As267. Gryptecarya glauciphyliea Elm, Ne Sp. Mediun 
Sised tree in reddish soil with a gravelly subsoil of wooded 
banks along the vavale river at 760 feet; stem 1 1/2 foot 
thiek, 36 feet high, erookedly branched froin above the middle; 
wood whitish, odorless and tasteless, light, more or less 
burly; bark mottled, suoothieh ox finely checked; branches 
Ultimately numerousSly rebranched; the suberect twigs, auil 
velvety brown; leaves many, deseonding, thinly coriaceous, 
11 green on the upper folded surface with the veins grayish 
white, glaucous green beneath snd with veins yellowish green; 
infrutescence erect, terminal or from the uppermost leaf axiis, 
the stelks yellowish brown, the flattish globose fruite dark 
green and, and 1/8 inch across; "Magatapoy." Magallanes, 
April, 1910, 
12286, santhostemon verdugonianus Naves, rect ahrubs 
in hot dry Gand gravelly 8011 along the Pauale river bed at 
750 feet or at the junction of its south fork; wood hard, 
heavy, burly, the @apweed dingy white, the heartwood dingy 
brown, odoxleas and tasteless; bark smooth, greyish white; 
branches ascending from below the middie, crookedly rebranched, 
the twige erect; leaves ascending, rigidly coriaceous, flat or Kx 
ShellowLy folded upon the upper side, sbining deep green above, 
much paler green benesth; inflerescence Suberect, the stalks, 
ealyx and foliaccous bracts areen, ox the Galyx yellowish #8o; 
Corolla Stamens style with Stiema deep crimaon red, the ovary 
green a8 is sleo the inner side of the perianth outer which 
ie filled early in the meraing with dew (7) sweetened with 
nectar (7).  Hxeeptionally showy & pretty, "Tiga." 
Megalianes, april, 1910. 
12289, Hopes glutineose Blms. ts Sp. Rather small tree 
in Glay with a wet gravelly eubsoil of wooded banks along the 
Paunle river at 750 feet; stem terete, 10 inches thick, 50 — 
feet high, branched teward the top only; wood rether hard, 
sourvish to both odor end Smell, whitish or darker toward 
the center; berk amoothish, mottled; main branches divaricate, 
numerously. rebranched; the twigs suberect and also relatively 
‘Short, forming more or less dense masses; leaves descending, 
Yigidly charteceous, dull decp green above, paler benesth, 
mostly semewhat foldeti upon the upper side; inirutescence 
axiliery, pendulous, few branched, upon 1/2 to 1 1/2 ineh lone 
pale green stalks; celyx dark green, the curved wings yellowish 
$0; ovary appearing as green varnished, with & green cotyledones; 
‘“Valungei," Megallenes, April, 1910. 
12290, Linociers aitingensis Him, ma. Sp. small buriy 
euberest tree in gravelly seil of wooded edges along the 
Pauala river at 1000 feet; stem & inches thick 25 feet high, 
branched from the middle or below; wood hard, heavy, buriy, 
reddish toward the center, odorless, bitterish; stem branches 
widely Spreading, the ultimate ones numerously rebranched; 
bark brown and gray mottled, lenticellied, samecth and whitieh 
on the twigs; leaves ascendingly recurved, upon thick grey 
petioles, shining deep areen above, much paler beneath, tips 
recurved, inflorescence ascending, arising from the uppermost 
leaf exile, pele green, with the ary brown corolla still 
- persistent. Sparaaunnne apes 1910. ~ 

