ADDENDA. 



Descriptions of Xew Species other than Trees. 



Lobelioideae. 



Cyanea pilosa Gray. 



Var. densiflora Rock var. nov. 



Leaves oblong-obovate, same as in the species; somewliat fleshy, white or silvery under- 

 neath, dark green above; the hirsute 10-16 flowered peduncle very short, pedicels hir- 

 sute; flowers white or with purplish tinge; staminal column white glabrous; anthers white, 

 hirsute, the lower ones penieillate only; berry dark orange colored, 10-ribbed, crowned by 

 the small linear ealj'cine lobes, sparingly hispid. 



Hawaii: — Southern slopes of Mauna Loa in the forest back of Naalehii, Kau, 

 in swamny jungle, terrestrial, elevation 4000 feet; flowering and fruiting Janu- 

 ary 9, 1912 ; Rock no. 10001 in the Herbarium of the College of Hawaii. 



Var. glabrifolia Rock var. nov. 



Herbaceous, terrestrial, about 9-10 dm high, the stem strigosely hispid; leaves elliptical 

 oblong, acuminate at both ends, thin chartaceous, pale green above, paler underneath, 

 18-28 cm X .5-8 cm, on hirsute petioles of 2i,o-3 cm, young leaves densely hispid underneath, 

 old ones glabrous above, hispid along the midrib and veins; flowers several on a hirsute 

 peduncle of about 7 em, bracteate above the middle; pedicels 6-10 mm long, filiform, 

 sparingly hispid and bibracteolate at the base; braeteoles linear lanceolatt,, about 4 mm 

 long; calyx greenish, the ovarian portion 5 mm, the lobes of nearly the same length 

 (4 mm); corolla greenish white, sparingly hispid, 2 cm long; staminal column glabrous, 

 whitish, the anthers densely hirsute; berry glabrous, oblong, dark orange, crowned by the- 

 calyciue teeth; seeds light yellow. 



Hawaii : — In dense swampy forest near Kilauea, elev. 3700 ft., but especially 

 numerous in ilr. W. "AI. Giffarcl 's mountain lot, Kalanilehua ; outside the fenced 

 portion in the forest it is scarce owing to cattle which are allowed to graze in 

 portions of the forest. The plant is usually small and can easily be over- 

 looked, as it grows in dense shaded places, hidden under the numerous ferns 

 and other foliage. Rock no. 8805, flowering and fruiting July, 1911 ; Type in 

 College of Hawaii Herbarium. 



Var. Bondiana Rock var. nov. 



Plant about S dm high, terrestrial, stem hirsute; leaves short petiolate, coriaceous, 

 ovate oblong, glabrous above, covered with a soft light brown tomentum underneath, 

 acuminate at both ends, 10-14 cm x 3. 5-5. .5 cm; peduncles very short 3 mm, few flowered, 

 hirsute, as are the pedicels and calyx, the lobes of the latter of the same length as the 

 ovarian jjortion, linear; (flower buds only) corolla purple, sparingly hispid; berry glabrous 

 yellow, globose. 



Hawaii: — Mountains of Kohala, about 7 miles above Awini, near summit in 

 exceedingly dense swampy forest, altitude about 5000 feet; flowerbuds and 

 fruiting June, 1910. Rock, no. 8727 in the herbarium College of Hawaii, T. H. 



Named in honor of Dr. B. D. Bond of Kohala for many courtesies received 

 from him by the author. 



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