shallowly cordate, 
divided two- thirds of the way, the lobes one or two pairs, lance- 
except the terminal, which sometimes has a few coarse teeth or 
lobes, very thin, dark-green above, drying yellowish-green under- 
neath, the principal veins very strong and prominent, the others in- 
conspicuous; smaller leaves of the inflorescence similar, about half 
as large; peduncles stoutish, about 1 cm. long, the pedicels arti- 
culated to = large nodose summit; pedicels slender, 0.5-1 cm. 
long; flowers 8 mm. long, none seen in an opened state; fruit 
(mature ?) roaaly oval, 3 cm. long, 2.5 cm. broad, the seeds 4 
«‘ A shrub or tree about ro ft. high without branches, in rich 
mould about houses, cultivated; flowers white; fruits dark yellow, 
larger than an egg.” Calapampa, July 12, 1894. (Vo. 2338.) 
Apparently the same as zo. 1559. 
CURCURBITACEAE 
CALYCOPHYSUM PEDUNCULATUM VILLosuM Cogn. Bull. Torrey 
Club 23: 17. 1896. (Vo. 2244.) fide Cogniaux. 
Mevoruria Hooxerr Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 588. ‘In 
hedges, climbing 10 to 15 ft. high, the fowers white. Scarce.’ 
Coripata, April 10, 1894. (Wo. 2227.) The same as mo. 258 
and Rusby 2065. 
GURANIA BOLIVIANA Rusby, Mem. Torrey Club 3°: 38. (Vo. 
2013.) 
GURANIA COSTARICENSIS SUBTRILOBA Cogn. (Specimen without 
number.) 
ANGURIA LONGIPEDUNCULATA Cogn. Mem. Cour. Acad. Belg. Svo. 
27:—. 1874. fide Cogniaux. 
Ancuria Warszewiczit Hooker, Bot. Mag. pl. 5370¢. (Vo. 
2666.) 
CYCLANTHERA BRACHYBOTRYS (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn. Mem. 
Cour. Acad. Belg. 8vo. 28: 73. 1878. fide Cogniaux. (ALo- 
mordica brachybotrys Poepp. & Endl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 
54.) Chaps along the ground in clay and mud; flowers 
yellow.” Coroico, September, 1894. (Vo. 2467.) The same 
as Rusby 2059 
