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longish petioles pinnate below, pinnatifid at the apex, leaf- 

 lets slightly hairy and ciliate, at length glabrous narrow- 

 linear to filiform J to \ inch long by 1 to 2 lines broad 

 often bearing small linear auricles at the base cauline leaves 

 conform to the radicle, but sessile and stem clasping, corymb 

 small compact. A'naimalais, 6,000-8,000 feet. 



MYRSINACEiE. 

 Ardisia Linn. 



Ardisia SERRATIFOLIA, (R. H. B.). Shrubby, leaves short 

 petioled narrow lanceolate attenuated at both ends, long- 

 acuminated very sharply serrated 5 to 8 inches long, 1 to 2 

 inches broad, nearly glabrous above — young branches pe- 

 tioles and under surface of the leaves rufo-tomentose pedun- 

 cles axillary pedicels 2-5 slender J inch long glabrous, calyx 

 pubescent petals gland dotted, style long slender. 



A'naimalais, moist ivoods up to 3,000 feet. 



Ebenace^e. 



Diospyros insiqnis, (Thw. En. p. 180). Moist ivoods on 

 tlie A'naimalais, 2,000 feet. 



SYMPLOCE^E. 



Symplocos Jacq. » 



Symplocos uniflora, (R. H. B.) arboreous, glabrous leaves 

 coriaceous short petioled ovate lanceolate 1 to 1J inch long, 

 | to 1 inch broad, serrulate glabrous shining, peduncles 

 axillary solitary from J as long to nearly as long as the 

 leaves slender, berry cylindric 3 celled. 



A'naimalais, a small tree, 5,000 feet 



Symplocos rosea, (R. H. B.) Shrubby, leaves oblong to 

 lanceolate slightly attenuated at the base and with a longish 

 sharp acumen, mucronately serrulated glabrous 4 to 6 inches 

 long by 1 \ to 2 J broad petioles 4 lines long, young branches 

 petioles and inflorescence puberulous. racemes axillary longer 



