8545,- Sticte (stietina) tomentosa Ach. Flexible, upon 
shrubs neer the soil; upper surface biuish gray, beneath blackish 
brown; in very damp places of limestone sinke at 5,000 feet; 
Devuyok, Beguio, March, 1907, ; 
B5464 Symploees deprupereta Merr. Shrubs in limestone 
sinks of the pine region at 4,750 feet, about 4 meters high; 
branches escending, many, very flexible; wood medium hard, white; 
berk very smooth, greenish brown; leat tips recurved, ite ventrel 
surfsce slightly econduplicate; flewers white; ecorolle of 6 
petals; stemens also white, about 20, wnequai in length; style 
whitish; stigme greenish; sions bastniee Baguio, March, 1907. 
66547. Miscanthus chinensis Andr. fall grass in ravines 
and elong trails of the higher mountains; stems the size of 6 
man's finger, about 2 meters high or less, numerously branched 
at the nedes; peniele red; the grass blades are sharp edged 
and upon coming in eontact with them aut the skin, the Igorrotes 
@all it eepsep; which is a eommon neme; Baguio, Merch, 1907, 
6548, Eilmerie pinetorum Ridls m+ spe Small tufts in lime~ 
stone sinks of the pine region at 6,090 feet; plent 2 meters high, 
all the stems much reclining or recurved; leaves thin, dark green 
on upper surfece; eone of inflorescence erect from the end of the 
stem and under the lower surfece of the leat stalk which is green; 
bracts @ull red; ¢orolla yellow; anthers ereamy white; stigma 
8549, Seneeio minderoencia Bim, Much branched suffrutescent — 
climber; younger stems smooth anf green; leaves leathery, lighter 
beneath; base of inveluere green, the upper part derk purple; 
corollas end stigmas and styles yellow; pappus silky white; in 
hardwood eopses of limestone sinks of the pines at 6,000 feet; 
"“sebungais* Baguio, Benguet, March, 1907. 
8550. Piper kerthaleii Mig.  Seandent and forming bushes 
on the stems of trees ent lerce ahrubs; stems ridged, the younger 
ones green; leaves flexible, half coriaceous, lucid dark green 
gbove, paler beneath; pendulous inflorescence yellowish green; 
stems ecrookedly brenched and no@ulous; “"Dewod"~leeves put in 
solution for mekineg rice beer = "Teapsai." Baguio, March, 1907. 
8551.  Urophyllum sablenense Elm 
(Deseription grossed out). 
S552. Me@Qinilla pendule Morr, Spreading shrubs 2 meters 
high upon limestone cliffs in the pine region at 5,000 feet; 
eoriaceous leaves usually in whorls at the ends of the wigs, 
ascending ami with reddish petioles; branches crooked, easily 
bresking; wood hard; berk mottled; infrutescence pendulous 
from the stems and branches; berries orange red or bright 
yellowish rea; its apex. tepering; ripe berrie@ saimon red, 
goose berry sour; “Belengbeng." Beguio, Mareh, 1907. 
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