106 COL. YORKE ON THE SPICULA 
4-lobum, lobis caducis ; stylus brevis, stigmate obtuso. Semen 
albumine parco v. subnullo.—Folia squamula sicca apicali 
instructa. Flores d racemosi, pedicellati, bracteis squame- 
formibus caducis: 9 primum in spicis strobiliformibus sessiles, 
deinde (fructu) solitarii in axillis foliorum. 
The only species known to me are, as above explained, L. Kingit 
and L. Dombeyi, Hk. f., from Peru, Chili, and the island of Chiloe. 
12. EREMOLEPIS, Griseb. Pfl. Phil. und Lechl. 36. 
Flores dioici (fide Grisebach, Z. ¢.). Fl. masc. (in E. punctulata): 
Perianthium 5-partitum ; stamina filamentis brevissimis, an- 
theris bilocularibus longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Fl. ftem. 
(in E. verrucosa): Perianthium 3-lobatum, lobis caducis; 
stylus brevissimus, stigmate obtuso. Semen embryone cylin- 
drico, albumine copioso.— Folia alterna, squamulis apicalibus 
destituta. Flores ¢ sessiles, bracteati, in bracteolis 2 late- 
ralibus alabastri inclusi. Perianthium lobis crassiuseulis 
apice mucrone parvo inflecto instructis. Pistillum rudimen- 
tarium, minute 3-fidum. Flores 9 in spicis paucifloris bre- 
vissimis quasi glomerulati, sessiles, bracteis parvis caducis. 
E. verrucosa and E. punctulata are the only species known to 
me, unless Grisebach be right in referring to this genus the fol- 
lowing (vide supra, p. 96). 
13. Genus novum? ( Éremolepis Wrightii,Griseb. Pl. Wright.192.) 
Flores monoici. Fl. masc. Perianthium 4-partitum ; stamina 
filamentis brevissimis, antheris bilocularibus oblique lateraliter 
dehiscentibus. FV. fem. Perianthium 3—4-lobum, lobis per- 
sistentibus. Albumen copiosum.— Folia alterna. Flores in 
spicis brevissimis paucifloris axillaribus, bracteati, bracteis 
parvis triangularibus. 
On the Spicula contained in the Wood of the Welwitschia, and 
the Crystals pertaining to them. By Colonel PururP YoRKE, 
. F.R.S. Ina letter to Dr. J. D. Hooxzm, F.R.S., &c. 
[Read February 5, 1863.] 
Febr. 4, 1863. 
Drar Doctor Hooxer,—I send you a note of my observa- 
tions on the spicula contained in the wood of the Welwitschia, 
and the erystals pertaining to them. 
