254 New Species of Mexican Plants. [ZOE 
bus liberis: stylis fere apicibus cohzrentibus: capsulis oblongis 
calycibus brevioribus: seminibus numerosis globosis scrobiculatis. 
This plant is related to the species having dentate filaments, 
but is peculiar in having united styles. Collected on Cerro de 
Baxtle, Puebla, growing in moist-soil. No. 2584. 
Nama flavescens. Suffruticosum, ramosum parce hirsutum 
flavo-glandulosum; caule erecto albo-pannoso; foliis angusto- 
linearibus, 1.5 cm. longis, margine revolutis, flavo- glandulosis; 
floribus ad apicem ramorum irregulariter cymosis; corolla in- 
fundibuliformi-campanulata violacea 2 cm. longa, sepalis sursum 
haud ampliatis paullo longiore; staminibus inzequaliter insertis; 
filamentis basi corollze adnatis, marginibus liberis; seminibus 
subglobosis scrobiculatis. 
The appearance of this species is like that of WV. stenophyllum, 
differing in its yellowish green aspect. Collected near Parras, 
Coahuila. No, 1875. 
Trichostema Purpusii. Frutescens puberulum, caulibus ra- 
mosis erectis 4-5 dm. longis: foliis ovato-acuminatis 2-3 cm. 
longis, 1-1.5 cm. latis, brevipetiolatis: cymarum pendunculis 
1.5 cm. longis, 2—-4~-laxifloris; pedicellis 2-10 mm. longis: caly- 
cibus campanulatis 5 mm. altis, ad medium in dentes subeequales 
ovato-acuminatos sectis: corollis coccineis; tubis 1 cm. longis; 
lobis oblongis, 4 mm. latis, obtusis, inferioribus vix longioribus. 
staminibus corollis duplo longioribus: antherarum loculis con- 
fluentibus divaricatis. 
The long stamens are spirally coiled in the bud. A fine 
species, with handsome, large, scarlet corollas. Its geographical 
habitat is aberrant, as well as the color of its flowers. Collected 
on Cerro de la Yerba, Puebla, growing in moist soil. No. 2259. 
Hedeoma tenuiflora. Caules retrorsum pubescentes, 3-4 dm. 
longi e radicibus lignosis: foliis pubescentibus ovato-acumin- 
atis, cm. longis, 4-5 mm. latis basi in petiolum brevem cunea- 
tis, margine revolutis: verticillastris sessilibus vel pedunculis 
1-4 mm. longis, 1-4—floris: pedicellis 3-4 mm. longis pubescenti- 
bus: calycis tubo basi subgibbo; dentibus subulato-setaceis, in- 
ferioribus rectis superioribus recurvatis longioribus: corollis 
tubulatis purpurascentibus, 15 mm. longis calycibus triplo longi- 
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