Plantae Chinenses Forrestianae. 
Plants discovered and collected by George Forrest during his first exploration 
of Yunnan and Eastern Tibet in the years 1904, 1905, and 1906. 
_ Description of New Species of Pirolaceae. 
BY 
H. ANDRES, 
Bonn. 
With Plates III-V. 
Pirola decorata, Andres. Sp.nov. Plate iii. 
Planta 15-35 cm. longa. Squamae anguste lanceolatae, 
longe acuminatae. Folia longe elliptica vel spathulata, apice 
rotundata, remote dentata, sensim in petiolum angustata, supra 
saturate viridia, nervis pallidioribus luteolis notata, subtus 
pallidiora, plerumque fuscescentia vel purpurascentia. In- 
florescentia fere pyramidalis, 5-8-flora. Bracteae anguste 
lineares, pedicello longiores, plerumque accumbentes ; pedicelli 
oblique erecti. Flores nutantes, late campanulati, ampli. 
Sepala lanceolata, subito rotundata vel sensim acuta, petala 
dimidia aequantia vel superantia, margine pallidiora. Petala 
ovata, 8-10 mm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata, viridulo-lutea. Staminum 
filamenta plana sursum curvata, antherae ovatae vel oblongo- 
rotundatae, basi saepe breviter apiculatae. Stylus plus minusve 
ex corolla exsertus, primo deorsum versus, dein subrectus ; 
stigma quam stylus vix latius. 
‘“ Plant of 9-15 inches. Flowers yellowish. Dry situations 
in pine forests around and north of Lu-chang, Salwin valley, 
Salwin-Irrawadi divide. Lat. 26° 10’ N. Alt. 6000-g000 ft. 
November 1905.’ G. Forrest. No. 802. 
“Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers pale greenish-white. 
Amongst dwarf scrub and undergrowth in pine forests on the 
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’ N. Alt. 
9000-10,000 ft. July 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 2519. ~ 
“ Plant of 6-8 inches. Flowers greenish-white, veined green. 
Open, dry situations amongst pine scrub on the eastern flank 
of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo~r0,000 ft. July 
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4176. 
[Notes, R.B.G., Edin., No. KXXVI, March 1913-] 
