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distinguished by its more acuminate leaves with a longer silky pubescence on 
the under surface, by its somewhat thinner fruiting catkins, its longer gland, 
and by its longer more ees. cleft styles. The specific name is derived from 
déBados, ‘double colored.” 
In Pl. Wils. 3:122 I described a S. isochroma, referring it to sect. HETERO- 
CHROMAE Schn., but according to further observations I believe that this species 
represents only a variety of S. hylonoma; therefore, I suggest the following 
combination: S. HYLONOMA var. isochroma Schn., n. var. 
Alnus (subgenus CrEMASTOGYNE [Winkl.] Schn.) Ferdinandi- 
Coburgii, n. sp—Arbor; ramuli novelli ut videtur dense fulvo- 
villosulo-tomentelli, annotini plus minusve glabrescentes, atrofusci, 
lenticellis sparsis flavo-brunnescentibus obtecti, vetustiores nigres- 
centes; gemmae stipitatae, subglobosae, subglabrae, resinosae. 
Folia matura chartacea, late elliptica vel subobovato-elliptica, 
apice satis subito in acuminem brevem producta, basi rotundata 
vel fere semper cordata, minora 5—7.5 cm. longa, 2.5—4 cm. lata, 
a ad 14:8 cm. mint, oe pracsertim ad apicem satis 
liter breviter gland serrata, superne 
satis obscure viridia, costa incisa breviter glanduloso-pilosa excepta 
glabra, nervibus planis, subtus discoloria, glaucescentia, pruinosa et 
sub microscopio subpapillosa, glandulifera, ad costam nervosque 
laterales valde prominentes flavobrunneos utrinsecus 12-17 plus 
minusve fulvo- (et Bianduloso-) villosula {novella probabiliter | 
satis dense t ; petioli crassi, 
superne sulcati, glanduloso-villosuli, ‘61 mm. Tongi. Amenta 
tantum feminea fructifera visa, pro subgenere Cremastogyne nor- 
malia, ovato-elliptica vel ovato-subglobosa, ad 2 cm. longa et 1.5 
cm. 2 Crane, plus minusve resinosa; pedunculi 10-15 mm. longi, laxe 
i; > bracteae ut in tabula fig. bs a4 dehurstae, apice eee 
ae ee Sods : , circ. 12mm. 
_ Tongae et (apice) subaequi latae; semina obovato-rectangularia, — 
- circ. 4 man, longa, als anes Cte. ee 
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