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AQUIFOLIACE2E. 
ILEX Linn. 
I lex fletcheri Merrill n. sp. 
Ramis teretis glabris griseis, ramnlis angulatis minute puberulis ; foliis 
oblongo-ellipticis vel lanceolato-ellipticis, acuminatis, basi acutis, integris, 
1.5 ad 3.5 cm. longis, nitidis, coriaceis, venis obscuris; cymis axillaribus, 
brevibus, paucifloribus, corollae tubo breve, segmentis oblongis, circiter 
2 mm. longis, 1 mm. latis, obtusis. 
A shrub 3 m. high or less, glabrous throughout, except the slightly 
puberulent branchlets and inlloresence. Branches terete, gray, glabrous, 
branchlets angular, slender, dark reddish brown, minutely puberulent. 
Leaves oblong-elliptical to lanceolate-elliptical, 1.5 to 3.5 cm. long, 0.5 
to 1.8 cm. wide, coriaceous, glabrous, shining, paler beneath, the base 
acute, the apex broadly acuminate or acute and minutely apiculate; 
nerves very obscure, nearly obsolete, the margins entire; petioles 1 to 
3 mm. long. Cymes axillary, few-flowered, 5 mm. long, or less, or the 
inflorescence reduced to a few-flowered fascicle, puberulent the pedicels 
about 2 mm. long. Calyx about 1 mm. long, the teeth not prominent. 
Corolla tube very short, the lobes 4, oblong, about 2 mm. long, 1 mm. 
wide, obtuse. Filaments 1 mm. long ; anthers ovoid, 0.5 mm. long. 
Fruit red, globose, glabrous, smooth, 2.5 mm. in diameter. 
In the mossy forest on exposed ridges at 1,800 m. alt. (Nos. 5716, 5755) ; also 
collected by Merritt at 2,200 m. alt., in June, 1906 (Nos. 4475, 4448). 
A species characterized by its small entire leaves, puberulerft branchlets and 
inflorescence and few-flowered cymes or fascicles, the flowers on the younger 
branches rarely solitary. Named in honor of Mr. Horace L. Fletcher, who ac- 
companied the members of the Halcon expedition to Calapan. 
ACERACE.E. 
ACER Linn. 
Acer philippinum Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1906) 36. 
This species was abundant in forests at 600 to 1,700 m. alt., but was not col- 
lected, all the specimens observed being with leaves only. The species was de- 
scribed from specimens collected on Mount Mariveles, Luzon, and has since been 
collected on Mount Data, Luzon, by the author. 
Endemic in the Philippines. 
BALSAM INACE2E. 
IMPATIENS Linn. 
Impatiens sp. 
In forests at 1,300 m. alt. (No. 4391 Merritt) June, 1906. Material very im- 
perfect, but different from any other species of the genus known to me. 
