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branacea, supra glabra, subtus (praesertim juniora) dense sulfureo- 

 farinacea ; petioli 3-4 v. 6-9 poll, longa, puberuli, juniores farinosi ; 

 scapus pennse scriptoria crassitudinis, puberulus, usque pedalis et 

 altior, nonnunquam etiam 5-6 poll, tantum alius ; flores verticillati ; 

 involucri pliylla lineares pedicellis fructiferis circ. pollicaribus pube- 

 rulis multoties breviora ; calyx usque ad basin fere profunde 5- 

 partitus, laciniis oblongo-lanceolatis, aeutiusculis, uni-nerviis, sul- 

 fureo-farinosis ; corollae hypocraterimorpha3 lobi ovati obtusi ; 

 capsulse calyce fere duplo longiores. — Sikkim-Hinialaya, under 

 shady rocks at the summit of Phalloot, at about 13500 ft. elevation, 

 frequent in fertile black soil. Found only fruits in October. 



It is most probable that this species will range with Primula 

 prolifera, Wall., (P. imper talis, Jungh.) and their allies but not 

 in the section Aleuritia, where C h o i s y has placed it. 



THYMELEA CEJE. 



81. LinOStoma Siamense, n. sp — Frutex scandens ? no- 

 vellis tomentellis ; folia oblonga v. ovali-oblonga, 4-5 -poll, longa, 

 breve petiolata, petiolis crassis tomentellis, basi acuta v. acutiuscula, 

 apice obtusa v. raro subemarginata, mucronulata, integra, coriacea, 

 supra glabra, v. in nervis parce tomentella, subtus fulvo-tomen- 

 tella, nervis lateralibus parallelis confertiusculis ; flores... ; pani- 

 culee laxse, fulvo-tomentella3, terminales ; folia floralia opposita v. 

 subopposita, rarius alterna, chartacea, elliptico-lanceolata, 1-1£- 

 poll. longa, petiolis brevissimis tomentellis fulta, utrinque praesertim 

 in costa nervisque utrinque prominentibus puberula, obtusa, basi 

 rotundata ; drupee ovales, pedunculis sursum incrassatis tomen- 

 tellis ; nigrescentes, parce adpresse setosae, calyce chartaceo extus 

 tomentello glabrescente incluste et perigonii laciniis dense fulvo- 

 tomentosis coronataB. — Siam, Bookit Kathay near Kanburi. Biikit? 

 (Teysmann in Herb. Bog. 5986.) 



This species is nearly allied to Lasiosiphon scandens, which latter 

 cannot, however, be retained in that genus, differing very con- 

 spicuously already in general habit. It forms, along with the above 

 species, the genus Linostoma, a very natural group, and easily re- 

 cognised at the first aspect by the two discoloured floral leaves 

 above the base of the long slender peduncles. Prof. M i q u e 1 



