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upper side at the base ; leaves of the upper plane one-third as long, 
ovate, with a short cusp. Spikes short, square, } lin. diam. ; 
bracts ovate-cuspidate, strongly keeled. 
Hab. Andes of Ocana, New Granada, alt. 8000-9000 feet, 
Kalbreyer 1080 ! 
9. S. regularis, n. sp.— Stems about 4 ft. long, suberect, 
with the root-fibres confined to the lower third, bisuleate down the 
face, regularly pinnate, the lower branches copiously compound. 
Leaves of the lower plane rather spaced, except at the tip of the 
branchlets, rather ascending, ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, acute, a 
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977 ! 
0. S. assurgens, n. sp.—Stems suberect, decompound, } ft. 
long, convex on the face, flat on the back, the close ascending 
branches copiously compound. Leaves of the lower plane con- 
tiguous on the branchlets, spaced on the branches and main stem, 
ascending, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 1-12th to 1-8th in. long, bright 
green, moderately firm in texture, rather unequal-sided, broadly 
rounded, denticulate and a little imbricated over the stem on the 
upper side at the base; leaves of the upper plane half as long, 
ovate, with a long cusp. Spikes copious, square, 4-} in. long, 
1 lin. diam. ; bracts ovate, acute, strongly keeled. 
Hab. outh Brazil, Gardner 76! Burchell 2238! Glaziou 
5215 ! 5687! 7968! Midway between erectifolia and Martensit. 
161. S. subeaulescens, n. sp. — Stem above 4 ft. long, stiffly 
erect, acutely angled on the face, simple near the base, closely pin- 
nate, with erecto-patent copiously compound branches. Leaves of 
the lower plane contiguous and rather ascending on the branchlets, 
much spaced and spreading on the main stem, oblong- or ovate- 
lanceolate, acute, 1-12th to 1-8th in. long, bright green, moderately 
in texture, broadly rounded and shortly ciliated on the upper 
