140 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
Viburnum eee, Ker, var. conspersum, W. W. Sm. 
Var. nov 
A Foo — ramulis inflorescentiisque sparse stellato- 
puberulis, foliis ovalibus apice plerumque rotundatis utrinque 
primo ad costam sparse fulvo-stellato-puberulis, petiolis primo 
densiuscule stellato-puberulis mox glabrescentibus. 
“ At Thaiyong, a mountain valley, 2000 ft. elevation, sixty 
miles west from the port of Swatow, surrounded by-hills and 
intersected by glens richly wooded. Sept. 1898.” Coll. Dr, 
J. M. Dalziel. No. 174. 
Viburnum propinquum, Hemsl. var. Mairei, W. W. Sm. Var. 
nov. 
A typo clare differt foliis multo minoribus 3-4.5 cm. longis, 
multo angustioribus, I-1.2 cm. latis, lineari-lanceolatis, apice 
acutis nec acuminatis, basi anguste cuneatis, inflorescentiis 
minoribus 2—4 cm. latis, fructibus 3-4 mm. vix superantibus, 
This plant differs very much from the typical plant as seen 
in specimens from the province of Hupeh. The species is, 
however, very variable, and a small-leaved form with short 
globose fruits has been described from Szechwan—V. propin- 
quum, Hemsl., var. parvifolium, Graebner. In this variety 
the leaves do not exceed 4 cm. and the fruit is about 3 mm. 
long ; it differs, however, from var. Maizrei in the ovate acumi- 
nate leaves. 
Viburnum thaiyongense, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate V. Mullahae, Ham., V. brevipedis, 
Rehder, V. Fordiae, Hance, et V. hirtult, Rehder; petiolis 
brevissimis, foliis ellipticis apice basique + rotundatis utrinque 
+ pilosulis recedit. 
Frutex ramulis primo pilis fasciculatis dense fulvo-tomentosis 
tarde glabrescentibus. Folia petiolo 3-5 mm. longo dense 
tomentoso suffulta; lamina 4-5 cm. longa, 3-3.5 cm. lata, 
+ late slissties, basi rotundata, apice rotundata vel obtusa, 
margine remote atque irregulariter dentata vel denticulata, 
crasse papyracea, supra atroviridis pilis furcatis vel fasciculatis 
conspersa, ad costam impressam nervosque fulvo-setosula; infra 
pilis fasciculatis + dense fulvo-tomentosa; nervi utrinque 
plerumque 5 subparalleli ad dentes excurrentes ; stipulae nullae ; 
nonnunquam -folium parvum quasi stipulare e gemma axillari 
enatum. Corymbus terminalis circ. 5 cm. diametro, pedunculo 
I-1.5 cm. longo tomentoso suffultus, radiis primariis 5-6 fulvo- 
tomentosis, floribus e radiis ordinis tertii vel quarti natis ; 
radii secundarii ad ultimos longiuscule pilosi bracteis linearibus 
