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liiliim longinr, angnslc ellipticns, ncndis, lacvis , iiitidulns, 

 seinen are(e ineliidit. Rachis ooinniiinis cum parlialilms pilis 

 plus niiiiiis ad.spersa est, loco iiisorlioiiis partialiiim saopiiis 

 viiiis all)is iiotatn. 



Sine (liiliio afliiio videliir Pa/iico frotiiLsccn/i (l. V.G. 

 Meveii in Flora Esseqiiebnoiisi , quo sali iioniiiH.' pliires 

 species in lierhariis roperimidii' ad eaiidcin soclionem pei- 

 tinenles, cpiod desrripsiiniis al) omiiibiis mihi iiolis reccdil 

 hal)itii graeiiioi'c leiiiiiore, toliis eximio aoiimiiiatis, iiiHo- 

 jTScentiae inagis eloiigalae lamis iirevioviliiis , miiiori spicii- 

 lariim iiumero donalis ol pmirliiiis diioldis (glaiulnlosis?) in 

 floris mascnli giiiina oxtoia. 

 99. Panicuin oli^anlhuJii Sclildl. n. sp. — Pcicnno in sa- 

 vannis lateris mcrid. Sijlae ;de Caracas, alt. 4 — 5000'. 

 (n. 391.) — Rliizojna lioiizontaliter progredicns, brevem 

 parvumqne respiteni effoimans, iiovos eanles faseienlosve 

 rolionim ex praeredentilins emittens, ita nt Ijrevi spatio, 

 nnllis interpositis articnlis, altera ex alteriiis basi exsnrgat 

 gemina, jam a hasi vaginis tecta , quae primae iireves, 

 mox majores et apiee loliaeeo lirevi insirnclae, cilo in l'o- 

 lia transennt evointa, qiiornm vaginae, qnac densc et (enni- 

 ter snlcalae alqne in suleis pilis snhadpressis vestitac, mar- 

 gine angnste memhranaceae et in altero saltem orificii an- 

 gnlo anricnla erecia livaiino - alho - inemitranacea ohlonga 

 hrevi mnnitae snnt, (otnm canlein ad paniciilam nsqne et sc 

 invicem ila inclwdiint nt nnlla canlis pars nee nodi conspici 

 possint. Lamina 'seio linearis hasi olitnsa sensim longeqne 

 acnminala 7 — 8 poll. longa, 3 — 4 lineas interne lata, 

 rigida, stricta, plernmqne convolnta, extiis nt vagina tenni- 

 ter snicata et elcvato- striata, glal>ra, intus eodem modo 

 exscnlpta et in snlcis nee non in marginc pilis albis spar- 

 sis notata, callo parvnio insideutil)ns. Ligniae loco pilornm 



