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tifolia, Cham. in Linnæa, 8, p. 219.-Oahu. (M. & B. 231; Remy, 299.)

261. DELISSEA RHYTIDOSPERMA (sp. nov.): arborescens ; foliis lanceolatis petiolatis membranaceis utrinque acuminatis serratis, serraturis acutis; pedunculis axillaribus paucifloris petiolo brevioribus; floribus racemosis; pedicellis nudis; calycis lobis dentiformibus persistentibus; seminum testa valde undulato-rugosa. - Mountains above Waimea, Kauai. — A small tree, glabrous in all parts as far as known. Leaves 3 to 5 inches long, 1 to 14 inches wide, thin and somewhat reticulated-veiny. Petioles an inch long or less. Peduncles quite short. The persistent calyx-lobes less than half a line long. Flowers unknown. (M. & B. 576.)

262. DELISSEA ARBOREA (sp. nov.): caule simplicissimo fere glabro; foliis bipedalibus subcoriaceis oblanceolatis superne creberrime serrulatis inferne longe gradatim attenuatis integerrimis sessilibus ; pedunculis axillaribus brevibus paucifloris; calycis limbo fere obsoleto; corolla alba fere recta. - Ulapalakua, E. Maui.-Trunk simple, erect, 20 feet high, bearing a large tuft of horizontally spreading leaves at the apex, among the sessile bases of which are the short-peduncled clusters of flowers. (M. & B. 461.)

263. DELISSEA SUBCORDATA (Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 457, t. 77): fruticosa, ramosa, glaberrima; foliis ovatis subcordatis acutis inæqualiter serratis, dentibus acutis, petiolo limbo æquilongo; pedunculis petiolo æquilongis vel brevioribus; pedicellis nudis; calycis lobis brevissimis pilosiusculis; corolla (sesquipollicari) dorso ad medium fissa; bacca turbinata; seminum testa eximie rugosa. - DC. Prodr. 7, p. 342. D. undulata, Gray, 1. c. p. 148, pro parte.-Kaala Mountains, Oahu; Kauai. (M. & B. 573.)

264. DELISSEA UNDULATA (Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 457, t. 78): fruticosa; caule simplicissimo glaberrimo; foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis serratis in petiolum limbo dimidio breviorem v. æquilongum angustatis, nunc subcordatis; pedunculis brevibus confertis plurifloris; pedicellis nudis; calycis lobis brevissimis; corolla (subpollicari) dorso ad medium usque fissa; bacca ovoidea; seminum testa læviuscula. — “Kauai" or more probably "Niihau" (Remy, 300bis), where it was also found by Mr. W. T. Brigham.

265. DELISSEA PLATYPHYLLA (Gray, l. c. p. 148): caule fruticoso orgyali petiolisque tuberculis aculeisve conicis mollibus obsitis; foliis sesquipedalibus obovato-oblongis repandis membranaceis glabris petio

latis; pedunculis axillaribus brevibus crassis paucifloris; pedicellis subpollicaribus nudis; lobis calycis brevibus subulatis; floribus fere bipollicaribus. — Puna, Hawaii, in woods near Hilo. (M. & B.)

266. DELISSEA RACEMOSA (sp. nov.): fruticosa; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis vel ovato-lanceolatis utrinque acutis minute eroso-crenulatis in petiolum brevem longe attenuatis, supra pilis conicis brevibus raris, subtus albidis pubescentibus venis brunneis; pedunculis folium adæquantibus bracteatis; pedicellis bracteolatis; calycis lobis glabratis oblongis obtusiusculis ovario multo brevioribus. - Oahu. An unbranched shrub, 5 or 6 feet high. Leaves a foot long, about 4 inches wide, tapering gradually at the base into a petiole but an inch long. The pubescence on the under surface of the leaf whitish, except on the brown veins, and quite characteristic. Peduncles loosely several-flowered. Ovary 6 or 7 lines long. Sepals hardly exceeding a line in length. (M. & B.)

267. DELISSEA CALYCINA (Presl. Prodr. Lob. p. 47): foliis oblongo-lanceolatis utrinque acutis in petiolum brevem longe attenuatis inæqualiter eroso-crenulatis supra planis pilisque conicis brevibus raris sparsis conspersis subtus reticulato-venosis in rete fuscescente præsertim hirtis; calyce glabro, lobis oblongis obtusiusculis uninerviis; ovario sub anthesi obconico, grossificatione olivæformi, vertice lobis calycis erectis. coronato; corolla limbo hirtella; tubo antherarum circa basin sursumque in sulcis hirto. Lobelia calycina, Cham. in Linnæa, 8, p. 222. — Leaves crenulate, shining above, 1 feet long, 3 inches wide. Petiole 1 inch long. In some notes which Prof. A. Braun has obligingly communicated concerning Chamisso's specimen of this plant in the Berlin herbarium, he shows that the common peduncle is but an inch or two long, much thickened, and that the sepals are ovate-lanceolate, 3 lines long and half as wide. It thus differs in several respects from the preceding species, which I had at first thought should be referred here, but I am not so sure now that this species should not stand in Cyanea, and near C. aspera, Gray.

268. DELISSEA PINNATIFIDA (Presl. 1. c. p. 47): ramosa; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis utrinque acutis in petiolum brevem decurrentibus. remote pinnatifidis leviter sinuato-duplicato-dentatis, dentibus brevibus pinnisque obtusis calloso-mucronulatis, supra planis glabris, subtus reticulato-venosis in rete fuscescente præsertim hirtis; racemis axillaribus; calycibus corollisque hirtis; ovario obconico lobis calycis auriculatis ovatis obtusis coronato. Lobelia pinnatifida, Cham. in Linnæa, 8, p. 220. Oahu.

269. DELISSEA AMBIGUA (Presl. 1. c. p. 47): foliis oblongo-lanceolatis utrinque acutis in petiolum brevem longe angustatis sinuatoduplicato-triplicatoque-dentatis (dentibus calloso-mucronulatis) supra planis glabris subtus hirtis reticulato-venosis rete fuscescente; racemis axillaribus; ovario obconico glabrescente; lobis calycis ovatis subemarginato-obtusis mucronatis paululum hirtellis; corolla in nervis præsertim hirta. Presl. According to Chamisso, perhaps not distinct from the preceding, but the calyx-lobes less auricled, etc. Lobelia ambigua, Cham. 1. c. p. 221. I know nothing of this or the preceding species. Perhaps they should stand in Cyanea.

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270. DELISSEA MANNII (W. T. Brigham, in litt.): fruticosa, ramosa, puberula; foliis lanceolatis acutis serratis subtus pallidioribus; pedunculis petiolo subæquilongis pollicaribus; calycis lobis linearibus ovario bis longioribus; corolla fere recta; seminum testa minutissime striatoreticulata. Molokai. Leaves 5 or 6 inches long, 1 to 1 inches wide. Calyx lobes 3 or 4 lines long, less than a line wide. (W. T. Brigham.)

271. DELISSEA FISSA (sp. nov.): fruticosa, ramosa; foliis sesquipedalibus in petiolum longe attenuatis obovato-lanceolatis utrinque præsertim basi acuminatis crenatis supra glaberrimis subtus parce hirsutulis; racemis brevibus 8-12-floris; pedunculis pedicellisque bracteolatis cum floribus (sesquipollicaribus) glanduloso-villosis; lobis calycis lanceolatis ovario longioribus; corolla purpurea dorso usque ad basim fissa; columna staminea glaberrima. - Valleys of Kealia and Hanalei, Kauai. —A branching shrub about 10 or 12 feet high. (M. & B. 577.)

272. DELISSEA PILOSA: "caule frutescente; foliis subpedalibus membranaceis obovatis utrinque acutis vel acuminatis eroso-crenatis pilis brevibus mollibus hirsutis; racemis brevibus in pedunculo 1-2pollicari hirsutissimo paucifloris; floribus parvis griseo-cæruleis pedicellisque glabris; lobis calycis linearibus [subfoliaceis] ovario oblongo æquilongis." Cyanea pilosa, Gray, 1. c. p. 149. Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

273. DELISSEA ASPLENIFOLIA (sp. nov.): fruticosa, fere glabra; foliis membranaceis amplis (ultrapedalibus) pinnatisectis; segmentis lanceolatis sinuato-subpinnatifidis ala sinuata confluentibus; costa rhachi petiolisque plurifloris aculeis brevibus armatis; pedicellis bracteolatis; lobis calycis oblongis obtusiusculis ovario dimidio brevioribus ; corolla gracili fere bipollicari. Waiehu Valley, West Maui. — A

small simple-stemmed shrub 3 to 5 feet high. Leaves much like those of Cyanea Grimesiana. (M. & B. 464.)

CYANEA, Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 457.

Calyx profunde 5-fidus, tubo turbinato, lobis æqualibus foliaceis persistentibus. Corolla tubulosa, subarcuata, 5-fida, dorso ad medium vel basim usque fissa, lobis sub-bilabiatis æquilongis lineari-lanceolatis. Columna staminea a corolla libera. Antheræ duæ inferiores vel omnes barbatæ. Stigma bilobum. Bacca bilocularis. - Frutices vel arbores lactescentes, Sandwicenses, sæpius tuberculato-aculeatæ, foliis integris vel pinnatipartitis, racemis axillaribus.

274. CYANEA ASPERA (Gray, 1. c. p. 148): "foliis oblongo-ovatis acuminatis denticulatis subtus ad venas venulasque ochraceo-hirtellis utrinque setulis basi papillatis asperis, petiolo muricato; calycis glabri lobis ovalibus obtusissimis foliaceis tubum elongato-obconicum æquantibus; corolla 2-pollicari curvata."-Oahu. (Expl. Exp.)

275. CYANEA ARBORESCENS (sp. nov.): ramosa, glabra; foliis coriaceis obtusis basi angustatis crebre repando-serrulatis supra viridissimis subtus pallidioribus; pedunculis axillaribus paucifloris; bacca flava diametro sesquipollicari; lobis calycis succulentis pollicaribus vel sesquipollicaribus oblongis obtusis.. West Maui.- A small tree 20 or 25 feet high, much branched. Leaves 3 to 6 inches long, 1 to 11 inches wide. Fully expanded flowers not seen, but the young bud an inch long. (M. & B.; Hillebrand?)

276. CYANEA LOBATA (sp. nov.): fruticosa, glabra; foliis sesquipedalibus oblanceolatis obtusis inæqualiter sinuato-lobatis subtus pilis brevibus rarissimis (petiolo 3-4-pollicari aculeis conicis sparsis) obsitis; pedunculis bracteatis paucifloris petiolo subæquilongis, bracteis linearibus subfoliaceis; sepalis foliaceis late oblongis obtusis mucronatis plurinerviis pollicaribus ovario multo longioribus; corolla magis curvata 2-3-pollicari; stigmate valde bilobo nudo.- West Maui. A small shrub. (M. & B. 467.)

277. CYANEA GRIMESIANA (Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 4, t. 75): fruticosa, glabra; foliis cum petiolo 6-pollicari bi-tripedalibus pinnatisectis, segmentis lanceolatis sinuatis; petiolis aculeis conicis armatis ; pedunculis longis laxe paucifloris pluribracteatis, bracteis lanceolatis foliaceis; pedicellis bipollicaribus bracteolatis; lobis calycis oblongis acuminatis foliaceis plurinerviis ultrapollicaribus ovario longioribus ; corolla curvata 2 - 3-pollicari; stigmate bilobo pilis cincto; bacca longe turbinata. Oahu. (M. & B. 201.)

Var.? CITRULLIFOLIA (Gray, l. c. p. 148): "foliis bipinnatipartitis, segmentis sinuatis; caule aculeis conicis creberrimis horrido.”- Hawaii. Oahu.

278. CYANEA LEPTOSTEGIA (Gray, 1. c. p. 149): "glabra; foliis ad apicem caulis simplicis arborei confertis lanceolatis subsessilibus integerrimis undulatis (bipedalibus et ultra); racemis brevissimis confertifloris; calycis segmentis prælongis e basi latiori angustissime linearibus patentibus corolla gracili longioribus persistentibus."- Mountains above Waimea, Kauai. — A very remarkable-looking plant, the erect columnar trunk 30 or 40 feet high, bearing at its apex a dense spreading tuft of leaves. Flowers dark purple. (M. & B. 575.)

279. CYANEA TRITOMANTHA (Gray, l. c. p. 149): "caule simplici arborescente orgyali; foliis lato-lanceolatis membranaceis subintegerrimis fere glabri basi acutis tripedalibus (incl. petiolo crasso 5 – 8-pollicari); floribus confertis magnis; calyce pubescente, lobis linearibus pollicaribus foliaceis ovario cylindraceo longioribus; corolla tripollicari extus tomentoso-pubescente in segmenta 3 longo-linearia mox divisa." -Mouna Kea, Hawaii. (Expl. Exp.)

280. CYANEA SUPERBA (Gray, l. c. p. 149): caule arborea simplicissima; foliis ad apicem caulis confertis lanceolatis eroso-crenulatis subcoriaceis bi-tripedalibus petiolatis; inflorescentia corollisque tomentosis; pedunculis elongatis nutantibus crebre bracteatis capitulo compacto globoso terminatis; lobis calycis oblongis foliaceis (margine imbricatis?); corolla bipollicari tubulosa unilabiata, laciniis linearibus. patentibus. Macrochilus superbus, Presl. Prodr. Lob. p. 47. Lobelia superba, Cham. in Linnæa, 8, p. 223, 225.-Seen growing on the Kaala Mountains, Oahu, but unfortunately not in flower.

CLERMONTIA, Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 459.

Calyx coloratus, supra ovarium productus, arcuatus, corollam æquilongam sub anthesi valvatim includens, ab ovario circumcisse caducus. Corolla tubulosa, arcuata, semi-quinquefida dorso ad basim usque fissa, lobis subæqualibus. Columna staminea a corolla libera. Antheræ 2 inferiores barbatæ. Stigma bilobum. Bacca subglobosa, bilocularis.— Arbusculæ lactescentes, Sandwicenses, foliis integris, racemis axillaribus, pedicellis bibracteolatis.

281. CLERMONTIA GRANDIFLORA, Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 459, t. 73; Gray, 1. c. p. 150. Var. BREVIFOLIA, Gray, 1. c. Var. OBLONGIFOLIA, Gray, 1. c. C. persicafolia et C. oblongifolia, Gaud.

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