18c DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
attenuatis, antheris parvis. Carpella circ. 24 in medio toro ag- 
gregata glabra, ovariis sub anthesi 1 mm. longis, stylis circ. 2 
mm. longis ad insertionem paulo curvatis parte superiore paulo 
auctis, stigmatibus truncatis. Achaenia matura ignota. 
“Upper Burma :—Naung-Chang—Nwai divide. Alt. 10,000 
—i1,000 ft. Dwarf, with small pure white flowers. Under Bam- 
boo in damp, shady, leafy-soil situations on granite ridge. July 
13th 1914.”’ F. Kingdon Ward. No. 1777. Type ! 
‘Valley of the Chang-Maw -Nka. . Alt. 8,000-11,000 ft. 
Dwarf creeper growing in moss on shady banks beneath under- 
growth in Bamboo forest, Rhododendron forest, etc. The white 
flowers stand upright ana are quite inprotixted: Common all 
up the granite ridge leading to Imaw Bum to about 11,000 ft. 
Flowers throughout July. June 3rd 1919.”” F. Kingdon Ward. 
0. 3166. 
“Chimili Woods. Alt. 10,000 ft. Mossy —e in the alpine 
forest. July 30th 1919.’’ R. Farrer. No. 1 
A remarkable little plant, in foliage and uae? very distinct, 
though in floral details closely allied to R. fragaroides, Bertol. 
The several gatherings are so constant in their character that it 
appears certainly a good species. All*specimens are in flower 
only. 
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usr? Saussurea atrata, W. E. Evans. Sp. nov. 
Species Saussureae Delavayi, Franch. valde affinis sed caule 
elatiore crassiore, foliorum inferiorum pagina superiore laxe lan- 
ata, foliis supremis purpureo-nigris late lanceolatis haud abrupte 
acuminatis, receptaculi paleis achenia vix superantibus sat 
divergit. 
Planta robusta circ. 50 cm. alta ex collectore late caespitosa. 
Radix cum foliis radicalibus ignota. Caules simplices foliosi 
fistulosi sub capitulis terminalibus arcte congestis ampliati, un- 
dique rubidi capillis longis albis laxe lanati. Folia caulina ses- 
silia late linearia, 12-17 cm. longa, 1-1.5 cm. lata, in apicem 
acutum sensim attenuata, basi decurrentia, margine integra 
paulo revoluta, supra viridia laxe albo-lanata, infra dense et 
longe lanata, costa supra conspicua flava infra indumento induta ; 
folia “suprema patentia inflorescentiam amplectantia atque ea 
valde longiora, majora (exteriora) ad 7 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, 
omnia late lanceolata in apicem brevem acutum gradatim an- 
gustata supra glabrescentia saturate atro-purpurea. Inflores- 
centia ex capitulis circ. 20 arcte congestis vulgo sessilibus sub 
anthesi 2 cm. longis 1 cm. latis composita ; involucri phylla circ. 
4-seriata late lanceolata basi incrassata flavida supra atro-pur- 
_-~purea in apicem longum acutissimum sensim abeuntia extra 
pos Pils oneal pallidis conspersa ; receptaculi paleae numer- 
