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hairs near the buds on the branchlets, a more distinct grayish silky pubescence 
of the bracts, and a very small dorsal gland. 
14. S. Schaffnerii Schn., spec. nov.—Habitus (?), ramuli 
hornotini dense griseo-villoso-tomentelli, pl. m. angulati, obscure 
flavescentes, annotini fuscescentes, paullo glabrescentes, vetustiores 
purpureo-fusci, ut videtur haud omnino glabrescentes. Gemmae 
foliiferae ovato-oblongae, adpressae, ventre applanatae, acutae, 
pl. m. villoso-tomentellae, subfuscae, ad 6 mm. longae, floriferae 
crassiores obtusioresque. Folio adulta subcoriacea, satis crassa, 
inferiora minora elliptico-oblonga, superiora longiora elliptico- 
lanceolata, basi acuta vel obtusiora, satis subito in petiolum con- 
tracta, apice breviter acuta, inferiora obtusiora 3:1.4 ad 6:1.5—1.8 
cm., superiora 6:1 ad 8:1.8 vel 9.5:1.3 cm. magna, superne ut 
videtur obscure viridia, novella satis villoso-tomentella, dein 
costa vix prominula nervisque lateralibus planis exceptis sub- 
glabrescentia, subtus pruinosa, tomento densi griseo-flavescenti 
obtecta, costa nervisque lateralibus prominentibus in foliis adultis 
interdum partim glabrescentibus flavescentibus, rete nervillarum 
satis distincte subprominente, margine pl. m. distincte et satis 
irregulariter subcrenato-denticulata. Petioli 5-10 mm. longi, 
superne basi dilatata excepta convexi vel plani, omnino tomentelli. 
Stipulae minimae, deciduae, semi-ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, dense 
pilosae. Amenta tantum feminea visa, (ut videtur in autumno) 
in axillis folioram adultorum apparentia, sessilia, basi perula 
gemmarum dein decidua suffulta, elliptico-oblonga, florifera ad 
1.5 cm. longa et 0.8 cm. crassa (frucifera majora?), densiflora, 
thachi villosa; ovaria ovato-lanceolata, glabra vel sparse pilosa, 
in stylum distinctum apice breviter bifidum medio ovarii aequilon- 
gum producta, peaieniy sederai ovario subaequilongo glabro vel 
sparse piloso suffult is stylo sub 4plo brevioribus 
breviter emarginatis; bracteae obovato-oblongae, discolores, apice 
rotundatae, utrinque (saltem extus) pilis longis bracteam plo 
superantibus praeditae; glandula 1, satis parva, ovato-oblonga, 
apice satis obtusa, pedicello 5—6plo brevior. 
TYPE LOCALITY.—Mexico: “in convalli San Luis Potosi.” 
RANGE. —Central Mexico: State of San Luis Potosi, probably also in Vera 
