16 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE, 
foliis brevissime petiolatis, late ellipticis, breviter acuminatis, 
basi rotundatis vel subcordatis, subtus puberulis, praesertim 
nervis, superne glabratis, nervis exceptis, 3.5—6 cm. longis, medio 
fere 2.5-4.5 cm. latis; cymis pedunculatis, subumbelliformi- 
abbreviatis, usque ad 3.5 cm. longis, 10-15-floris; pedunculo 
puberulo usque ad 2 cm. longo; pedicellis gracilibus usque ad 
I cm. longis, puberulis; calycis segmentis lanceolato-triangulis 
subacutis, puberulis, margine ciliatis, corolla duplo brevioribus ; 
corolla subrotata, alte 5—partita, 3.75 mm. longa; lobis oblongis 
obtusis, intus medio puberulis ; gynostemio humili, corolla duplo 
breviore ; corona alte 5-lobata, lobis ovato-lanceolatis obtusius- 
cule acuminatis, glabris, intus basi medio gibbo parvulo donatis, 
gynostemio subaequilongis ; antheris oblongo-quadratis, margini- 
bus cartilagineis basi dilatatis, approximatis, appendice hyalino 
suborbiculari, obtuso, in stigmatis caput apice incumbente ; 
polliniis oblique oblongoideis, translatoribus brevibus hori- 
zontalibus retinaculo oblongoideo, polliniis submajore. 
“Plant of 1-2 ft. Flowers greenish-orange. Dry, shady 
situations in pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo-10,500 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest. 
No. 4662. 
Evidently No. 2241 from the Lichiang Range is a smaller 
form of this species. ‘‘ Plant of 6-12 inches. Flowers greenish- 
orange. Amongst scrub and in dry, stony, open seine on 
the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 
gooo-10,000 ft. May 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 22 fai 
The plant is allied to C. Arnottianum, Wight, but is easily 
distinguished by the longer peduncles and pedicels. I place it 
next to it. 
var. Balfourianum, Schltr. Var. nov. 
Differt a forma typica, floribus ut videtur purpurascentibus, 
calycis segmentis lanceolatis, acutis, coronae lobis basi sub- 
angustatis 
= Plant of g-18 inches. Flowers dark greenish-brown. 
Dry, rocky situations in pine forests on the eastern flank of the 
Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N. Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. May 
1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2216. 
I regard this plant for the present as a variety of C. Forrestii, 
Schltr., although I do not think it unlikely that later on it may 
prove to be a good species. The material at hand consists only 
of a single plant which does not allow any conclusion as to its 
variability. As is proved by the above quoted No. 2241, it seems, 
however, that C. Forresti, Schitr., may be a rather variable 
, which generally can be recognised by the very shortly 
petioled leaves with Se nerves on the — side. 
