7847, Preycinetia hemsleyi Blm. n. sp. Climbing upon 
tree trunks or stems of large shrubs in the foothill woods at 
800 meters; stems near the ground 3/4 inch thick, a trifle 
thicker in the leaf bearing portion, very @paringly branched; 
very thick and leathery leaves in obscure spirally rows, 
usually subpendulous, scattered along the entire stems except near 
the ground, deep shining green above, paler beneath; inflores- 
cence terminal erect, subtended by very conspicuous fiery red bracts, 
the lower ones of which with increasing green from the apex and 
correspondingly of decreasing flame red toward the base (the 
Leavee for a foot or more imnediately below have deep purplish 
red bosses); comes 3, upon 1 inch thick by 6 inches long triangular 
peduncle; pedicel rather short also triangular, neariy round, 3 to 
& inches long, green except. the brown apices. Lueban, way, 1907. 
7846, Polystichum horizontale Presl, in thickets of 
coarse grass and shrubbery skirting meadows at 75) meters; 
seattering, with recurved fronds 1 to 2 meters high; stipe 1/3 
that length, smooth, rather soft, green or often turning brown; 
lower pinnae much reduced and widely scattering, 211 soft and 
membranous; in damp aoil. Lucban, way, 1967. 
7849, Leucosyke capitellata Yedd, Shrubs 3 meters high, 
with rather nwnaerous branches; young infrutescence green; harsh 
leaves dull green above, whitish beneath; wood moderately soft, 
easily cutting, reddish at least after exposure; eld bark mottled, 
that on the twigs brown, smooth; in copses at 75.0 meters. 
Lucban, May, 1907. 
7650. Symplocos whitfordii rand, Lucban, May, 1907, 
W852, Vryd egzynea albida. Lucban, liay, 1907. 
Adinandra quincuestyloss Slm. nm. 8p. *Provably a 
short tree at 3 to 5 thousand feet om xount Banahao.” Lucban, 
May, 1907. 
7854, Polypodium punctatum (i..) Sw. Large clumps surroun- 
ding the stems of small trees at the first branching, in the woods 
at 600 meters; leaves flat, straight snd ereet, coriaceous, 
equally green on both sides; rootstocks rather thin and brittle, 
well interlaced with its numerous branches, Lucban, vay, 1907. 
7855, Ficus repandifolius @lm., Small erect tree 5 meters 
high in dry woods at 850 meters; wood white, soft and easily cut- 
ting; bark smooth, yellowish brown; coriaceous leaves ascending, 
fiat, with only slightly recurved tips, dark shining green above, 
light green beneath; figs upon short woody branched tubercles, 
smooth ond green but purplish on the interior; rare. Lucban, 
BY» 1907. ; 

