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with the section Desmia. From Ephebus it is separated by its 
oblong corolla and long pedicels. 
Erica (§ LEPTODENDRON) TRACHYSANTHA, Bolus, n. sp. Fru- 
ticulus erectus, gracilis, spithameus, hirsutus, simplex vel basi 
ramosus. Folia 3na, lanceolata, acuta, breviter petiolata, mar- 
ginibus amplis reflexis, supra glabra, subtus hispida, ciliata, 4-5 
millim. longa, 2-2:5 millim. lata; flores subsolitarii, terminales, 
pedicellis nutantibus tomentosis, 1:3 centim. longis, basi bracteis 
8, lanceolatis, minimis, donatis; calyx ad basin fere 4-partitis, 
segmentis ovatis acutis, 4 mm. longis, pilis albidis dense tomen- 
tosis; corolla tubulosa, glabra, limbo erecto plicato obtusissimo, 
6 millim. longa; stamina inclusa, brevia, ovarium æquantia, antheris 
lanceolatis, acuminatis, muticis, scabris; stylüs gracilis inclusus 
vel interdum exsertus, stigmate capitato; ovarium subconicum, 
tomentosum. (Ex evempll. plur. exsicc. sub num. 2387 ut infra.) 
Hab. Yn clivis montosis, Kammannassiebergen, prope Avon- 
tuur, fl. Nov., legit H. Bolus (anno 1870), No. 2387 in herbb. 
Kewensi, &c. 
Closely allied to E. Passerine, Linn. f., from which it differs 
as follows :— 
E. trachysantha. E. Passerine. 
Eu simple or only branched at Habit much branched. 
ase. 
Leaves ovate, acute, flat, glabrous Leaves oblong, obtuse, thick, 
above, with long hairs below. shortly tomentose all over. 
Pedicels 1:3 cm. Jong. Pedicels 6 millim. long. 
Sepals tomentose, with long hairs. | Sepals with short, matted indu- 
ment. 
Limb of corolla muticous. ,Limb of corolla apiculate. 
Anthers lanceolate, acuminate. Anthers oblong, cells divaricate 
above. 
My analysis of E. Passerine is from Forsyth’s specimen in 
herb. Kew, so marked by Bentham. Those of Masson are 
younger, but appear to be identical. I have given the differences 
between the two species above in some detail because they are 
both very distinct, not only in the group (with which they are 
indeed somewhat artificially united) but also in the genus; there 
being no other species, so far as I know, which they resemble. 
Erica ($ MELASTEMON) CAFFRORUM, Bolus, n. sp. Suffrutex 
erectus, ramosus, glaber, 3-4-pedalis. Folia 4na, linearia vel 
lineari-lanceolata, acuta, dorso sulcata, erecto-patentia, 4-5 
