208 DB. J. D. HOOKER ON THE PLANTS 
2. VERONICA (VERONICASTRUM) Mannil, H. f. (ante, vi. 19), 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 10,700 feet. Cameroons Mountains, alt. /000- 
10,000 feet. (Fl. Dec.) 
3. Veronica (CHAM#DRyYs) AFRICANA, H. f.,n. sp. Pilosa, caule 
debili prostrato, foliis longe petiolatis ovatis obtusis grosse crenato- 
serratis, pedunculis folio subzequilongis 2-floris, sepalis oblongis ob- 
tusis pilosis capsula plano-compressa 2-loba pilosa longioribus. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000 feet. (Fl. Dec.) 
Herba habitu et facie V. montane. Caules debiles, 6-10 unc. longi, 
ubique pilosi. Folia pollicaria, utrinque pilosa, petiolo } unc. longo. 
Pedunculi graciles, axillares. Pedicelli filiformes, 1 unc. longi, brac- 
teis linearibus. Corolla 1 unc. diam., lobis late oblongis obtusis. 
Capsula calyce inclusa latior quam longa. Semina o , parva, oblonga, 
compressa, pallida, testa granulata. Stylus capsule zequilongus. 
A very European form, and similar to V. montana, from which 
it differs in the smaller, more turgid capsules. It is also closely 
allied to V. Petitiana and Abyssinica, both of Abyssinia, which 
have shorter petioles, and leaves abrupt or cordate at the base. 
4. SIBTHORPIA Evropza, L., var. Africana. Flore purpureo. 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 7500 feet. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000 
feet, (Fl. Dec.) 
The European Sibthorpia has flowers part rose-coloured and 
part yellow ; the var. Africana is stated to be yellow-flowered ; but 
Mr. Mann describes those of his plant as purple. The species 
ranges from England to the Azores and Balearic Islands, Madeira, 
Peru, and Mexico. 
5. CELSIA DENSIFOLIA, H. f., n.sp. Caule erecto foliisque subtus 
pubescenti-tomentosis, foliis confertis breviter petiolatis anguste ob- 
longo-lanceolatis crenulatis subacutis superne puberulis, racemo sim- 
plici stricto elongato multifloro glanduloso-pubescente, bracteis 
ovatis acuminatis denticulatis pedunculos fructiferos subzquantibus, 
calycis lobis lanceolatis acuminatis capsula brevioribus. 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 8500 feet. (Fl. April.) 
Caulis basi ramosus, ramis strictis subrobustis. Folia patentia v. 
reflexa, subimbricata, 2 unc. longa, superiora sensim breviora et 
magis ovata, supra reticulatim venosa. Racemus 1-2-pedalis, stric- 
tus, simplex. Pedunculi floriferi 1 une., fructiferi } unc. longi, pa- 
tentes, robusti. Calycis lacinie 4 unc. longæ. Corolla 1-3 unc. dia- 
metro. Filamenta omnia villosa, loculis antherarum majorum breviter 
decurrentibus. Capsula ovoidea, ? unc. longa. Semina minuta, pal- 
lida, profunde sulcata. 
