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86 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
glandulosi intus subglabri. Stamina paulo supra medium 
tubum inserta. Ovarium glabrum. Fructus anguste ovoideus 
circ. 4 mm. longus. 
“Shrub of 4-9 ft. Flowers very deep blue-lavender, throat and 
tube tinged rose, fragrant. Open situations amongst scrub at 
the north end of the Chien-Chuan Valley, Yunnan. Lat. 27°N. 
Alt. 8000—go00 ft. May 1914.”’ G. Forrest. No. 12,433. 
“On the Chungtien plateau, Yunnan. Lat. 27° 30’ N. 
Alt. 10,000 ft. July 1914.” G. Forvest. - No. 12,753. 
Buddleia limitanea, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis B. Forrestit, Diels a qua foliis tenuiter mem- 
branaceis subtus tomentello parcissimo fere obsoleto praeditis, 
inflorescentiis laxis, cymis paucifloris, calyce corollaque multo 
minus pilosis recedit. 
Frutex I-2 m. altus ramulis gracilibus subteretibus infra 
glabris supra + sparse stellato-pilosulis vel glabrescentibus. 
Folia superiora petiolo 2-5 mm. longo suffulta, 6-12 cm. longa, 
2-3 cm. lata, lanceolata vel oblanceolata, apice acuminata 
vel raro paulum rotundata, basi cuneatim attenuata, margine 
crebre serratula serraturis calloso-apiculatis, in sicco tenuiter 
membranacea, supra viridia sparse scabridule puberula, subtus 
subolivacea tomentello exiguo vel fere deficiente praedita. 
Inflorescentiae laxae e cymis pedunculatis 1-3-floris compositae 
5-7 cm. longae primo tomentellae mox glabrescentes. Flores 
pedicellis 2-3 mm. longis sparse pilosis suffulti rosei (?) Calycis 
4—5 mm. longi tubus glaber vel subglaber ad trientem in dentes 
triangulares sinu lato separatos apice + recurvos subcalloso- 
apiculatos divisus. Corolla circ. I cm. longa ; tubus 3-3.5 mm. 
latus, extra glaber vel parce pilosus intus pilosus, lobi cire. 2.5 
mm. diametro pilosuli vel glabrescentes. Stamina ad medium 
tubum affixa. Ovarium glabrum + 3 mm. longum stylo clavato 
ad 4 mm. longo. Fructus maturus circ. I cm. longus glaber 
venulis sub lente conspicuis. 
“ Shrub of 3-4 ft. In fruit. Open scrub on the western 
flank of the Shweli-Salween divide, Yunnan. Lat. 25° 20’ N. 
Alt. 7000-8000 ft. Aug. 1912.” G. Forrest. No. 8962. 
“‘ Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers pinkish. Half shade on granite 
hills, Hpimaw, Northern Burma, g000-10,000 ft. Aug. 1914.” 
Kingdon Ward. No. 1867. 
The Northern Burma plant I take to be the same as the Yun- 
nan specimen which is in fruit. The species is closely allied to 
B. Forrestii, Diels, which is very distinct from all previously 
described species of this genus. The new species is a smaller 
weaker plant with thin leaves ee ieee tomentum, and with 
a lax and per tories inflorescen 
