AFRICAN SPECIES OF CROTALARIA. 329 
Forma sertcocaLyx, Taubert in Herb. Berol. pro var. 
Calyx sericeo-hirtus. Carina 15-17 mm. longa. 
East AFRICA : Fischer No. 227! Hb. Berol. 
GERMAN EAST AFRICA : Mpororo, Stuhlmann No. 2085! Hb. Schweinf. 
NYASALAND : B.W. Nyasa, Utundue, Stuhlmann No. 3475! Hb. Schweinf. 
145. C. BREVIDENS, Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. ii. (1843) 585 ; Baker 
in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. ii. 37. 
Herbacea, erecta, striata, fere glabra. Stipule minute vel 0. Folia tri- 
foliolata, foliolis linearibus superne glabris intermediis 50-80 mm. longis 
7-9 mm. latis, petiolo communi cire. 6-17 mm. longo prodita. Flores 
medioeres, in racemos paucifloros dispositi. DBractew lineares, minute, pedi- 
cellis 3-4 mm. longis. Calycis tubus oblique campanulatus, glaber, in toto 
cire. 4—4:5 mm. longus, dentibus brevibus. — Veaillum suborbiculari-obovatum, 
16-18 mm. longum. Carina dorso genuflexa, cire. 20 mm. longa. Legumen 
sessile, cylindricum, cire. 45 mm. longum, polyspermum. 
SUDAN : Nubia, Kingdom of Fazokal, Kotschy No. 424! Hb. Kew. 
The racemes are few-flowered, and the calyx-teeth are very short. 
146. C. CANNABINA, Schweinf. MS. in Herb. Berol. 
C. intermedia, Schweinf. ll. Gallabat, non Kotschy. 
Caulis erectus, sulcatus, elatus, deorsum glabriuseulus, sursum pubescens. 
Stipule subnulle. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis membranaceis oblongis vel 
oblongo-cllipticis basi cuneatis apice mueronatis 50-110 mm. longis 10-33 mm. 
latis supra glabris vel glabriusculis subtus griseo-viridibus, petiolo communi 
20-35 mm. longo praedita. flores majusculi in racemos multifloros dispositi. 
Bractew bracteoleque lineares. Calyæ totus 5-7 mm. longus. Vexillum in 
sicco luteum, + 20 mm. longum. Ale carina breviores. Carina navieulari- 
formis, apice in rostrum attenuata, circ, 20 mm. longa. Legumen oblongo- 
cylindrieum, 40-55 mm. longum, 13-20 mm. latum, demum glabrum. 
ABYSSINIA : Gallabat, Schweinfurth No. 1880! Hb. Mus. Brit., etc. 
DauRLAND : Schweinfurth No. 2435! Hb. Kew. No. 2495 ! Hb. Schweinf. 
DoNGOLAND : Sehweinfurth No. 2751! Hb. Kew. 
NIAMNIAMLAND : Seluceinfurth No. 3087! Hb. Schweinf. 
Ledermann No. 5369 is perhaps a form. Erect, 1:0—1:8 met. tall. 
Flowers golden. Standard with wine-red lines. 
147. C. PURPUREO-LINEATA, Bak. fil., sp. nov. 
Suffrutes erectus, robustus, virgatus, striatus, sec. el. detectorem 0*6-1:5 
met. alt. Stipulw subnulle. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis oblongo-ellipticis vel 
oblanceolatis vel oblanceolato-ellipticis 15-55 mm. longis 6-16 mm. latis 
subtus pubescentibus, petiolo communi pubescente 10-25 mm. longo praedita. 
flores majusculi, in racemum terminale elongatum dispositi. Bractew bracteo- 
