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Corolla extra praesertim inferne pilis glanduloso-capitatis sub- 
sparse tecta ; tubus circa 22 mm. longus, intra pilis glanduloso- 
capitatis sparsis instructus ; labium posticum 3 mm. longum, 
basi 9 mm. latum, ad medium lobatum ; labium anticum circa 
Io mm. longum et 12 mm. latum, vix ad medium 3-lobatum, 
lobis omnibus ciliatis. Stamina antica corollae tubo subae- 
quialta, lateralia paululo superantia ; filamenta glabra, antica 
circa 2.5 mm. supra corollae tubi basem et 4 mm. infra lateralia 
inserta ; antherae circa 1.75 mm. longae et 2 mm. latae ; stamen 
posticum ad staminodium circa 1 mm. longum glabrum circa 
3 mm. supra corollae basem insertum redactum. Discus 1.5- 
1.75 mm. altus, glaber, apice subintiger vel distincte undulato- 
lobatus. Ovarium stipite brevi incluso 12 mm. longum, glabrum, 
stylo 4.5 mm. longo pilis glanduloso-capitatis tecto, stigmate 
bilobato. Capsula, stipite incluso, ad 5 cm. longa. 
Yunnan. Western flank of the Shweli-Salwin divide, 10,000 ft. 
Lat? 25° 260° -N. Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers deep orange. 
On ledges of cliffs and on humus-covered boulders. G. Forrest, 
8984. Fl. er fr. Aug. 1912. 15,828. Fl. et fr. Aug. 1917. 
Shweli-Salwin divide. Lat. 25° 30’ N. Alt. 8000 ft. Plant 
of 6-10 inches. Flowers yellow, flushed deep purple-crimson at 
margins. On trees and rocks in shady side valleys. G. Forrest, 
17,619. FI. et fr. July, Aug. 1918. 
Briggsia Mairei, Craib, sp. nov. 
Rhizoma crassum. Folia omnia basalia, ovata, oblongo- 
ovata oblongave, apicem versus angustata, basi cordata vel 
cordatula, usque ad 7 cm. longa et 4.7 cm. lata, chartacea vel 
rigide chartacea, pagina superiore pilis albis longiusculis trans- 
verse septatis laxius tecta, inferiore pallidiora, ad costam 
nervosque laterales pilis longis brunneis cito agglutinatis obtecta, 
aliter pilosula, nervis lateralibus utrinque 4-5 subtus prominulis 
bene intra marginem furcatis, margine grossius dentata vel 
crenato-dentata, petiolo ad Io cm. longo pilis longis brunneis 
cito agglutinatis obtecto suffulta. Pedunculi communes solitarii 
vel bini, ad 15 cm. alti, pilis longiusculis brunneis transverse 
apice bibracteati, bracteis dorso brunneo- 
lliformem paucifloram gerentes ; 
Calyx extra dense brunneo- 
ter se vix aequalibus lanceo- 
septatis instructi, 
barbatis, inflorescentiam umbe 
pedicelli usque ad 3.8 cm. longi. 
pilosus, intra glaber, segmentis 5 in ; : 
latis vel oblongo-lanceolatis circa 6 mm. longis 1.5-2.5 mm. latis 
5-nerviis, nervis intramarginalibus obscuris. Corolla violacea 
(ex Maire), extra basem versus dense brunneo-glanduloso-pilosa, 
superne pilis multo brevioribus capitatis sparse instructa, intra 
sparse glanduloso-pilosa, pilis omnibus transverse septatis ; 
tubus circa 2.8 cm. longus; labium posticum 5 mm. longum, 
