188 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
Planta annua radicibus gracilibus 2.5-9 cm. alta, erecta. 
Caulis basi nudus, superne ramulis brevibus erectis vel paulo 
patentibus omnibus floriferis crebre ramosus, dense nigro- 
setosulo-scaber. Folia basalia sub anthesin nulla; caulina 
erecta pauca, cum inflorescentiis intermixta, 1.5-2.5 cm. longa, 
I-1.5 cm. lata, ovata vel obovata, apice obtusa vel rotundata, 
basi late cuneata, in petiolum breve subalatum scabridulum 
angustata, supra viridia glabra infra in sicco nigrescentia, 
glabra nisi prope basin scabridulam, nervis subobscuris. In- 
florescentiae multae congestae; flores ad apicem caulis et 
ramulorum 3-5-compacti. Calyx circ. 8 mm. longus, fere ad 
imum in lobos sublineares acutos apice nigrescentes fissus. 
Corolla laete coerulea infundibuliformis, circ. 14 mm. longa, 
lobis 3 mm. longis ovatis mucronulatis ; plicae minutae. Stamina 
sub medio tubo affixa. Capsula (immatura) inclusa, non stipi- 
tata, lineari-oblonga seminibus 6-8 reniformibus. 
“ Plant of 1-24 inches. Flowers bright blue, plicde dark 
maroon. Stony pasture on the eastern flank of the Lichiang 
Range. Lat. 27° 35’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. _ October 1910.” 
G. Forrest. No. 6735. 
Closely allied to Gentiana yunnanensis, Franch., but with a 
very different calyx. The dark underside of the erect leaves 
gives a very characteristic appearance to the plant. 
Gymnadenia calcicola, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species valde affinis G. pseudo-diphylaci, Kraenzl., sed caule 
bifoliato, floribus majoribus, labello in lobos tres longos lineares 
diviso recedit. Forsan varietas speciei citatae, sed intermediis 
deficientibus melius interim pro specie propria militat. 
Tuberidia globosa, circ. I cm. diametro. Caulis 8-12 cm. 
altus, erectus vel nonnunquam curvatus, bifoliatus. Folia 
prope basin posita 4-7 cm. longa, ad 1 cm. lata, lanceolata vel 
oblanceolata vel sublinearia, obtusa vel acuta. Spica ad 4 cm. 
longa, 6—12-flora, bracteis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis quam 
flores minoribus ovarium superantibus praedita. Sepala circ. 
7 mm. longa, oblique lanceolata, subacuta, rosea. Petala 
sepalis aequilonga, linearia. Labellum ad 8.5 mm. longum 
basi integrum deinde trilobum, lobis linearibus, intermedio ad 
6.5 mm. longo, lateralibus circ. 5 mm. longis, superficie hyalino- 
papillosa; calcar 5 mm. longum, incurvulum, apice obtusum 
incrassatum. Ovarium 5-6 mm. longum. 
“Plant of 2-5 inches. Flowers rose. On limestone drift 
on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. Coy mate 4, tae 
Alt. 13,000 ft. September 1910.” G. Forrest. No. 6536 
“ Plant of 3-8 inches. Flowers rose, fragrant. Dry pasture 
