154 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
mentis longis dense villosis. Ovarium globosum cire. 1 mm. 
diametro stylum aequans. Fructus subglobosus cire. 1.5 cm. 
diametro perianthii tubo valde incrassato ac elongato insidens, 
perianthii segmentis delapsis. 
“West China :—Salween Valley, Yunnan, in open thickets. 
Lat. 25° 6! N. Alt. 4,000 ft. Shrub or tree of 20-40 ft. 
Flowers creamy-white. April 1917.’’ G. Forrest. No. 13667. 
“‘Shweli-Salween divide, Yunnan, in thickets. Lat. 25° 30’ N. 
Alt. e,ooo ft. Shrub of 20-30 ft. In fruit. October 1917.” 
G. Forrest. No. 16021. 
yo? Anemone polycarpa, W.E. Evans. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate A. obtusilobac, D. Don a qua foliis in > 
lobos 5-7 profunde multifidos pinnatisectis, sepalis distincte 
concavis vix translucentibus supra opaco-albidis infra saturate 
purpureo-coeruleis, toro globulari papillis globosis achaeniferis 
numerosissimis (circ. 80) ultra antheras pertinentibus, stigma- 
tibus valde circinatis discrepat. 
Planta glabrescens vel parce longi-pilosa 20-30 cm. alta. 
Rhizoma breve crassum saepe adscendens, supra foliorum de- 
lapsorum vaginis fibrosis onustum, infra radices sat numerosas 
fibrosas ad insertionem breviter tuberoso-incrassatas emittens. 
Folia radicalia circ. 8-10; lamina circ. 4 cm. longa, 3.5 cm. 
lata, ambitu subtriangularis pinnatisecta in lobos 5-7 profunde 
multifidos partita, petiolo ad 15 cm. longo basi membranacco- 
expanso suffulta. Scapi vulgo uniflor1 ad 30 cm. alti flexuoso- 
adscendentes ; involucri phylla tria libera sessilia profunde mul- 
tifida a flore plerumque 4-8 cm. remota. Flores mediocres 1.5-2 
em. dizmetro. Sepala vulgo 6, usque ad I cm. longa, 6 mm. 
lata. obovata supra valde concava apice paulo cucullata opaco- 
griseo-alba, infra saturate purpureo-coerulea parce longi-pilosa 
margiie integra haud ciliata. Stamina numerosa carpellis paulo 
longiora plus minusveé atro-purpurea, filamentis planis late lin. 
earibus ad apicem sed vix ad basim attenuatis, antheris ellip- 
ticis lateraliter dehiscentibus. Achaenia circ. 80 ab initio dense 
pilosa in papillas tori globosi valde distinctas inserta, stylo dis- 
tincto, stigmate valde circinato-incurvato, 
‘China :—Yunnan, Mekong-Salween divide. Lat. 28° 10’ N. 
Alt. 12,000 ft. Plant of 10-12 inches. Flowers deep purple. 
Open, stony pasture.’’ G. Forrest. No. 13320. Fl. Septem-. 
ber 1914. Type! 
E. Tibet :—T sarong, on Doker-la, Mekong-Salween divide. 
Lat. 28° 25° N. Alt. x1,000 ft. Plant of 12-18 inches. 
Flowers interior bluey-grey, exterior deep blue. Moist, shady 
situations on boulders and cliffs by streams.’? Fl. July 1918. 
G. Forrest. No. 16671. . 
