20S 
() to 10 mm. "wide, acute, densely pid)escent ontside and with few stel- 
lately disposed hairs inside. Calyx about 2 cm. long, cleft down one 
side, toothed at the apex, decidnous, densely pnl)escent outside, slightly 
so Acithin. Corolla 0 cm. long or less, yelloAV. Capsrde ol)long ovoid, 
acute, 5-angled, 4 to 5 cm. long, al)out 2 cm. thick, the valves some- 
what pnljescent outside and beset Avith sim[)le l)i'istle-]ike hairs, inside 
slightly pilose. Seeds many, ]rahescent, about 3.5 mm. long. 
Lttzo.x, Province of Rizal, Tanay (2328 Merrill) May, 1003; Antipolo (1307 
Merrill) February. 1003; Kosobo.so (1804 Ahern’s collector) September, 1004. 
Apparently a distinct species not at all closely related to Ahelmoschus inoschai ns 
iMoencli.. to Avliich tbe first two numbers cited were referred by Perkins. Distiin 
gnished at once from tlie latter species liy its broad lu'acteoles. 
Abelmoschus multilobatus (Merrill sp. nov. 
An erect l)ranched herb 1 to 2 m. high, the vegetative portions beset 
Avith few or many simple bristle-like hairs each from a small papilla, 
othenvise glabrous, Avith deeply, narroAvly palmately 7-lobed leaves, the 
loljes again coarsely irregularly lyrately lobed. Branches stout, terete, 
the bristles usually numerous. LeaAms 12 to 20 cm. long, dee]Aly cordate, 
the lobes narroAv, lanceolate, acuminate, 9 to 17 cm. long, the lobules 
3 cm. long or less, often coarsely irregularly toothed; petioles 18 cm. 
long or less, usually hispid; stiprdes linear, about 8 mm. long. FloAvers 
yelloAv, their ])edicels 10 cm. long or less. Bracteoles (i tp 8, lanceolate, 
about 1.5 cm. long, 5 mm. Avide, acuminate, Avith feAv scattered hairs and 
bristles, becoming nearly glabrous. Calyx I'ather densely pubescent out- 
side, someAvhat ])ilose Avithin, about 2 mm. long, deciduous, the apex 
rather coarsely toothed. Petals yelloAAg 6 to 8 cm. long. Ovary pubescent. 
Staminal column antheriferous throughout. Capsule (immature) ovoid, 
densely beset Avith simply dis])osed ludstles, exceeding the bracteoles. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Lamao River (1820, 1002 Borden) September, 
November, 1004; (0730 Elmer) November, 1004: Province of Union, Bauang (14 
Eeiiix) October, 100,5. All the above were distributed as Ahelmoschus moschfiftis 
Moencli., and the mateiial from the Province of Bataan rvas so enumerated by 
the author.” 'the speeie.s is, however, A’ery distinct fi’om M. iiioschnlus (Moeneh. 
J )ILLENIACE.P]. 
SAURAUIA Willd. 
Saurauia dementis Merrill sp. nov. 
A shrul) or small tree, the branches, leaves, and intlorescence Avith 
numerous linear, subulate chaffy bristles. Branches terete, Itrown, the 
bristles many, short and long intermixed. Leaves memliranous, slightly 
shinittg, elliptical-oljovate to oltlong-oboVate, 10 to IG cm. long, 4 to 7 
cm. Avide, rather dark abotm, paler Iteneath, someAvhat narroAved beloAv 
to the acute, rarely olttuse base, more altruptly narroAved aliove to the 
short acuminate a]tex, both surfaces Avith numerous subulate bristles 
” 7'/o7. Journ. Hcicnce Siippl. (1000), 1: 02. 
