SPECIES CHINENSES. 177 
“Plant of 9-18 inches. Flowers pendulous, bright blue, 
striped a deeper shade. Open stony pasture on the eastern 
flank of the Lichiang Range, Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. 
Sept. 1g10.”” G, Forrest. No. 6576. Type. 
““ Open boggy grassland on the Chung Tien plateau six miles 
south of town. Alt. 12,000 ft. September 1904.” G. Forrest. 
0. 253. 
“Plant of 9-14 inches. Flowers deep rich blue, with the 
segments of perianth pure white. Open mountain meadows 
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 20’ N, 
Alt. 12,000-13,000 ft. September 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 
3029. 
Arisaema auriculatum W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis A. nepenthordi (Wall.) Mart. inflorescentia 
simillima sed foliis trifoliolatis. 
Planta 30-60 cm. alta, basi squamis foliaceis pluribus 
tenuiter membranaceis purpureo-striatis induta. Folia duo, 
petiolo 8-12 cm. longo vagina membranacea instructa ; lamina 
trisecta, segmentis lateralibus sessilibus, intermedium subae- 
quantibus vel paulo superantibus, basi valde inaequilateralibus, 
omnibus longe acuminatis basi cuneatis vel rotundatis, 8-12 
em. longis 3-6 cm. latis, lanceolatis vel ovatis, nervis supra 
obscuris, infra distinctis eminentibus ; segmentum intermedium 
nunc sessile nunc ad 3 cm. petiolulatum. Pedunculus petiolum 
plus minusve aequans. Spatha lurido-purpurea, ad apicem 
viridis, usque ad 13 cm. longa; tubus cylindricus, ad 6 cm 
longus, basi I cm. superne 2 cm. latus ; lamina late ovata, circ. 
7 cm. longa, medio 5 cm. lata, basi paulo contracta, apice 
breviter acuminata, basi utrinque in auriculam amplam circ. 
3 cm. longam rotundatam recurvam dilatata. Inflorescentiae 
masculinae pars antherifera circ. 3 cm. longa; pars superior 
circ. 4 cm. longa, breviter ad 5 mm. stipitata, exserta, erecta, 
cylindracea, obtusa, ei A. nepenthoidis simillima. Ovaria 
inflorescentiae femininae arcte conferta. 
“ Plant of 1-2 ft. Spathe livid maroon, greenish towards 
tip. Pasture on the margins of pine forests on the eastern 
flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 8000—10,000 
ft. July-August 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 7261. g%. Type. 
“ Plant of 12-15 inches. Spathe livid green veined and 
netted purplish red. In mixed forests on the eastern flank of 
the Tali Range. Lat. 25°40’ N. Alt. 8000-10,000 ft. August 
ro10.” G. Forrest. No. 7260. f and 9. 
“Plant of 1-2 ft. Inflorescence deep reddish purple, 
spathe same, spotted a deeper shade. Damp pine forests on the 
