/ «31545 Rhódodendron Hancockii, Zemst: rm emen 
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zamulis- floriferis graciliasculis, foliis breviter petiolati 
congestis «e . s> e 
E sys 4 ethan seta ees | E * E to = 
primariis lateralibus numerosis subtus sat conspicuis marginém 
reticulato-conjunctis, gemmis floriferis 1-3 in axillis foliorum superiorum 
1—-2-floris, squamis per anthesin laxis ecito deciduis' scarioso- i 
ovatis vel superioribus bois -lanceolatis acutis ciliolatis € 
pilosulis, sepalis parvis inzequalibus deltoideis oblongo, corolla infundi- 
ulari-campanulata glabra, tubo brevissimo, lobis latis obovato-rotundatis, 
staminibus 10 corolla brevioribus filamentis infra medium  hirtellis, 
ovario 5—6-loculare e ae ps stamina superante, or 
Ego, capitato. . - à 
China : Mong, province of Wisin; in à mountain glen 
at 6300 feet, Hancock, 1 
Folia 4-8 poll. longa; a 3-4 lin. longus. Squame@e majores 
i- bolt pel longe. . Pedicelli. circiter: pollicares. ^ Corolla 34-4 poll. 
This very fine ene has. white flowers with a pale yellow blotch 
towards the base of each lobe of the corolla... It belongs to.a small group 
having the flowers Minn rom the axils. of the uppermost leaves, 
instead of a strictly terminal inflorescence. 
155. Lysimachia grandifolia, Hemsl. [ Primulacez] ; herba parcissime 
minuteque strigillosa, ramis vel eaulibus floriferis crassis, foliis: alternis 
amplis lon ngissime petiolatis membranaceis vel tenuiter papyraceis: latis 
ovoideo-ellipticis breviter iculato-acuminatis basi rotundatis -vel sub- 
cuneatis leviter undulatis prier ciliolatis, floribus flavis 
unculatis, bracteatis circiter 6::5-floris: ex axillis 
foliorum superiorum ortis, pedicellis: gracilibus bracteis 
ciliolatis sabtentis, ealycis segmentis lanceolatis sursum valde —— 
acutissimis longitudinaliter 5-nervosis margine hispiduloso alte 
lobata sed, üt. videtur, vix rotata, lobis latis apice sotaiidatis longitu- 
dinaliter tenuiterque M margine minute g ver ai filamentis 
brevissimis deorsum dilatatis“ petalis annulatim adnatis, antheris magnis 
: cordatis, ovario: glabro, stylo ai Alaina EPP erp superante, 
capsula ignota. ^ ^ ii s 
Habitat.—Northern Siam : Pu Sam Sum, F. H. Smiles. 
Planta Aa A Gane Cer cum petiolo 6—9 poll. longa et usque 
ad 32 poll. lata; o 21 poll. longus. Pedunculi cireitet 2 poll. 
onn as longs. ertt 9-12 lin. longi. “Calycis 
p qq. 4 lin. — "Corolla circ lin. longa vel si rotata circiter 
10 lin. diametro. Ji 
^TFhisis a very distinct — differing from all others in its’ thick 
stems, large alternate leaves, mbellate or subumbellate flowers. 
habit it is morelike 'a prams ihén one's idea of Lysimachia, althoügh 
recent discoveries in China- have ealed the existence of a large 
number, presenting great variety in: epit 
«156: Mimusops dispar, V. E. Brown [Sapotaceæ] ; ramis cinereis 
glabris, folis petiolatis euneato-oblaneeolatis obtusis: juvenilibus fulvo- 
torientosts “adultis "utrinque glabris: viridibus siccis subtiliter: reticu- 
latis, flotibus 12-16 -ad apices ramorum  umbellatim dispositis, 
