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MERRILL. 
the bracts and bracteoles foliaceous, the former oblong-ovate,- 0.8 mm. 
long, the latter oblong, about 3 mm. long; pedicels 2 mm. long. Calyx 
tube ovoid, 2 min. long, the lobes 4, narrowly oblong, blnnt, 1.5 mm. long. 
Corolla 6 mm. long, the tube broadened above, 3 mm. long, the lobes 
somewhat ciliate on the margins, 3 mm. long, oblong. Filaments 1.5 mm. 
long; anthers 1.4 mm. long. Style included 2 mm. long. 
In dense thickets on exposed ridges at 2,500 m. alt. (No. 5783). 
Named in honor of John Whitehead who first attempted to ascend Halcon. 
Hedyotis montana Merrill n. sp. 
Frutex 1 m. altus, ramis ramulisque te'retis vel obscure tetragonis, 
dense puberulis, foliis rigide coriaceis, oblongo-ovatis, acuminatis, gla- 
bris, nitidis, 3 ad 4 cm. longis, dense confertis, basi acutis; inflorescentiae 
axillares et terminales, pauc-iflorae, cymosae; corolla purpurea, 11 mm. 
longa. 
An undershrub about 1 m. high. Branches stout, terete or obscurely te- 
tragonous, brown, rather densely puberulous. Leaves oblong-ovate, rigid, 
coriaceous, shining, 3 to 4 cm. long, 1.5 cm. wide or less, the margins 
recurved, the apex rather prominently acuminate, the base acute; nerves 
3 to 4 on each side of the midrib, prominent beneath, ascending ; petioles 
1.5 to 3 mm. long; stipules short, trifid. Cymes axillary and terminal, 
all borne near the apices of the branchlets appearing like an interrupted 
terminal inflorescence, the peduncles puberulent, 1 cm. long or less, each 
bearing about 6 congested flowers, the bracts foliaceous, narrowly ovate. 
4 mm, long, the bracteoles smaller; pedicels 0.5 to 1.5 mm. long. Calyx 
tube ovoid, 1.5 mm. long, the lobes 4, narrowly oblong, blunt, 2 mm. long. 
Corolla purple, 11 mm. long, the tube about 8 mm. long, the lobes 3 to 
4 mm. long, narrowly oblong, blunt, slightly ciliate on the margins. Fila- 
ments 0.5 mm. long; anthers 2 mm. long. Style slightly exserted, 9 mm. 
long. 
On an open heath at 2,400 m. alt. (No. 5782). 
Closely related to the preceding species, differing in its puberulent branches, 
longer narrower leaves which are acuminate at the apex and acute at the base 
and with prominent nerves, and much larger purple flowers. 
OPHIORRHIZA Linn. 
Ophiorrhiza venosa Merrill n. sp. 
Herba vel suffruticosa, simplex vel pauciramosa, usque ad 60 cm. alta, 
foliis longe petiolatis, membranaceis, oblongo-ellipticis, basi et apice 
acuminatis, glabris, nervis 15 ad 20 utrinque, prominentibus, petiolo 3 
ad 5 cm. longo; stipulis acuminato-lanceolatis, 3 mm. longis; cymae 
terminales, ferrugineo-puberulae. 
An erect herbaceous or suffruteseent plant, simple or slightly branched, 
about 60 cm. high, glabrous except the inflorescence. Stems stout. 
Leaves oblong-elliptical, 13 to 20 cm. long, 4:5 to 7 cm. wide, membranous. 
