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Guatemala, alt. 2,300 feet, W. A. Kellerinan, Feb. 11, 1906, no. 

 s8go ; Jan. 16, 1907, no. doyj. Has leaves less glaucous than 

 the type, also more flowers to a bract. The flowers, which were 

 wanting in the type, are lemon-yellow. 



B. crassa (Griggs). Near Izabol, Guatemala, alt. circ. 750 

 feet, W. A. Kellernian, Feb. 23, 1907. Previously reported up 

 to 3,000 feet. 



B. elongata (Griggs). Monkey Hill, Panama, Cozcell, no. ly. 

 Previously known from Guatemala alone. 



B. Jiuniilis (Jacq.). Santa Marta, Colombia, H. H. Smith, no. 

 2jji, with the field note " Erect, 6-7 feet. Local on damp hill- 

 sides, generally in second growth or open forest 1,500-4,000 feet. 

 Flowers, June-Sept. Specimen is from Don Amo. 2,000 feet. 

 Flower greenish, bract red, edge above and apex green." This 

 specimen has the typical short round leaves of B. hiunilis together 

 with the brightly colored inflorescence just as figured by Jacquin. 



B. pendnla (VVawra). Volcano Santa Maria, Guatemala, alt. 

 4,500 feet, W. A. Kellerniaji, Jan. 19, 1907, no. 6oj6. Previ- 

 ously reported only from Brazil. These plants are close to the 

 type except in size ; instead of being 3 m. they are nearly 7 m. 

 tall. 



B. rostrata (Ruiz & Pavon). Bolivia, Miguel Bang, no. 2^68. 

 Typical. 



B. spissa (Griggs). Huatusco, Mexico, alt. circ. 6,000 feet, 

 Fred. Mueller, 1853, no. ^01. This station is very far north and 

 at a great altitude for a tropical plant. 

 Ohio State University, 

 Columbus, Ohio. 



THE GENUS SHORTIA 



By Homer Doliver House 

 The story of the elusive Shortia galacifolia of the southern 

 Appalachian mountains is one of the most interesting chapters 

 in American botanical history. The plant was discovered by 

 Michaux more than a hundred years ago, but in fruit only, and 

 remained unknown to other botanists until detected by Asa Gray 

 in the Michaux herbarium in Paris in 1839. Upon his return to 



