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176 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
Planta 20-45 cm. alta, gracilis, rhizomate longo crasso 
vestigiis praeteritorum foliorum dense vestito, apice setis longis 
fulvis copiose ornato. Caulis solitarius flexuosus basi foliatus, 
primo densius fulvo-setosus deinde subglabrescens. Folia 
omnia vel fere omnia radicalia, petiolis 2-7 cm. longis setis 
longis fulvis patentibus dense obsitis ; lamina 3-6 cm. longa, 
1.5-2.5 cm. lata, elliptica, apice rotundata vel obtusa, basi 
rotundata vel subrotundata, subcoriacea, margine remote 
indurato-apiculato-denticulata, supra atro-viridis primo longi- 
uscule fulvo-setosa, deinde glabrescens, infra pallidior densius 
fulvo-setosa, nervis 3-4 utrinque abeuntibus supra obscuris 
infra paulo prominulis; folia caulina nulla vel 1~2 minuta 
bracteiformia. Capitula solitaria remota vel 2~-3-fasciculata, 
spicam 7-16 cm. longam interruptam angustissimam formantia, 
2-3-flora, vix 1 cm. longa. Involucri phylla exteriora brevia 
rubrida, interiora elongata lanceolata acuminata subpaleacea. 
Pappi setae uniseriatae 6 mm. longae fulvae. Achaenium circ. 
I mm. longum dense pilosum 
Yunnan :—Near Teng-yueh, Howell No. 252. Type 
Yunnan :—“ Plant of g-18 inches. Flowers pale rose. 
Dry shady situations on rocks in the hills to the north of Teng- 
yueh. Lat. 25° 15’ N. Alt. 7000 ft. May t1o12.” G. Forrest. 
No. 7862. 
Allium Beesianum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate Allit cyanei, Regel et Alliz Seesteke. 
Regel ; ab hoc floribus majoribus, filamentis ecuspidatis, stylo 
ovario 2-3-plo longiore differt, ab illo floribus duplo majoribus, 
segmentis perianthii elliptico-oblongis, staminibus inclusis re- 
cedit. 
Bulbi caespitosi, angusti, cylindrici, basi rhizomata filiformia 
horizontalia emittentes, tunicis tandem fibrosis praediti. Caulis 
erectus 30-45 cm. altus, teres, a basi usque ad medium foliatus. 
Folia 1-3, canaliculata, deinde plana, 10-25 cm. longa, 4-8 mm. 
lata, linearia, subobtusa, margine minutissime scabra. Scapus 
gracilis apice nutans. Spatha membranacea univalvis ovata 
apiculata mox decidua. Umbella 5—to-flora, hemisphaerica, 
pedicellis subaequalibus, quam flores vix brevioribus, basi 
nudis. Perianthii campanulato-tubulosi clare cyanei segmenta 
elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, ad 13 mm. longa, ad 4 mm. lata, 
exteriora interioribus paulo breviora. Stamina exteriora peri- 
anthium fere aequantia, interiora circiter } breviora ; filamenta 
cyanea, basi dilatata ecuspidata. Ovarium trigonum minute 
papillosum ; stylus cyaneus ovario 2~3-plo longior, perianthium 
fere superans. 
