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be distinct. The differences are well shown in the accompany- 

 ing illustrations of the two species. 



The seeds of L. sahu/osus are considerably smaller, darker, 

 the mottling of a rich brown, and exhibit no trace of the dark 

 oblique line so prominent on those of L. bicolor. 



TWO NEW SPECIES FROM COLORADO 



By George E. Osterhout 



Schinaltzia piibescens sp. nov. 



A low shrub about i m. high, the branches of the year, the 

 petioles, and the leaves, whitish with a dense pubescence, the 

 branches remaining so for a year or two: the leaflets of the tri- 

 foliate leaf sessile on the petiole, the terminal leaflet largest, 

 averaging about 2 cm. long, cuneate at base, slightly three lobed 

 at the end, the middle lobe with three rounded teeth, the lateral 

 ones with two, the lower leaflets bnjadly cuneate at base or 

 rounded, i to 1.5 cm. long, some of them lightly lobed, some 

 crenate at the end, slightly darker on the upper .surface: flowers 

 and fruit in a dense glumerule, the berries deep red, 5 to 6 mm. 

 in diameter, thickly pubescent with comparatively long hairs. 



The type specimens were obtained near Rule creek. Bent 

 county, Colorado, June 9, 19 10, no. 4306. This Schmallzia 

 seems to be nearest related to S. Emoryi Greene, but the thick 

 pubescence is whitish and not so long as in S. Emoryi^ and it 

 seems to be a smaller shrub. It differs from all other Colorado 

 species of Schmaltzia which I have seen in its dense pubescence. 



The species of Schmaltzia in Colorado differ much from 

 each other. One on the plains near New Windsor has a small 

 leaf, slightly pubescent on the lower surface, and light green; 

 its berries are deep red, slightly pubescent with short hairs. 

 This I take to be S. trilobata (Nutt.) Greene. The shrub grow- 

 ing in the foothills has a much larger leaf, darker in color, verv 

 slighth- pube«:cent, its fruit lighter in color, nearly glabrous. 

 I take this to be 5 Bakeri Greene. Dr. Greene's S. cognata, 

 described from Baker, Earle and Tracy's no. 5.?,-, collected at 

 Durango, seems lo be the same as Baker's no. 406, collected at 

 CimarroiL, and does not differ greatly from S. Bakeri. There is 



