SPECIES ASIATICAE, 195 
“ China :—Shweli-Salween divide, Yunnan, in open thickets. 
Lat. 25° 6’ N. Alt. 7000 ft. Shrub of 20 ft. Flowers creamy 
yellow? Calyces ruddy. April 1917.’ G. Forrest. No. 
13,608. 
oid Arabis alpina, Linn., var. purpurea, W. W. Sm. Var. nov. 
Varietati rubrocalyct, Franch. simillima sed floribus saturate 
purpureo-roseis differt. 
China :—Yunnan, on the Bei-ma Shan. Lat. 28° 12’ N. 
Alt. 12,000 ft. Plant of 6-15 inches. Flowers deep purple-rose. 
On open rocks and cliffs. Junerg17.’’ G. Forrest. No. 13,977. 
a Arenaria barbata, Franch., var. hirsutissima, W. W. Sm. 
Var. nov. : 
A typo differt caulibus, foliis utraque facie, pedicellis, 
calycibus pilis longissimis albis densissime onustis. 
“China :—Yunnan; Eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. II,000-12,000 ft. Plant of 6-10 inches. 
Flowers white or very pale rose. Dry open stony mountain 
meadows. Aug. 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6299. 
a0 Arenaria euodonta, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis A. guadridentatae, Williams et A. roseiflorae, 
Sprague sectionis Odontostemmatis ; ab illa foliis linearibus fere 
glabris, floribus duplo majoribus est distinguenda ; ab hac valde 
affini foliis linearibus textura gramineis divergit. 
Planta perennis ramosa diffusa. Radix elongata fusiformis 
caudice squamis induto. Caules e basi ramosi, suberecti vel 
ascendentes, 10-35 cm. alti, pilis articulatis albidis vel — nti- 
bus plus minusve dense crispato-pubescentes. Folia I-2 cm. 
longa, circ. 1 mm. lata, linearia, apice ipso eee basi 
paulo dilatata, membranacea punctis elevatis notata, ad mar- 
gines et ad costam mediam infra plus minusve pilosula. Flores 
solitarii vel in cymas 3~5-floras dispositi albi vel. pallide rosei ; 
pedicelli ad 2.5 cm. longi pilis articulatis nigridis dense induti ; 
bracteae foliis similes sed triplo minores. Sepala circ. 8 mm. 
longa, 2.5 mm. lata, plus minusve oblonga, ciliata, extra nigrido- 
pilosula, interiora late scarioso-marginata. Petala circ. 1.5 cm. 
longa, oblanceolata, apice 2-3-dentata, alba vel pallide rosea. 
Stamina ro calycem paulo excedentia filamentis glabris. 
Ovarium oblongum 3-4 mm. longum stylis duobus circ. 4 mm. 
ongis munitum. 
“‘China:—Yunnan, Kari Pass, Mekong-Yangtze divide. 
Lat. 27° 40’ N. Alt. 13,000 ft. Matted plant of 9-14 inches. 
Flowers white. Open situations on and amongst boulders. 
July Ig14.”’ G. Forrest. No. 12,891. 
